Model fan

Model fan
description	Model construction magazine
language	German
publishing company	GeraMond Verlag GmbH
First edition	1974
Frequency of publication	per month
Sold edition	12,152 copies
(ModellFan media data)
Editor-in-chief	Markus Wunderlich
Web link	www.modellfan.de
ISSN	0341-5104

ModellFan is a German magazine for model making . It appears monthly with a sold circulation of 12,152 copies by GeraMond Verlag and is the leading German-language magazine for model making. Until December 2019, the magazine was the official organ of the German Plastic Modeling Association DPMV. (DPMV has expired)

history

The magazine was founded in 1974 by Schünemann Verlag . Since 1976, the magazine has been presenting the “Model of the Year” award at the Nuremberg Toy Fair . The November 2009 edition of the ModellFan was first published by GeraMond Verlag in Munich. In 2010 the magazine was merged with Kit magazine .

content

ModellFan deals with models of vehicles, airplanes, ships, figures and dioramas. Construction reports on current model kits as well as conversions and self-construction are printed. In addition, the technology of model making, materials, tools and colors are dealt with in detail. In addition, there are step-by-step instructions, presentations of the new models, book reviews and overviews of manufacturers and specialist dealers.

editorial staff

The editorial office is in Munich.

• Editor in Chief:
  • Markus Wunderlich

• Responsible editors:
  • until 2010: Helge Schling
  • from 2010 to 2016: Berthold Tacke, Helge Schling
  • from 2016 to February 2018: Kai Feindt, Helge Schling
  • since 2018 Thomas Hopfensperger, Helge Schling

Web links

• Website of the ModellFan magazine

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} ModellFan media data
2. ↑ www.verlagshaus.de, February 4, 2010 . Retrieved September 27, 2014.
3. ↑ MODELL FAN now at GeraMond Verlag , www.boersenblatt.net, September 23, 2009 . Retrieved November 4, 2016.