Bish--if interested in another Freikorps book

C.Evans · #1 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 12:38 AM

Osprey has one available for $16.00 it is in the Osprey Elite series. The book gives much unit (and Freikorps as a whole) history. Also is 2 pages in color of Freikorps insignia--I even recognized a few of them but was a bit miffed that the Flandern Cross was not represented. The Flandern Cross was an Imperial Naval/Vet/Freikorps award.

Just thought you might be interested in this one. I picked mine up yesterday and are already about 1/3rd the way through it. Its an enjoyable read and has good pics and color artwork in it.

The Freikorps book by Wooley, is expected to be in I think sometime this week--$59.00

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Bish OBE · #2 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 02:23 AM

Thanks carl, i'll keep an eye out for them. I like the Osprey seies, but don't have any on uniforms yet. But their ones on aircraft and vehicles are great.

Stevin · #3 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 08:28 AM

I was in Leiden the other day. Lovely little bookstore which had a few Motorbuch Verlag and Poznan-Pallas titles (rare to find these in a Dutch booklstore). But this guy was carrying, I think, the complete Osprey series! A whole wall covered with the little buggers!

Of course I had a little chat with the owner and put him onto Schiffer (which he had heard about) and Fedorowicz...Hope he will carry these now. Only way to get these is by ordering them through the internet here....

Bish OBE · #4 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 01:47 PM

I have heard of Schiffer, but i can't find them in shops here either. The only place i now that does them is Hannants Models. I have not got any yet, would you recommended them. Ospery are also hard to find here, i tend to get them direct, which is alot easier.

Stevin · #5 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 02:44 PM

Schiffer is an ace publisher...I think Schiffer comes highly recommended. We hardly ever get them here in bookstores. I heard that is because they rather deal directly with costumers. Don't know about that. Check their website at http://www.schifferbooks.com/newsite/index.shtml

you can order directly from them. When I was in the states, it was great to see their books at Barnes & Nobles....glanced through all the books I could find and was so sad I couldn't buy them all....Will definately buy from them...

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Bish OBE · #6 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 02:58 PM

This is their site. www.ospreypublishing.com I have not had any problems ordering from them. Lucky for me, they do free postage in the UK.

Thanks for the schiffer address.

Stevin · #7 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 03:06 PM

Thanks Bish. Appreciate the address. Will 'negotiate' free postage here too...Otherwise I just go to my man in Leiden....

Do you have J.J. Fedorowicz's site too? http://www.jjfpub.mb.ca/

Might drop by when you are in Canada....

Bish OBE · #8 (**permalink**) July 29th, 2002, 04:16 PM

Thanks Stevin. Speaking of canada, anyone got any suggestions for places to visit in Alberta. Specifivcally, i am thinking of Calgary. I will only have a few days R&R and will be using public transport. can anyone recomened any stores or other places military related that are worth a visit.

C.Evans · #9 (**permalink**) July 30th, 2002, 03:35 AM

Quite welcome Bish. Also, I was thinking of buying a few of the Osprey vehicle books but have been restrained because of the main habit of mine--uniforms. I currently have around 22 of the Osprey books on uniforms--everything on the Germans--that is

and I have a few campaign series and a few Elite. In total, I think I have around 30 Osprey books and will buy more.

You cant go wrong with the ones on German uniforms. You not only get excellent art from Ron Volsted but also great info as well, and many not seen nor published before-photos.

Ill post here later today or tomorrow--some good items from the Osprey Freikorps book.

Stevin--many thanks for your info as well. I too collect Schiffer books--I have Franz Kurowski books on the Knights Cross Recipients of the Afrika Korps, The RKTs of the Fallschirmjager and the RKTs of the Uboats. All are faiely good books--but I have found several mistakes AND even (due to crosschecking all my books) I even forund TWO RKTs who were actually Fallschirmjager RKTs and they were not listed so--nor had anyone else known of that. They were simply listed as D.A.K. RKTs.

Bish OBE · #10 (**permalink**) July 30th, 2002, 03:58 AM

The best think about Osprey, from a model makers point of vew, is the colour drawings. They may be drawings, but at least they give you an idea. The worst thing about modeling WW2 is that all the photos are black and white. Thats a real nightmare wne you are trying to get a correct colour for a uniform. I have had some right nightmares trying to get the right paints for SS camo and Army splinter green.
I really need to get some Osprey uniform books.

C.Evans · #11 (**permalink**) July 30th, 2002, 07:12 PM

Osprey is excellent, but dont waste your money on anything from Squadron/Signal publications. They are crap at best.

