Saturn Press - Rockets of the World {Book}

Saturn Press Rockets of the World

Saturn Press - Rockets of the World {Book}

Contributed by Dave Triano

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(Contributed - by Dave Triano)

What Saturn Press says:
Rockets of the World, Third Edition - A book about space boosters and sounding rockets compiled with the modeler in mind.

Over 200 versions of 137 rockets from 14 nations
Detailed dimensioned drawings
Historical summaries
Color-keyed drawings for accurate painting
Durable Smyth-sewn hardcover binding
384 pages (8 1/2" x 11")
Over 180 photographs

Rockets of the World: Third Edition (revised in 1999) is a reference book on historical and current rockets. While originally written for modelers, non-modeling space enthusiasts will enjoy its unique mix of detailed illustrations and historical and technical information not found in other books.

Rockets of the World gives you the detailed technical information you need to model rockets from around the globe! Fascinating historical summaries have earned the praise of modelers and armchair astronauts around the world.

Rockets of the World has rapidly become the favorite reference for documenting Scale and Sport Scale models in National Association of Rocketry competition.

See a sample from the book by clicking here.

Dave's Summary:
I was the happy winner of this book in the last EMRR photo contest. At first glance, the book is professionally produced, with a good sturdy binding and top quality paper. The book shows what a tremendous amount of work went into it, and displays info about the individual rockets in a consistent, clear manner. Each rocket has a written description, with pertinent historical facts and interesting trivia, a photo (or photos) of the rocket, a dimensioned line drawing, and a descriptive shaded paint scheme drawing, in multiple views if necessary. Most of the rockets also have a 'Specifications' area with Liftoff weights, Thrust, Duration, Impulse, etc.

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Comments:

D.K. (August 1, 2000)

My copy of Rockets of the World arrived in today's mail. It's even better than advertised. One reason I never got into scale modeling before is that everyone seems to model the same prototypes. No need for that any more! There is plenty of scale data on many exciting prototypes that I'd never even heard of!

R.J. (September 1, 2000)

I also won this book in an EMRR photo contest. I agree completely with Dave's assessment of the book. However, I would like to add a few points. First, the book can and should be used as a reference book, that is, if you need information on a specific rocket, you look it up, and everything you need to know is right there. But it is also good reading, cover-to-cover. And I strongly recommend it be read this way. It almost reads like a novel, it is so well written. It is much more than just a presentation of facts. It is a good story. It is the story of mankind?s struggle to get into space, and the mechanical and political obstacles they face along the way. It is fascinating reading. For example, reading the on Russian rockets, you see both the official version and the real version, or at worst what we guess happened. There are probably secrets that went to the grave that we will never know. If I were to criticize the book for anything, it would be the following: The Errata and Updates - I assume it is too much trouble to just correct the text. I don't completely understand why, but I wish the corrections were included in the text. I like the NAR power equivalents in some of the drawings. I wish they were included with more or all of them. And last, I know this would be expensive, but I would like a color chip chart in an appendix. I'm curious about the difference between White and White Frost. These are small things and don't take away from the enjoyment of the book. I agree that every Rocketeer should read this book, and I thank Essence and True Modeler's Rocket Kits for giving me the opportunity.

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