Meticulous research and painstaking attention to detail have gone into these multiangle views and cutaways. Skydiver, the futuristic gull-wing cars, the SHADO interceptors, the Space Intruder Detector, and installations such as SHADO's Moonbase complex have never looked so exciting or so realistic. Nick Foreman's CGI illustrations—the first time this technique has been used in an official Gerry Anderson book—are accompanied by detailed notes on design, specification, and performance. Following in the footsteps of The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO, this book will be a must-have purchase for all true Anderson fans.
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Chris Bentley was the Chair of Fanderson, the Official Gerry Anderson Fan Club, for more than 10 years. He is the author of The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO and The Complete Gerry Anderson. Nick Foreman is a leading CGI illustration artist, specializing in science fiction subjects. He is the CG illustrator for The Official Star Wars Fact File.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Take a close look at a copy of the book before you buy.,
By a music fan (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gerry Anderson's UFO: Technical Manual (Hardcover)
Perhaps my expectations were too high? I was expecting something along the lines of Graham Bleathman's illustrations, whereas this book is quite different. The computer generated models of the various craft are variable in quality and, whilst the detail and rendering of weathered surfaces is good, many of the images suffer from a common, irritating problem in that the graphics software used has difficulty in producing natural looking curved lines. Instead of curved edges the illustrations often break up into an angular, polygonal lines - rather like a join the dots puzzle. This seems to have been addressed to a degree on the outer edges of the illustrations where they have been scribed to lay on a white background, but internal curved lines are typically wonky. The Mobile, Interceptor and Lunar Carrier/Module are the most affected sections. The first subject, SID and the last, a UFO, are modelled far better than the rest of the illustrations. If the images were amateur, fan-produced computer models on the Internet then that would be one thing, but I expect somehting rather more professional in a publication. Once you are aware of the angular snag your eye gets drawn to it all the time - rather like when you first notice motion blur on LCD televisions. A pity, as the text, labelling and frame grabs that accompany the illustrations are fine.
So, as per the title of this review, the thunbnails and other images on web sites like Amazon aren't large enough to reveal the flaws. I recommend that you handle a copy of the book and take a closer look before parting with your money. Frankly, I wish that I hadn't bothered ordering it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good reference book on the ships.,
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This review is from: Gerry Anderson's UFO: Technical Manual (Hardcover)
I won't call this a definitive technical manual for Gerry Anderson's UFO television series. Not by a long shot. What I will say is this book is a good reference for the various ships and bases of SHADO along with some sparse, but useful info about the alien invaders. However that's about all the technical info you get. Nothing on weapons, equipment, personal vehicles like Straker's car, why moon girls have purple wigs, etc. Because of this I cannot really call this a real technical manual. More like a guide to the vehicles and locales of the show.
The ship information is pretty good, at least for one or two page profiles per ship. You get info on functionality, weaponry, armor, propulsion, and more. Sorry... no cut out views of the inner workings of the vehicles (and I know some exist from seeing them in previously published items). Also while you get a good amount of details it is in no way complete. This irks me because I know those additional details that were left out do exist (again from earlier materials). So while this book has some cool info for UFO fans it's not a single source for the material. Also for a large "coffee table" book it's pretty short on useful pages. Like I said each vehicles gets maybe a page or two of info. Then you get a "case study", which is essentially a single episode guide that references the vehicle. In other words filler. It's aggravating to see pages that could have been used to add more established details on the show's technology used as such a waste. One other thing to note. This tech manual has an entry for the alien UFO. The very thought of getting a chance to peek inside what makes those ships tick got me excited... until I got the book. You know how those secretive aliens never let SHADO get a good assessment of their technology? Well after 30+ years it seems we still don't. You would figure after all this time they could at least let the cat out of the bag and give us some real meat on the UFO's. That would be been enough to forgive all the other shortcomings. As it stands it just further's my belief that this is an incomplete book. I also want to say the graphics on this book are nowhere near as bad as other reviewers may say. Yes they are computer generated graphics, but they look like they could have been photographs of models. Nothing polygonal about the curves in the book I have. So the big question you are probably asking would be, "is it worth it?" I think that depends on what you have already. If you have next to nothing regarding the show then this is a really nice book to have. It does give a lot of cool info, even if it's not everything. Now if you are somebody who has been collecting all the lost and forgotten lore from the series I don't think you will find much more on this book you don't already know or have (in other words maybe get it on the cheap). Personally I'm glad I have in spite of the shortcomings.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Please Chris Bentley STOP writing Anderson Books,
By Gene6 "Gene6" (The Village) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gerry Anderson's UFO: Technical Manual (Hardcover)
I had this book on order for over a year. Each month Amazon would write me a note "Hey you still want it?" I'd say.. yes.
Chris Bentley might have had "Something" early on.. but that is now gone. He had a shot at making this "Tech Manual" really something special. This book is not special. Not at all. UFO is one of my Favorite all time 1960's Sci-Fi TV series. I just wrote Chris another check. Boy.. .now I can't wait for what new/used up old junk info he will "Surface" for me to waste my money on? Coffee table book? Why? Where is the "Tech" manual? At least the "Thunderbirds" had cutaways. We had an idea how those "Puppets" made their ships work. Total let down. Do NOT waste your money. ALSO.. I paid a lot more. Ordered mine from Amazon UK.
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