April issue

I had a similar experience with the address label on my copy as well this month, I am amazed it even arrived given that the label was barely hanging onto the back of the magazine.  (It probably did fall off if it was stuck to the back side)

Glad it did arrive though, I was intrigued by the rust rod, the Y Wing, and armored rail car articles.  

I've had a few of the labels fall off but I'm very lucky in that the mailman is a friend of mine and when he sees the magazine without the label he knows it's mine if there is not another one in the stack of mail. Quite a few come with the label falling off. I've missed 1 or 2 in the past but it was replaced after 1 phone call. 

Jim 

Stay Safe.

I've had a few that apparently other pieces of mail have gotten caught under the edge and pulled it part way off.  Lucky so far I'm not missing an issue.

Thanks Tim for chiming in. I was thinking it literally felt like thinner paper.

midnightprowler

Thanks Tim for chiming in. I was thinking it literally felt like thinner paper.

 

I thought the same. Like they used a lighter weight paper for it. 

As for printed materia, I'm glad we still have a hard copy magazine in this hobby. I like to keep them as reference material. And I also agree with them putting the kit reviews on line. 

One of the reasons I like paper is the reviews.  Not to mention im a forum member AND subscriber and CAN'T access them.

I'm the author of the Corsair article. I don't know where the disconnect is. I sure hope it's not me. I shoot in a light tent using a RAW setting. I do know that when I take pictures in JPG, I edit them a bit to get them sharper. I don't know if RAW/NEF needs that or not. I know I've been told it's better not to mess with editing them at all. I didn't think they looked that bad, though. Of course, I am biased! 

midnightprowler

One of the reasons I like paper is the reviews.  Not to mention im a forum member AND subscriber and CAN'T access them.

 

Lee, 

If you can't access the reviews on the website, then we need to get that taken care of. If you are logged into the website with the same email that you're using for your subscription, then you should be able to access the reviews. All reviews will be on the website with only a select few showing up in the print magazine.

As for the paper weight, it hasn't changed. 

Regarding the photos for our how-to stories mentioned in another post (not Lee's): We evaluate a story's photos when we consider a story submission. Retaking process shots is almost never an option for a builder becasue by the time they submit a story, the model is finished. We have had contributors reshoot ledes and enders of a finished model.

Regardless, I just looked over the photos for the F4U-1 story, and they are sharp and look good. Darren is an experienced contributor for the magazine and knows his way around not only his photo equipment but his modeling, too. We're satisfied with how the story turned out.  

Regards,

Tim

Sent you a pm yesterday.