Louis & Company, So hows the book going? (1 Viewer)

Louis Badolato said:
I was actually brainstorming the other night, and I came up with this idea (which I haven't even mentioned to Hans & Larry yet, and which may not even work): When someone purchases the book, provide the person with a password to a website that would have a copy of the book online. Thus, anywhere someone who had purchased the book had a laptop, they could access the information online, and use their computer's search function to find specific references without having to look in an index. The could print out specific pages and not have to carry the book to shows and dog-ear it.

Anyhow, now that 6/8ths of the book is written, and Larry is working the 7th chapter, Larry, Hans and I need to start seriously editing the text and working photos into the format. For example, when I drafted the text, I gave detailed descriptions of each set, right down to the colors of the facing on the uniform and the type of webbing and gear each figure carries. Where photographs of the sets are provided, this type of detail should be deleted as unnecessary. Also the text has to be divided into columns which are formatted with breaks for photographs mixed into the text. While I will be handling most of the deleting of excess text, Hans & Larry will be responsible for the photographs and formatting. We all share in the editing process. And then their is selecting copies of the brochures for reproduction in an appendix.

So even once the text is finished we still have a ways to go. I would like for the book to be launched at the next (2007) Chicago Show, or, if its not ready by next September, at the March, 2008 N.Y. Symposium.

And I would love for Andy to made some kind of commemorative figure for the launch of the book. My thought would be a famous WWII military correspondent.
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Louis

Do you mean Military or War Correspondent?
If you are going to pick a WWII War Correspondent its just got to be E.Pyle. No other could fill his shoes, the GI's loved and protected him.
For cartoons B.M.
Stars & Stripes Andy Rooney & there two more I need to look up I've read their stuff and it was good.
 
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Chuck,

Thank you for the name. I was just drawing a blank, but yes, Ernie Pyle is exactly who I meant. That would be a figure I would be honored to have associated with my meager reporting efforts concerning King & Country.

Oh, and by the way, it only took me about 10 hours, but I finally have all the polystone vehicles plugged into Chapter 6 in chronological order with set numbers, and I have started on the text. This chapter is going to be a real bear to finish.

Regards,

Louis
 
Chuck Harris said:
Louis

Do you mean Military or War Correspondent?
If you are going to pick a WWII War Correspondent its just got to be E.Pyle. No other could fill his shoes, the GI's loved and protected him.
For cartoons B.M.
Stars & Stripes Andy Rooney & there two more I need to look up I've read their stuff and it was good.
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Sorry Chuck but when you think of war correspondent, it has to be Edward R. Murrow.
 
Or a Napoleonic General.........:)

Perhaps you could select a free club figure (coupon inside) which would be available at the time to make every one happy or perhaps special figures representing each of the periods represented in the book (buyer picks has a choice of one).

Cheers
WELLINGTON
 
Gentleman,

While it would certainly be exciting if Andy chose to do some kind of commemorative figure for the book, that would completely be up to Andy. I just want it noted for the record that I have no say in this issue, and, as of right now, it is just a pleasant idea. I can only control one thing, drafting the text and trying to make it as accurate as is possible.

I can't believe we are only 1 and 1/2 chapters away from completing the first draft. I am going to try to finish Chapter 6 (polystone vehicles) this weekend, and Larry is working on Chapter 4 (non-WWII Matt figures), so we could be done with a draft of the text this month. Then editing, formatting and photography can commence.

I'll let you know when the draft of Chapter 6 is finished.

Regards,

Louis
 
Louis Badolato said:
Chuck,

Thank you for the name. I was just drawing a blank, but yes, Ernie Pyle is exactly who I meant. That would be a figure I would be honored to have associated with my meager reporting efforts concerning King & Country.

Oh, and by the way, it only took me about 10 hours, but I finally have all the polystone vehicles plugged into Chapter 6 in chronological order with set numbers, and I have started on the text. This chapter is going to be a real bear to finish.

Regards,

Louis
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Any time Louis.
You will be pleased to know the hat is in a shipping box, now I've got to find that coin I had engraved to send you.
 
jazzeum said:
Sorry Chuck but when you think of war correspondent, it has to be Edward R. Murrow.
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Brad that who not I was thinking about. It was Ernie Pyle a person who had his boots in the mud with Bill & Joe. Edward R. Murrow was not that kind of reporter. He was a broadcaster. His broadcast and stories were coming out of England for many months before the US got into WWII.

A military correspondent was member of the US Military.
A war correspondent was a civilian working for news company. I don't think freelancing was allowed in WWII.
Edward R. Murrow fell in this group war correspondent. They were required to wear military style uniforms with ID patch's say what they were. This was done so that should not if captured be shot as spies
 
I think that is Bill Mauldin's book about Willie and Joe. Two GI's fighting in Europe and the cartoons were critical of some officers. Stars and Stripes printed his cartoons but the brass did not like it. Leadmen
 
Leadmen said:
I think that is Bill Mauldin's book about Willie and Joe. Two GI's fighting in Europe and the cartoons were critical of some officers. Stars and Stripes printed his cartoons but the brass did not like it. Leadmen
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Bill Mauldin was the creator of Willie & Joe. Gen. Patton & two other generals whose names escapes me at this time,tried to stop Mauldin's cartoons. Gen. Marshall himself made clear if any officer regardless of rank that made it hard on or disrupted what Mauldin and other Stars & Stripes and Yanks personal were doing would be sent home to desk jobs. He sent down the chain of command to Ike to Patton a copy of this notice addressed to him personally.

Louis
To my knowledge Ernie Pyle had no connection with "Sad Sack".

Anyone with the answer to the Sad Sack question jump in.
 
Guys, I have been steadily working on Chapter 6 now since last Friday. I am up to the Spring of 2004, but have only covered 64 of 109 (including one of a kind and prototype) polystone vehicles and aircraft to be discussed in the chapter. Boy is this going to be a big chapter!
 
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As well it should, It has revolutionized the hobby. I'm sure you will do a great job with the subject, thanks for the updates, Can't wait to get it!
Ray
 
nmrocks said:
As well it should, It has revolutionized the hobby. Ray
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Ray, you couldn't be more correct. Here's how I handled the subject in the book:

"Andy believed that these affordable vehicles would draw many new collectors, and take K&C to the next level. The author strenuously argued with Andy, believing that the burgeoning quality of K&C figures was expanding the collector base, and discerning collectors would not want such “pressed porcelain pieces of junk”. Needless to say, as K&C’s collector base has expanded exponentially since the advent of these extraordinarily popular vehicles (some of which sell in the secondary market for 2-3 times the retail price of the expensive wood vehicles), Andy was clearly right on all counts."

By the way, as of this morning, I'm up to July, 2005, and have 79 vehicles described.
 
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As of hanging it up this evening, I had 94 polystone vehicles described (up through June, 2006), 15 to go. The chapter that wouldn't end.
 
Louis make sure you take your wife out to a nice restaurant and buy your son a cute cuddly toy. Keep up the good work. :)
 
Chapter 6, on Polystone vehicles, is finally complete. 40 pages of text. Now only Chapter 4 (matt non-WWII Figures), which Larry is working on, remains to be completed. Then, on to editing, formatting and photography!
 
Louis

You will have to get over to London and have a table next to us signing and selling them!!!

Not December of course!!

Tony
 
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