I want to make one thing clear.. it’s not my intention to bash them. Instead, I’ve been noticing a trend over there. One thing I have noticed these last few years is their magazine isn’t what it used to be - thin, fewer articles, and still being charged ridiculous price for a magazine with less pages. I get it - some articles have gone digital. Some subscribers complain they’re not receiving digital copies as part of their subscription. I’ve also heard quite a few rumblings nobody is renewing their subscriptions for that reason plus they’re publishing the same old, same old techniques on weathering, detailing, painting, etc… I get it… it gets old eventually.
I wonder how long FSM will fold for good due to slumping magazine sales. Their forums are not as active as it used to be years ago - one being pop up ads are annoying for a few members. Some are leaving because of that reason. Some issues on their site are Error messages - 508 error messages. I guess the folks at FSM / Kalmbach are telling folks to install an Adblocker of sorts instead of fixing the problem themselves. Seems to be a couple of die hards are posting stuff mindless stuff just to keep it going. Almost like beating a dead horse. Again, these are all noticeable observations and trends currently happening at FSM.
What are you’re thoughts and feelings of these observations.
It’s sad FSM isn’t what it used to be anymore - a place where fellow hobbyists used to hang out, give advice/help fellow hobbyists and have fun before other hobby forum sites became a better place to go to.
