Subscriber only?

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember51289]

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[Charles OatesParticipant @charlesoates31738]

That does seem dumb doesn’t it. I see the need for subscribers, but they arn’t the ones to need that content, just look in your back issues. Perhaps it would make more sense if the subscriber only articles were the best from many years ago, there’s plenty of those.

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

Now you’ve got it! The subscriber only content will indeed be the best from years gone by, and new content that hasn’t been in the magazine at all. It just takes time!

Vinnie

[Dave_PParticipant @dave_p]

I wonder if it may be the first attempts at an electronic version of the magazine.

Lefthand down a bit……..
Dave.

[Dave_PParticipant @dave_p]

Me again,
If we are to have best of articles or blast from the past how about Glynns Battleclass Destroyer including plan?
🙂 🙂 🙂

p.s.
How about some smilies please.

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

Bit difficult including plans Dave, since they appear at differnt scales dependent on PC. But tell me which issue it’s in and I’ll do my best! 🙂

Vinnie

[Dave_PParticipant @dave_p]

I have to be honest Vinnie, I did have tongue in cheek when I posted.

I cannot remember the issue but it was published in MB sister magazine Radio Control Model Boats back in 1986. As Glynn said I may have to try and find somebody who may have a copy.

Thanks
Dave

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

Hmm…Well Joh will no doubt be reading this, so we’ll see how far back the archives go….

Vinnie

[Adrian JonesParticipant @adrianjones26420]

Glynn’s Battleclass destroyer was in
Radio Control Boat Modeller Magazine, July / August 1986 Issue.
I may have this plan and magazine somewhere; I see if I can find it.

[Bob Ferguson 1Participant @bobferguson1]

I like the idea of copies of articles in the magazine. Yes those from the past would be just as welcome as not all of us has library of past issues to peruse so as to find the info we need to help sort out a problem.
Its looking good.

Cheers

[Rod ButlerParticipant @rodbutler48196]

Forums are very usefull as they give people access to information not normally available. They allow the exchange of ideas
and help also in the source of many materials plans etc. ( by the way does anyone know where I can get a set of plans for the Gwen Eagle I have tried XPlans )

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

I believe that at one point there was an index of MB articles. Something like that posted on this site with a keyword search facility would prove invaluable. Is this a practical proposition?

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Re Gwen Eagle – I assume you are referring to the old Shipwright plan. I have a copy of Scale Model Ships by Reeve and Thomas (1959 reprint) which has a small profile and plan of the vessel and a photograph of her on trials but no lines I’m afraid.

[john bridgesParticipant @johnbridges99973]

Subscribing to the mag is one thing but when they offer a free gift with it is something else….they just dont like parting with them so far 6 weeks and no gift plenty of reasons why though.

[SCOUTParticipant @scout]

As a new start I think that the forum and ideas from the back issues would help me a great deal

[shipmate60Participant @shipmate60]

Sorry Vinnie, but as I live in Hampshire I was interested in the thread

A Hampshire Farmer’s Hidden Collection

But I see its a subscriber only section, this just makes me feel like a second class member of this forum

Bob

[Craig CParticipant @craigc33002]

Vinnie . . .

Subscribers only content . . . VERY, VERY BAD IDEA!!!

I read that and got a real sour taste in my mouth, although I have been waiting for you to get up and running for quite a while.

Maybe a 10 pound a year premium membership to the site though. This is a common practice at other hobby sites here. That I could deal with, but subscriptions are just too much in the States. In the past, it was a lot cheaper just to pick your issue up at the LHS (local hobby shop) every month. In addition, it supported your friendly local neighborhood hobby merchant who usually was an independent and not a chain like today.

By the way, I also was picking Model Engineering and the Flying mag fairly regularly as well.

When will they be up?

[Craig CParticipant @craigc33002]

Vinnie . . .

About publishing plans online . . .

I was talking to my blue print service technician down at the graphics shop the other day about how to supply him drawings electronically or on CD so he could print up my model plans. I was very worried about the accurate scaling as well.

He said that if you preset the size of a tiff file (*.tif), at say 24” x 36”, it will print out from the vellum printer accurately and to size. Each time! Every time! I have to believe him; they do the drawings for many of the big engineering firms here in San Francisco.

To get a proper level of detail he recommended a pixel density of at least 200 pixels an inch or higher. (Me I would rather it be 300 pixels an inch, but then I’m a resolution nut . . . comes from shooting medium and large format cameras. 😉

I admit I blanched a bit when I first thought of the file sizes, involved (about 36 to 40 megs for a 24×36) but what the hey, music videos are usually far larger and most folks are upgrading to high-speed data lines. To keep your traffic levels down, you could set-up mirror sites for us folks overseas

The other method, blank CD’s are only a few cents each in bulk, so if some of our members are still using dial-up modems, give them the option of having the files burned to CD for a couple of pounds to cover labor and postage.

While you are at it, how about, in addition to the “printer friendly” buttons, give us PDF files of the articles as well so we can store them to the hard drive without having lots of paper littering up our homes and aggravating ‘She who be obeyed.” Besides, PDF files always look better than HTML anyway.

Best
Craig

[Craig CParticipant @craigc33002]

Vinnie . . .

One last thing.

Model Shipways, publishers of Seaways, Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder, have put their entire back-issue libraries onto CD-ROM for their readers and put them up for sale at very reasonable prices. Response I hear has been pretty good and I’m going to be getting a set of their CDs soon.

I would be ecstatic if Magicalia were to digitize the back issues of Model Boat, Model Engineer and all the other fine magazines from the past that you’ve acquired.

I’d bet you would sell a ton of them. I’d like a full set!

Best.

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

Craig,
thanks for the input. I’ll forward your comments to the tech guys. Unfortunately, we’re not set up to offer a premium membership at this point, and subscription only content should allow us to offer extra content, whilst at the same time tempting people to subscribe to the magazine.

Unfortunately, we also have no mechanism to offer content on CD, or downloads at high resolution of large files. Maybe the tech guys can come up with something?

Vinnie

[Barry AddisParticipant @barryaddis83049]

Would just like to say I agree with Craig C on the back issues on CD. I already get this facility from the Rad Com and find it valuable I would buy them if available.
Barry A

[Doug ThompsonParticipant @dougthompson91403]

Vinnie,

the issue of plans and scale easily solved. Just speak to Traplets IT guys 🙂 they cracked it years ago.

Cheers

Doug

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

Unfortunately Doug, It’s not up to me, but it’s certainly something I’ll mention to the powers that be, many thanks.

Vinnie

[DickyDParticipant @dickyd]

I, like shipmate60 also get the feeling that I am being treated as a second class reader as I am prevented from seeing the subscriber only section of the magazine. I do subscribe for the mag but do it through [email protected] . Why should I be penalized for obtaining your magazine on a regular basis.

[Vinnie BraniganParticipant @vinniebranigan92297]

Dicky, your link doesn’t work so I can’t see what you mean.  If you are a subscriber to the magazine, then you can see subscriber only content.  Can you contact me by email to explain why you think you can’t?

Vinnie 

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