Welcome to Auto Modeler Magazine

[flounder]

Hello Coffin Klowns. Today is the 1st birthday of Auto Modeler Magazine. This is a new publication that is meant for a people who love model cars.

The flyers you see below are of our first front cover and then some of the features our readers can expect. We are always looking for great modeling subject matter and new story tellers. You may recognize what unique builds from Chuck Darnell and Dave Armstrong. And you wont believe what Dave Marek has whipped up for a sketch pad! 

We are a bi monthly publication that is scheduled to arrive on the off months that Model Cars arrives. That means a model magazine every month. The premier issue will be in home in the first week of August. There are QR link if you want to subscribe. 

Let me know if you have any questions or input.
 
Scott Colmer - AKA Flounder.

(Thanks for letting me announce here, Dave!)

[Rallymaster]

I am excited to see this effort get off of the ground!  I just subscribed for two years.  Looking forward to it.

[modelcarfan]

Thanks for sharing that info... its from former magazine company, Scale Auto magazine and is of Kalmbach Publishing company and I am sure its all good with artciles and pics.

Already ordered subscription

[davevan1]

Good luck!!!

[jcon]

I have a hard time justifying the cost being on a fixed income... I have to pick and choose where to spend in my hobby and kits or supplies I need always win out... the magazine does look good though!

[flounder]

Thanks for jumping in and your input. Issues can be purchased 1 at a time through Spotlight Hobbies if a subscription is too big of a bite.

[jcon]

May 6, 2024 16:22:12 GMT -6 flounder said:

Thanks for jumping in and your input. Issues can be purchased 1 at a time through Spotlight Hobbies if a subscription is too big of a bite.

Thanks!

[flounder]

We have had a great initial response to our Auto Modeler Magazine announcement. Thank you all who subscribed so far.

Below is the subscribers link for subscribers outside the United States. Estimated arrival times are three weeks after original shipping date.

www.automodelermag.com/subscriptions

We secured an excellent artist to produce those concept drawing we all love. Look for a teaser soon.

Scott and Nani Colmer

[Starry Eyes]

Thanks for doing what you do Scott (and Nani) ! I’m all signed up !

[hizoot]

Scott,
I know you've had a desire to be involved with a scale model magazine for quite some time. Opportunities for such are extremely limited so it's good to see you grab for the brass ring. With your background in printing & publishing and love of scale model cars, I believe you're a valuable asset to this. I hope it will be fulfilling and meet your expectations.

I'm not sure what Nani's role in this has or will be but I do know it takes hours of effort to produce something like this with no guarantees of success. So at very least, I'm sure she's supportive to your efforts, I wish you both the best of luck & a Happy Mother's Day to Nani!

I'll be watching, from a distance but watching...!
Hizoot

PS-Does that purple sedan delivery look familiar to you?

[flounder]

Hey Jeff,

Thank you for the well wishes. Nani said Hi and thank you.

I did really like writing for Model Cars, but I got the itch to build my own magazine. Nani is the engine that keeps all the stuff running and she keeps us legal. Check us out at automodelermag.com. I get the content, she makes it go. Right now, it is a crazy amount of work. Summer vacation can not come soon enough.

The purple car- yep one of my oldest builds if you count the original version and the two rebuilds. It was also the first model I had in the gallery here at the showrods site.

Keep watching. Some cool things are coming.

Maybe you can shoot that unique contest for us. We pat 50.00 a published page for pictures and captions.

Flounder.

[hizoot]

Scott,

While I don't object to supporting your efforts, photographing the "unique contest" as you put it, may not be a good idea as they're much more military oriented as I said. Check it out if you want rockymtnhobbyexpo.com/
However, there's a few competitive and non-competitive events that take place in the intermountain west that are open to auto modelers that could deserve photographing such as the IPMS contest and Wasatch Wheels or Scale Model Car Exabition.

I have most of my photo equipment but I'd need a model info sheet like MCM used to use to identify the models & modelers to write captions from.
Do you have one yet? If not, maybe Nani can make one up. Let me know, we should probably take this off-line to a PM.

Hizoot,

[flounder]

Cool, Jeff. Glad to have you on board. I am not posting the build sheets on the website. I want to know who is repping for us.

Send me an email and I can send you the PDF for the sheets.

[e-mail]

I can send a banner and flyers later. Please let me know what shows you have in mind. I don't want to double up on coverage.

Thanks!

Flounder