Nimrod's Genisis - RAF Maratime Patrol projects and weapons since 1945

[zenrat]

Appendix 3 looks promising.

[PR19_Kit]

It all looks amazing, I can hardly wait.

Those conversion kits look promising too, so long as they're priced right anyway.

[Thorvic]

Images are up and yes it does look good 

[Captain Canada]

Looks good ! And I see the Brittania MR....just what we were mentioning over in the Roden thread.

[Mossie]

VG VC10.   And if any tells you that your kitbash is silly, just point them in the direction of that ten-eleven plan!

[PR19_Kit]

Those graphics look wonderful, I can see my stock of Airfix VC10s depleting rapidly. 

[Thorvic]

Those graphics look wonderful, I can see my stock of Airfix VC10s depleting rapidly. 

Or Roden ?

[Hobbes]

I had more plans than Airfix VC-10s left in the stash, so the Roden announcement couldn't have come at a better time 

[Kelly Bushings]

Good News!

Nimrod's Genesis has been printed and is on a container ship from Hong Kong.

Hopefully be available at the start of March.

Buy up those Airfix VC10s! You'll need 'em.

Might need a Nimrod or two as well. (pylon-mounted turbofans, six-engined jobs, early DH version)

Chris

[Thorvic]

Excellent news 

[Mossie]

Yeah, great news.  Mines ordered, looking forward to getting my sticky mitts on it.

[Captain Canada]

Cool. Hope to see the builds starting !

[overscan]

(NOTE: I received a review copy from Crecy. Thanks!)

Nimrod's Genesis is the next volume in Chris Gibson's series of books for Crecy on RAF projects and weapons. Following on from Vulcan's Hammer (Bombers) and Battle Flight (Fighters), Chris has decided to tackle the less glamorous, less well known subject of maritime patrol.

The book is beautifully put together, the drawings, photos and artwork all first class and reproduced perfectly and the excessive typos of Battle Flight are banished. The text is well written and edited, impeccably researched and reads well. There are loads of projects depicted I was previously unaware of, and the coverage of the various designs for the successive requirements is very complete.  Chris covers the weapons and sensors used in maritime patrol and a chapter explaining the submarine threat that the Soviet Navy posed. If you have any interest in the subject of maritime patrol aircraft, I am sure this book will be a delight. I liked the HS.1011/HS.1023 (impractical but cool), and the Maritime Patrol Vulcan was unexpected.

In summary then, a great reference on RAF Maritime Patrol requirements and development, well worth buying. Crecy continue to impress with their releases, and Chris Gibson does a very good job of making a coherent narrative from the source material, not just a "stamp collection" of projects.

For me personally, while I enjoyed reading the book, a lingering part of me finds anything outside of bombers and fighters less interesting, despite Chris's sterling efforts with this book and his ProjectTech volumes to broaden my horizons and explore more esoteric areas of aviation history. A lot of the projects depicted are derivatives of airliners, and my feelings on airliners have been aired previously, just not my thing. I fully accept this is my failing, and plenty of people find civil aircraft and transports interesting, and I am trying to improve myself in this area. Chris's next project will further broaden my horizons

Sticking the Maritime Patrol Vulcan on the cover was a great idea - pity there were no MPA TSR.2 projects

In conclusion - buy it, its very interesting and deserves to do well. I hope it matches the success of previous volumes.

[Mossie]

Excellent, thanks for the review Paul.

[rickshaw]

Excellent, thanks for the review Paul.

Ditto.  Most interesting.