Question about show coverage in the model magazines

[JTalmage]

So I'm still relatively new/naive to the model car show coverage in the magazines of the scale world and was curious to know if they all have different "schedules" as far as showing the show coverage?  Mainly this magazine and the "other" one. I'm sorry if I'm crossing any boundaries with this question but I didn't really know how else to ask it. I have attended a few shows recently and earlier this year where some of my builds were photographed by magazines. I know it's no guarantee to get it in the magazine but I'd like to know what month I need to be looking out for just in case so I dont miss out.

It might be asking a lot but if anyone happens to see my builds in a magazine could they let me know by some chance?

I was at the Cincinnati challenge in April, the SCIMA show in Columbus, Indiana in late September, the NNL in toledo, and the CARBS show in Dayton recently.

If this topic is not allowed, I apologize, please let me know. Or if you have the answers, please PM me. 

Thanks folks

Jesse

[Ramfins59]

Both MCM and SA do specific "Contest Issues".  MCM's is in February, and SA's is around October.  However, during the rest of the year they will have various other shows featured in various issues.  It all depends whether or not the magazines either send someone to the specific shows to shoot pictures, or, the show themselves have their own person shoot pictures and then send them in to the magazines.  If you have subscriptions to the magazines, or buy them regularly, just keep looking for the specific shows that you've attended.

[Tom Geiger]

I wouldn't say there is a set schedule.  I believe both magazines goal is to get the coverage into an issue and to us as soon as possible.  Rich has explained it fairly well.  Some shows the magazines attend with their staff, and other times they depend on the show promoters to take the photos and send in the coverage.  That timing can vary widely.  

For instance coverage of NNL East, which was April 18th,   was in Scale Auto August issue, and their contest annual which I received about a month ago.  It's in the latest issue of Model Cars issue dated Aug/Sep that we just received.

With production schedules etc figure 4-6 months.

[JTalmage]

Thanks guys. I don't have a subscription to either. I only subscribe to one magazine because I punished myself for years with multiple subscriptions and literally ran out of room to keep them all. But if there are issues of magazines I know to look out for, then I will usually pick them up off the newsstand if they're available.