Spaceship Handbook

2001 Space Odyssey Pan Am Orion Shuttle Model Kit

Scale Spacecraft Modeling

• Cult TV Mans Ultimate Guide to Modeling Science Fiction Models - CultTVman's Ultimate Modeling Guide to Classic Science Fiction Movies features 152 pages of material covering all your classic science fiction subjects: Forbidden Planet, War of the Worlds, 2001, A Space Odyssey and more ! Among the model building information and techniques are painting your ships; diorama creation; metallic paint finishes; lighting; resin building; casting parts; resin figure building; styrene kit construction; creative model displays; aftermarket parts. Articles about the Discovery and Enterprise studio models
• Creating Space: The Story of Space Through Model Kits Book - Mat Irvine is a former member of BBC’s Visual Effects Department and the cameraman behind programs including Doctor Who, Blake’s 7 and Edge Of Darkness. Gives a complete chronicle of space vehicles developed worldwide, side by side with pictures and details of models.
• Spaceship Handbook - Spaceship Handbook's subject is the historical development of the Spaceship during the 20th Century. Arranged in three Sections, "The Theoreticians," "The Entertainers," and "The Real Stuff," it presents an amazing collection of 75 designs and their stories - from Tsiolkovsky and Oberth's engineering papers, through the golden age of movie science fiction, up to the present day's Lockheed "VentureStar" and Rotary Rocket "Roton."
• 2001: Filming the Future - Piers Bizony's great work in putting the pieces together of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. Probably one of the most complex look at any film that I have come across in full detail. The book is in large format with slick pages and color photos everywhere to give you a behind the camera view of the work being accomplished. This book is highly recommended for film students, movie lovers and Stanley Kubrick fans.