Thanks, Phil.
That's too bad, but I understand the factors that are driving this decision. My favourite hobbyshop owner tells me that he is hurting too - as he puts it, "Plastic modelling in all its forms are considered a 'Sunset Hobby'" (meaning that he thinks that 30 years or so from now NOBODY will be building models at all).
Anyway, I will continue buying the mags off the newsstand when an issue has something of interest for me - in March it was the article about converting / modernizing the old Convair kit that "floated my boat".
Thanks again
-- Jan in BC, Canada