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Rodney and Nelson (ShipCraft Book 23) Kindle Edition

by Les Brown (Author), Robert Brown (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 76 ratings
“Simply the best reference for any model maker” on the most instantly recognizable British battleships in history (Warship World).
 
The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeler through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring color profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modeling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references—books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites.
 
The two ships covered in this volume were the only capital ships designed and built between the wars—a special concession of the Washington Treaty’s ban on new battleships—and they were unlike anything before them, with the superstructure three-quarters aft and all main armament turrets forward of the bridge. During the war, Nelson survived mine and torpedo damage, while Rodney played a major part in the destruction of the Bismarck, both surviving to be broken up post-war.
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    174 pages
  3. Language
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    Seaforth Publishing
  5. Publication date
    May 20, 2015
  6. File size
    111.1 MB
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About the Author

LES BROWN is a leading light in the Small Warships Group of the IPMS and the editor of their newsletter. He is the author of a number of titles in the ShipCraft series, including two on British destroyers, and, with John Lambert, he produced two larger works, one on ‘Flower’ class corvettes and another on Allied torpedo boats. He also wrote the volume on Black Swan Class Sloops in Seaforth’s ‘Original Builders’ Plans’ series.

Robert Brown is a Canadian ship modeler and warship enthusiast. His previous contributions to the ShipCraft series were the models sections of No 22 German Battlecruisers and the historical chapters of No 23 Rodney & Nelson.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0141LZIH8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seaforth Publishing; Illustrated edition (May 20, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 111.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 76 ratings

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Customers find the book to be an informative read, with one mentioning it provides lots of details about famous ships. They appreciate the architecture section, with one review highlighting its coverage of unique British battleships.

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  • D. F. Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars I find these books to be a great bargain and a wonderful and informative read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
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    I have a number of these books, and all of them are very informative as to the details, evolution, history, and architecture of famous ships. Rodney and Nelson were utterly distinctive with all the main guns mounted forward and everything else pushed aft. Before buying this book, I just thought them an odd design, but after reading the book I understand what the Royal Navy was after with this design. It worked, too! Both ships survived World War II (but not the post-war scrap drives). If you are a ship modeler, or just a fan of the art of miniaturization, the color plates of magnificent models of these ships is worth the price by itself. There is even a buyer's guide to available kits and accessories should you be inspired to build a miniature Rodney or Nelson yourself. Overall, I find these books to be a great bargain and a wonderful and informative read.
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  • Bruce Mackenzie
    5.0 out of 5 stars what
    Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020
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    enjoy I use this book for research
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  • Jack Berke
    4.0 out of 5 stars good resource for both ships
    Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023
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    Lots of details of the ships for lots of details. Very useful for deciding which year of each ship you wish to build. Well worth reading, many times over.
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  • Jim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016
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    Excellent resource
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  • Daris Long
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015
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    Very pleased, as advertised.
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  • William Hazlett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2015
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    Great book
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  • Robert Apfelzweig
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent survey for ship modelers of the HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016
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    A thorough and well-documented survey of the careers, features, specifications and appearances (over time) of these two unusual and unique British battleships, designed primarily for the model ship builder. Numerous color photos of 1:700 scale models (full hull and in water dioramas) are shown; actual photos of the ships themselves are all in black and white, but detailed color diagrams of the camouflage patterns for both ships are provided, as well as side view and top view line diagrams. This booklet was published in 2014, so it has no information on the more recent Trumpeter models in 1/350 and 1/200 scales.
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  • Keith Bickel
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic coverage of Rodney & Nelson..
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017
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    Period photos, a fairly complete basic history of the ships, a listing & pictures of most available models & accessories, color profiles, & more is what you get on 64 pages of stout glossy paper. Not being much of a ship modeler, I can still appreciate the work involved as well as the very nicely done finished products shown here. A lot of bang for not too many bucks.
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  • 田舎艦艇ファン
    5.0 out of 5 stars ロドネイ、ネルソンに関する参考資料
    Reviewed in Japan on November 29, 2017
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    Shipcraftシリーズのスタンダードです。
    これまでと同様　実艦解説+対象キット紹介+各国モデラ―による作例紹介の内容です。
    両艦とも写真30枚前後と戦歴などの記述、図面については
    ロドネイ線図(1928,1940,1942,1944)、カラー塗装図(1928,1940,1942,1943)
    ネルソン線図(1940,1942,1943,1945)、カラー塗装図(1942,1943,1945)
    ＊右左舷、平面図表記は様々で、他の方がご指摘のようにあまり細かい図面はありません。
    「艦艇模型スペシャル」、「ネイビーヤード」などの特集ページのような感じで、
    特にモデラ―にとっては結構面白い資料になると思います。
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  • kai reinholz
    5.0 out of 5 stars sehr interessant
    Reviewed in Germany on February 3, 2019
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    nicht nur für Modellbauer sehr informativ.
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  • Robert Gilbert
    4.0 out of 5 stars HMS Rodney
    Reviewed in Australia on February 12, 2021
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    Publication was OK had hoped for more scaled drawings
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  • Dwight E. Davis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Model book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2024
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    Good job great book
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Shipcraft
    Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2015
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    This series has a uniformly high quality. If you are into ships and modelling, this is a great book on this unique class of battleship.
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