kevin b Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 As far as I am aware, Hobbyking is an internet only business and doesn't advertise in other areas. No advertising budget = lower prices. Just bought a 1400mm span trainer which only needs a receiver and lipo to fly. Price £47.00 including postage !!! Edited By kevin b on 13/05/2015 14:16:27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Reynolds LaserCraft Services Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Graham, can I congratulate you on a job well done and wish you all the best for the future, I'm pretty sure you have left the mag in safe hands David, don't drop the ball , only kidding, congratulations on your new position, enjoy it, long live RCME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Well this is a shock , I have been buying the RCM&E for as long as i can remember and although i have only seen Graham a couple of times he has always been patient , polite and professional throughout . What a Gent .Good luck in youre new job Graham . And Welcome to the helm David Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Well done Graham and congratulations on what you have done with RCME over the years. In the modelling world a truly prestigious magazine. I hope your future challenges are all fun and equally as successful. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Foxtrot Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thanks to Graham for doing a great job over the years and good luck to Daviid from me also. cheers dave f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I received an offer for a free issue of SAGA magazine with my subscription issue, is this a hint to Graham's change of direction or are they trying to tell me something........................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Graham - Cambria Funfighters Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Hi, I'd like to wish Graham all the best for the future following the news of his leaving RCM+E as the editor and to thank him for the help and encouragement he has given me since taking over the Funfighters. Also I'd like to thank Liam Swarbrick for his review of the Kawasaki Hein. Finally I look forward to reading the magazine under the leadership of David and wonder what is in store for us all. Daren Graham. Edited By Pete B - Moderator on 14/05/2015 15:25:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Congratulations David, and thank you to Graham.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Just like to wish Graham a long and happy retirement in the Golden Years Home for the Chronically Confused. Like most of the other contributors to this fine and august comic, I was bullied, intimidated and threatened by Graham until I had no choice but to take the job as erstwhile scribbler and smudger. I'm hoping that life will be easier now. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Marsh Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'm in it, so that's good! If I'm not in it,then it's a rubbish issue - so there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 My June issue arrived today, once again there's a lot of fascinating stuff to absorb. I'm particularly pleased to see the excellent three view drawing of the beautiful Comper Swift and to read that this is the first of many more to come. Will the Arrow Active be one of those? Modelling is part of my life-long fascination with aeroplanes and a feature on a full-size plane with a high quality three-view was one of my favourite reads in Aeromodeller for many years. I hope that this will continue to be a feature of RCME and perhaps associated with another on a model design of that subject on some occasions. Graham Ashby says goodbye in the editorial and it's good to see that he will still be working in our hobby. Also it's great to see Stephen Jones' fantastic Sipa Minijet design featured as a free plan. The full-size original interested me when a kid and I'd never forgotten it, so I was overjoyed to see Steve's fascination with it translated into this super model at Greenacres, it's going to be popular, I'm sure. My interest in this hobby never wanes, RCME plays a big part in feeding my continued desire to learn more and read about the achievements of some of our colleagues that I will never be able to emulate but remain inspired by. Edited By Colin Leighfield on 14/05/2015 22:28:43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 My issue also arrived today and the magazine keeps up the excellent standard of interesting and informative articles. Well done to the editorial team, the columnists, contributors and all involved with the production and here's hoping for a seamless transition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I wonder how many versions of the Stipa Edf Pushe electrric and pusher I,C ,glider too maybe. I can't build on my lap tray but maybe later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Would like to say how much I like the content but my issue still has not arrived!!!!Starting to be a regular occurrence arriving after it`s in the shops.Not happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Putley 1 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Reference HobbyKing:- HobbyKing do advertise as they did several years ago In RCM&E. Since when they have been my main supplier. I suspect the policy of Not reviewing their products is done by agreement with the magazines UK advertisers to protect their own interests, As well as RCM&E, I also subsribe to FlyRC, a mag. Hobbyking run regular ads in the mag, plus you will see many reviews of HobbyKing in the mag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Putley 1 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Correction Should Read A US mag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Foxtrot Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Had a quick skim of this months issue over breakfast this morning, I was really pleased to see the the 3 view drawings feature, the Comper Swift is a potential model on my build list so even better. I hope that this idea runs and runs, I would like to build up a nice collection of these. Edited By david fillingham 1 on 15/05/2015 15:15:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanN Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 David, you beat me to it. The 3 view will be an interesting and useful addition, going forwards. Very welcome! Edited By IanN on 15/05/2015 15:30:06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks to Graham for your years of work and congratulations to David, I'm relieved to know you are staying with the magazine. I still hope to see you both a Greenacres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Bad News - Good News! Bad News, we've lost a crackin' good Editor. 😱 Good News, the new Editor has the same Ashby DNA. 😀 Graham, thanks for hours of interesting reading over the years. You made RCM&E the only magazine worth paying an annual subscription for, never a disappointment. I feel a bit sorry for David though, you're going to be hard act to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I've just noticed the spelling mistake on the cover. And everywhere else. The Kawasaki Ki 61 was called "Hien", not "Hein". It means "Flying Swallow", quite a nice name really. I don't think I'll try and find out what "Hein" means! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Posted by Robert Putley 1 on 15/05/2015 14:52:04: Reference HobbyKing:- HobbyKing do advertise as they did several years ago In RCM&E. Since when they have been my main supplier. I suspect the policy of Not reviewing their products is done by agreement with the magazines UK advertisers to protect their own interests, As well as RCM&E, I also subsribe to FlyRC, a mag. Hobbyking run regular ads in the mag, plus you will see many reviews of HobbyKing in the mag. Thanks for that Robert. I don't mind being corrected. It's interesting though, that FlyRC only has 2 advertisers on its website. Hobbyking and Hobbico. I also use Hobbyking and have had some good deals from them. Some of the cheap stuff is cheap, but they are helping keep prices down in the hobby and that in itself is no bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Graham thanks for a great magazine and Forum Best wishes for your new job . David, great news look forward to the continuation of a great magazine and forum Tempted by the Hitec 7channel offering, good review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Graham has a lot to be proud of with respect to RCM&E. He and his team has managed to place the magazine firmly in 1st. place in the UK. Many other magazines have failed during this period, RCM in the USA, whilst in the UK titles have amalgamated, some contracting other magazines failing completely. Quite an achievement in a publishing industry seeing many changes. One of my relations, closing their publishing arm to their business, as the business has become so very competitive with low margins. Perhaps one of the overriding impressions has been the effort put into keeping in contact with the readerships interests and developments in the market place. It is possibly this aspect has kept the magazine relevant to the readership. I am sure that there have been difficulties, in a market where the number of distributors seems to be reducing. Then there is the issue that the retail outlets have been decimated. The market has become totally dominated by foreign made ARTF models. On this basis I can only imagine that the number of products submitted for review is not as extensive as in the past. Then there is the issue that modelling is not the boom industry of the 50s and 60s, at best matured at worst a niche hobby. All in all a magnificent job undertaken most effectively in some of the most difficult of times. My only complaint are the front covers, always one model in a similar pose. But if people and scenes were incorporated, what would I complain about. If the older style covers were ever to return, my wife would tut tut. But then again i have been known to paste brown paper patches on the magazine covers my wife has purchased, where gratuitous pictures of semi nude men have offended my sensibilities, strangely she has not been amused, as these are different.. All the best for the future Graham Edited By Erfolg on 17/05/2015 17:17:01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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