Von Don Koolkat

I've heard that moisture degrades the bond, making it weaker. Baking soda with superglue is also a good filler. Zip Kicker (which I often use) can also 'stain' the paint, and soften some types of paints.

Zip Kicker

It's at the fairgrounds in the lobby of the Convention Center building. There will be magazine coverage of the cars and models.

There will be a model car show at the West Coast Kustoms 'Cruisin' Nationals' car show on Memorial Day weekend. Model car show is Saturday and Sunday. Be there or be square.

The model car hobby is not big enough to support just one narrowly focused type of commercially produced magazine. They MUST be more generalized to survive. A broader range of subject matter insures a wider circulation. Too broad of subject matter will insure a loss of interest by readers. It's difficult to find the right balance as a magazine can't please EVERYBODY, and would be foolish to try to do that.

It looks like I'm coming in at the end of this thread, so please bear with me. Some of the previous comments in this thread seem to be way off base. I started with Car Model magazine, also Model Car Science - then Model Car Journal in the dark ages - the seventies. I've gotten SA since their #2 issue, and Plastic Fanatic since their #1 xerox'd 'newsletter' style issue - then also when it went to magazine format. Then - Gregg brought out Model Cars magazine. Of the aforementioned, Model Cars Magazine is clearly the best for overall 'general interest' model car builders. I also respect the fact MCM 'allows' other magazines to even be mentioned. On time? I don't really care. I feel the reason we get these isn't because we want them on a specific date - it's because we want as many of them as possible! The only thing that bothers me is if it arrives torn up in the mail, which is not THAT often. I speak as a publisher of 'another' model car magazine (not SA). Putting out a regular magazine or fanzine if you prefer, of any quality, any subject, is difficult enough and involves a lot more behind the scenes work than most of you can imagine. Add to that hobby shop and book store distribution and problems and expenses are increased, and guess WHO gets to pay for the added costs? You! It's easier to accomplish in a corporate structure with a large staff, if ya got one! All in all, if you want to keep any magazines about our hobby, you must support them. Giving constructive criticism is great - it's invaluable... but to trash any model car magazine because it's not perfect, only disheartens those involved. Don't be surprised when or if your favorite model magazines disappear, especially in the current magazine publishing market. I want to see all model magazines flourish. I've seen many of them come and go. Magazine production can be slowed down by so many events - illnesses, disabilities, natural disasters, and even family crises. Whenever I get my MCM, I'm happy as long as I get it. Good job Gregg/Harry. You are welcome to say hello at the model shows... One of the 'boutique' magazines K.A.H.R.M.

When you are asking a high amount to build a specific model for somebody, they can all of a sudden become amazingly nit picky, requiring you to do a lot more work on it than you intended (repaints, etc.). You are better off to build it, tell them this is how much you want for it, and take it or leave it. And, sometimes you will end up keeping it... Most regular people don't realize the time and effort that goes into our models.

Distribution is one of the toughest hurdles a magazine has. I like the 'boutique' phrase