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I think the changes that have come to MR are simply a sign of the times. The issues in my file go back into the 30's and are complete from 1954 on. The magazine used to be produced by model railroaders that were reasonably adept at publishing a magazine. The staff today seems to be folks with degrees in journalism that happen to dabble in model railroading. The magazine has been realigned and restructured at least twice in the past 20 years or so. There is more shine, more glitz, more quick hit stuff. Lots of color and a simply splendid presentation style. The days of articles like "Pillar to Post" are over. The articles that Gordon Odegard seemed to speciallize in, small trackside details, small buildings along the right-of-way, are all gone. Part of the reason for the indepth articles of the past were the number of modellers that had to build the things on their layouts, RTR was a rare option and the quality of RTR was substandard at best. Today the hobby is much less scratchbuilding and more lets buy what we need and get it running. Some suppliers seem to be phasing out kits in favor of RTR. There has been a major change in the hobby, much of it tending to be improvement on the past. I cannot find fault with MR simply because they are keeping up with the trend in the hobby. I still get good value for my money from MR. <br /> <br />Tom
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