The December issue is going to be released a few days earlier they have announced, along with them  following the trend and going to an issue every four weeks, so yet another mag decides there are actually thirteen months in a year.

I subscribed to BRM mainly because of some freebies I wanted, but also to get it a bit cheaper, but I have to say I have been disappointed with it over the twelve months, the giveaway DVD they produce each month and advertise as "Worth £7.99" is really a half hearted affair, and much of it repeats what is in the mag anyway.
The " how to's" they do, both in the mag, and on the DVD only seem to gloss over the subject.

I don't think I will be renewing my subs for 2016.

I subscribe to it as well but normally find it a good read. With regard to the DVD worth £7.99 if I'd bought it I would have returned it. How can the few minutes of repeated info from the mag be worth that much and can you actually even buy it separately?
Gareth

I bought the first 12 issues when it first came out way back when but can't recall buying an issue since.

I agree the DVD's are only useful as coasters under my coffee mug

They make rather good mixing boards for paints too.....

We use 'em as bird scarers on the allotment .

I've never found any of the railway mags consistent enough to subscribe to, prefer to wander into WHS once a month and evaluate them all for content. The result is I think I've bought four in total in the past year as most of the time there's not enough interesting content 


Paul

I subscribe to Railway modeller I find it better than BMR.

I do occasionally look at BRM but its not in my top two rated main stream mags -It strikes me that they are trying too hard to be like Model Rail, which is IMO a much improved mag latterly.

Ill stick to RM and the MRJ for my regular bedtime reads.....as well as the diverse Society magazines I get

I'm a long way from the local WHS but did pick up a BRM last time I was in the UK; wasn't overwhelmed by the CD and there wasn't much N at all. To be honest I doubt I'd subscribe to any of the "mainstream" magazines, as there's too much non-N stuff which doesn't interest me, so would probably get individual issues if there's something I want to read. Mind you I do the same with Japanese magazines,  even though they're much more N-orientated.

Yeah, I only buy watch catches my eye these days, even though I 'fess up to having every issue of RM from 1959 yo 1998!

As I live so far away from the UK I subscribe to the digital versions of Model Rail and Hornby magazine and buy occasional digital copies of Railway Modeller and BRM.

Ideally I would like to browse them all in a shop before buying but only BRM and Railway Modeller get here about six weeks late and at exorbitant prices.

I have bought a few digital copies of BRM that looked interesting from the covers and turned out to be quite disappointing.

I think they all go through phases of being interesting and good value for money and that can be dependent on individual taste.

I certainly wouldn't like to be a magazine editor, the latest Model Rail featured some Aeroplane and airfield related content which I found very interesting but there were lots of grumbles on one of the other forums about how they should stick to railways.

One of my Xmas presents from my son last year was a years subscription to Model Rail (in magazine format) and it arrives here in Tenerife pretty soon after publication.

Quite like Model Rail.

Yeah, they have a good format, with lot's of "how to's" 

Quote from: silly moo on October 27, 2015, 04:57:06 AM
I certainly wouldn't like to be a magazine editor, the latest Model Rail featured some Aeroplane and airfield related content which I found very interesting but there were lots of grumbles on one of the other forums about how they should stick to railways.

Were they discussing airport light rail systems?
I have been on one at Kuala Lumpur airport, unfortunately late at night in a rush to transfer to the next terminal, so didn't get a good look.

Can't remember seeing any layouts based on airport light rail systems.  Very intensive operations.

CFJ