When can we expect to see issue 226

[bobthehobbyguy]

Issue 225 was mailed August 25 and I received it Sept 1. Therefore November 1 would have been 2 months which matches the bimonthly schedule.

[LennyB]

Do you have to ask that question every two months? Good things come to those who wait.   

[bobthehobbyguy]

Actually it's  been 2 and a half months. And if the magazine meet its bimonthly schedule I wouldn't have to ask the question.

[vamach1]

I’m still waiting for a SAE issue.  ?  Oh wait - they stopped publishing it years ago but they did keep to a consistent schedule until subscribers were told here is a FSM magazine with very little automotive content as if that was going to be comparable.

[mikemodeler]

  On 11/16/2024 at 11:08 PM, bobthehobbyguy said:

Issue 225 was mailed August 25 and I received it Sept 1. Therefore November 1 would have been 2 months which matches the bimonthly schedule.

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Given the inconsistent history of the magazine, expecting an issue every two months is unreasonable. I agree that if that is what the advertised schedule is one should think it, but never has the magazine been delivered in timely fashion.

 

For what it's worth, the automotive related magazine section at Barnes & Noble is looking quite sad these days, a true indication of the state of printed periodicals. If Hot Rod can't print monthly and has gone to a quarterly publication, then our niche magazines can't be too far behind.

[LennyB]

  On 11/17/2024 at 2:02 PM, mikemodeler said:

Given the inconsistent history of the magazine, expecting an issue every two months is unreasonable. I agree that if that is what the advertised schedule is one should think it, but never has the magazine been delivered in timely fashion.

 

For what it's worth, the automotive related magazine section at Barnes & Noble is looking quite sad these days, a true indication of the state of printed periodicals. If Hot Rod can't print monthly and has gone to a quarterly publication, then our niche magazines can't be too far behind.

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Well said Mike.  The consistency of the mag has gotten better in recent times which is good enough for me.

I subscribe to Hot Rod and I’ve been a subscriber to Hemings Classic Car and Muscle Machines since their inception.  Hemings is doing away with both magazines and combining them in Hemings Motor News. The projection is we’ll see 12 pages of content.  Other mags I’ve subscribed to have disappeared as well in recent years so we need to be thankful for what we get.   

[bobthehobbyguy]

Unfortunately not meeting the advertised schedule is not just an inconvenience. The magazine survives to some.part on advertising and for the most part the advertisers expect to see their ad at a specific time. 

Rather than saying the magazine is a bimonthly when it isn't has the potential for losing advertisers. It would be better  to go to a quarterly schedule and adhere  without deviation. 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Sooooo lucky to have anything in real, honest to goodness physical form. I am so over the drift to almost everything being electronic. IMO, content being tied  to "platforms" that are "accessible and supported" is more complicated than needed and poor in execution. A physical mag can be tossed about, placed in a backpack or car and scribbled in and shown about to a group of friends without the need for anything more. Was that a rant? haha.

[sfhess]

There is no "bi-monthly schedule".  The powers that be at Model Cars Magazine announced some time back that they would publish new issues when they had enough material to make publishing an issue worthwhile.  Note that there is no month/months on the cover, just the issue number.

[Xingu]

The subscription is for the number of issues, not the timeframe. They do try to get the magazine out bi-monthly, or as close as possible. 

We expect to get posts like this every 8-10 weeks. 

[bobthehobbyguy]

It's really disappointing that there seems to be little interest in maintaining a consistent schedule for the magazine when it had acheived a more regular schedule a while back. It now seems to becoming a lot less consistent.  I would rather see the magazine on a quarterly basis rather than a erratic schedule.  My sub ends with 228 and am not sure I will bother renewing. 

[vamach1]

  On 11/17/2024 at 2:36 PM, LennyB said:

Well said Mike.  The consistency of the mag has gotten better in recent times which is good enough for me.

I subscribe to Hot Rod and I’ve been a subscriber to Hemings Classic Car and Muscle Machines since their inception.  Hemings is doing away with both magazines and combining them in Hemings Motor News. The projection is we’ll see 12 pages of content.  Other mags I’ve subscribed to have disappeared as well in recent years so we need to be thankful for what we get.   

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When is Hemings Muscle Machines going away?  I got an issue recently.

[LennyB]

  On 11/18/2024 at 5:13 PM, vamach1 said:

When is Hemings Muscle Machines going away?  I got an issue recently.

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I believe February is the last issue.

