Firstly - Squiffy, I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you and Guy at the weekend - perhaps another time?
For once I didn't buy any kits but stocked up on all sorts of bits and pieces, virtually all related to this area of modelling - paints, ordinary and metallic, Ushi's 'Blitz' driers for oils and some of his metal powder, nickel wire etc etc. Though intending not to I simply could not resist two of the Gaspatch machine guns (Spandau and Lewis) and a couple of Wings figures (RFC) crept into the bag as well
BTW Des - I finally got some Aeroclub bezels
The usual Cross and Cockade calendar to adorn the workbench and these two books were another irresistible purchase
Both have superb coverage of their subject in two quite different formats. The Dolphin book is quite conventional with the usual period images, detail shots and lovely line drawings as well as some superb colour profiles. An in depth coverage and a lovely book to own.
The DR1 book on the other hand, after a short introductory text and period images, changes to page after page of beautiful computer drawn images of every aspect of the airframe, engine and armament. A true detailers delight. Somewhat novel - at first thought, perhaps rather gimmicky - is a short section at the back containing 3D rendered images (the necessary 'spectacles' are included) Having looked at the 'wrong' images at the show I wasn't impressed at the 'non 3D effect' but after finding the correct section this afternoon I was pleasantly surprised at just how good the effect was. The images surge into 3D and the further back you move from the page the more the effect grows. Personally I wouldn't say this is a bonus from a modelling point of view but it is rather different and somewhat delightful.
Both books were bought of course in anticipation of pending Wingnuts releases - they are doing a Dolphin and a DR1 to go with the Camel aren't they
That said of course I regret to say I am now quite spent out for the rest of the year.
Regards - Tug
