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I have a lot of recent MR magazines. Not sure of the start date, maybe around 2015/16 to present plus two Trains storage notebooks.
These are free for local pickup. Not getting out of model railroading, just doing some house cleaning. Otherwise they're going to recycling. I'm in the Chicago NW burbs.
I understand the need and desire to do a cleanup and housekeeping, but "someday" when things are more or less normal, there will be opportunities to put those mags on a table at a train show, swap meet, NMRA divisional meet or other event, marked "free" and just let folks have at it. Beginners are among those who would benefit from having back issues like that. Those back issues can do other folks some good, and do the hobby some good at the same time.
Not practical now but I recall a modeler who would take his unwanted back issues to the dentist's or doctor's office with the hope that they might make some converts.
Dave Nelson
Several hobby shops I have visited have a free box of old magazines. They accept donations to the box, and ask you return them when you are done for someone else.
That seems like a nice system.
Old Model Railroader Magazines have great re-read value.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I like the idea of leaving a few recent copies in the waiting room magazine racks of hospitals, doctor/dentist offices, auto service centers, etc.
Jim
hardcoalcaseI like the idea of leaving a few recent copies in the waiting room magazine racks of hospitals, doctor/dentist offices, auto service centers, etc.
I have a few appointments coming up, I think I will do this as well.
SeeYou190I have a few appointments coming up, I think I will do this as well. -Kevin
With Covid some doctors and the like don't have magazines available, I would find out before you bring in a whole bunch.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
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dknelsonI understand the need and desire to do a cleanup and housekeeping, but "someday" when things are more or less normal, there will be opportunities to put those mags on a table at a train show, swap meet, NMRA divisional meet or other event, marked "free" and just let folks have at it.
I have about 5 complete years that I bundled and plan to take to our local semi-annual train show when it gets going again.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Harrison SeeYou190 I have a few appointments coming up, I think I will do this as well. -Kevin With Covid some doctors and the like don't have magazines available, I would find out before you bring in a whole bunch.
SeeYou190 I have a few appointments coming up, I think I will do this as well. -Kevin
Nobody wants them, either recycle them or just trash them. Even our county will not accept magazines for recycle. They tell us to just trash them.
Dave
DAVID FORTNEY Nobody wants them, either recycle them or just trash them. Even our county will not accept magazines for recycle. They tell us to just trash them. Dave
All excellent suggestions. Thank You!!
I hadn't thought about local recycling programs not accepting magazines. I checked and our community does.
I'm just getting back into the hobby - if anyone in the Minnesota area wants to get rid of old Model Railroaders, I'd love to give them a new home.
Maybe you and Arto could work out shipping them over. Media mail is pretty cheap
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An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
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Where my daughter, son-in-law and family live (a new area) after reading books and magazines (in plastic bags) people leave them in certain places. Under park benches, anywhere under cover. People in the area now know the places.
Other people see them and take the ones they want to read, leaving the rest for someone else.
They do the same with children's toys. As their kiddie has grown up and stopped playing with toys the toys are also left at the 'leaving places'. A form of recycling at its best.
It is now such a friendly area that at Easter, easter eggs are left by people at the doors where children live.
David
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I donated all of my magazines to the local chartible book shop that gives the proceeds to the local hospital for use with patients, especially kids.
What some others mentioned--about leaving them in public places--is outstanding! I was told to do similar with old Toastmasters's magazines. Who else gets tired of being in an office waiting for an apt and left reading magazines about the apparent breakin at the Watergate?
NorthBritIt is now such a friendly area that at Easter, easter eggs are left by people at the doors where children live.
What????????????? Are you telling me that it isn't the Easter Bunny?????????? I suppose that the next thing you'll tell me is that the Tooth Fairy is not real
maxman Of course there is an Easter bunny. We have seen his footprints. Nothing to stop someone to help him. David NorthBrit It is now such a friendly area that at Easter, easter eggs are left by people at the doors where children live. What????????????? Are you telling me that it isn't the Easter Bunny?????????? I suppose that the next thing you'll tell me is that the Tooth Fairy is not real
Of course there is an Easter bunny. We have seen his footprints. Nothing to stop someone to help him.
NorthBrit It is now such a friendly area that at Easter, easter eggs are left by people at the doors where children live.
I have mostly complete mags from the 1970's to the present, and they could use a new home (free). Contact me. I can't get PM to work to reach you. If you can, PM me with your phone and/or email address, or whitepages.com. Gary Waller, Shakopee.
PM sent. Thanks.
I remember in my early years a buddy went to pick up an item and was given boxes of old train mags which he gave to me, lots of good stuff in them.
BigE came down yesterday and loaded up a few hundred pounds of MR, MRC, and NMRA Bulletins and Scale Rails. Hopefully they will have a second life .
With more folks stuck indoors. Perhaps give some old unwanted magazines to nearby kids? That's a great way to get them off electronic devices. Just a thought.