There is a discussion on the Model Railroader magazine forum that the Fall issue of GR will be the last. I haven’t subscribed since Marc left so perhaps it was in the magazine, but this is the first I have heard of it. If it is true, it is strange that it was posted in on the non-GR forum first.
Garden railways magazine did notify each subscriber via email before it was released
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I’ve worked for GR for 22 years this month. A lot has changed in the hobby and overall print magazine since 1998. I will miss this magazine a lot–the contributors especially were an awesome bunch.
So what is the disposition of this forum? Will it go away? I noticed some strangeness in logging in recently…
Greg
Same here, it’s like it doesn’t want to recognize my login.
What a bummer timing wise. I’m just getting my layout together after God how many years and now the mag is going away. [B)]
Rene, will the forum remain or will it be rolled into the MR forum?
I’m sorry to hear that the rumors are true. I started in G in '95. This seemed to be the boom years, with many train manufacturers jumping into the game to produce G gauge trains. We had an all G gauge train show at the Queen Mary every year, and many hobby shops carrying plenty of G. G was promoted as the hobby for the entire family. Mom could work in the garden , and Dad and the kids could play trains.
One by one, manufacturers, discount mail order and others have dropped off. So, I understand the financial pressures.
I’m sure G will continue with a dedicated following, which still exists.
Garden Railways Magazine has given us so much, and sad to see it go.
Paul
Rene,
I’ve said it elsewhere, but thanks to you and all the staff for a wonderful product through which I’ve me the wonderful people that got my trains out of their boxes and into the garden where they belong!
Aloha,
Eric
P.S. I too, was experiencing the same issues with the forum and was curious about its fate.
Everyone, I honestly don’t know the future of the forum. Kalmbach is working on a revamp of the train-related family of websites, and with this news, it throws a wrench in the works. Sadly, there are lot of things to deal with in the coming months.
Rene, am I reading the latest announcement correct in that 2020 will only have 3 issues instead of 4, will subscribers receive something else for the missing issue? Thanks, Bill
I have noticed occasional trouble logging into the forums, both CTT and GR. I don’t worry about it too much… many times Saturday afternoon, and I think it’s just heavy traffic, too many people logging in or viewing.
I usually just try back later, and it works fine.
We still have LGB/ Marklin and Piko cranking out product, so we’ll be just fine.
Gonna miss the magazine, though…
Paul
Thank you, Rene, with the update regarding the forum.
Bill, you will receive Model Railroader for any remaining issues on your subscription. If you’d rather receive another magazine or get a refund, please contact customer service for that. MR is going to start including seasonal large-scale content and perhaps even a regular column. With the news being so fresh, nothing is fully firm yet.
Too bad being as we are in Florida I always look for the wintery one with the snow, take care and thanks for the reply, Bill
This is sad news. Thank you for all you’ve done for the magazine.
Rene,
I never said so in my original post, but thanks to you and Marc and everyone for making it a great magazine. I really miss the passing of Peter Jones, whose sensibilities I have come to adopt as part of my own modeling. There will be a large vacuum caused with the ending of this magazine and I don’t know what will fill it.
Yes, talking about those special moments, and those who have stood out with great influence at GR,
Peter Jones
Don Parker
and the articles GR ran on the " Martin Lines".
these have stuck with me with great influence…
Paul
Rene, any update about this forum?
Surely some decisions have been made by now, since I’m sure it costs something to run.
Greg
As far as I know, this forum will remain until at least early 2021. After that, I’m not sure what will happen. Sorry I don’t have more details.
Then I would suggest to all that they start archiving any threads here assuming the forum could disappear in the beginning of the year.
With no committment past that, we would be foolish not to.
No offense Rene, I know you only can tell us what you have been told, but pretty poor situation, not your fault.
Greg
Greg, stupid question, but is there a way to do that by downloading a thread, or would you have to use screen captures of the threads? Thanks, Eric