AOP scout car

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

I wrote a book on the subject many years ago. The unpublished manuscript still resides on my office shelf.....

Mike C

Mike it would be nice if you published a few copies of it. I for one would love to add it to my reading material

[Mike Cecil]

Cliff,

Far toooo expensive: it was hundreds of pages (A4) and included a list of Unit signs in numeric order (much easier to use that way) and a re-draw (with corrections) of every camouflage pattern I could find an official reference for. It spanned the period 1937 to 1946. It's now just my hard copy reference.

I've also compiled a dictionary of 10,000 Australian military abbreviations and printed one hard-bound copy, but again, toooo great an expense to warrant bothering with further copies.

Ah well....

Mike C

[lynx42]

Mike, you could just share all that information with us all by putting it on a DVD/CD.

I for one would purchase one and I am sure that others would as well. I have all your "Profiles', Mud and Dust and a few other Mike Cecil productions.

You always have a great product.

Regards Rick.

BTW. Did you copy all the AWM 126's?

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Cliff,

Far toooo expensive: it was hundreds of pages (A4) and included a list of Unit signs in numeric order (much easier to use that way) and a re-draw (with corrections) of every camouflage pattern I could find an official reference for. It spanned the period 1937 to 1946. It's now just my hard copy reference.

I've also compiled a dictionary of 10,000 Australian military abbreviations and printed one hard-bound copy, but again, toooo great an expense to warrant bothering with further copies.

Ah well....

Mike C

[Mike Cecil]

Just extracted what I needed/thought might be useful, unfortunately - bit far to go and re-check things now!!

Mike C

[Jim Burrill]

Sounds like a rgeat candidate for being published as an "e-Book". One where you ahve the book contents and images uploaded to a seller, and then it can be purchased and printed "on demand" when ever someone buys it. No advance costs for printing a 1,000 copies to sit in the garage!

When someone buys it, you get sent a royalty.

[Big D]

Mike,

Great info on the colour schemes.

Add my name to those very interested in your book!

Cheers.

Darryl Lennane

[Mrs Vampire]

me too

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Cliff,

Far toooo expensive: it was hundreds of pages (A4) and included a list of Unit signs in numeric order (much easier to use that way) and a re-draw (with corrections) of every camouflage pattern I could find an official reference for. It spanned the period 1937 to 1946. It's now just my hard copy reference.

I've also compiled a dictionary of 10,000 Australian military abbreviations and printed one hard-bound copy, but again, toooo great an expense to warrant bothering with further copies.

Ah well....

Mike C

Dont know what the cost would be - but how about publishing as an E-Book?

https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin

Given some of the total cr*p out there it must be pretty cheap!

Tim