Jorge Hedges Posted June 7, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 7, 2020 Hello All! just purchased the Vanguard Models HMS Alert 1777 kit. Anyone have the AOTS Alert 1777 for sale, Or know where it can be obtained for a reasonably good price? Thanks! Jorge mtaylor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted June 7, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 7, 2020 I made a best offer for one on eBay but sadly it doesn’t look like many are available there at the moment. I would keep an eye out there if no one has one for sale here. Good luck with the kit, it’s quite nice! PS - It looks like you may have accidentally made this topic twice; you may want to delete the other one. mtaylor 1 Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted June 7, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 7, 2020 Amazon has the book available, worth the price. I have it in my library, rich of information. mtaylor 1 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardG Posted June 7, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 7, 2020 Abebooks have some copies. They range from $80 to a totally ridiculous $599. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22617872862&searchurl=sortby%3D17%26tn%3Dalert%2B1777 Jorge Hedges, Mark P and mtaylor 3 Richard Current Build: Early 19th Century US Revenue Cutter (Artesania Latina "Dallas" - messed about) Completed Build: Yakatabune - Japanese - Woody Joe mini Member: Nautical Research Guild & Midwest Model Shipwrights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted June 8, 2020 Share #5 Posted June 8, 2020 And a cheaper copy: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=goodwin&bi=0&bx=off&cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&ds=30&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t&tn=alert It is surprising how often booksellers leave words out of the titles when listing their items. I searched for 'Alert' & 'Goodwin' without the '1777' and sure enough, got two extra hits. Hope it is useful to you, Jorge. Jorge Hedges, RichardG, Mark P and 2 others 5 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Hedges Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted June 8, 2020 Thanks! Just sent them a note to verify if the jacket with the plans/views is still on the book. bruce d and mtaylor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted June 8, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 8, 2020 I wouldn't get too worked up about the inside cover illustrations in the later editions of the AOTS titles; you'll find the same picture inside the pages. Bit of a wasted opportunity, if not a con. I have several of the first editions and their later ones with this feature. If you hang around fleabay constantly, you'll eventually find a bargain. I've managed to collect the whole set that way. AbeBooks is now owned by Amazon, consequently bargains there are few, but do come along. mtaylor and Jorge Hedges 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted June 8, 2020 Share #8 Posted June 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, shipman said: AbeBooks is now owned by Amazon, consequently bargains there are few, but do come along. Don't give up. As far as I am aware it is still 100% a platform, Ebay style, for others to sell their books. You still get the booksellers price, not the algorithm-driven pricing seen on Amazon. I just scored a book on Abebooks that was half the price of all others listed, and it turned out to be from a seller I have used for years. Good to know about the plans/illustrations inside the AOS books, I hadn't realised it was consistently done that way. mtaylor 1 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipman Posted June 8, 2020 Share #9 Posted June 8, 2020 Thanks Bruce, I'll bear your advice in mind. I can't swear all the AOTS covers are duplicates of inside pages but the half dozen I do have lead me to believe they are. mtaylor and bruce d 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Hedges Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted June 23, 2020 Got the Alert book from Abe Books... used but EXCELLENT conditions; only detail is a sunbleached jacket spine. Other than that, book is basically new; seems to be one of the originals, as the jacket does not have the plans inside... cant beat it for $57 delivered, when compared to new prices. Thanks for the search tips! Regards, Jorge Ryland Craze, VTHokiEE, bruce d and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnobiumPunctatum Posted June 28, 2020 Share #11 Posted June 28, 2020 Congratulations. mtaylor 1 Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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