07-12-2010, 02:24 PM
I buy the current one(s) if there's something specific I can use. For the most part, back issues are just as good, if not more so. I used to get them from either my local store or local club for $0.25 to $0.50 each, so I could easily get a whole year (or two!) for the price of a current issue. A generous friend gave me 30+ years worth a few years ago - I haven't read them all yet, but now have almost no use for new ones. Soldering is soldering, weathering is weathering, etc, etc, and 30+ years covers it all at least once over.
Andrew
Andrew