mkadams001
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I remember the discussions on another forum about the demise of a favorite magazine, and that another one had taken it's place. What was missed was the unbiased reviews & comments. The "other" magazine was lamb-basted for their "this is the best kit ever' reviews, right beside the ad for said kit.. Their defence was that they had the manuf. review the article, and 'had a chance to rectify the issues found' before the article went to print..
A new magazine would be nice, but not really needed. the interest is too small (the group), and printing & mailing would almost kill you.. Online & PDF downloads would be nice, but again, getting eh 10 articles per month & such.. We basically have that here, or at another rocket forums site.. Now, if the local admin would set up and encourage us to submit articles for a "TRF" magazine web-link...
as these guys did.... https://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/index.cfm
that might be interesting...
But, the bottom line is getting the articles, photos & such to create said magazine / webzine... continuously & consistently..
Something like that link is getting there. What RC Universe has is boring and is only slightly more interesting than the charts that Winston posted. I don't think anyone likes a laundry list of articles and reviews.
I agree that it is a tough venture to start a magazine but I would encourage anyone so inclined to take on the challenge because they may be successful.
I am also in the camp that I would not be interested in paying for anything.