Erich · #12 (**permalink**) July 30th, 2002, 08:19 PM

Well I agree that the uniform books are put together nicely for Osprey, but don;t buy the books on the Luftwaffe a/c. Profiles are inaccurate and suck for that matter ! It is very interesting the difference in quality. And here I am thinking of doing an elite series of two volumes with the firm with my UK webmaster friend.......hmmmmmmm.

E

Bish OBE · #13 (**permalink**) July 30th, 2002, 08:38 PM

Erich, a you elboate on the Osprey aircaft books. I have a number from the Aircraft of the Aces series, and Combat Aicaft series, all German of course. I'm using alot of the drawings to plan fure moddeling projects and would appricate any comments before i make a big cock up.

Erich · #14 (**permalink**) July 30th, 2002, 08:57 PM

Man on man,,where do I begin. Guess I have to ask which ones you have ? The biggest complaint I have is that on several of the Grman a/c books, profiles are given of un-documented a/c, I cannot even begin to give you the particular ones. Bf 109 units in Afrika for one, and the German night fighter aces for another. Who ever did research on these two did not give photo evidence and came up with some delicious looking a/c from their imaginations. I have another one on the 9th/15th AF Mustang aces, and a couple of the P-51's of the 354th f.g. did not have the colours depicted. Another fault is the miscaptions under the pics. As for the Destroiyer aces and the Bf 110, I know the owner of 5/8 of the Bf 110G-2 pics and the captions are wrong including the units flying the a/c.

E

Bish OBE · #15 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 01:26 AM

These are the ones have, with particular aircraft that i am interested in.

Aces series.

109 aces of N Africe and med. There are pics of 4 of Marseilles aircraft i am looking at building.

190 Aces of the eastern frot. It has Rudels 190-D9 which i am doing. I have a set of decals for that airraft and it givesw he same colour sceme and markings.

190 aces of western front. Its iage of red 19 flow by Ernst Schroder is diferent to another i have seen.

109 aces 39-41. Nothing specfic at the moment. Same goes for jets aces and 110 aces.

From the combat aircraf series i have ju 87 37-41. Ju 87 in N Africa and Med. And Ju 88 on the western front.

Bad captions under photos is i am afraid becoming more common. Don't know if you saw it, but this was mentioned in another thread. But i ain't so good at picking the ones out on aircraft.i know the types, and some of the variants. But can't tell the units without having to check. I'm better at picking faults in photos of armour.

Erich · #16 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 01:55 AM

Bish :

Be careful that's all I can say. The D-9 of Rüdel, there is only 1/2 pics that I know of. Did they include them in the book.
For Ernst Schröfer, I can help you on that once the new JG 300 book is in print next spring.....I cannot release anything from my files until the book is released as I am in touch with him.

Warnung ! The western front aces Fw 190 book shows gelbe 9 I think of Willi Reschke. There is no known pic of this a/c and this is pure speculation; even Willi does not have any pics of his Fw's....

agan if I can help on some of these German a/c send me a private message.....

E

Bish OBE · #17 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 02:07 AM

There is a White 6 of Rescke, but no yellow 9.

And there is no photo of Rudels 190. Speaking of Rudel, do you have anything on his Ju87s. The dio i want to do is of 4 of his aircraft. 87b, 87 G1, 87 G2 and 190. Now i am not even sure if the G2 saw sevice. But i have markings for the G1 and G2. The problem is the B. If you have anything, i will be in touch late Oct when i get back from canada.

When ever possible i try to use these colour artworks in cojunction with photos. The photos, while in black and white at least help with the patern used and the layout of markings. While the drawings help with the colours, i do understand that their acuracy is down to the constraints of printing, and the artist getting it right.
Thanks for the advice

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Erich · #18 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 03:24 AM

Correct, I do not have the book though. The Fw 190 like I said is not photographed.
Which of Rüdels birds are you duplicating. D or G-1 versions ?

E

Bish OBE · #19 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 03:26 AM

I'm doing 4 of Rudels. Ju87 B, G-1, G-2 and 190 D-9.

Erich · #20 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 03:51 AM

Bish :

I have a pic or two of one of his D's and several pics of his last G that he surrenedered in at Kitzingen to the 405th fighter group "Thundermonsters"......nothing to speak of his Fw 190F or his D-9.

E

Bish OBE · #21 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 12:21 PM

I did not realise he flew more than 1 190. Am i correct in thinking he only switched to the 190 in the lsat months of the war.

Erich · #22 (**permalink**) July 31st, 2002, 03:31 PM

He flew whaqt was available to him for ground attack missions as well as some air to air combat missions.

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