ModelRailroader on DVD

[conrail98]

Just saw that Kalmbach has put up Pre-Ordering for 75 years of ModelRailroader on DVD:

http://www.kalmbachstore.com/15120.html

Might clean out a few peoples' basements,

Phil

[tom mann]

Awesome.  I've been waiting for this for years.

Does anyone have the Trains collection?  Is the content viewable on an iPad (PDF)?

[conrail98]

That's my question too. Would love to know if it's setup like the N Scale Mag CDs of PDFs or not,

Phil

[Scottl]

That is awesome!  $200 is a bit pricey though.  Not sure I can justify that.

[MichaelWinicki]

I put in my pre-order...

This is great news!  It'll not only make searching for articles easier, but I can get rid of what issues I have left in storage. 

[mcjaco]

Awesome.  I've been waiting for this for years.

Does anyone have the Trains collection?  Is the content viewable on an iPad (PDF)?

I bought the Trains version for my Dad as a Christmas present.  He loves it.  You can simply search one term, and anytime that term is mentioned in any article it pulls it up.  He spent a week reading about the Hiawatha.   ;D

I believe they're all PDF format, but I'm not sure, as he hasn't let me play with it yet.

[conrail98]

I bought the Trains version for my Dad as a Christmas present.  He loves it.  You can simply search one term, and anytime that term is mentioned in any article it pulls it up.  He spent a week reading about the Hiawatha.   ;D

I believe they're all PDF format, but I'm not sure, as he hasn't let me play with it yet.

You mean you didn't install it locally to make sure everything worked?

Phil

[Dave Schneider]

Awesome.  I've been waiting for this for years.

Does anyone have the Trains collection?  Is the content viewable on an iPad (PDF)?

According to the web site:
http://www.kalmbachstore.com/15100.html
*The Trains Complete Collection will not run on tablet computers, media players, e-readers or smart phones.

The same disclaimer applies to the Model Railroader DVD. How on earth do they expect us to be able to take this into "the reading room"!

Best wishes, Dave

[mcjaco]

You mean you didn't install it locally to make sure everything worked?

Phil

It showed up about six weeks after Christmas (pre-ordered in October).  I was shocked at it's arrival, I plum forgot!   :

[Chris333]

I wish it was segmented more on different DVD's. I would buy 1934-1970 for $49.99 

[sirenwerks]

Hmmm, maybe Carstens will follow with RMC? BTW, Kalmbach also has Classic Trains 2000-2009 on DVD.

[MichaelWinicki]

Hmmm, maybe Carstens will follow with RMC?

I'd leap all over that one too.  I dumped my RMC collection last summer.

[sirenwerks]

I believe they're all PDF format, but I'm not sure, as he hasn't let me play with it yet.

The Trains advert on the Kalmbach site states you need Adobe Shockwave Player. I'm still catching up with electronic print format publishing so I'm not quite sure of the implications of that requirement. I know I would want to be able to print an article out if need be (same as being able to photocopy a hardcopy) and to enlarge photos (same as being able to use a magnifying glass) to get to the nitty gritty. Can anyone confirm whether Shockwave Player would allow these?

[Dave Schneider]

Good question Bryan. I sent an email to Customer Service asking this question. In reading the reviews of the Trains DVD, one person mentioned the ability to print. Some didn't like the search feature. Maybe it will be improved?

Best wishes, Dave

[Chris333]

Who's burning me a copy.