mikemodeler

One magazine in the last 3 years does not instill confidence in one's ability to breathe life into something given up for dead. I, for one, am excited to see what a combined SA & FSM will look like. I remain hopeful that we will get a magazine that has broader appeal to more modelers.

Something to ponder.....If they decided to pack it in at SA with the support of a publishing company and staff, what makes the likelihood of MCM succeeding without it?

Nice work, looks like a work truck!

I know the Model Empire in Milwaukee (West Allis actually) sells back issues.

Monogram developed the kit originally so not surprised. And for historical purposes, Monogram has been 1:24 scale while Revell has been 1:25 scale, probably the easiest way to tell who developed a kit when it comes to those two companies.

Based on other's comments, yes, but it is by request and at a slightly higher cost than the digital version.

Yep, SA is just like every other evil company out there, screw over their subscribers and take every penny you get from them! Sarcasm turned off. While it's great to think that some evildoers at Kalmbach plotted for months on how to scam the unknowing car modeling community out of their hard earned (or fixed income) money, the reality is that they probably tried to figure out how NOT to cease publication. You see, they are in the printing business and eliminating magazines means less work, less income, and more employees on the chopping block. Sure, they want to make money, maybe have shareholders to report to, but if they truly wanted to save money they would go all digital and not be subjected to fluctuating paper prices, postage increases and the uncertainty over whether or not the mail delivered the magazines. We can all speculate on what a terrible company Kalmbach is, but I have yet to hear one person say they couldn't/wouldn't get a refund on their subscription. And they did announce plans to MERGE the magazines into one plastic model hobby magazine, and if we are patient enough to wait until this Fall, we will see what that looks like. I guess Kalmbach could have just raised the subscription cost to us modelers instead of ceasing publishing of the magazine. But as cheap as this group is, with the people complaining about the high cost of kits, I am sure that would have gone over as well as a fart in church on Sunday morning. I don't profess to know anybody within this hobby other than some passionate builders who like me see the glass as half full, but I gotta tell you some of you need to look at the big picture and realize losing a magazine is not that big of a deal. Whining online won't change what has been done and if you aren't happy with what Kalmbach has decided to do, cancel your subscription and find another model car magazine to glean your information from.

With the announcement that Round2 is bringing out the Racers Wedge kit of the 72 Chevy and somewhat similar bed as illustrated above, I wonder what that does to Dave's plans? I guess we will find out soon enough, huh? Anyone have some insider information now that Art Anderson doesn't work with Dave any more?

Rich, They still do the $15 off a $50 order, haven't seen the free shipping since they filed bankruptcy and came back. 01A15 is the code to use, check next time when you go on their website, they have have a coupon button.

In a previous post you mentioned that it was a third party that handled the subscription processing. With that in mind, what is the likelihood, based on your long prestigious career in the business world, that upper management of one company would tip their hand to a subcontractor for whom they have doing work on more than one of their publications? I work for a very large automotive company and sometimes our manufacturing plants don't tell us about production issues, discontinuation of part numbers or product lines until AFTER it was decided, leaving us to scramble to figure out how to supply our customers. If a company doesn't communicate internally, what is the expectation they would externally? You assumed that they knowingly took your money for a subscription the day BEFORE it was announced via press release and email. Many people expressed how surprised they were at the announcement and I am sure that third party company learned about it a few minutes before the release went out. Given your background and extensive hobby industry contacts, I am surprised you didn't have "insider information" on this Dave.

What's with the feigned outrage over Kalmbach's decision to stop publishing Scale Auto ? You state how mad you were that they "allowed you to renew the day before they shut the doors" but in the end you got a refund, didn't you? What about the people who paid for a lifetime subscription to MCM last year and have received one "Contest Issue" of contests from 2017-2018 and a bunch of hollow reasons why the magazine hasn't printed another issue since? And that "new magazine" that is rumored? Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.

Nice work on that truck and looks spot on with the details and weathering.

You do realize that for $90 you get 218 magazines, right? That is $.41 per copy, a BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH sweet deal if you ask me. No stack of magazines taking up space, able to print off articles and images as you want, seems like a much easier way of having this "resource" at your disposal.

Uh Dave, did you miss my post about how I contacted Kalmbach directly and got my renewal subscription refunded from 4 weeks ago after I got the email stating the magazine was ceasing publication? Try calling them or writing them and I would think you could get a refund too. They were very pleasant to deal with and took care of it within an hour of my writing to them.

Placed an order with Tower Hobbies for the new Revell 69 Chevelle and also for a 65 Impala needed for an upcoming resin project on Saturday night, got notification two hours ago that the order was ready to ship. Looking forward to getting my order later this week, love the fast service.

Nice start, liking where this is headed. That dump in the background looks pretty cool too!

The chassis from the AMT kit will fit under this resin kit but keep in mind one of the downfalls of that chassis is that it is very simplistic and offers no detail. The aforementioned 64-66 Revell C-10 chassis has much more accuracy and detail, just needs to be extended as it is a shortbed chassis. That Revell kit is much easier and cheaper to find too. Also, the AMT chassis has a rear "droop" to it that when assembled, looks like the chassis has a bow in the middle causing the body lines to look off. If you go that route, be sure to shim up the rear of the bed so it looks right.

I have no inside knowledge of how Kalmbach publishing works or is doing financially, but I will say this. If both Scale Auto and FSM were struggling to survive, then combining the two would not be the answer to solving the problem. My guess ( and a $1 will get you a large Coke at participating McDonalds) is that FSM has a larger subscriber base & circulation than SA and therefore it was determined to combine the two in the spirit of strengthening the plastic model hobby. We all win if the magazine is expanded to include vehicles and we learn some tips along the way on how to improve our building. I have never been an aircraft/military modeler but my son and one of his friends are and it might be a way for us to share the hobby some more.

I am sure the hobby will survive, even if SH has been sold, Scale Auto ceases publishing , Testors discontinues Model Master paint and whatever else 2020 brings us. The last thing I need is more kits and supplies, but yet there I was, online last night, ordering more!

Hopefully he is using this time to build up some inventory, seems his biggest problem is huge demand for his excellent stuff!

Uh, no.

Given the regularity of when MCM is printed, I think they were a few years ago. At least Kalmbach has admitted to stopping publication of the magazine.

I share your sentiments but in reality, the magazines were old news when they arrived as a lot of the content could be seen online months in advance. Given the lead times, information in a magazine could be as little as two months old when it went to print. The how-to articles and build up of kits will still be available online, might have to search for them.

For some, the obituary was written several years ago and yet people hold out hope that it isn't true and continue to send money. Our hobby will continue on via the internet with forums and Facebook and the like. Maybe I can sell my collection of Scale Auto Mags for big money now that they will be rare, just like I did with my Model Cars Magazines!

Might have to cast your own, do not recall seeing these in resin. Maybe someone can do it in 3D and print you one?