Ellist:

I agree with you, the magazine needs to remain free for the business model to work.

By being free and you all doing your part by telling everyone you know about us* and by shopping at our sponsors first - we will get the widest possible distribution and advertisers will consider us to be an essential part of their campaign to reach modelers.

If this thing is as successful as we think it might be ... MRH becoming a free monthly isn't inconceivable.

* NOTE: Here's how you tell everyone about us: 

• Post links to this site on every hobby forum and yahoo group you frequent
• Email all your hobby friends and send them a link to this site
• Burn copies of the magazine to CD and give them away to other modelers
• Print out the best articles and give copies to your friends

Since we are completely free and use a Creative Commons copyright, giving MRH away free is completely okay and in fact we strongly encourage it!

THis is a great magazine. I love it even though I've only had time to go thru it superficially. I haven't tested everything but those ads are sure attractive. To bad the links don't work so fast and I am not sure whether this has to do with the way things are setup or my computer. In any case, what you get is certainly worth waiting for.

Irv

Irv,

I found that once I allowed the link within the Mediazine to access the internet that the links loaded quickly enough.  The only issue I found was with the panoramic videw of Tom Millers layout.  I was one of the early downloaders, (first 600) so it didn't work for me, but that has been resolved and I downloaded the panoramic image and viewed it...AWESOME!

Way to go Joe!

  I downloaded it without any trouble yesterday and after looking it over all I can say is it's Fantastic.

  Excellent job guy's. I really like it and only hope for its success.

 Regard's

 John

 I just read Charlie Comstock's article in the first issue. I've seen all of Charlie's layouts, each one displaying unique and interesting features. I learned things from each layout. I have to say that Charlie does great work and this new venue is perfect for a guy with his skills.

Now, there are 122 pages. I'm like a kid in a candy shop and cannot decide where to go after reading about the Bear Creek and South Jackson. I know everything will be informative. Joe Fugate has a way of getting to the good stuff in this great hobby.  I have a feeling a new era of model railroading is upon us.