Model Military International

terrific magazine for the militay modeler order direct or from amazon...stay away from Wise Owl publication in california...they will take your money and provide you with nothing but problems trying to get delivery of it

Model Military International (MMI) magazine is by far one of the best publications on the open market, when it comes to building military models. This magazine gives the reader a first hand, in depth look, at building your military model. The magazine offers various periods of history for the model builder to choose from. There are "builds" from WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Arab/Israeli Wars, "The Cold War" periods, as well as today's modern conflicts.

Each of the articles submitted, "shows and tells" how the model builder assembled his/her model. The builder explains some of the history involved with their model, sets the tone of the model(diorama setting), and then goes into detail about how and what steps were taken to build that model, using the "kits" supplied parts and/or some of today's "aftermarket" products.

After market products are items that were produced, after a model was released. Examples of this would be Resin parts,Photoetch metal, etc. all used to enhance the look of your model. The builder then explains (thru written text) to the reader, how they built the base(used to display the model), then a step by step how-to paint, and finally, a how to give that "weathered" look to your finished project.

I have purchased this magazine in my hobby shop, and now I own a subscription. This magazine is a must have for anyone who is interested in military model building.

Michael

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Reds Report

It is cheaper to get a year of the Reds Report directly through the publisher. They often include 2 Reds game tickets as well. I got the 2008-2009 year for 9.95 and 2 tickets.

Catholic Digest

Granted, it is called 'Catholic Digest' but it lacks in the way too many Catholic publications lack: it doesn't get often enough into what it means to live out a Catholic faith in an everyday world.

It is very well-written, and has a sharp "Guideposts" or "Reader's Digest" feel about the look and tone.

Some articles in Catholic Digest can be poignant, but I want my faith challenged. I don't expect the depth of First Things, but I want to know how I can serve Christ Monday-Friday. Explain to me the Liturgy -why are various aspects of it important? What about what the Bible says about alcohol, or daily prayer? How about defining Mary's official role, dispelling the mistaken belief than she is equal to Christ (the question of veneration versus worship)?

The Protestant magazines are loaded with accounts about how God changed their lives. I'd like to see more of that. The Protestants have lots of Bible studies and that sort of thing in their magazines. Do I have to buy a Protestant magazine to learn how to be a better Christian? They're fine, but it seems with the long history of great theologians, someone could get a Catholic variation on all of that.

I think Catholic Digest is the best publication offered for Catholics. But I'd like more meat.

Anthony Trendl

I love Catholic Digest. Informative, entertaining and fun! I read it cover to cover and we discuss the articles and enjoy the entertainment recommendations too. Top notch Catholic magazine.

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Too many changes to the magazine recently. It has lost my favorite sections. I miss the crossword puzzles, word finds, Quiet Moments and Susan Koenig's articles. ):

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I feel short changed. I don't feel like I'm getting the value of the subscription in the content of the digest. Would not re-order.

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Zoetrope

I discovered Zoetrope through the Best American Nonrequired Reading (BANR) series. A significant number of the pieces in BANR are drawn from Zoetrope so I figured it would be worth checking out. I also subscribe to the Paris Review and McSweeneys and find that I only read about half of each issue before something else grabs my interest. But I have read the 4 issues of Zoetrope Ive gotten so far from cover to cover.

Its a steal at 20 bucks a year. And each issue has a guest editor and a ton of great artwork and design.

I highly recommend this.

The stories I've read in Zoetrope have been generally long with a surprising twist close to the ending.

You can check out zoetrope's website to see what's coming up before you subscribe. They sometimes have famous people (writers, tv producers, etc) contribute work.

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I will say that unlike the other 5 star reviewer here, I actually prefer the Paris Review. But I also love zoetrope. Both are high quality literary periodicals with amazing content. Along with Tin House and Ploughshares, these are among my favorites, and the reason I check my mail!

You can pick up issues at many bookstores or check their upcoming featured authors on their website... but just take my advice and pick up a subscription. If you love quality literature.

This does make a nice break for me in between novels. Or to take a break during a 800+ page novel (or several breaks if you are reading Ulysses!). The selection of content is wonderful and I admire their commitment to featuring high quality short stories.

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I picked this up on a whim. I wish I'd put the money into a book or a twelve pack of beer or an over-due parking ticket.

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Motor Trend (1-year auto-renewal)

Pros: Its cheap

Cons: Too many articles on high-end cars. Every month it seems like they re-review another Cadillac, or another Mercedes, or another Ferrari. Its very lacking in the economy car, and mid-size car categories. They tend to care little about value or fuel economy and too often leave out very common cars out of their comparison articles. They almost never go back and rereview a car they featured a few years back, which would be great to see how that car has held up after getting some miles on it. It totally lacks any mechanical articles, which would be nice once in awhile. All in all, I wouldn't subscribe if not for the ability to catch a good deal on it once in awhile (.50 cents an issue or less).

