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Building Tips and technical articles. => 1/2 A building. => Topic started by: LARRY RICE on September 25, 2010, 04:46:51 PM
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I am looking to see if there is enough interest in a 1/2A ONLY magazine. It would cover a construction article with plans, tips on flying and building, kit reviews famous people and much more. 4 issues per year; first issue free, $1.00 per issue after the first one and that covers the postage too. It will be on a small for mat with 24 to 28 pages per issue.
WOULD YOU BE INTERRESTED????
Thank You
Larry
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Yes.
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YES
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yep me too
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Me three.
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Definitely....and I would pay more for extra postage. H^^
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The way that we can make the magazine so cheap is that I do not expect to make any money from it. I will deduct the cost of it from our advertising budget and sell ads to stores at a very low price. This means that it will take as much help from you as it does from me. You will need to tell us about local contest and get pictures to us. The small for mat will mean 7 x 11" pages, this will keep both the printing and the shipping down. At the same time I want this to be an interesting and informative magazine.
If this is a go the first issue would be out in January and it would be free. We will send them to stores and to your home. Right now we are looking to sign up contributors for regular articles.
Larry
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I am looking to see if there is enough interest in a 1/2A ONLY magazine. It would cover a construction article with plans, tips on flying and building, kit reviews famous people and much more. 4 issues per year; first issue free, $1.00 per issue after the first one and that covers the postage too. It will be on a small for mat with 24 to 28 pages per issue.
WOULD YOU BE INTERRESTED????
Thank You
Larry
Count me in too.
George
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Larry,
Count me in as well.
Have you mentioned this on the .049 collectors forum?
Bill
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You might talk me into providing plans & construction article for some of my kits. Just to stimulate sales perhaps. (of my kits, not the magazine.)
Shameless blatant free advertising for me, maybe a couple of pages of filler for you.
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Bill I am not aware of that forum and am not signed up on it.
Ray I will keep you in mind and let you know next month.
Larry
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Larry,
With your permission, I'll post a link to this thread on the other forum.
Their primary interest is collecting plastic RTF models from Comet, Cox, and others, but they have a very nice library of small engine and airplane photos as well.
Bill
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Im in!!!!!!
As long as you can throw some scale and combat in there :D:D:D
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Sure!
Especially if it would help me figure out how to get reedies to run! #^
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Count me in. Do you need address? How about PDF format via E-mail --- Or both
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Don't forget to add the old DOC to the list. H^^
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Would that also include shipping to Belgium??If so;i'm absolutely in!!Rudi. %^@
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Great idea Larry , count me subscribed!
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To Bill Adair:
We are currently feeling out the waters right now ... but yes you can post this on other sites. I would like to have a point of contact with that site as I have some questions about engine designers for our famous people section. We will be covering Leroy Cox, Bill Atwood and others.
Rudi,
We do plan to ship overseas with a slight postage charge and I plan to make them available in England. I will be asking our reps in England, Canada, Australia, Portugal and Estonia to submit articles for the magazine.
Thank You for responding.
Larry
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Yes,that's great;here are a few of my own creation's; :)!
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John Rist:
We will start with address in December or maybe late November by then we should have a magazine in hand.
Rudi;
Those look great, why didn't you share them sooner. We are all interested in seeing new stuff.
Larry
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Well Larry;because up until now i was mostly on "the other forum",but now that i found the 1/2A section on this forum,i will be mostly found overhere because 1/2A is my prime modelling interest.Rudi. H^^
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yep
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Excellent idea.
Count me in for sure.
Bob
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I'm in!! #^
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without a doubt, count me in
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Count me in.
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I'm interested! I hope it's not the usual - $1.00US ($9.95 in Canada) :) Don't forget about electric S?P LL~
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I'll do what I can to help! y1
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Rudi, great looking little planes. #^ #^ Should have saved them for the upcoming magazine. S?P H^^
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No problem Doc;there's more on the way where those came from... ;D ;D Rudi.
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$1 with postage?
You are not charging enough, Larry mw~
You could also offer an e-subscrition in PDF format.
Bernie
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Yes indeed,
I'd be willing to help as a regular contributor....good luck!
Paul
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Yes I would be interested .
Bill Barber
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Ditto!
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Great Idea, count me in. Dennis OReilly
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me two
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Deal me in. Will it include 1/2A F/F and R/C projects too?
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Some free flight and R/C but 90% Control line.
Larry
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Yes, interested.
Roger Vizioli
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Me too!
Chris Brainard
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Me three! LL~
I think a 1/2A mag would be SUPER!
