What has happened here is that this site has become the largest and best WW1 site on the web.Lots of new members ,some of the best models and builders ever.A large and renewed interest in something that is quite frankly has a very small market.
WnW is the best thing that has happened for our hobby in years,almost perfection in modeling.
Sure there has been a shift or evolution away from the historical aspect and now the concentration is more upon modeling itself.Which is a good thing as far as I am concerned.
Time of year ? economy ? Ups and downs ? I sure haven't noticed any change.I post my stuff to lots of different sites and to photobucket and I haven't had any problems with interest.
Come on guys,you know that you have never had it so good !