Motor Trend is a rather good, well written car magazine for auto enthusiasts. The articles are timely and full of facts and opinions about cars, new hybrids and the like. The quality of the paper is quite good and the print is always easy to read as well.

The cover "story" makes for a big splash but it's not sensationalism: the magazine backs it all up with a beefy article exploring the car, SUV or other vehicle in detail. The articles are peppered with well shot photos that enhance your understanding of what the article is trying to tell the reader.

There are ads and articles for a diversity of people; this month's issue, for example, has an article on the latest Bentley coming out. I suppose that's for the rich. SMILE On the other hand, there is also an extensive review--with photos--of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. I think it's great they cover cars for people in all income brackets.

Look for more interesting articles. They review a Land Rover's performance in Argentina where apparently the vehicle must REALLY climb steep hills; and they take a "first drive" look at the Mercedes-Benz SL63 There's even a brief article on GMC's Sierra's first HYBRID vehicle--excellent!

Of course, you were waiting for me to mention this--the magazine has ads. In fact, it has LOTS of ads. This is one time, however, when I didn't entirely mind seeing lots of advertisements in a magazine. These ads provide the reader with resources for tires, noise canceling Bluetooth headsets, automotive accessories like heavy duty, strong plastic mats for the floors of your vehicle, and more. That's useful for readers who want to keep current on the latest supplies for their cars and, in the case of the Bluetooth headsets, accessories to make traveling by car a much better experience for so many of us.

Overall, I like Motor Trend. It's not for everyone; but it's great in my book. I like the articles that enable me to keep my ear to the ground for new automotive developments; and the advertisements also keep me updated as well.

Great job, Motor Trend!

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I think the basic impulse for Motor Trend is to rank an auto according to its acceleration speed. How fast does it get to 60? A tenth of a second is world-shaking and important. So is engine growl. The men who wrote these reviews are reporters who try for a fair and logical assessment of the vehicle. They are not consumers who are shopping for cars. I can't recall an article that mentioned exactly what goes into a featured car? Not a word and buddy, that is essential and I'll tell you why. For 20 years I was the marketing director of a mid-size American luggage company. We made our product in the factory I worked in. So I was familiar with every part and every component of our manufacture. Then our owner went overseas to manufacture our exact product. Well it wasn't exact. It was far from exact. Instead of being carefully sewn it was stapled. When our suppliers ran out of basic components, they simply purchased different ones, inferior ones knowing our product would sell on its former reputation. A current example of the utter lack of principle is Toyota. It's a money game and Motor Trend appears to be in on the game by not scrutinizing manufacture and componentry. So I am naturally skeptical of imports because engine roar and acceleration numbers don't tell me a thing about the dependability of the hundreds of parts that assemble in a new auto. And before I spend twenty, forty or sixty thousand for a new car, I want to know a lot more about its manufacture. I often wonder what Motor Trend said about my Olds. I drove it without trouble for eleven years and sold it to a fellow worker who gave it to his son who used it for four additional years through college. And maybe beyond? otor Trend is still here and Olds isn't. Is there something wrong with that equation?

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Chapel Hill, NC

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Several times in the past I've almost completely given up on Motor Trend. I even canceled my subscription on two occasions. My main gripe during those times? Too darned many trucks and SUVs. Sure, that's what the U.S. public seems to want, and "Trend" does appear in the name, but boooooring. When they released Truck Trend as a sister publication, I danced for joy and then fell flat on my face when MT seemed to STILL spend 2/3 of every issue on hulking boringmobiles.

In recent months Motor Trend has come full circle and again seems to be focusing on interesting articles about cars. Trucks and SUVs are hardly missing, but in that respect and others MT is tremendously better than it was, say, two years ago. The transformation is nearly astounding. I can still remember the first time I closed the back flap of the latest issue and suddenly thought "Holy smokes, that was GOOD!"

Now definitely worth reading again!

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I used to read MotorTrend until I started noticing a trend of my own. Every time a German car was compared to American or Japanese cars, the German would always win. When Lexus came out with the world's first 8 speed auto transmission, MotorTrend said, "That's too many gears". When BMW came out later with its own 8 speed auto, it was described as,"Seamless". When MotorTrend came out with its 2010 Car of the Year, the Volkswagen GTI won. Why? The GTI lost to the WRX, MazdaSpeed3 and Mitsubishi Rallyart in every category including 0-60, 1/4 mile, braking, interior space, handling, safety, and price but still came out on top. I wonder how much VW paid MotorTrend to get Car of the Year? How about MotorTrend's comparison of the Mustang and M3 in the article titled, "America's M3". These are totally different cars and of course the M3 won. Price-wise if you comepare the M3 to a Cadillac CTS-V, you'll find that the BMW M3 has no chance in any category with the Cadillac. These are just a few of the trends I noticed. When a lame car like the GTI won Car of the Year, I had enough and never picked up another MotorTrend magazine since.

