Greg W Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) Here's a heads up on a book I stumbled across called Aircraft Modelling: Conversions, Scratchbuilding and Superdetailing. Link to where I discovered it. Have any of you heard tell of of it? It is listed as a pre-order, slated for release in April 2024. Description from Amazon: "Aircraft Modelling presents a distinguished line-up of master modellers to guide you through the essential aspects of advanced plastic modelling. Via a combination of immaculate photographs, step-by-step instructions, friendly advice, and easy-to-follow techniques, you will be shown how to convert, modify, and superdetail kits, how to model resin and vacuform parts and kits, and even how to scratchbuild entire models. This book will not only greatly improve your modelling skills and efficiency, it will encourage you to push your boundaries, to engage your imagination, and to create models that will go on to inspire others. Table of Contents Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Conversions; Resin/Vacuform Models; Scratchbuilding – Claudio Luchina; Super-detailing; Conclusion; Internet Resources; Index" Edited September 11, 2023 by Greg W geedubelyer, Smokeyforgothispassword, Rick Griewski and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Interesting. There's no elaboration on who the "distinguished line-up of master modellers" is, but the listed editor (Jason Moore @Learstang) is a member here, so perhaps he can chime in with some more information? Kev Buster99, Gene K, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Thanks Kevin, if it is as good as the description it will be a hell of a book! I hit the buy button on the pre-order so I will do a review after it shows up on my doorstep. LSP_Kevin and Learstang 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 This is indeed a book produced by @Learstang and he has assembled a wide variety of builds from various modellers which cover lots of varied approaches and techniques. Admittedly, Jason was scraping the barrel when he asked me to contribute with a chapter on my 1/32 Halifax, but the others are top-notch! Greg W, Breaker, Christa and 6 others 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) Well if you are bringing up the rear on this team, I'm sold!!! I love your WIPs and the projects you've tackled and finished to such a incredibly high standard. All of them have impressed and inspired me over the entire time I have been on LSP. Thanks Tom, this book is looking better and better. Edited September 12, 2023 by Greg W Christa and Learstang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Tom is of course being much too modest. His work in the book is exemplary, if not downright b****y amazing! That's interesting about the Amazon page. I regularly check Amazon to see how my books are faring and hadn't even noticed they had this book ready for pre-order. Well good for them! The book is indeed finished, but right now it's in a holding pattern to be published, which should be in the first half of next year. All the modellers I gathered for the articles are top-notch. Of course, I'm going to say that, but in this case it is true. It has not only articles, but also lots of nice, shiny pictures of models in various states of assembly. I was at least smart enough not to submit any of my models for the book. As a modeller, I make a good editor. Best Regards, Jason P.S. Buy it! themongoose, Jack, geedubelyer and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 17 minutes ago, Learstang said: As a modeller, I make a good editor. Yeah, I know the feeling! Kev Learstang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I look forward to this new book, it might be a source of some good info to check out. The now 30-year old John Alcorn books are also worth checking out, FWIW. They were what got me started on my own scratchbuilding journey, I never would have even tried if not for those books. Learstang, Jack, Christa and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensar Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Anyone know if the Amazon price is likely to increase after it's published? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, kensar said: Anyone know if the Amazon price is likely to increase after it's published? I hope so. Best Regards, Jason Greg W, Thomas Lund, Christa and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 (edited) For those intetested, Amazon is saying the book will be available on April 7th. Edited January 6 by Greg W Learstang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Greg W said: For those intetested, Amazon is saying the book will available on April 7th. Thank you very much, Greg - you saved me the trouble of posting that! Best Regards, Jason Greg W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 9/21/2023 at 7:35 PM, Lee White said: I look forward to this new book, it might be a source of some good info to check out. The now 30-year old John Alcorn books are also worth checking out, FWIW. They were what got me started on my own scratchbuilding journey, I never would have even tried if not for those books. Not wanting to hi-jack (no pun intended), but this is what Lee is talking about, it helped me a lot also: Rick Griewski, Out2gtcha, Lee White and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 The Alcorn books are excellent but quite "dry"... There is a lot of text for a not very high number of pictures and drawings. Techniques are reasonably well explained but as the phrase tells it often a picture is better than ten thousands words! This dimension could be noticeably improved. Note that from my perspective very recent books have often the opposite drawback: many good pictures but insufficient captions/text related to the techniques explanation, risks and challenges, drawbacks and benefits...! Bob MDC and Greg W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/21/2024 at 1:31 AM, thierry laurent said: The Alcorn books are excellent but quite "dry"... There is a lot of text for a not very high number of pictures and drawings. Techniques are reasonably well explained but as the phrase tells it often a picture is better than ten thousands words! This dimension could be noticeably improved. Note that from my perspective very recent books have often the opposite drawback: many good pictures but insufficient captions/text related to the techniques explanation, risks and challenges, drawbacks and benefits...! Hopefully the book I'm the editor of will be a nice balance! Best Regards, Jason thierry laurent and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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