Publisher: Titan Publishing Group
Author: Adam Tooby
ISBN 9781781168486
Price around: £29.99 GBP (January 2015)
Full colour throughout
Hardback 188pp
Dimensions 273 x 302mm
When I first saw this book at the IPMS UKs Scale Model World, Telford in 2014 I was blown away – the quality of Alan Tooby’s artwork has raised the bar for aviation artwork in my view.
I’ve created the following video review for you and hopefully that says it all and shows you what’s on offer for the very fair price that this book retails at.
I simply had to buy the book on sight, rarely have I been so compelled to do so. Beware, you may be afflicted in the same way!
I’ve added some text from Titan Publishing that gives a little more detail and at the time of writing the book is available from their website – here.
Geoff C
Video Review
Adam Tooby is a rising star in the field of aviation art, creating ground-breaking photo-realistic work. Moving away from traditional approaches to the subject matter, he uses computer technology to produce both technically accurate and visually dynamic images of some of the greatest military aircraft in history.
Warbirds features stunning images of aircraft in action, from the First World War to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and from around the world, including the iconic Spitfire, the popular P-51 Mustang and the unusual Javelin. Some of the images have been produced exclusively for the book, while others have previously featured in aviation history publications and on the covers of Airfix boxes. With step-by-step sections, close-ups showing the incredible accuracy and detail of the art – down to rivets and bolts – as well as historical context, aviation enthusiasts, military historians and artists will be blown away.
Complete list of planes featured:
• D.III. Gladiator CR.42 Falco
• Blenheim
• Spitfire
• Lancaster
• Hurricane
• Bf110
• P-40
• Bf109
• C-47
• Stirling
• Sunderland
• Ju-87 Stuka
• Mosquito
• Typhoon
• Flying Fortress
• B-25 Mitchell
• P-51 Mustang
• Fw 190
• F4U Corsair
• B-26 Marauder
• P-38 Lightning
• F-86 Sabre
• Javelin
• F-104
• F-5
• Mirage III
• Lightning F2A
• MiG-21
• F-4 Phantom II
• A-12
• Su-25
• MiG 29
• Harrier.