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Marie Claire Idees

This is a great magazine filled w/ creative ideas filled with French charm and style. But don't order it here, you may never get it and will be out your money. I ordered it 2 years ago and have yet to receive an issue. Amazon customer service was totally helpless and uncaring, they refered me to their outside vendor who had no knowledge of the order. Amazon said they couldn't track it yet they had no problem collecting my money in the first place. Since then, customer service has never responded to any of my inquiries or requests for a refund. Terrible, terrible customer service!

If you read French or not, this is a wonderful magazine. The crafts include embroidery, collage, knitting, tapestry, cooking and more. The fashion and style areas give novel ideas for using junk like funky-labeled tin cans for a beach house door curtain, making mirror frames from bottle caps. Think sort of, Martha Stewart with a French twist. The trimestrial issues have a holiday or seasonal theme, Christmas, Spring, Summer, Autumn.

Every issue has an abecedaire (sampler) in a clever type of embroidery. Usually there is a knitted pattern, most often for babies but not always. There is usually a travelogue to an exotic place, with great photos. And you can get a long long advance look at US style trends--for example, Marie Claire Idees featured toile and transfer printed china years before it got to be a hot trend in the US. I save every issue.

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I recently got back from a trip home to Quebec, and bought a copy of Marie Claire Idees at the airport. Well, I adored it and plan to subscribe! The crafts and designs are classy and stylish, a nice change from the "County" style, ducks-and-cows, fake flowers and Disney themes that dominate the craft scene here. If you are sick of pastel landscapes, cartoon characters and cutesy themes, and can get by in French, this is the magazine for you! The only problem is that all their supply sources are in Europe, which is to be expected. And unfortunately it only comes out 4 times a year. It's cheaper to go directly to their site and subscribe there; about 34.00 USD including S&H.

PS, marieclaireidees.com has a discussion and help forum in French.

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I love this magazine. The presentation is so lovely and refreshing. I took French in school, but not enough to follow the instructions given for the projects. So, It's purely "follow the pictorial directions." I wish there were some way that this beautiful magazine could be captioned in some way. As part of it's charm is in the french language.

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I love this magazine! I was in Paris and found it in the airport and couldn't put it down on the plane. It's full of pictures and ideas and instructions in the back, not lots of wordy fluff or advertisements, but just packed with beautiful, inspiring ideas. I subscribe to Martha Stewart Living and I'd have to say this beats it, however, it is in French and it's pricier to order. It was cheaper in France but I was very happy to find that Amazon offered it since I didn't think I'd see another issue again without going overseas, I think the price is worth it.

Fly Fisherman (1-year auto-renewal)

If you want to read about Oprah's first cast, Jimmy Carter's secrets or Obama's first fish, this is the magazine for you. If you are looking for more then 5 pages of fly fishing substance, look elsewhere. I've subscribed to this magazine the past two years as well as a few others. This is consistently the poorest of the group. Short columns and poor articles make this a disappointing magazine.

One of the endearing features of the monthly magazine FLY FISHERMAN is its tag line: 'the leading magazine of the quiet sport'.

'Not a bad moniker for the anthology of fisherman's travelogue, skills-and-techniques instruction, environmental issues, and fly fishing news (yes, there *is* such a thing) that is packed into this publication. This reviewer recently took his first steps towards fulfilling the life long dream of learning to fly fish by exploring Montana's Big Horn river with fisherman-philosopher Bob Krumm. I hooked some gorgeous trout but I'm the one who got truly hooked.

I'm already the new owner of my first fly rod and reel. There's no turning back now. FLY FISHERMAN will go with me.

The beauty of this magazine and the 'quiet' sportsmen and women whose lives it nourishes is the breadth of their appreciation for the fishing experience. It's not only about the fish. If you are one of the fortunates who knows what a midge is, you probably didn't know how *much* there is to know--and report--about midges. The same can be said for access rights to rivers, water quality, human efforts to improve streams, and the art-and-science that go into catching--and usually releasing--intelligent trout.

It's a very cool magazine and, for the price, quite a catch.

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This really is the Cosmo of Fly fishing magazines. There is little content that will actually help you out on the water, and the articles are fairly boring and uninteresting. When the "Gear For The New Year" article contains just three pieces of gear that are super expensive, I knew this was a yuppie publication. When the issue comes in, I spend a few minutes reviewing it, hoping that it will be better, then it usually ends up in the magazine bin with all of the other fodder. I paid 20.00 for the subscription, and I will not renew when it expires.

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Very nice magazine, if you have some cash, go on and subscribe to this one. It will easy the cabin fever off season

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