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"I defy anybody not to be fired up by the author's obvious enthusiasm..." -- Spaceflight, May 2003. "An absolute joy to dip into..." -- The Observatory, June 2003. "This book is ideal for model hobbyists, and for space history enthusiasts..." -- Astronomy Now, July 2003.
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Foreword by Sir Arthur C Clarke. Space exploration began with model and toy rockets. History shows that the greatest Rocketeers began their careers flying model rockets. Now in this book the story of the space race is told in dazzling colour. From the birth of models to the present day the toy rockets have often inspired the real rockets of the future. In fact model manufacturers like Revell and Aurora were frequently in trouble with the defence department for revealing military secrets! This is the Story of the Space Age, and uses the models to illustrate the way history twisted and turned to put us where we are today -- and maybe how space travel will develop in the future.
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Space Modelling Genius!,
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Beautiful book documenting the use of scale models to represent aspects of the space age. Thoughtfully presented, this large book is divided into two fascinating halves, one pictorial and one reference. The first pictorial element is crammed full of colour pictures of models, box art and illustrations, many modelled by the author himself. The latter half is an exhaustive reference to kits, manufacturers and their collectability, many of the references have black and white supporting photographs. I have had my copy of this book for some time and still keep going back to read it, whether you enjoy modelling or not, it's an excellent reference that doesn't disappoint. Mat Irvine is an extremely talented scale modeller and author, you will be inspired when you read this book.
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A wonderful reference for a webmaster who fields questions!,
By John C Duncan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Creating Space: The Story of the Space Age Told Through the Models: The Story of the Space Age Told Through Models (Apogee Books Space) (Paperback)
This book was a much anticipated addition to my library. As a webmaster of a Apollo website, I'm often asked questions about space models. This book has it all with great descriptions and color images of space model kits. The table of scales of each type available is very useful for collectors.
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A profusion of pics, proficiently picked.,
By Armchair Pundit "Armchair Pundit." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Creating Space: The Story of the Space Age Told Through the Models: The Story of the Space Age Told Through Models (Apogee Books Space) (Paperback)
Through this book you go on a wonderful illustrated journey through the space age (and beyond),
the twist being, it's within the model world of spacecraft, not the life sized versions. The author Matt Irvine, well known among Doctor Who and Blake 7 fans as one of the long serving FX guys (20 years), really shows off his love and knowledge of the subject. Here's a brief synopsis of contents, 352 pages with 500 photographs, 170 in full colour. And listings for 250 modeling subjects and 300 model manufactures. Some Examples, Revell, Monogram, Strombecker, Airfix and many more. The era's covered in detail are World War 2 and the Nazi built V2's all the way through to the International Space Station, with everything in-between. Chapter twelve called; "Beyond the Infinite" goes from Roswell to 2001, not surprising since the foreward is written by the late great Sir Arthur C. Clarke, CBE. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Relive Your Childhood...,
By Terry Sunday - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Creating Space: The Story of the Space Age Told Through the Models: The Story of the Space Age Told Through Models (Apogee Books Space) (Paperback)
If you were a male child growing up in the 1950s or `60s, the chances are very good that you will remember many of the models that author Mat Irvine describes in this fine volume covering an obscure aspect of spaceflight history.
"Creating Space" consists of two parts of approximately equal length. The first half is full of nostalgia, at least for me. Logically organized into 12 chapters covering, for example, "Early Dreams," "Rocket Planes and the V-Weapons" and "The Visions of Wernher and Willy," the first 200 pages include superb glossy color photos of assembled models and, stirring even more pleasant memories, their boxtop art. All of the models I built as a kid growing up just down the Florida coast from Cape Canaveral are covered in detail here: Strombecker's RM-1 Lunar Rocket Ship, Revell's XSL-01 Manned Space Ship, Lindberg's Lunar Lander, Monogram's Space Taxi and Passenger Rocket (designed by Willy Ley) and Hawk's Convair Atlas Space Station. The early rockets and guided missile kits are well represented also. Remember Revell's X-17 Research Rocket and Aerobee-Hi (with its exquisite set of decals), Adams' Honest John "Atomic Rocket" and Renwal's Terracruzer with Mace Missile? They're all here, along with hundreds of others. Closer to today, there are chapters devoted to current Space Shuttle, Mir and International Space Station kits, and a whimsical chapter covering U.F.O.s (such as the classic "Adamski Flying Saucer") and cinematic spacecraft such as those from "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Destination Moon." The quality of the photos is superb, and the extensive text describes the kits in great detail. The second half of "Creating Space" is a tabular listing of virtually every spacecraft, rocket, missile and science fiction model kit ever made. Each entry includes a description of the kit, its scale, the manufacturer's reference number and the year it was first released. This is an excellent reference guide which appears to be both exhaustive and definitive. It is sure to be an invaluable resource for the collector or serious retro-hobbyist. There's also a useful dealer's reference, a list of other reference sources and some Internet links. "Creating Space" is a unique and valuable book. I no longer have any of the space model kits that I built as a child. But I still got immense pleasure from reading Mr. Irvine's clear, thorough and detailed text, marveling at the crisp photos and re-living, for a moment at least, the joys of putting these kits together with tube cement that somehow always seemed to get smeared all over everything. If you're at all interested in the subject, buy this book. You won't be disappointed. |
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