Here post information and references to Ships and Ship Modeling.
A good place to ask historical or technical questions.
I'll lead this off with two of my favorite ship modeling books.
Ask away -- modeling, historical, configurations -- we'll try to get it answered.
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Re: References
And for those in the UK:
Ship Models from Kits by David Griffith:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ship-Models-Kit ... 016&sr=8-2
An the "Shipcraft" series of books
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... =shipcraft
both are very good references and guides
Ship Models from Kits by David Griffith:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ship-Models-Kit ... 016&sr=8-2
An the "Shipcraft" series of books
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_nos ... =shipcraft
both are very good references and guides
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Re: References
Got to agree with Viking re the Ship Models from Kits by David Griffith. Although it is written around building two particular ships, The Tamiya Indianapolis and a resin HMAS Sydney, these are just vehicles for demonstrating techniques. Very well written and easy to follow. This book got me started in maritime modelling.
Same for the Shipcraft series which are written specifically for modellers. The Bismarck one certainly helped me to get my model looking OK and I have recently got the one for the Yamato ready for when I build my Tamiya 1:700 Yamato
Same for the Shipcraft series which are written specifically for modellers. The Bismarck one certainly helped me to get my model looking OK and I have recently got the one for the Yamato ready for when I build my Tamiya 1:700 Yamato
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Re: References
Two good sources of books for British ships are Maritime Books (website is http://www.navybooks.com/;) and Fan Publications (http://www.fanpublications.co.uk/;) .
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Re: References
Yes, the Shipcraft books are good for specific ships or classes -- I have several, KG-V, Flowers, A-I/Tribal.
The Anatomy of the Ship series is another invaluable reference.
Unfortunately nautical books are not as prevalent as aircraft books and the price is significantly inversely proportional to that.
Here's a partial list of "ship" books from my library, unfortunately not in any specific order but you might see some titles of interest (no they're not for sale or loan, but I can provide research from them.) The listing shows title and author. I have excluded more general histories and tried to focus on ship-oriented books which might provide modeling info.
Age of Fighting Sail
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20th Century
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The Anatomy of the Ship series is another invaluable reference.
Unfortunately nautical books are not as prevalent as aircraft books and the price is significantly inversely proportional to that.
Here's a partial list of "ship" books from my library, unfortunately not in any specific order but you might see some titles of interest (no they're not for sale or loan, but I can provide research from them.) The listing shows title and author. I have excluded more general histories and tried to focus on ship-oriented books which might provide modeling info.
Age of Fighting Sail
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Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars Gardiner
Handbook of 19th Century Naval Warfare Tucker
HMS Victory: Construction, Career, Restoration McGowan
Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail Ireland
Nelson's Navy: Ships, Men, Org'n 1793-1815 Lavery
Seamanship in the Age of Sail Harland
The Arming & Fitting of English Ships of War 1600-1815 Lavery
The Construction & Fitting of the English Man Of War 1650-1850 Goodwin
The Frigate Surprise Lavery,Hunt
The Line of Battle: Sail Warship 1650-1840 Lavery, ed
The Masting & Rigging of English Ships of War 1625-1860 Lees
Warships of the Napoleonic Era Gardiner
The 100 Gun Ship Victory Anatomy of the Ship McKay
The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships Longridge
The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy Blake, Lawrence
The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor Lever
20th Century
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Aircraft Carriers of the US Navy Terzibaschitsch
Churchill's Navy The Ships, Men, Org 1939-45 Lavery
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-46 Conway
Dreadnought, A History of the Modern Battleship Hough
Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I Moore
Jane's Naval History of World War II Ireland
US Aircraft Carriers - Illustrated Design History Friedman
US Amphibious Ships & Craft Friedman
US Fleet Carriers of World War II Humble
US Navy Destroyers of World War II Reilly
US PT Boats of World War II Johnson
Allied Coastal Forces of WW2, Vol 2 - Vosper, Elco Lambert,Ross
Atlantic Escorts Ships, Weapons, Tactics WW2 Brown
Battleships Rodney & Nelson - Man o' War 3 Raven, Roberts
British Destroyers A-I & Tribal Class -Shipcraft #11 Brown
Canada's Flowers - History of Corvettes in Canada Lynch
Corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy 1939-1945 Macpherson, Miller
Flower Class Corvettes Lambert,Brown
King George V Class Battleships Chesneau
Naval Camouflage 1914-1945 A Complete Visual Ref Williams
The Longest Battle: The RCN in the Atlantic 39-45 Harbron
British Battleships of World War Two Raven, Roberts
The Battle of the Atlantic Hughes, Costello
The Battle of the Atlantic: Corv&Crew Oral History Bailey
The Flower Class Corvette Agassiz McKay, Harland
The Type VII U-Boat Westwood
U-Boat Command & Battle of Atlantic Showell
Wolfpack: U-Boats at War 1939-1945 Kaplan, Currie
Abdiel-Class Fast Minelayers -- Warship Profile 38 Burton
Camouflage Vol 1: Royal Navy 1939-1941 Warship Persp Raven
Camouflage Vol 2: Royal Navy 1942 Warship Persp Raven
Camouflage Vol 3: Royal Navy 1943-1944 Warship Persp Raven
Camouflage Vol 4: Royal Navy Supplemental Warship Persp Raven
Flower Class Corvettes in WW2 (Warship Perspective) Lambert
HM MTB / Vosper 70ft - Warship Profile 7 Cobb
HMS Warspite Roskill
The Battleship Warspite - Anatomy of the Ship Watton
US Flush Deck Destroyers in Action -- W/S#19 Squadron
US Landing Craft in Action -- W/S#17 Adcock/Squadron
Vosper MTB's In Action - Warships #13 Squadron
A Family Saga: Flush Deck Destroyers 1917-1955 Dickey
A Shadow in the Sea Germany's U-85 Bunch
Allied Escort Ships of World War II Elliott
American Destroyer Escorts of World War 2 Elliott
Destroyer Escorts in Action - Warships#11 Squadron
Destroyer Weapons of World War 2 Hodges, Friedman
Flush Decks & Four Pipes Alden
HMS Campbeltown (USS Buchanan) 1918-1942 -- Warship Profile 5 Wingate
Liberty - The Ships that Won the War Elphick
PC Patrol Craft of WW2 History of Ships & Crews Veigele
Royal Navy Trawlers Part 1 Admiralty Trawlers Toghill
Royal Navy Trawlers Part 2 Requisitioned Trawlers Toghill
Ships for Victory: Ship-building & the US Maritime Comm Lane
The Aircraft Carrier Victorious - Anatomy of the Ship Watton
The Battleship Dreadnought - Anatomy of the Ship Roberts
The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts Franklin
The Captain Class Frigates in the 2nd World War Collingwood
The Destroyer Campbeltown -- Anatomy of the Ship Ross
The Destroyer Escort England Ross
The Last Liberty - The Bio of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien Jaffee
The Zebulon B Vance US Liberty Ship Crabtree
US 110' Subchasers in Action Connelly
Flush Deck Destroyers in World war 2 -- Warship Perspectives Arnold
Corvettes Canada Johnston
The Corvette Navy Lamb
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