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I was doing a project just for fun and i thought it might be interesting to see how many people might buy it if it were ever published.

So if it was going to be published it would be like this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-War-II-Definitive-Visual/dp/1405332352

It would be filled with pictures of walkers, power armour all that interesting stuff a timeline, history of the alternate world, sections dedicated to the germans, russians americans and maybe a combined japanese italian section.

so my question is what would you want in it and would you buy.

A better question to ask would be;

1. Do you play Weird War 2?
2. If yes, would you buy a guidebook?

People who don't play are outside your target market segment.

It also comes down to quality. I don't play Weird War II or generally have any interest in the concept but I find it hard to resist a well done sci-fi/fantasy art book.

Kilkrazy wrote:A better question to ask would be;

1. Do you play Weird War 2?
2. If yes, would you buy a guidebook?

People who don't play are outside your target market segment.

even if you dont play weird war 2 it doesnt matter its more for people that enjoyed indiana jones and all those cooky world war 2 comic books. I have no idea wat you mean by guidebook please do elaborate.

A guidebook is what I take to be the meaning of the book you described in your original post.

History and timeline
Guide to the different armies
Pictures

Generally speaking a guide to the Weird War 2 world.

I'm assuming the Weird War 2 world has the same geography as Earth.

There's no point in just a book of pictures of walking tanks etc -- well, there is, but it's already been done for Ring of Red, Dust Tactics, and so on.

Your guide is to do specifically with Weird War 2.

Kilkrazy wrote:A guidebook is what I take to be the meaning of the book you described in your original post.

History and timeline
Guide to the different armies
Pictures

Generally speaking a guide to the Weird War 2 world.

I'm assuming the Weird War 2 world has the same geography as Earth.

There's no point in just a book of pictures of walking tanks etc -- well, there is, but it's already been done for Ring of Red, Dust Tactics, and so on.

Your guide is to do specifically with Weird War 2.

But thats like saying theirs no point if someone created a book with timeline,history and pictures of WW2 the only difference between my book and theirs is that my pictures are cooler

Why bother asking for feedback if you're just going to rubbish anything that doesn't fit your pre-conception of what people want?

I apologize if you feel like Im rubbishing you its just that you dont seem to be making any sense. you said that there was no point in it and then i said its the same thing like with a ww2 visual guide IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE

So are you talking about an artbook with pictures of retro-scifi tanks or a book about a specific, coherent setting?

Its both. first half is a specific coherent setting while the other half is cool retro sci fi tanks and stuff

Let me clarify: are all of the pcitures from one specific setting or are they just pictures by various artists of things that could be cool in a general WWII way?

ok i think i have everyone confused because of my poor english. it is a book set in a weird war 2 universe that i have created that features pictures of all the armor and tanks and mechs and stuff from my universe

Oh I see. Well, for me it would depend first and foremost on the quality of the presentation. Then I would look at the story the book told.