New ''What-if'' book

matrixone · May 30, 2006, 07:57:40 PM

From Ian Allan publishing ''Luftwaffe Advanced Aircraft Projects Vol 1. Arado to Junkers'' author is I. Meyer and the book is said to have 192 pp.

Matrixone

Mike Wren · May 31, 2006, 04:14:37 AM

it turned up at our shop yesterday

link

lancer · May 31, 2006, 04:32:44 AM

That is now on my to buy list

Tophe · May 31, 2006, 07:27:17 AM

Thanks for the link.
The text says: "(...) approximately 40% of the aircraft discussed and illustrated will not have appeared in the original series. For many, it was the illustrations, which made such an impact when Luftwaffe Secret Projects was first published (...)"
So it seems it is an updated "Luftwaffe Secret Projects" - as I have this book, I am not sure I will buy the new one and discard the old one...
Too bad, it seems there are 2 twin-boomers among 5 planes on the cover, which is promising...

NARSES2 · May 31, 2006, 07:40:35 AM

Mike do you know if this is the translation from books origionally published in Germany ? Artwork on the cover looks very familiar to one reviewd in SAM a year or so ago.

Chris

Mike Wren · May 31, 2006, 08:19:05 AM

it says

"© Ingolf Meyer 2004, 2006
first published 2004 in Germany by Ingolf Meyer
translation from original German text by Ted Oliver
English language edition published 2006 by Midland Publishing"

I will now have a look through & see what's different from the previous ones...

Mike Wren · May 31, 2006, 08:26:14 AM

it looks as though much of the artwork is new, although some is based on the previous books, but the general style of the previous books remains, i.e. a colour painting, B/W line drawing, a basic specification & a paragraph or 2 of info

matrixone · May 31, 2006, 06:04:13 PM

Mike,

Yep, thats the one!

I will be getting one ASAP.

Matrixone

luft46models · June 01, 2006, 03:12:03 AM

I'll get one too, but given my sign on that's not surprising

William

NARSES2 · June 01, 2006, 05:27:41 AM

Quoteit looks as though much of the artwork is new, although some is based on the previous books, but the general style of the previous books remains, i.e. a colour painting, B/W line drawing, a basic specification & a paragraph or 2 of info

Thanks Mike - I'll need to pick that up then

Sisko · June 01, 2006, 06:58:17 AM

mmmmmmmmmmm love Luft 46 and all but it would have to contain something really special to stump up about 70 -80 bucks for.