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I'm a subscriber to Trains.com Video unlimited.


This gives me the pdf copies of all the old Kalmbach media magazines. And a free ball cap.

FYI: If kalmbach exists, it's as an entity within firecrown media.

I noticed the local hobby shop here in Fort Wayne IN stopped carrying MRR and the kalmbach mags. I asked why:

"Firecrown doesn't allow returns of their magazines..."

I can see that from a shop owner's perspective. Instead of ordering five copies of each of the month's various titles, then returning the unsold ones, the shop has to order only what they know they can sell. The shop manager said it wasn't worth it for the two or three copies per month he sold.

As for the video membership, I've worn the Trains.com hat once. It's a bit small for my head. But that's because I have a fat head.

Their ongoing series are interesting to watch. Gerry Leone's show is worth half the subscription cost each month. But, I don't go in very often to download the magazines. Speaking of which, I should do so, and load them on the iPad for vacation reading. I've got at least 6 months to catch up on.
 
Hello !
YEEES ! After five messages, I finally received an answer from Firecrown concerning my subscription to M.R. They confirm what you guys said : no more printed issues sent to the international since October 25, the reason the last one I received was september's.
They say they face too many delivery problems ??
Well I don’t remember problems before Firecrown took care of the sendings...
 


The Firecrown ship appears to be sinking, Classic Trains has been scrapped!

Seems pretty clear Firecrown are starting to really regret buying the Kalmbach titles, I would not be surprised to see Model Railroader have some sort of drastic action done to it, either merged into something else or go digital only. I hope not but it seems to be the way things are heading.
 
The Firecrown ship appears to be sinking, Classic Trains has been scrapped!

Seems pretty clear Firecrown are starting to really regret buying the Kalmbach titles, I would not be surprised to see Model Railroader have some sort of drastic action done to it, either merged into something else or go digital only. I hope not but it seems to be the way things are heading.
I suspected that would happen. I predict that Garden Railways will be absorbed into MRR. The staff is the same throughout the publications, with a few specialists. Kalmbach wasn't streamlined enough for the new digital age.

I believe we'll see more changes as the Kalmbach brands are brought more into line with what Firecrown has done to the other publications they've purchased and revamped.
 




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