Category: Sales & Specials
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Aircraft, APR, Art, Awesomeness, Hmm…, Models, New Products, News, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, Nukes, projects, rockets, Sales & Specials, Science Fiction, spacecraft
So after having the 3D printer for a while and running a *lot* of resin through it, I have achieved some good things. I’ve learned enough to know that there are some things that I plan on producing as full 3D-printed kits, some to be converted into metal castings. I have a few product lines…
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This AM I took Buttons to the vet yet again. X-Ray showed something I really wish it hadn’t; I’m left waiting for a few hours while they do more detailed looking to see if it is indeed cancer. If it is… doesn’t seem like there’s much left to do. The bill is already high, so…
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A sad percentage of my cyanotypes fail… faded, blurry or spotty. Sometimes these failure are due to bad craftsmanship; sometimes to material deficiencies, and surprisingly often, environmental factors (humidity has wreaked havoc, see the “spots”). Mostly these get simply tossed, meaning a lot of material, time and effort are wasted. But it occurred to me…
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Aircraft, B-47 and B-52 Origins and Evolution, Books, CAD Diagrams, Drawings, eBay, history, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Origins and Evolution, projects, Sales & Specials, US Supersonic bomber projects Vol 1
I put one copy of each of my current books on ebay. They’re all in brand-new condition, and will be signed/dated when sold. They also come with bonus 18X24-inch prints… the “SR-71” book has two prints of the SR-71, the “B-47/B-52” book has one B-47 diagram and two B-52 diagrams; “US Supersonic Bomber Projects Vol.…
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Aircraft, Art, Awesomeness, Books, eBay, history, News, projects, rockets, Sales & Specials, spacecraft, Weapons
I have a *pile* of books to sell; the first of them are now on ebay. More will be added as I get around to it… An Illustrated Guide to Space Warfare by David Hobbs, 1986 TC-188 Aviator’s Recognition Manual March 1977 FM-1-88 Aviator’s Recognition Manual July 1980 The Evolution of the Cruise Missile by…
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Twenty copies of the new book have finally arrived, fortunately entirely intact. They took two days to cross an ocean, one day to cross half a continent… and two weeks to cross the customs office. Shrug. Anyway, here’s what I’m gonna do: signed, numbered and dated copies will be $20 plus postage (media mail). These…
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The US Naval Institute press is having a 50% off sale on their in-print, in-stock books. Sale runs through December 31. https://www.usni.org/press/books If someone wanted to take this opportunity to buy me half-price copies of Friedman’s revised editions of U.S. Submarines Since 1945 and U.S. Aircraft Carriers, I would not object. P.S.…
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