Ken Hamilton Book

[Sixx]

No offense taken, Tony. Advances in building methods over the last 10+ years, and the rapid fllow of that information over the internet, has indeed made much of the book's information obsolete, so I can't blame anybody who's disappointed after spending a ton of money to get a copy.

Thanks for the kind words...........

Ken

Just my 2 cents...I paid out the butt for it, oh well, I still think it's a credible info stash. My wife and I both talked to Ken, what a great guy!! We've been diggin your builds for a long time now. I still gotta get a soldering gun to build my dang shopping cart!!!!! Any more cool things like that comming???

[Tom Kren]

Ken will you be comming out with a NEW book?????

[KHamilton]

Derrick: Thanks. I've got some new things planned, but haven't had much time to get them up and running. Stay tuned.....

Tom: Not right now, but I might do an E-Book down the road. Lately I'm having too much fun BUILDING!

[Nitro Neil]

Hey Ken, does Mr. Haught know you are over here? I'm telling.

[KHamilton]

Com'on, Neil......we go back a long way. You can't rat me out.

(.......CAN you?.............)

[Nitro Neil]

Ok, I'll keep my mouth shut.

Love those arcade games you are building.

I haven't worked up to buildings and arcade games, I'm still building cars. Working on a little C/Altered right now.

[Casey]

For those looking for a copy of this book, Amazon lists a few for around $40:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0890243409/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&qid=1325223022&sr=1-1&condition=used

[Jim B]

Thanks, Casey! Those are great prices!

[customcreator]

Beat me to it Casey

[hguenth2003]

Just found.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230728671440&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:DE:1123

Harald

[scalenut]

Just found.

http://www.ebay.de/i...ME:B:SS:DE:1123

Harald

wow ,,includes the shepard paine book too!

Edited January 10, 2012 by scalenut

[crazyjim]

And $49.50 postage to get them from Europe.

[Jim B]

The price for the books in unbelievable, but then there's the $50 in shipping.

I did manage to find a copy of Ken's book at a reasonable price. Now it's just the Waiting Game until it shows up. I'm hoping that it's a good civilian compliment to Shep Paine's book.

[crazyjim]

I recently traded the diorama book for 3 kits.

[hguenth2003]

And $49.50 postage to get them from Europe.

Postage is $7.76 if you buy it in US. Just scroll down to 'Shipping and handling' and change destination country.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230728671440?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_trksid%3Dp5197.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D230728671440%26_sacat%3D0%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#shId

Harald

[scalenut]

<shhhh> ...

[Jim B]

Well, that's a little better!

[Dr. Cranky]

I whole heartedly agree with Dave Zinn's sentiment on the book. I still get lots of enjoyment (and ideas) out of it. I will always treasure my copy and it's signed for pete's sake!

For those of us who know Ken and stay up to date with his Fotki archives, he's been working on The Arcade diorama for a couple of years now and he is thinking of unveiling it at this next NNL East, which is yet another great reason to start planning to attend.

[Jim B]

Just got my copy in the mail today!! :) I'm looking forward to reading it. Can't guarantee that I'll produce any decent dioramas, but this should be interesting.

[Dr. Cranky]

Enjoy the eye candy, James. When you finish the book, feel free to pop out your eyes again, by visiting Ken's Fotki Archives where he is working on a new diorama in 1/24th scale titled THE ARCADE. Here's the link"

http://public.fotki.com/khamilton/models/playland_penny_arcade/

[GTMust]

I agree with you 100% Doc. His latest dio work is unbelievable!

More great inspiration and ideas for our own projects. Especially that three storey building and the truck.... Oh, what the ****! All of them!!!!

If you're reading this Ken....... thanks for posting these progress pictures on Fotki. I'm checking each one with a microscope.

Tony

[Dr. Cranky]

Tony, Ken is a generous builder, friend, and a true inspiration to all of us. He's one of those builders who really likes to feed everyone their daily allowance of eye candy, which is why he keeps his Fotki archives open for all of us to enjoy, so I hope more folks run on over there and check it out.

[chebbysteve]

I found Kens book on Amazon for a good price. Just received it, and am enjoying it a lot. Although the info may be a bit dated, Im glad to have it as a reference. Lots of good ideas and great pics, Thanks Ken, and I think your Arcade project is just unbelieveably great.

[KHamilton]

Thanks, guys. I do appreciate all the nice comments.

For anyone who does have the book, don't hesitate to write if you have

any questions about anything (.....except getting a refund..... .....).

[Scale.ModelMaker]

Hi All,

It looks like this thread has become a little long in the tooth and I too have looked around for you book Ken and have found the cost way high so thanks for the insight. Can anyone suggest any other pubs for someone new in the realm of dioramas? I have found some sites on the internet but I'm looking for some good beginner helpful hints for diorama building.

Thanks

John