[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (rb277170 @ 28 Apr 2008, 19:02) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Really it is about time we had a magazine that stood up for the model rail consumer -not just pander to the manufacturers on the basis that we've never had it so good. If Model Rail are looking for a new direction- maybe thats it!

Russell
Diffecult to do so when one of your major sources of income is the advertising from the manufactures themselves - what price any magazine without the advertisements ?

 

[Brian Considine]

QUOTE (hairyhandedfool @ 30 Apr 2008, 11:09) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't think the reason for the less good reviews is the revenue for advertising but more the free review samples they get sent. If the manufacturers stop advertising in a mag that sells 500,000 copies it is potentially 500,000 fewer sales of the models,

Some time ago we sent some samples (including a locomotive) to a magazine for review & not only received an excellent report & coverage, just after appearing in the magazine the samples arrived back to us. At the time we only ran a small box advertisement so they certainly were not (in our case anyway) "sucking up" to us.

Be interesting to know the actual sales generated on average.

 

[Brian Considine]

Magazine reviews in the case of locomotives never, to me at least give the information that I would like to see. I would like to see the following information ;

Weight of locomotive.
Haulage power.
Number of pickups.
Minimum radius possible.
Decoder fitting details/ease of installation.
Ease of getting the model out & back into the box.
Information/parts list.

To name a few.

I would rather have actual facts anyday rather than "points" based on a reviewers (possibly biased) opinion.