Subject: Re: HSM Editorial Policies

From: [email-masked] (W. Kaiser)
Date: 23 Apr 1996 17:30:21 GMT

I haven't seen HSM, but a couple of years ago I won a subscription to 
Live Steam as a door prize, just in time for it to go from 12 to six 
issues per year.

I read the first couple of issues, thumbed through the next two, and
tossed the last two onto the pile without bothering to look at them.
Practically all of the articles were in the middle of some project.  A
couple of series started, but didn't interest me much.  I never liked the
idea of construction series stretching over many issues, which could now
be a year or more.  When those continuations make up most of a magazine's
content, I don't stay interested in it for very long, and don't resubscribe. 

--
Bill Kaiser
[email-masked]

There are three ways to do a job: good, cheap, and quick.
You can have any two.
A good, cheap job won't be quick.
A good, quick job won't be cheap.
A cheap, quick job won't be good.

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From: Steve Wellcome <[email-masked]>
Date: 24 Apr 1996 18:58:51 GMT

Locomotive building requires a long-term view of the world.
Back in 1978, Live Steam had an article about a guy building
a 1 1/2" scale 4-8-8-4 (?) Yellowstone locomotive.  The 
latest issue finally describes the finished locomotive.  

Even a simple engine can take a couple of years to build.
It's not a hobby for somebody interested in instant 
gratification.