CME and Bottlewasher Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 That does sound interesting. A very brave decision considering the market appears to be fairly saturated already. I have had Model Rail from the days when it first appeared in Rail Enthusiast and thinking of taking BRM instead. In fact I downloaded the digital version of BRM for the first time over the weekend, so a possible convert! There is a limit to the amount of magazines one can afford to purchase especially if you follow more than one hobby. Hi CK and PT, Indeed, yet it depends on quality and content, from what I have been told, both should be very good indeed and well worth it....Id best not say more at this time. True there is lots of choice, yet with the correct approach I think that there is room for one more.. Kind regards, CME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 There is, I would think, some market space between RM (on a good day) and MRJ for sure Hi Mickey, I think that you are in the right ballpark there! Kind regards, CME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2014 New magazine?!!! Pitched between RM & MRJ?!!. Blistering Barnacles !!!. Recently gave an assurance to the domestic authorities that I would reduce my monthly magazine intake....Damn!! This is going to prove tricky.... Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Recently gave an assurance to the domestic authorities that I would reduce my monthly magazine intake....Damn!! She told me the other day exactly the magazines she's stopped you buying - at least you won't have to stand on tip toe every time you reach up for a magazine of the shelf at W.H.Smith !! . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2014 She told me the other day exactly the magazines she's stopped you buying - at least you won't have to stand on tip toe every time you reach up for a magazine of the shelf at W.H.Smith !! . Brian R Fortunately I am normally accompanied by my good friends, Major General Orpington - Cleavage and the Very Reverend Dick Thrust, who assist in retrieving said publications from those dizzy heights. At least I have annual subscription of Rubber and Plastics weekly to fall back on.....so to speak... Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 New magazine?!!! Pitched between RM & MRJ?!!. Blistering Barnacles !!!. Recently gave an assurance to the domestic authorities that I would reduce my monthly magazine intake....Damn!! This is going to prove tricky.... Rob + 1! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwrman Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 As someone who follows F1, Ben Jones would seem to be the Adrian Newey of the model rail magazine world. Who's the Sebastian Vettel? Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Ben, you have done extremely well for yourself in the years I have known you and no one could be happier for you than me. You are and always have been a very personable young man with a vast railway knowledge and I wishj you every success in your new position with Warners. Just one downside, all those nights watching "Owls" can't really be beneficial to you and I was expecting you to outgrow such bad habits as you grew older. Kind Regards, Derek. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 As someone who follows F1, Ben Jones would seem to be the Adrian Newey of the model rail magazine world. Who's the Sebastian Vettel? Nigel Tim Easter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberdare Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Fortunately I am normally accompanied by my good friends, Major General Orpington - Cleavage and the Very Reverend Dick Thrust, who assist in retrieving said publications from those dizzy heights. At least I have annual subscription of Rubber and Plastics weekly to fall back on.....so to speak... Rob I actually did have a subscription for Rubber & Plastics weekly, would never read it in public though. Strictly office material. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2014 I actually did have a subscription for Rubber & Plastics weekly, would never read it in public though. Strictly office material. Back in the '60s, I am convinced I once saw, in a certain part of London town, a magazine called Rubber Nurse. This is second only to a computer magazine called Dragon User in its obscurity of content. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky W Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I used to be a regular subscriber to Dragon User! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I used to be a regular subscriber to Dragon User! Not something I would have let Ben know in your position Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Ah Dragon User... that brings back memories. I was a Sinclair User man myself! :-) My wife always has a chuckle at the "Readers Layouts" feature in Model Rail. Paddy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky W Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 We've got Readers' Layouts, Model Rail has Show and Tell..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Perhaps Ben, to whom I wish every success, will persuade Warners to get the magazine out of its wretched sealed bag? I suppose it stops people reading it in WHS but it also stops me from buying it. I'm sure I'm not alone in buying magazines for articles that interest me after browsing through them. That usually leads to me buying at least a couple of them each month but I'm afraid BRM is rarely one of them and I'm sure it would be if I knew what nuggets it contains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 IIRC it's only when there are additional items (other booklets, DVDs) that it's bagged. How are you going to preserve the integrity of the whole offering without a bag? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SteveCole Posted April 2, 2014 Author Administrators Share Posted April 2, 2014 Perhaps Ben, to whom I wish every success, will persuade Warners to get the magazine out of its wretched sealed bag? I suppose it stops people reading it in WHS but it also stops me from buying it. I'm sure I'm not alone in buying magazines for articles that interest me after browsing through them. That usually leads to me buying at least a couple of them each month but I'm afraid BRM is rarely one of them and I'm sure it would be if I knew what nuggets it contains. The current issue (April) isn't bagged and the next edition (May - on-sale next Thursday) isn't bagged either. Hopefully you'll be able to have a flick through and decide to buy BRM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61661 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Perhaps Ben, to whom I wish every success, will persuade Warners to get the magazine out of its wretched sealed bag? I suppose it stops people reading it in WHS but it also stops me from buying it. I'm sure I'm not alone in buying magazines for articles that interest me after browsing through them. That usually leads to me buying at least a couple of them each month but I'm afraid BRM is rarely one of them and I'm sure it would be if I knew what nuggets it contains. Thanks for the best wishes - they are much appreciated. Interestingly, experience shows that bagged issues usually sell more copies at newsstand than standard issues, so more people must be enticed by them than are deterred, and people realise they are getting something extra for their money. However, as Coombe Barton rightly says, they are a necessity when magazines have extras such as supplements. We would get many more complaints if supplements were missing from large numbers of magazines across the country. Readers soon walk away if they don't get the extras they are promised! Perhaps the unbagged issues (April and May) will persuade you to give BRM a try, even when it is bagged! We also post the contents of the magazine on RMweb every month to help you decide if it's worth buying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Ben published my first ever article in Model Rail back in 2008 in his First Edition as Editor, now last Month he had my Glen Roy as his first Month in charge of BRM, (it was already pre booked, no bribery was instigated). Please have a flick through next Months as there is a really good O Gauge Layout in there, expertly photographed by Andy York, well worth a look. Thanks again Ben for supporting the individual modeller, long may it continue. Andy, alias Bodge or Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Huw Griffiths Posted April 3, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2014 Thanks for the best wishes - they are much appreciated. Interestingly, experience shows that bagged issues usually sell more copies at newsstand than standard issues, so more people must be enticed by them than are deterred, and people realise they are getting something extra for their money. However, as Coombe Barton rightly says, they are a necessity when magazines have extras such as supplements. We would get many more complaints if supplements were missing from large numbers of magazines across the country. Readers soon walk away if they don't get the extras they are promised! Perhaps the unbagged issues (April and May) will persuade you to give BRM a try, even when it is bagged! We also post the contents of the magazine on RMweb every month to help you decide if it's worth buying. I, personally, don't like bags - never have - because they prevent me from gauging whether articles are pitched at a suitable level for me (or otherwise relevant). However, I can remember a few years back - when one edition of a well known electronics magazine had a lot of articles about how to use some LED driver board, which was supposed to be attached to the front cover of every copy. The trouble was that it was nowhere to be seen - and, when challenged, the magazine publishers merely issued a statement that they'd try to send out boards to readers who really wanted them, subject to availability. For some reason, a number of branches of a major newsagent chain seemed to have loads of unsold copies - and a number of frequent readers (including me) decided that this particular issue wasn't worth bothering with. Huw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The current issue (April) isn't bagged and the next edition (May - on-sale next Thursday) isn't bagged either. Hopefully you'll be able to have a flick through and decide to buy BRM. I do already buy it occasionally when I know it includes articles I'm interested in - often a specific layout or sometimes when a friend has bought it- but there are probably other editions that I would go for. I did browse the April edition and will do the same with May next time I'm in W.H.S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted April 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2014 I still miss MRC, but buy MR, RM, and BRM most months. Along with the odd car mag and the odd games mag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade0114 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Only just found this post, congrats Ben, from someone who grew up two minutes walk away from Wadsley Bridge station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
61661 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Only just found this post, congrats Ben, from someone who grew up two minutes walk away from Wadsley Bridge station. Thanks, much appreciated. With a username like that I might have to abuse my new admin powers and ban you though! UTO! Only kidding; where did you live? We might know each other already. Cheers Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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