[TonyK]

It might be that I'm old and more patient and just happy there's still a model magazine being published on paper so I don't mind waiting for the next issue. And I just recently renewed my subscription for 2 more years. I have faith in these guys.

[iamsuperdan]

  On 11/18/2024 at 3:36 PM, bobthehobbyguy said:

It's really disappointing that there seems to be little interest in maintaining a consistent schedule for the magazine when it had acheived a more regular schedule a while back. It now seems to becoming a lot less consistent.  I would rather see the magazine on a quarterly basis rather than a erratic schedule.  My sub ends with 228 and am not sure I will bother renewing. 

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At this point. I don't think you should renew. What we're doing is obviously not to your standards, so you should probably find something that is. 

There are less than 10 people involved in the production of each issue. People with full time jobs and families and other responsibilities, plus as most people know, the boss has some health issues that take him away from his duties. The mag is a hobby and a service, not a career. So if it comes out every 2 or 3 months, we're happy with that, and most people seem to be happy with that too.

And as was mentioned previously, you subscription is based on the number of issues, not the frequency.  

[bobthehobbyguy]

Again my point has been missed. If it is not feasible to do the magazine on a bimonthly schedule then go quarterly like clockwork. Not having a consistent schedule is not good for the longevity of the magazine which is facing the challenges that all print magazines are facing these days.

And I'm still looking for an answer to when 226 will be shipped.

Edited November 19, 2024 by bobthehobbyguy

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

I definitely renewed!

[LennyB]

  On 11/19/2024 at 4:06 PM, bobthehobbyguy said:

Again my point has been missed. If it is not feasible to do the magazine on a bimonthly schedule then go quarterly like clockwork. Not having a consistent schedule is not good for the longevity of the magazine which is facing the challenges that all print magazines are facing these days.

And I'm still looking for an answer to when 226 will be shipped.

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We all got your point we just don't agree with it so it's time to stop flogging a dead horse.

Issue 226 with be out when it's ready. I much prefer it to be done right then to be done on time. There is another model car publication that started up recently and so far has stuck to a schedule, but the magazine has a fair share of typos. Ask yourself; do you want quality or quantity?

[bobthehobbyguy]

Fine with me.

I asked a simple question and offered a constructive solution and got nothing but hostility.

[sfhess]

For every issue of MCM there are "When is issue XXX coming out?", "I got my copy of issue XXX", "I haven't got my copy of issue XXX yet" threads.  There is a comment regarding this on the Spotlight board today.

I have some faith in MCM.  I recently renewed my subscription for two years.  

Keep up the good work, Gregg and staff!

Edited November 19, 2024 by sfhess

[crazypainter]

  On 11/18/2024 at 3:36 PM, bobthehobbyguy said:

It's really disappointing that there seems to be little interest in maintaining a consistent schedule for the magazine when it had acheived a more regular schedule a while back. It now seems to becoming a lot less consistent.  I would rather see the magazine on a quarterly basis rather than a erratic schedule.  My sub ends with 228 and am not sure I will bother renewing. 

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Amen well said

[forthlin]

I'll be renewing my subscription when the time comes. I love this magazine whether it's late, early or on time.

[Mothersworry]

Sooo...after readin sum of the previous posts in this thread I wuz intrigued (and amused), did I miss sumthin? Should I be gettin my Models Cars Magazine every month?, every two months? every quarter? or whenever. So I went to the Model Cars Magazine subscription page (the contract) and read it thoroughly. 

Guess what...it's whenever! No where is it asserted or even suggested that I should expect to receive an issue of Model Cars Magazine monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly....just that I can expect a given number of issues within a given time period...period!

So I just (today) re-upped my sub fer 12 more issues, I dunno know how many issues I have left on my old sub...maybe 2 or 3 but no big deal, I got no plans to die rich.

Gregg, yer doing a wonderful job on Model Cars Magazine and you can count on my continued support.

Lookin forward to issue #226...whenever it gets here.

Edited November 24, 2024 by Mothersworry

[Force]

AS long as I get my copys I'm happy, because that has not allways been the case the last couple of years. 

[traditional]

Actually, on the subscription page, the 'one year subscription' is listed as 6 issues. so I can understand some of the current confusion.

Delightfully, we all have a lot of emotional attachment to this magazine and to my mind, any impatience about the magazine's arrival should be seen as wonderful enthusiasm rather than any upset.

This whole current confrontation could easily be quelled by 'someone in the know' simply giving a rough, non-binding estimate (with perhaps some explanation) of when issue 226 might be sent to the printer.