The Creative Explorer

It is not an assault at the Forum or it's team. Really. But since the break-up has been very, very recent, I was hoping that there still would be short lines in communication here and there and that's all. My frustration is at the magazine itself, I find it utter and complete disrespectful to not even have the decency to react. Sure, it can take a while and sure, we are all humans that can make mistakes. I would be the last person to say that everything I do goes 100% correct. But, not being responded to after many, many weeks, is not how we deal with eachother in this small modelling world. So I am hoping that someone, knows someone that knows someone at the magazine that CAN help out.

Yes, this is a beef. I need help in order to get in touch with MCM, I still have not received my #227 and trying to get something of a reply from them in order to send me a copy. Before you suggest; try to send them a mail at subscribe@modelcarsmag.com or fill in the form on the website, I did all that. My first mail to subscribe@modelcarsmag.com dates from october 31st, where I requested a new copy, since I haven't received my magazine. A reminder was sent at november 13th. After that, I tried to include @Dave Ambrose, as he seemed to be involved with the MCM team, but no reponse. I tried both forms on the Modelcarsmag.com website, no response. I tried the gregg@modelcarsmag.com mail, but no response (not surprisingly, but that was in the foreword of #227, and I never received it) I tried to respond to @Xingu's topic, but there is also no response. I tried the info@modelcarmakers mail, Huray! I did got a response, but was somewhat disappointing; "we can't help as we are separated from MCM....Even though as they are black-and-white correct, you can not tell me it is a hard break-up and they couldn't forward the message/request. I tried Facebook, but guess what? no response. I really do grant MCM the business and I don't care much about the long intervals in between magazines. But the complete lack of decency of responding to a missing issue request, it really really regrets me that I renewed my subscription. So, I am asking for help, who can or knows how to get in touch with SOMEONE from the magazine , who knows SOMEONE at the magazine that can help me to get me my missing #227? Please!

And what if no one is bothered to answer? I am trying to get in touch about my missing #227 for over 4 weeks now. And tried all possible methods. I am seriously regretting getting a subscription again.

Lucky you, I am still waiting on #227. Usually in this part of the forum, it is announced when the first someone received the latest edition. #228 is not out yet. You can go to the modelcarsmag.com website and log in with your zip and subscriptionnumber and see what issues are left for you.

@Dave AmbroseCould you assist in this please? Still nothing but the sound of utterly silence from MCM. I do would like to have my magazine. I understand it might take a while, but the complete lack of response is really bugging me.

After doing a lot of 'quickies' the last couple of years, I had the desire to go deeper again and wanted to make a full-detail. Something I did many years ago, but stopped probably due to time-restraints and wanted to finish something once in a while. I thought the BelKits Opel Manta would be a good candidate, it is full-curbside and will be quite the challenge to make it full-detail. It is also engineered in the CAD-age, so the fitment out of the box is good and helps me get me back in the saddle. So far, I have cut the whole thing open and see from there where to go and what to do. At the moment, I am working on the engine bay and on the rear-compartment. The enginebay got its raingutters, weatherstripping and fender bolts. I started on making a firewall and have to figure out what the best way would be for hinging, as there is little space under the scuttle panel.

Well, after 2 weeks still no reply from Modelcarsmag nor a magazine. Just send them a reminder.

Looks well executed

I was given a set of pictures of the upcoming release of the 1/24 BMW 320I. Not sure if been posted here yet, but here you go.

Following up question; After how long should I consider that my e-mail has not been processed? It has been a week now and no answer as per today. By no means I am in a hurry, but do would like to receive my copy :-)

Question, after how long should I consider my magazine to be missing? I know that being in The Netherlands takes (a lot) longer, but shouldn't I have received it by now? I see that Sweden received it more than a month ago.

Thank you!

This was a project that was put together and then slumbered. Until there was a groupbuild from the Dutch IPMS chapter and I went a different direction with it. Normally I build shiny vehicles, not muddy, rusty or with a diorama. But at some point it hit me, the HY-van had to be a chicken coop, so a diorama had to be made as well. I wasn't expected it, but I actually had fun. Normally I can't be focussed enough for the final detailling and leave it at that, but now I kept going and even painting the 80 chickens wasn't that bad. Overall it was a fun project and even though I took it serious with all the different techniques, I also had to hide a few jokes in :-). I just had to haha. The kit is from Heller and is not bad at all, the molded in glass is an annoyance, but so be it, it worked for this project. . . . . . . . . . . . .

I was looking for a video of the 2025 Shizuoka modelshow and found a video that I partially watched in 2024. What I liked from that video were a couple of Japanese Bosozoku cars in Egg-plane style. It reminded me somewhat of those Neko Works cars, but these are more modelkits than those Neko Works. I have been trying to see if they are available from somewhere, but I am affraid these might be a stock-modelkit and some labour-intensive scratchwork to get them in these proportions. I hope that I am wrong, because I really dig them and want to get some, they seem fun, wild projects to do.