SPA Modeler

"Hi!

So, lot of questions. The most important thing from our standpoint is that FSM remains an ongoing brand. And we all have our jobs. We don't have to move and should have a new HQ in Wisconsin soon.

Firecrown has acquired all of Kalmbach Media's tracks titles (Trains, Trains.com, Model Railroader, Classic Trains, Classic Toy Trains) and Astronomy in addition to FSM. That's a lot for any company to swallow, so there's going to be a learning curve as we integrate into their systems and they come to know our workflows. Most of this should be behind the scenes and won't affect subscribers.

We had plans in the works for the FSM Forum and FineScale.com. These aren't on hold so much as we're trying to figure out the order of operations. Some things for FineScale.com you'll probably see roll through in short order--and when they happen, you'll be happy, believe me! The Forum operates off of a shared platform, so the update there will require getting all of the other brands in line and then switching over. I can't give you a timeline on that. However, believe me when I tell you that everyone in the Firecrown online team knows the challenges we're facing. When I have news, I'll pop here to report.

We're feeling very good about this and we are moving ahead full throttle on the edtiorial side.

I can't follow all threads all the time nor see all social media posts. I'll keep an eye on this thread though. If you have questions, pop them in here and I'll answer them when I have time.

Thanks,

TK

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Timothy Kidwell
Editor
Scale Model Brands
Kalmbach Media"

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 8:27 pm I feel about the same regarding anything coming from Mr Kidwell as I do about the current and last White House Press Secretaries...