Evening all,
Well, this book shares many things with the Nimrod AEW.3 - delay, rewrite, shelving, more delay - but it is now taking shape. Adrian is working on the layout and I've been checking the proof. We even have a cover! (I would show it if I knew how to post images)
So, I'm hoping to have it available by the end of Feb (wasn't that what GEC said?) Then I'll be getting stuck into my next book for Crecy (if they like my idea when I see them next week)
So, fingers crossed, it'll be out soon.
Thanks for your patience
Chris
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Fixed it for you ;)
Looking forward to it as it should provide quite a bit of inspiration for the Project Cancelled SIG SMW 2013 theme (Joe's certainly stuck in already from the BattleFlight data ;D)
Would you prefer if we ordered via the publishers or wait for Amazon ?
Cheers
Geoff
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I'm looking forward to this...
Aw thanks Geoff!
You'll get it quicker from me, but Amazon will be cheaper cos I have to charge postage. I don't know how they do it.
I'll let you know when it's ready, so don't be sending any money yet (I'll only spend most of it on beer, women and not-so-fast cars, the rest I'll squander)
Chris
Update!
Adrian and I are just about finished The Air Staff and AEW - Awaiting one bloke to get back to me. Then it's final tweaks, send it to Ed the Geordie and I'll check the proof when I get back home at the end of the month.
With a bit of luck, it should be available by the middle of April.
48 pages, 68 images including Adrian's artwork, my drawings, company drawings, colour and mono photos.
Contents
Intro and Acks
1) Origins of Airborne Warning and Control
2) AEW in Service at Last
3) ASR.387 - The Early Contenders...
4) Brough's Andover
5) ASR.400 - AEW for the Eighties
6) The First Nimrod Debacle
7) Turning the Screw
8) After the Battle
Air Staff and AEW Timeline
App 1 Radar Aspects of UK AEW Developments
App 2 LAWACS and other Woodford Studies
App 3 Requirements
Glossary, Refs and Index
Geoff, can you copy the image from SPF please, I've just put a rig boot through my screen.
Chris
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Quote from: Kelly Bushings on March 16, 2013, 08:17:54 PM
Update!
With a bit of luck, it should be available by the middle of April.
Hopefully it will be available at the Scottish Nationals in Perth at the end of April then ;D
Gondor
Excellent news Chris, look forward to picking it up and reading it next month :thumbsup:
It's here at last!
The Air Staff and AEW is now available. Complements The Admiralty and AEW wonderfully and even Evie the cat (Skomer's replacement) likes it.
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Available for £9.95 plus P+P (first class / airmail in a stiffy) as of now.
Postage rates:
UK – First class - £1.60
Europe - £4.95(Air Mail)
Rest of World - £7.20 (Air Mail)
Paypal's best, please send payments to blue.envoy.services@googlemail.com for rapid response. Cheques take ages to clear.
I will endeavour to post same day if I'm at home or Mrs CJ will post each weekend if I'm away.
Amazon might be cheaper, I don't know how they do it, but not quicker as I have to post them to the distributor in Sussex, who sends them to Fife, who posts them to you. Think of all that CO2 being generated, but more importantly you'll get it quicker and that means whifffing sooner.
Chris
Copy duly ordered :thumbsup:, look forward to reading it and see what we can build from it :thumbsup:
Quote from: Thorvic on April 24, 2013, 03:25:33 PM
Copy duly ordered :thumbsup:, look forward to reading it and see what we can build from it :thumbsup:
Ditto ;D
Just sent my payment.
Now all I have to do is lay in wait for the postie.
Er, and then read the book, of course.
Oh, PS. Amazon won't be cheaper - they still have it as "out of stock". ;)
That's because they are.
I only got them from the printer yesterday afternoon.
Chris
Quote from: Gondor on March 17, 2013, 12:17:34 AM
Quote from: Kelly Bushings on March 16, 2013, 08:17:54 PM
Update!
With a bit of luck, it should be available by the middle of April.
Hopefully it will be available at the Scottish Nationals in Perth at the end of April then ;D
Gondor
Quote from: Kelly Bushings on April 24, 2013, 10:43:05 PM
That's because they are.
I only got them from the printer yesterday afternoon.
Chris
So not going to be available at the Scottish Nationals in Perth as that's this weekend! :banghead:
Menas more money to spend on other things then ;D
Gondor
Ping me the money today and you'll have it tomorrow morning.
Chris
Just ordered mine too! :thumbsup:
Bad news for Johnnie Foreigner!
I'm afraid the Royal Mail have scrapped the 'Printed Papers - reduced rate" rate and now charge top-whack for all post overseas.
So, Postage to Europe (i.e. in the EU, Norway, Switzerland) is now £4.95
Postage to the rest of the World is £7.20.
UK postage remains at £1.60.
I will honour payments received up to 1700hrs BST today, after that, new prices apply.
All orders received by 1600hrs BST today have been posted.
Not much else I can do, if you want the books chop-chop.
Chris
Or should I go electric?
Chris
Two copies ordered!
Colin
Got mine in the post yesterday, very prompt, cheers Chris! :thumbsup: Had a quick look over it, plenty to chew over.
Got mine today, excellent stuff!
Colin
Going to have to order a copy. Pity I don't use paypal though.
Just ordered my copy and I am definitely looking forward to receiving it.
Gondor
Hello, is this book still available?
How much is postage to europe?
best regards
er me