SHIP MODELER'S HANDBOOK - A new publication

[ferretmary1]

We do have a few digital books in our webstore and we offer a digital subscription to the Journal, our 100 page, quarterly publication.  To see a free copy of a digital Journal back issue, you can go to our website to check it out: (https://thenrg.org/journal)

The digital Journal costs only $40 per year and a portion of your membership also helps support MSW

 

Unfortunately, while we provided most of the articles for this Special Edition Handbook, we are not the publishers of this booklet, so we have no control whether they decide to produce a digital version of it or not.  If they do, I suspect it won't be until demand for the print version dies down.

[kurtvd19]

The NRG collaborated on this publication that is printed by FineScale Modeler's parent company.  We provided the content, but they own the handbook.

We will contact them and tell them many would really like to see a pdf version.  If they say yes or no we will report back.

Kurt

 

[Desertanimal]

I was able to grab my copy before they went out of stock again! HAHAHAHA

 

Thank you Mary for all you do!

 

Chris

[ferretmary1]

You're welcome, Chris.  I'm glad you got your copy.  We have them back in stock and I'm working night and day to get everyone's orders out!

 

Back to work!

[ferretmary1]

On 3/24/2025 at 2:24 AM, amateur said:

I second the suggestion of a pdf-version for future books. Shipping is twice the price of the book, importtaxes will be around 20% of total costs (book and shipping combined).  Even a 25dollar pdf is far cheaper for me than a 13 dollar hard-copy send by Ups…..

Kurt talked with a rep from the publisher's office today, but she didn't know if they were going to have a PDF version eventually or not.  Of course sales of the PDF would not benefit the NRG or MSW, since those would be sold directly through the publisher, but if you buy one from them, then you could afford to donate a couple of bucks to MSW, too.  😉

[vossiewulf]

More to NRG's benefit would be a Ship Modeler's Handbook Vol.2. Seems there is a significant market, and although the first one is a great start it only scratches the surface of articles and lessons that would be useful to new modelers.

[ferretmary1]

The NRG publishes Shop Notes 1 and 2, which are full of tips and helpful information for beginners and experienced modelers alike.

[ChuckCHS]

Received my copy yesterday. For some unknown reason, the post office decided to send it back and forth between two locations here in SE PA. for a few days.

Thank you Mary for the continued and dedicated hard work you do daily. 

 

Chuck

[ferretmary1]

A couple of years ago, we had a member who ordered a flash drive from us.  The member lives in North Carolina.  I tracked the package heading east, but then it turned back and headed southwest.  It got as far as Texas and sat there for a few days.  I contacted the post office as soon as I saw it go off course.  They finally corrected the direction and the member received it a few days later.  Another member who lives in Indiana - less than 40 miles from here, had his order go to Puerto Rico and then come back.  I could have driven it to the guy's house!  The Post Office is crazy sometimes!