Post by princessofthecape on Oct 20, 2013 1:32:40 GMT -8
I'm going to be getting a new subscription to... something for Xmas. That something, however, is a bit up in the air. I was considering re-upping my sub. to Model Railroader, but now I'm kind of leaning away from it.
The thing is, I find that I get the most value out of the layout showcases, and -- sadly -- both the quality and quantity of these per issue of MRR seems to be fading. It may be silly, but I'm a visual learner, and I tend to far more often just look at someone else's work, say "hey, I think I can do that," and go for it, than I do follow a list of instructions or diagrams. Also... MRR's reviews are kind of... useless. They remind me of the old Nintendo Power of the early 1990s -- EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! But, the thing is, we all know everything isn't always awesome, and a lot of models have performance or design flaws that MRR seems to routinely gloss over.
I guess my ideal would be 12 months of Great Model Railroads and Model Railroad Planning, as these are -- bar none -- the most valuable two magazines I purchase every year. Since that isn't possible, what comes the closest to this? Other than lots of pictures, the only other thing I'm looking for is 90%+ American prototypes (I don't model the U.K., so I don't take a lot away from looking at their creations), and absolutely no three-rail O. Anyone have any suggestions for a good magazine to sub. to?
The thing is, I find that I get the most value out of the layout showcases, and -- sadly -- both the quality and quantity of these per issue of MRR seems to be fading. It may be silly, but I'm a visual learner, and I tend to far more often just look at someone else's work, say "hey, I think I can do that," and go for it, than I do follow a list of instructions or diagrams. Also... MRR's reviews are kind of... useless. They remind me of the old Nintendo Power of the early 1990s -- EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! But, the thing is, we all know everything isn't always awesome, and a lot of models have performance or design flaws that MRR seems to routinely gloss over.
I guess my ideal would be 12 months of Great Model Railroads and Model Railroad Planning, as these are -- bar none -- the most valuable two magazines I purchase every year. Since that isn't possible, what comes the closest to this? Other than lots of pictures, the only other thing I'm looking for is 90%+ American prototypes (I don't model the U.K., so I don't take a lot away from looking at their creations), and absolutely no three-rail O. Anyone have any suggestions for a good magazine to sub. to?
