RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 18, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hi all, I came across the above book for the first time whilst at the St.Albans Exhibition (there's also a Volume 1, covering Diesel and Electric Locos), written by George Dent - who contributes to Model Rail magazine I believe. Has anyone bought this book yet please - and if so is it any good? George's articles in Model Rail are usually good, so I'm hopeful the book is too... Many thanks Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellwar Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I liked volume 1. It takes you through projects in a series of difficulty and complexity - ie adding nameplates, renumbering transfers then to grills etc through to complete rebuilds. Like any book, the more you know on the subject the less you will get out of it - however I still picked up a few ideas of doing simple but often frustrating tasks that I had not heard before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I had the pleasure of seeing some of George's work (a super detailed Terrier) in the flesh recently and it's quite sublime - especially his steam loco weathering. His blog is worth following http://georgedentmodelmaker.blogspot.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 28, 2010 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2010 Many thanks for the replies - I've just received this book (normally 18-99; approx. 14-00 from Amazon). Even though I've literally only just flicked thru' it, it appears to be a very worthwhile purchase Incidentally, if you buy it from Amazon and apply for one of their Credit Cards (Mastercard) at the same time, they have the following deal running: The New Amazon.co.uk MasterCard * ??15 will be credited to your Amazon.co.uk MasterCard once you make a purchase on your card within 180 days of the account opening - So you actually get the book for nothing Then either keep the card or dump it if you don't want it anymore. Not that I would do such a thing, you understand.... No connections, usual disclaimers etc. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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