AOTS Alert 1777

[Jorge Hedges]

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

[VTHokiEE]

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.

[Nirvana]

Amazon has the book available, worth the price. I have it in my library, rich of information.

[RichardG]

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

 

 

[bruce d]

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]

Thanks!  Just sent them a note to verify if the jacket with the plans/views is still on the book.

[shipman]

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.

[bruce d]

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. 

[shipman]

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.

[Jorge Hedges]

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

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Congratulations.