RE: Magazine dedicated to kit/plans/scratch builders
I work for one of the largest Magazine Printers in the Country, and just to give it a little perspective, the Publication industry has seen an attrition of about 35% over the past 2 years.
Basically, one 1/3 of all previous titles are either gone or reduced in pages by that amount.
We as a company do not seeing this coming back as advertisers have flocked to the internet with search engine optimization, banners, email campaigns, social networking sites, and other online media advertising.
We have seen very few new publications popping up, and definately less of the smaller "hobby/niche" titles we use to enjoy.
I wouldn't count on it anytime soon I'm afraid.