Railroad Model Craftsman
| Categories | Rail transport modelling |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Carstens Publications |
| First issue | 1933 |
| Country | USA |
| Website | http://www.rrmodelcraftsman.com |
Railroad Model Craftsman is an American magazine specializing in the hobby of model railroading. Its first issue in March 1933 was called Model Craftsman because it covered other areas of scale modeling as well. In April 1949 it changed its focus to model trains and changed its name to reflect this change. While it can claim to be the oldest model railroading magazine in continuous publication in the United States, rival Model Railroader counters with the tagline "Model railroading exclusively since 1934."
Published by Model Craftsman Publishing Corp., the company moved headquarters from Chicago to New York City in 1934. The company relocated to suburban Ramsey, New Jersey in 1942. In 1955 the company moved to an old telephone company building on Arch Street in Ramsey. In 1962, Hal Carstens was named publisher and continued to grow the company through the decade. The name of the publishing company was changed to Carstens Publications in 1969. The last big move came in 1973 when the publishing company moved to Newton in northern New Jersey.
The magazine is published by Carstens Publications, located in Newton, New Jersey. The company also publishes Railfan and Railroad and Flying Models magazines.
As its name would suggest, Railroad Model Craftsman concentrates more on scratch building and kitbashing than its closest competitor. Although the magazine is not scale-specific, most of its plans are published either in HO scale or S scale, with instructions on converting them to other scales. Almost all of the content in the magazine is generated by readers, with very few articles produced by the editors.
The staff of RMC consists of Bill Schaumburg, Editor, Chris D'Amato, Associate Editor, and Jim Ankrom, Associate Editor. All have been involved with producing RMC on a monthly basis for almost 30 years. Bill Schaumburg succeeded Tony Koester as Editor in the early 1980s.
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