Published Work from Forum Members

[maandg]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CNJ831

I got disenchanted with writing articles after seeing how long they sometimes took from submission to publication (my record is 5 years) so I lost interest in this aspect of the hobby and haven't written anything since.

CNJ831

I can attest to your experience. It took four years for my article to appear in print after I received payment for it. I guess the good thing about being in one of the annual magazines is that you know a definate time frame up front. Hope you will continue to write articles despite the lengthy delays!

[Anonymous]

That explains things.

Cliff, I just saw your layout in MR, then I look online and you have this awesome new layout already!

[TrainFreak409]

FUTURE PUBLISHED MODELER, RIGHT HERE!

Is that being optimistic, or what?[:D][:p][;)]

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman

Roger stated:

QUOTE: I'm not that good a photog and the layout isn't MR material

What is MR quality? I remember buying some older copies and some of the layouts IMO weren't even close to some of the stuff getting posted on Midweek Madness, Weekend Photo Fun etc. I understand the photo quality issue, but what is the layout standard. Ohio Southern, while a clean looking layout and not dissing it at all, had unfinished track and soup cans on it? Again not beating up OS just curious as the the standards you say. I thought the engine in your shot, the backdrop etc all look good to me.

I agree with this accessment. There's a few RRs here I'd like to see articles done on. You guys are a talented bunch.

Layouts range from small to enormous and vary in detail level. It's all good.[8D]

[daschilling]

I've had a few articles in S-Gaugian, one on my layout, one "how to" on kitbashing for s-gauge, and one on the pro's and con's of s-gauge. Of course these were free gratis articles, and sometimes the editor gets desperate for material. (Publishing mine is proof of that!)[:D][swg]

[AggroJones]

When I win the lottery and obtain a fantastical camera, you'll see me in MR.

[Big_Boy_4005]

My layout was featured in both MR and CTT back in 1993. The layout was torn down shortly after it appeared. I'm slowly pounding away at the new layout in the hopes of getting back into print.

[mersenne6]

Nothing in MR but I've had a number of articles and separate pictures published in CTT. I've also got a few articles published in the TCA e-magazine. As for waiting for an article to get published I have two or three which are way past the 5 year wait mark and still haven't seen print.

[Anonymous]

Nothing on me personally (Yeah that'd be the day) but the club I belong too is being published in GMR 07' along side cliff powers!

[Anonymous]

I had my first photo published in MR's Trackside Photos in March of 1983. By was that exciting! I had later ones in the same section, they were mostly entries of mine in the Annual Photo Contest that did not place (I did win 1st, 2nd, 3rd (twice) and Honorable mention (three times) over the years. I haven't entered for several years now.

But I see these days that MR is often using in the Tarckside Photos submissions by photographers who do assignments for them such as Lou Sassi and others, the "semi professional" guys. I guess they want only the best photos here, but it seems to me that newcomers to the hobby should have an outlet too.

Bob Boudreau

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern

I guess they want only the best photos here, but it seems to me that newcomers to the hobby should have an outlet too.

Bob, that's what this forum is for. [;)]

I may speak only for myself - but if I'm plunking down around $5 for a glossy magazine - I want to see stuff that "wows" me. It's been that way as long as I can remember. Whether as a teen - or the decades thereafter. MR (and RMC) had the modeling that I aspired to achieve one day. I rarely found myself thinking "Sheesh... I could do THAT good".

Mike

[Anonymous]

My layout was on the cover and the main layout of MR 7/1999,the Sooline Bayport Div.
Send your photos into MR, it never hurts to try.