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Instructions, CD or printed material??????
jasmils
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Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 02:58 PM UTC
G'day all,
As a few of you know, I am retooling and redoing the instrutions of a couple of my kits to match new plastic kits on the market.
My question is, would you prefer a CD or the standard printed A4 pages?
CD having high res images.
I not to clued up on problems between Mac and Windows. Suggestions??
Here is a screen shot of one set of printed instructions I'm working on.
Cheers Jason
Halfyank
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Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 03:12 PM UTC
Printed, definitely. For one thing right now my personal computer is down, so I have to use the family computer. It's not always easy to have a computer near your work desk. Printed ones are just so much easier to deal with.

SSGToms
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Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 03:30 PM UTC
Printed, absolutely and without question. My computer is 6 feet from my worktable and they face in opposite directions. I need a set of paper instructions that I can mark up as I go and leave myself notes.
I even know a few modelers that don't have a computer!
A photo CD would be nice if you wanted to include it but it certainly isn't necessary to build the kit.
bravo2zero
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Posted: Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 04:13 PM UTC
My choice would be printed copies on the model kit I'm working on; easily available & moveable especially for me whom do not have any references of sort especially a computer.

Faisal
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Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 - 12:01 AM UTC
Ditto to all the above. I prefer printed as well.
metooshelah
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Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 - 12:07 AM UTC
definitely printed instructions. no relying on computer, more comfortable and you can mark stuff with a pen or make some adjustments where you please.
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Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 - 06:07 AM UTC
Jason,

I also prefer printed instructions, as the others above have indicated.

But I also have looked at instruction sheets online, like those for Eduard, that gives me an idea of what comes in the kit/set. This allows me to decide on a specific set from a manufacturer or gives me an idea of the level of detail in a kit.
So I say you should provide .pdf copies on your website, too.
jasmils
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Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 - 11:44 AM UTC
Well looks like printed it is team.
Thanks all for your input.

Cheers Jason
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