My library just grew again 2018

[NARSES2]

Osprey Men at Arms Roman Heavy Cacalry (1) Cataphractarii and Clibanarii ; 1st Century BC to 5th Century AD.

I've been fascinated by these types of armoured cavalry ever since I first started ancient wargaming when I was 10 or 11 and discovered Donald Featherstone and Tony Bath 

[PR19_Kit]

I borrowed a book on the Bugatti 100P from an aviation fan friend, which covers the original aircraft and the reproduction one too. It was printed after the first flight of the repro but before its fatal crash. It's an amazing book, and I may buy one for myself.

Tophe, you'd LOVE it as it has a chapter on the 100P's designer, who wasn't Mr. Bugatti, and his early designs, all of which are very FRENCH and many are TWIN BOOMERS too! 

[Gondor]

Somebody mentioned a new bookazine out about the Hawker Hunter so I popped into my local newsagent and skimmed through it then walked out after payed for it.

As it's book four I may have to go to Key Publishing and buy the other three 

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

Paul La Violette: Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion

Some of it very technical but quite a bit of it very fascinating.  Currently halfway through.

[Hobbes]

Reusable space transportation systems (Kuczera and Sacher)

[Gondor]

Arrived today from the SAM Publication black Friday sale 

MDF Scaled Down 6 The Blackburn Buccaneer

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

'Hawker Hunter -  the operational history' given to me as a pressie from a good friend who's ex-Hunter pilot husband has just died. She said 'I can't think of anyone who'd appreciate it more' and was she ever right! 

It's full of sketches and explanations all the early and late Hunter based projects as well as loads of Hunter pics from all users and all marks. One really interesting project was one to carry two Firestreaks alongside the gun pack with two cannon removed, so it looked a sort of slim-line Lightning!

Well buildable from stock! 

[zenrat]

Birthday present from one of my sisters.

The Quest for Speed - Air Racing & the Influence of the Schneider Trophy Contests 1913-31 by Mike Roussel

[NARSES2]

Happy birthday mate 

Meanwhile my annual present to my library. The Beano Album 2018  Not as good as back in the non PC days but still a good giggle, especially after a couple 

[zenrat]

Thanks Chris.  It was actually on the 9th. Suzanne ordered the book in plenty of time but it took a while for Booktopia to locate a copy of it.

[jcf]

I borrowed a book on the Bugatti 100P from an aviation fan friend, which covers the original aircraft and the reproduction one too. It was printed after the first flight of the repro but before its fatal crash. It's an amazing book, and I may buy one for myself.

Tophe, you'd LOVE it as it has a chapter on the 100P's designer, who wasn't Mr. Bugatti, and his early designs, all of which are very FRENCH and many are TWIN BOOMERS too! 

The designer was the Belgian Louis de Monge, there's a 5 page thread on Secret Projects:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,10809.0.html

And a longer one on Retroplane:
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4811&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[reddfoxx]

Some fairly common ones that I didn't have, early Christmas presents for myself:

Piper: A Legend Aloft, by Edward Phillips. 

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, by Jay Miller.

Fairchild Aircraft 1926-1987, by Kent Mitchell.

[Leading Observer]

'Hawker Hunter -  the operational history' given to me as a pressie from a good friend who's ex-Hunter pilot husband has just died. She said 'I can't think of anyone who'd appreciate it more' and was she ever right! 

It's full of sketches and explanations all the early and late Hunter based projects as well as loads of Hunter pics from all users and all marks. One really interesting project was one to carry two Firestreaks alongside the gun pack with two cannon removed, so it looked a sort of slim-line Lightning!

Well buildable from stock! 

Now that sounds very interesting

[jcf]

From the Conway History of the Ship series, for $20 at the local Halfprice Books.

[zenrat]

From my lovely wife for chrissie - Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia 1825 - 2016 by PaulMalmassari.
I've wanted this since JCF (I think) posted a link to it a few years ago.  Took two years of asking but I got it.
I've skimmed it and it looks great.