Hi SJG001, You say you move abut a lot for work, but do you have a base where your post goes to? I ask because whie waiting for the first few magazines would be frustrating, taking two or three magazines back out with you after collecting them from your home base would make a subscription more practical. It's just that initial wait for some magazines to read!
When Martyn took over the editing of Mil Mod, He injected it with new blood and reinstated some old features such as a letters page and reader's models. I cannot say whether the previous editor was bored or did not have the feel for Military Modelling as much as Ken Jones or Martyn, but I did notice a dip in the magazine during this time.
On seeing Graham take over Model Boats, I got the feeling again of fresh blood in such things as the spread of articles and also the editorial piece at the beginning of the magazine which I believe is the place where the editor can discuss things he may have been approached about or indeed is passionate about, a sort of editorial equivalent of Glynn Guests's Mooring Post.
With the new editor taking over, I have experience in his previous work (see above) and reckon that the magazine will continue to do well providing we buy it where we can.
My local newsagent orders Model Boats in for me, and while more costly, I like to support my local newsagent as much as I do my remaining favourite hobby magazine. Given the issues that Milmod had, would having a small monthly charge for using the forum help fund the magazine?