LSP_Kevin Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Howdy folks, Kevin Williams has just reviews the new Su-22 book from HMH: HMH Publications Aircraft in Detail 023: Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter Thanks, Kevin! And thanks to Casemate Publishers for the review copy. Kev Kagemusha, Hartmann352, LSP_K2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Awesome book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 I read the review but had trouble with the score of 10/10 when allied to the statement, "...a whopping 138 pages..." I wouldn't describe a magazine that way, if it had just 138 pages; much less a book. Reading between the hyperbole, it does look to be a worthwhile addition but I'd expect a great deal more detail (and page count) before getting too excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Looks like it's right up there with the other books of theirs I have, a must buy to get the very best out of my LEM Su-22. Michael931080 and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I don't think you can truly judge a book simply by the number of pages it carries. I have seen a number of books on particular aircraft types, running to 3 or 400 pages, which were just about useless to most modellers, since the photos were often reproduced too small, in black-and-white or the coverage was very "general" and non-focused in nature. I have several Duke Hawkins books and would rate them amongst the best model-making references you can buy. The Mig-31 Duke book is easily worth three-or-four previously-published books on the subject. The F-4 book is definitely "airframe-porn" at the highest level. It a case of "Never mind the thickness... Feel the quality!" If only certain other things in life were this way... Cheers. Chris. LSP_K2, scvrobeson, thierry laurent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Confusionreigns178 said: I don't think you can truly judge a book simply by the number of pages it carries. I have seen a number of books on particular aircraft types, running to 3 or 400 pages, which were just about useless to most modellers, since the photos were often reproduced too small, in black-and-white or the coverage was very "general" and non-focused in nature. I have several Duke Hawkins books and would rate them amongst the best model-making references you can buy. The Mig-31 Duke book is easily worth three-or-four previously-published books on the subject. The F-4 book is definitely "airframe-porn" at the highest level. It a case of "Never mind the thickness... Feel the quality!" If only certain other things in life were this way... Cheers. Chris. I couldn't agree more. The level of detail, appealing to the average modeler, is truly outstanding, and I personally know of no better reference out there for this machine. Rockie Yarwood and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic C.D. Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 When we start a new book project, one of the first things we do, is buy one or more kits from the aircraft we want to picture. By looking closely at the kit, I try to find out what areas need good reference photos (and of course, it's a good excuse to buy a kit if I don't have it in the stash -hah!) Take the new book that we are releasing in 2 weeks on the F-104 Starfighter. I bought the 1/32 scale TF-104G from Italeri (I already started some years ago on the single seat one) and noticed that good references of the canopy and the area between the two cockpits would be helpful for modellers. So, when we started making the photos for the book, this was an area we wanted to photograph in detail. This meant however that we needed more pages than usual. Same thing with the engine; since there's a engine in the kit, we decided to add pages on the engine in case a modeller wants to detail it. My point is: upon looking at the Su-22 Fitter, we thought it possible to do it in 140 pages. For the Starfighter, we needed 180 pages. I try to keep the number of pages reasonable, because at the current price of paper (which has doubled in less than a year) the price of the books risks to go up too. We could have made a Su-22 book of 200 pages, but it would only have made the price higher, we feel that our 140 page book covers the aircraft well - we try to be as complete as possible. And to have fun making the books. Now, if Sabrejet has any suggestions for the books, I am most interested in hearing them. This can be on subjects or parts of the aircraft. I recently has a very nice e-mail from a gentleman in Mexico who requested to also show how the pilots and ground crew were dressed and what equipment they carry. That's something I hope to include in future books, when possible (and allowed). Someone else suggested to do a book on a certain small, single-engined jet from some time ago, well: we hope to release a book on it later this year. We're just a very small team making these books and I love to hear from Sabrejet or any of you. If we can make the books better, why shouldn't we listen? And LSP-K2: we're just as big a fan of you as you are of the Su-22 book! Nic PS - Together with the F-104 book, we're releasing a book on the A109 helicopter. Not a commercial choice, as you can imagine, but it really is a very cool looking compact helicopter, worth looking at in detail. Jack, Kagemusha, Rockie Yarwood and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Thanks very much, Nic, The HMH titles have quickly risen to the top of my favorites list. Casemate also just sent me the Mirage F1 and MiG-31 books, so I'll be taking a close look at those two in the very near future. Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Nic C.D. said: Take the new book that we are releasing in 2 weeks on the F-104 Starfighter. Looks like I'll have to update the References section in my own Starfighter book! Kev Kagemusha and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic C.D. Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Here are the cover and a couple of previews for you! Fanes, thierry laurent, LSP_K2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 wow, bring it on, that 104 story should be awesome and precise, looking forward to it very much..... Jack LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Yummy! Will definitely add the 104 title to my collection. I am very pleased with all I have purchased. Cheers, Rockie LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 14 hours ago, Rockie Yarwood said: Yummy! Will definitely add the 104 title to my collection. I am very pleased with all I have purchased. Cheers, Rockie Me too. I'll get mine from Casemate as soon as it's available (after I finish the current reviews anyway). Rockie Yarwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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