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Hey, I have read model railroader for about 40 years, with a few breaks.....Naturally, I find some issues of more interest than others, but it is always high quality. I, for one, think their new "USA Today" brevity is great. It fits the times! And, long articles aren't necessarily better articles, they are just longer. Another mag recently had an article on electrical reliability of Peco switches, which interested me. However, despite reading four or more pages, it was so poorly written that I did't understand it at all. That would never make it into MR. They would put it in "Workin on the RR" and have five bullet points referenced to photos showing how to do it. Secondly, for the other old timers who think it should be a little more in depth, I disagree, only from the standpoints that, 1) the long term trend is to make the hobby easier, so it consumes less time. Since MR is promoting WGH, this makes sense, and 2) I think they have made the conscious decision to cater to beginners and intermediate modelers for a few reasons. First is WGH. Second is that their are numerous specialty mags that can fill the role of "scratchbuilders monthly" and third, the sad fact is, even many of us long time modelers never get out of trhe "intermediate stage." So, I think they know their audience well. If you don't happen to be in their demographic, subscribe to other mags, and be grateful they are trying to grow the hobby.
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