Friends, The British SAMI magazine of Oct.'04 p.965 has an advertisement for "Les Bombardiers Sovietiques SB-2"/"the SB-2 Bombers" Éditions TMA; Paris @ £41 incl. postage to the U.S. which is about US$74.00.... Does anyone have a used or new copy of it at a more reasonable price for me in the U.S./Meechigan???---- Bill Brown -o- Marrón el Rojinegro ¡Sí me quieres escribir, ya sabes mi paradero!
WTB: book on SB-2s
Oct 17, 2004
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Hello from someone who happens to be in Paris: maybe I can help? Books here are more expensive than the US but I can see what I can do. To reply to me by email change domain name from neuf.com to neuf.fr
Seb
Guys,
There is another book on the Tuplolev SB sourced in Russia- I've been trying to find the details , but no luck so far - I'll keep looking.
I also note that Squadron Signal are doing one - also called Tuplolev SB-2 !!!
One little nit-pick though....
Why do all the western publishers persist in calling it the 'SB-2' - it is NOT!!!!
The correct title is Tupolev SB - from the Russian words 'Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik' - Fast Bomber.
The -2 is added to denote the engine type e.g -2M-100, -2HS, -2M-103 etc. denoting that it has, respectively M-100, Hispano-Suiza, M-103 engines fitted.
So the correct designation should be SB-2M-103 or SB-2HS or SB-2M-103 etc.
It is either an SB or an SB-2(engine type) - but NOT SB-2 !!!
Rant off....
Don't get me started on the Junkers Ju-52!!!
Ken
Found it !!
It is by Russian author Maslov - so it should be the def> Seb wrote:
Blame Frog. It was listed as an SB-2 on the box. Before that most of us modellers were unaware of the craft (at least on this side of the pond). Airfix did the same for us with the Il-2 as I'd never heard of it before that kit arrived here. I, of course, had to have one immediately! I think parts are still in the spares box.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
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