Also the N Gauge society magazine is a good read

Quote from: Lawrence on December 24, 2011, 09:35:32 AM
Also the N Gauge society magazine is a good read

I did send for an old copy to have a look at to see what it was like before joining but never recieved it  not joined yet either

Dave

Usually flick through Railway Modeller and if there's something really good in N then I'll buy it, other than that I buy the RM Annual on CD-Rom which has all the layout features plus some video footage on it, all for less than buying the magazines 

Apart from that and the NGS Journal I don't even bother to look at the rest.


Paul

Model Rail, but cancelled it, occasionally BRM and Hornby.
Never the Peco ones.
NGS journal is my main one.

Model Rail great pics, a pal of mine gets RM so I have a peek when I'm over there and of course N Gauge Society. note to BBDave check the comments on here about the NGS I'm not the only one that thinks it's great value.

Here's my tuppence worth;

I subscribe to Model Rail and in general it's one of the better ones but I'm starting to find it's messy (design, content, etc.') and repetitive. Chris Nevards pics are superb but the paper quality is poor and the mag falls apart as soon as you look at it.

BRM has a lot of reading but the articles can be rather off-beat and I'm not fond of the 'collector/antique models' articles they often run. The Hornby mag also has those collector articles and IMO is the worst of the bunch - littered with mistakes and a poor balance of scales and eras (tends to concentrate on steamy OO).

Railway Modeller has improved significantly under the editorship of Steve Flint; quality pics and publication values. A good range and balance of articles these days with lots of layouts featured. MRJ is highly inspirational but all high quality fine scale and rather elitist. And of course doesn't feature N gauge but is well worth a look through.

H.

Model Railroader and the N Gauge Soc. journal.

There's also a bi-monthly American N gauge one which I've only ever seen available from the Ian Allen bookshop on the Manchester Piccadilly ramp so I only pick it up now and again while passing.

I bought my first Railway modeller in July 1967.  RoM was a GWR OO branch terminus.  Dave Howsham's Porthleven.

However in 2000 I switched to Model Rail.  At that point I was bored with the RM.  I have continued to subscribe since then.  As others have suggested, the quality of the paper slipped significantly a few years ago.  Shame.  But I still like it.

I do occaisionally look at RM, BRM and Hornby, if I see them on the bookstalls - less likely now I have retired!  I buy them if there is an intersting item.

And of course the N Soc journal which I have been receiving since I joined in 1984.

Fortunately my eldest son buys an annual subscription to the RM for my birthday present each year - how fortunate am I!!!

As H pointed out the quality of the articles/photographs and reviews have dramatically improved since Steve Flint took over the controls.

NGS magazine is also very enjoyable and worthwhile being solely for us N guagers.

Nspirations likewise gives further updates/reviews/articles to keep us reading!!

Merry Christmas to all of you and may 2012 prove to be a good one despite the current financial problems we are all facing - a bit less RTR and more DIY!!

I get Model Rail, Railway Modeller and Hornby monthly. Model Rail comes through the post but the others i pick up elsewhere. I did used to get BRM but i was never really impressed with it and noticed they seemed to get review samples waaay after all the others.

I also buy N'spirations whenever a new issue comes out and is deffo a must have for N Gaugers. Oh and best not forget the N Gauge Journal

Ollie

I get all four magazines.I subscribed to BRM magazine in February due to the offer of a small tool kit and a Gaugemaster hand held controller.

I buy the other three off the shelf in either WHSmith's or one of the other newsagents or supermarkets.
Pete

My very first ever model railway mag was the April 1957 edition of Railway Modeller. I still have it and it featured a layout called Stephenton as Railway of the month. It has a wonderful picture of a guards van, complete with guard, disappearing into a tunnel mouth on the front cover, with a puff of cotton wool smoke coming out of the tunnel mouth.

From then on I have just about every issue up until 1968, sporadic 1970's  and early 80's issues, then every issue from 1987 through until 1997, then sporadic ones from then up until the present. You can imagine how much shelf space this takes up in the study!! I really should get rid of them (I know for sure SWMBO wants them gone - she reminds me often enough), but I still look through the odd issue from time to time, especially the really old ones. There is some surprisingly good stuff in them - including of course, much of Peter Denny's pioneering work.

I also own a goodly collection of Model Railway Journals from the late 80's early 90's. Whilst that publication has always being elitist and continues to be so, there is without doubt some brilliant stuff contained in it's pages and I can see nothing wrong in striving to achieve the standards you see in that magazine.

I have the first 12 issues of BRM and the odd one or two since, but I also have not been too impressed by it.

On the other hand, I do like Model Rail. I like the format of their 'How to do it' type articles and also the handbooks and manuals they put out from time to time. I feel that their annual "Britain's Model Trains" is a must-have.

I also buy the Railway Modeller Annuals, and since becoming a member of the NGF, of course receive their journal.  Am I an armchair modeller, or what?! 

I read Traction magazine, Railways illustrated and Rail Express Magazine.
I sometimes buy various model magazines if there is something that interests me inside.
I also enjoy the NG Society magazine every two months. This being a benefit of being a member.

I'm a great fan of MRJ although their 2mm stuff is a bit sparse. I buy Railway Modeller on a regular basis and chuck away the adverts front and rear to save storage space -then I buy MRJ when there is something of 2mm interest.

Quote from: bealman on March 10, 2013, 09:01:17 PM

I also own a goodly collection of Model Railway Journals from the late 80's early 90's. Whilst that publication has always being elitist and continues to be so, there is without doubt some brilliant stuff contained in it's pages and I can see nothing wrong in striving to achieve the standards you see in that magazine.

I agree about MRJ - very inspirational modelling.

I tend to read most magazines and over the years have noticed that they all have cycles of getting variously good and bad. IMO 'Model Rail' is currently no longer the good magazine it once was and is going through a poor patch. It's certainly not up to the standards when it used to feature extensive 'masterclass' articles about particular locos and when it began as a part of a prototype magazine.

'Railway Modeller' has recentyly upped its game since Steve Flint took over as editor. 'BRM' has more ups and downs than most but is currently trying hard. 'Hornby Mag' contains too many errors and originally nailed itself to the rather restrictive transition era in OO only mast, although has since shifted a bit from that dogma.

H.