Eduard Dr.I article

[Sreiko]

Hi friends,

as you can see my article about the Eduard kit is here

Cheers

[Frentzen]

Congratulations. Replic is one of my two must buy French hobby magazines (Wingmasters being the other). The quality is always top notch and the historical ref. used to support the articles is excellent.

Dan

[Iwik]

Originally Posted by Frentzen

Congratulations. Replic is one of my two must buy French hobby magazines (Wingmasters being the other). The quality is always top notch and the historical ref. used to support the articles is excellent.

Dan

Hi there!
Well, on the other hand, there are only two concerning aircraft!

[StephenLawson]

Well done Srecko! Excellent!

[Sreiko]

Thank you friends

[Frentzen]

Originally Posted by Iwik

Hi there!
Well, on the other hand, there are only two concerning aircraft!

And therein lies the error in your assumption. I am not only interested in aircraft, but armor and figures, resulting in the purchase of Steelmasters and Figurines more often than not.

Dan

[Iwik]

I thought so!
What, as an american, do you think of those magazines? Why do you purchase those? What makes them different than american ones?
Just curious...
Ciao
Iwik, who regularly buys WM, rarely Replic, and is now off the list of purchasers of Figurines.

[Frentzen]

Originally Posted by Iwik

I thought so!
What, as an american, do you think of those magazines? Why do you purchase those? What makes them different than american ones?
Just curious...
Ciao
Iwik, who regularly buys WM, rarely Replic, and is now off the list of purchasers of Figurines.

The short answer would be subjects, but...

The only readily available American hobby magazine is Fine Scale Modeler and it has become a hollow shell of of what it was a long time ago. Both Replic and Wingmasters (in particular) have first rate models with first rate photography. Even though I can't speak French, I can, with the help of a dictionary, generally read the text. Their how-to sections are very clear and informative and the "photoscope" sections usually have rarely seen pictures on this side of the pond. Beyond the high quality of the publications (coming at a high price), the choice of subjects is more in tune with my tastes. FSM tends to cater to the F-4/F-16/F-15 crowd and the tired rehash of P-51/Bf-109/Fw-190 builds. Only rarely do they cover anything slightly esoteric and very rarely in much detail.

With regards to armor, the US publication Military Miniatures in Review is first rate, but publication dates can be hit and miss. Steelmasters almost always has an article about either French or British armor and that again caters to my taste in armor.

Dan

Edit: I forgot about a relatively new US magazine called Aerospace Modeler. The quality seams to be pretty high, but since it only covers US subjects it's not of much interest to me.

[Iwik]

Funny...
I would have thought the US to be better furnished than that. Although I lived there 5 years it's true that I don't remember ever seeing a model magazine anywhere, even in the few hobby stores I (too frequently) roamed around.
Ciao
Iwik, finally glad to be living in the land of WM!

[Zabu]

Congratulations Sreiko. I think that it's quite an honour to achieve something like that and in my opinion it's completely deserved. Hope to see more of your articles out there, althought I can't read them (had never seen that magazine around these parts ). Well done, Cheers