Rigby Models

[ghshinn]

I don't know if this has been mentioned on the forum already, but Chip Fynn just released Rigby's ship models for all magic key subscribers at FG.

Garland

[Eric Ferguson]

Just went there and he still has the gkiders amd Martin B-10. Aren't the Rigby models still under copyright? If in the public domain, shouldn't they be free?

[Duaner]

Rigby models were done in the 30's and 40's so I don't think copyright applies. Chip making scans of some of Rigby's books available to his Magic Keys customers as an extra gift.

[ghshinn]

Chip is not selling the Rigby models, he is providing them free of charge for those who have magic keys.

Garland

[Don Boose]

Selected Rigbys, including the ships and automobiles, have been among the extras that Chip has added to his CDs for as long as I can remember. The extras have also included Nabisco(?) airliner gliders and other old time cereal box models.

Don

[ghshinn]

Quite right, Don. I have all of those which I got when I purchased the CD collections some years ago. One of the great things about Chip is his willingness to provide public domain material to his subscribers free of charge.

Garland

[Maltedfalcon]

Originally Posted by Eric Ferguson

If in the public domain, shouldn't they be free?

There is absolutely nothing to stop you from selling a copy of anything in the public domain as long as you don't claim it is copyrighted. Many, many businesses sell public domain images and books.

[Eric Ferguson]

Hadn't thought of it that way and you're right. Still, finding Rigby's things for free is difficult at best. Have a few, but even those are missing pages or sheets. Shame!

[mchale]

has he released rigby's pt boat yet i wish i could afford magic keys but dont have enough for them or the cds

[papermodelfan]

Might be worth breaking the bank open for this one. 1 month of Magic keys is $7.50, but you have to do it now. He will release 1 new book a week for 4 weeks. This week is SHIPS. Coming is SUBMARINES, SPORTS CARS and SPACE SHIPS. Unbelievable. Of course, the were punch outs, and so you have to guess where the die cuts were.