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Rubicon Models => General Discussions => Topic started by: Rubicon Models on October 30, 2016, 02:22:13 am

Title: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: Rubicon Models on October 30, 2016, 02:22:13 am

It is always a delight to receive courier packages from your favorite online bookstore!
Think these readings will last until Christmas!  This is only about one-tenth of our
current library collection...

NOTE: Please don't interpret that we are doing all these topics, many of these are
            reference material for future use, and some are for other OEM projects
            that we are doing for other clients.

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Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: airborne on October 30, 2016, 03:03:50 am

Enjoy the read and feel the passion, just knowing some will be transferred to models is enough.

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: ultravanillasmurf on October 30, 2016, 05:24:50 am

Mumble Churchill mumble Kangaroo mumble weird war wheeled tank destroyer...

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: sandsmodels on October 31, 2016, 01:04:25 am

when you make master models you need loads of info

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: Rubicon Models on October 31, 2016, 01:15:43 am

Quote from: sandsmodels on October 31, 2016, 01:04:25 am

when you make master models you need loads of info

Many of those are "used" books that had been out of circulation... the book itself is not expensive, but the freight charges are multiple times the book value!  :-[

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: ultravanillasmurf on October 31, 2016, 03:57:49 am

Quote from: Rubicon Models on October 31, 2016, 01:15:43 am

...the book itself is not expensive, but the freight charges are multiple times the book value!  :-[

That is why Big River Corporation is so profitable...

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: Pinky on October 31, 2016, 10:16:55 am

Great selection of books - maybe you won't need to rely so much on Wikipedia!

I have some of the Tanks in Detail series - they are quite good.  Squadron / Signal aren't bad either.  I could happily spend days flipping through these!

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: Rubicon Models on October 31, 2016, 10:20:23 am

Quote from: Pinky on October 31, 2016, 10:16:55 am

Great selection of books - maybe you won't need to rely so much on Wikipedia!

Wikipedia is great for IP related contents.  Don't want getting into that mess, lol.

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: ultravanillasmurf on October 31, 2016, 04:17:55 pm

Wikipedia is a "knowledgeable" friend, great for quick information, research still takes time.

Saying that I have some very dud books.

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: Pinky on October 31, 2016, 10:06:48 pm

Here are most of mine (I've run out of space):

(https://s13.postimg.org/qacee4mtf/IMG_20161031_2203524.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/qacee4mtf/)

I have too many Osprey titles - they're good, but not always the best.  The Tankograd books are great references.  I want some more of them.

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: Pinky on October 31, 2016, 10:10:58 pm

Example of a Tankograd title - this one is on the M5A1.  Note the detail devoted to just the wading trunk...

(https://s14.postimg.org/fr1ub9qjx/IMG_20161031_2208242.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/fr1ub9qjx/)

(https://s11.postimg.org/c1a2b4lxr/IMG_20161031_2209046.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/c1a2b4lxr/)

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: ultravanillasmurf on November 01, 2016, 01:52:18 am

The Tankograd books are good (I have the Studebaker one for when I get round to building the kits).

Title: Re: Our Reference Book Collection!
Post by: Pinky on November 01, 2016, 09:42:59 am

I was thinking of getting that one - and the Opel Blitz title.