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Flat Figures Painters Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: marko on April 29, 2018, 01:20:01 PM
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Sad to see one of the last of the stalwarts going away - Magazine as well as website - with Military Modeling ceasing existence as of tomorrow. I suspect most of us have a soft spot for them in one form or another - much of my early knowledge of the 'secret world of flats' came from that magazine and articles by Graham Dixey. They seemed to always be about and apparently just missed celebrating 50 years.
As a hobby it difficult to not wax nostalgic at times as designers, manufacturers and magazines of our youth come and go. I have collected books on the hobby for years and had a large collection of catalogs at one point which became somewhat of a 'graveyard' of old companies. (Of course I also at one time had a large collection of buttons from computer companies that are no longer in business so we are not unique.)
Ironically we are in the renaissance of our hobby with more variety and easy availability than ever before not to mention a wealth of easily available information.
A toast to a fine magazine with some great contributions over the years!
mark 8)
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I know these makes me Very Very Old but I can remember when that magazine first came out .It is a shame to see it go :( Willie
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Yes, very sad. I stuck with it for many years, but I gave up when the new editor started including aircraft modelling. Not that I am not interested but there are a number of magazines devoted to aircraft modelling and there was even less chance I would find an article of interest.
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I think many of us think of Military Modeling as something like our high school sweetheart: Our first and best experience which taught us a lot.
RIP MM, you will not be forgotten by your many loyal friends.
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Well got my copy today, I have the first and now the last!! it was a great mag!!
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I too "cut my teeth" so to speak on Military modelling when my cousin and I would ride our bikes down to one of several hobby shops near us and spend an hours just looking at all the kits and possibilities. So much has changed so quickly, no more hobby shops, no more magazines and now kids are not allowed to ride far from home to go all alone to a hobby shop and stop at a convenience store for a chocolate bar and a slurpy!
Ray :-[