Comments on: 40 Years of August in Model Railroader – Part 4

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:45:03 +0000

Westcott was the editor when it was growing.
Larson was the editor when it flattened and peaked. Also note that this is when MR fractured into a bunch of specialty mags, spreading the focus from one great mag to several mediocre mags.
Sperandeo and Thompson are just the unlucky inheritors of Larson’s legacy.

By: Daniel Swearingen

Daniel Swearingen — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:44:30 +0000

Good idea to count the ad pages. I have to admit that in model train magazines I *like* the ads whereas in other magazines I feel they interfere with the content.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:58:30 +0000

Page number is not the only thing. What percentage of the pages being ads. (Look at the NMRA bulletin) I remember MR in the 1990 where there were 3 pages of ads to 1 page of content. This could be something to try like your cover sheet survey.