Once there was a mag called the "JR American MODELER", that focused on the beginner and had many 1/2A plans and projects.
Taught MANY kids to fly using their "trainer" when I taught the NASA "Young Astronauts" program after school.
"Tight Lines!" H^^
Wes
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Larry
Put my name on the list with the rest.
Robert
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Yup, I'm interested...Mark
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Bill I am not aware of that forum and am not signed up on it.
Ray I will keep you in mind and let you know next month.
Larry
This is a very active group and has been around for several years (oldest posts are from 2002) --
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/049Collectors/
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A great idea! I have not flown 1/2A for many years but I do want to. This will be an inspiration. Count me in.
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Absolutely!! I am particularly interested in sharing 1/2A plans and would welcome the opportunity to have access to a 1/2a magazine.
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Would you also be interested in including 1/2A sized electric powered models? I have built and flown them for the last 5 years or so. HobbyKing has motors, batteries and ESC's that make it very cost effective too. I think they are a good addition to that sized of CL model.
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I would love to see electrics included also. Electrics for 1/2a are great, none of the tempermental problems the glow engines have, and they are easy to setup for throttle
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Yes!
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Hi Larry,
I'd be interested, and if you wanted I could put together a article or two on early 1/2a 'plastic' RTF's
Thanks,
Mark
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/049Collectors/
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Hi Larry..
If it's about flying and engines I'm for it..
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Add me to the list...
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Put my name down, and I'll buy a few subscriptions for some flying friends of mine. Shoot - $1 for a Christmas present can't be beat!!
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Please put me on the list.
Keith
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Yes, I would be interested.
Chris
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I would interested as well. Would you also think about including "Ebenezer" plans? Draw in a even wider base of interested folks? ???
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Where do I add my name to get this ?
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Okay, I am looking at getting the first issue out in January so we will be taking names, addresses and e-mails in November. By then I should have something to look at. The reason for this chat was to show that there would be enough interest for us to invest our time and money into it.
I have talked to the editor and made it clear that my interest would include all forms of 1/2A modeling and that the magazine should be readable by the common hobbyist especially the fun flier.
The magazine will be offered as both a hard copy and a lower priced PDF file. Prices are not set in stone yet but hard copies will include postage.
Larry
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You mean I have to wait until November? S?P
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Definitly interested!!! Sign me up. Is there a 1/2A Carrier plane? Thanks!
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Count me in too. Bob Hills in CT.
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Count me interested!
Bob
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Definitely! My favorite part of the hobby.
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Larry,
If it is good enough for Fred it is good enough for me!
John Cralley
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Count me in. y1
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I'm in, When does it start!? H^^ y1 y1
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Please add my name to the list and I hope that this idea works well for you. y1
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We are looking at putting the first issue out in January so I will be taking names and address in December. There will be a PDF issue available and a hard copy issue. We are currently gathering articles, editing, and formating. Stay Tuned.
Larry
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Count me in.
Bill Hodges
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Count me in. CLP**
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Sounds great to me, count me in!
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Please add my name to the list. Thanks!
Dave
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yes
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Add my name to the list, can't wait.---LOUIE
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Great idea, I would be interested in a pdf version.
TTFN
John.
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I am in also sounds real good
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I have a definite interest in 1/2a. Count me in pleasel
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Okay, we are working on the magazine but we need your help too. The magazine size has grown so we need some articles, pictures, anything.
Larry
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Hi Larry,
I'm interested in the 1/2A magazine. Add me to the list!
Thanks
Chris
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Larry,
Where can we send input for your magazine, and are there any special format requirements?
John V
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The easiest way is ti send them to me and I will forward them to the editor.
Larrytheredbaron@aol.com
I would like this magazine to be about you all as much as it is about the hobby. I have gone a ling way to make sure that it is not a Black Hawk Modesl magazine, while writing a couple of articles and running an ad I am staying out of the editors job.
Thank You all for your help
Larry
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HI Larry,
You can add my name to the list.
Thanks Bob
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Yes, paying the extra post to Spain
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Yes by all means count me in also
thanks Albert
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Sure..... sounds like fun!
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Hope I'm not too late! I want in!
Have been doing biz with your retail site, Boone's Hobbies. Sha Sha is a great sales mgr., and keeps me abreast of all the happenings at Blackhawk.
A magazine will be the frosting on the cake! Thanks, Larry!
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Hi Larry,
Thanks for the decals, I looked in the LG package (and all the others) and none were there, no problem!
and I am adding my name to the list again (in case I forgot to earlier!)
Bill
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Well it is December and I hope that Larry has me on the list. 1/2A just may get the kids and grandkids flying again. H^^