v8vega wrote:i wonder how Model Railroader magazine is doing?
Sliding steadily downhill.........
v8vega wrote:i wonder how Model Railroader magazine is doing?
v8vega wrote:i wonder how Model Railroader magazine is doing? that's the mainstay of trains.com. I haven't looked at a issue of MR for a long time. I know they discontinued Garden Railroad magazine another in trains.com.
robert. wrote:Their problems are not unique to them. All magazines are failing. Video killed the radio man and the internet killed the magazine business. Magazine bo longer have quality photos. They all appear to be print in low resolution. OGR’s photos and paper quality is horrible.
ScaleCraft wrote:and yet....I cannot be the only one who prefers printed medium. Ever try to find that on-line data source you used for years, just to get a "404-Not Found"?
I keep a drawer full of mags from 40's and early 50's. I like going through them occasionally.
ScaleCraft wrote:and yet....I cannot be the only one who prefers printed medium. Ever try to find that on-line data source you used for years, just to get a "404-Not Found"?
I keep a drawer full of mags from 40's and early 50's. I like going through them occasionally.
robert. wrote: You are not the only one. You guys are far and few between and going in the direction of a wheelwright.
robert. wrote:I have them also. They fetch a good dollar on eBay. English ones bring big bucks. I still use mine for making bows.
robert. wrote: You are not the only one. You guys are far and few between and going in the direction of a wheelwright.
My one excursion into modern technology is my flip phone.
ScaleCraft wrote:I eschew social media...in fact, I avoid the media. Period.
MurphOnMillerAve wrote:....add to the several points made in this thread the impending demise of trainshows, like the big one that used to be at York, PA, and we seem to have a slow-but-sure shredding of our hobby.
Is camaraderie that nourishes our hobby to be found in conversations like this one?
Would young train enthusiasts find this attractive?
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