I just noticed the ad on the side of the sight for TMM and went to the site to check it out. WOW! Talk about a bit pricey for a yearly subscription! It converts to like $100 for a yearly sub, it comes from the UK I take it but dang, that's a chunk of change for 12 issues of a magazine.

Has anyone every checked out this magazine and if so, what did you think of it. I'd like to get a good model magazine to sub to (I've thumbed through a few FSM's but rarely pick it up as it seems to be geared more towards airplane models) but I don't want to spend that kind of money. Any suggestions?

To buy this mag for a year in Oz off the shelf and you are out of pocket about 180AUD.

It is a good magazine though, but like all the others it often has nothing in it that I am interested in. So I just browse at the book store and if there is something I want to read then I buy it. Same applies for all the other modeling magazines out there.

Cheers
Cliff

Can't remember how much it is in the Uk, probably around £3 - £4 an issue. I have bought it in the past, but like Cliff only when there's something in it I'm particularly interested in. The main problem like a lot of these magazines, is that it covers all disciplines, cars, bikes, aircraft, ships, armour. So while other items may be vaguely interesting, you won't see anything that isn't done better/sooner here.

well, I get MMiR for armor, SAMI for aircraft and Scale Auto for cars. That way I get in depth articles on what I like. Expensive but it is worth it for me.
capnjock

Very rarely buy TMMI either, though I often look through it in the newsagents.

I'd get MMiR if it wasn't around GB£7 an issue (might be more, scared to look). So I restrict myself to Military Modelling (beginning to get boring again), Military in Scale and Military Modelcraft International (which reminds me to enter their Sherman competition).

Hi
I don't know what you are looking for in modeling magazines so I won't advice which you should buy or subcribe but from my experience do not subscribe unless you are sure this is what you are looking for.
Go to modeling store and take a look at few past issues of TMM and then make a decision.

TMMI costs £3.10 in the UK, about on par with other model magazines, because of it’s diverse nature some months, to me that is, are hit or miss. This month is a miss.

David, agreed Military Modelling is becoming boring again. Tried AFV Modeller yet? Excellent articles and enough of them, pity it is bi-monthly (every second month) and quite expensive, probably due to the lack of advertisers.

Hopefully this will change in the future, as for AFV model builders it is fantastic. You can also purchase pdf articles of the issues for a very modest fee, from www.afvmodeller.com/ that is!

I buy TMMi fairly regulary, i've never thought of the yearly cost - until now!

There are some good articles in the mag:

Reviews, previews, guides etc.

I think I agree with a previous post that if it's only armour you are interested in dont subscride - just buy it when there an article in there that interest you.

It covers all types of kit - planes, cars, fantasy and of course - Tanks! It is a good mag though.

Another magazine which is well worth checking out is Model. It's quaterly but the articles and builds are very good. Have a look at this link. The magazine is in english.

http://www.armadaconcept.com/

I am extremely impressed with this magazine.

I tend to look at it when Im in Chapters.. The provide nice comfy seats and no pressure to buy.. So when the wife is browsing the crafty book stuff she knows where to find me.. She says that Barnes and Noble has the same set up in the states.. Got one close by??

Dave

Yea, I have access to a Barnes and Noble. Will have to check and see if they carry this mag, last time I was in there I only saw FSM but maybe they've added TMM.

Th Barnes and Nobles here carry them, also Books a Million (if you have those)...not sure if Border's carries it or not. I usually order mine from TMMI directly, as B&N is usually a month or two behind.

:-)

Yes Chapter here for me too. Have you tried FineScale Modeler magazine? Although it is bimonthly, it is a fairly good magazine, it is for one, thicker, and around the same cost. However, they too like the TMMI magazine have articles about everything, but it is more reasonably priced in terms of articles and things to read.

What really bothers me, and I still shocked as to why I would pay 10 bucks a issue for a less then 80 paged magazine (TMMI)... it may be cheaper in the UK.... but hell.... 10 bucks for a less then 80 paged magazine.

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Thanks for the kind words about FSM. Just for clarity though, FineScale Modeler is not a bimonthly magazine, we are published 10 times over the course of the year.

got to agree fsm is a better mag.
1st reviews if its a bad kit they say so
2nd aftermarket bits tmmi cant do a model without using them
3rd content fsm has a better range of articles
4th ads fsm has a better range
tmmi has lost the plot telling you MUST HAVEthe latest bits and pieces for your modelling or you will make c**p models, arty photos makes you wonder sometimes. youve got to weather your kits so they look good lost intrest a while ago stopped buying it. fsm produce a intresting mag full of diverse articles ,well writtern gives you what you need to know no matter what standard you are .
well that my opion anyway!!!!!!

Hey no problem I love your magazine, has good beginner articles and how-tos... very informative like DAVID WARDLE just stated.... and thanks for the clarification about being published 10 times a year.

Agreed, FSM does have good articles and they're very well written. Just wish they'd do more armor models.

Well here in NB, Canada, at Chapters, its like $9.99 plus tax and issue for the TMMI...so out over 12 months thats about $140CDN....to get a subcription for it, you are looking at about $120CDN to your door....for $20, I will keep my ability of picking and choosing which issues to get. Can't really say that its worth shelling out that kind of money for a full subscription when over the course of a year there would only be a handful of issues worth buying.

Usually buy FSM every month though...find it to be a better magazine overall.

I've read this thread with some interest the past week , but now I feel like I have to jump in.

No slight towards FSM but I find TMMI to be superior to that publication by a long shot. The quality of build and pictures is a vast improvement over FSM.

Marcus Nicholls the editor of TMMI has stepped up in the past few years to be one of the premier modelers in the world. His work has a life to it that few that I have seen have been able to achieve.

I love the mag and get every issue despite being only a armor builder. I won't comment much on the planes or cars, but Marcus and John Murphy provide a wide assortment of genre for AFV modeling in the mag. It is not "mostly German armor". I learn a new tip or technique with each new issue, often stemming from an article that is not armor related.

I bought FSM for many years and took away some good tips, but I stopped purchasing it a year or so ago when I found I just wasn't getting anything new from it. I will comment though that I believe different countries get different versions of the mag. I've heard of a few favorite modelers of mine having articles published in the mag but I have never seen those articles in the issues at my LHS. Sad, as I would've definitely purchased these issues.

As with every publication out there, it is best for the reader to take a look at what is being published and make the decision for themself as to whether or not their money is going to be well spent. I find that TMMI is worth the extra three or four bucks.

There is only one version printed so everyone is getting the magazine regardless of where they're located. We do occassionally run newsstand promotions where a small booklet of additional content may be bagged with the issue as an incentive for casual or first-time buyers to give us a look, so that might be what you had heard of. Generally speaking, when we run one of these newsstand promotions we'll keep a supply on-hand to provide to subscribers upon request. If you ever hear of one that you're interested in, simple contact the Customer Service folks at Kalmbach.