whats up with my model railroad magazine
I cant beleve it
I have had a thermal fax paper thicker than this
the pages are so thin I feel like its going to rip in my hand
wow that must save a lot sheeeees…
I dont think I will be renewing this type of flimsy paper back
I have well over 100 mr mags and just got my new issue
was I the only one
K
Which magazine is it?
april
Ah, yes the April magazine, concerned about the month of April! Only 30 days in the month, Easter appears about midway. Sun is getting warmer, spring is coming. A great magazine.
I’m amazed you manage to read it at all.
What in the world is going on here?
tissue paper
I think this is going on with various magazines.
I used to collect a particular drumming magazine. Now I only buy issues with my good old “hero’s” on the cover, and often scan in an article if it’s something I really want to keep.
When I scan them now, the bright light of the scanner causes the page behind the page I’m scanning to show up also. This is happening with MR now too!
I can’t blame them - for just reading it as a magazine, I don’t mind. If I was intending on keeping the mags around for a long time (I don’t anymore), I’d be bummed.
My guess is as technology improves, they are able to use thinner and thinner paper, saving on materials, etc.
give us a choice
I will pay the extra 50 cents
I didn’t notice any difference. Maybe it was one meant for overseas delivery.
that must be it as I got it from a discount vender
I highly, highly doubt they’d print various copies of the same mag. I think the pages are just getting thinner.
THINNER PAGES?
Must mean harder to read - or less content, huh?
Send a ‘Letter To The Editor’.
Train - Locomotive - Railroad
I just picked up the April copy at Wal-Mart today. Seems just like all the rest I’ve ever purchased. I wonder if they’ve increased their prices for advertising. I’ve noticed that Toy Train Heaven, for instance has cut down their pages significantly over the past year. RMC still carries several pages of Toy Train Heaven just like always.
Sure it’s not as thick as some other magazines, but it provides us with at least some information.
As usual, the magazine gets cheaper & the price still rises.
Gordon
well I saved a buch of money on my challenger
It’s a fine day in Kansas.
Depending on where you live it probably has more to do with the printer than the editor. Model railroader doesn’t print it’s magazine, companies like Quad Graphics does.