Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.820125
EAN num: 9780870216534
ISBN number: 0870216538
Label: US Naval Institute Press
Manufacturer: US Naval Institute Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: 1988-04
Publishing house: US Naval Institute Press
Sale Popularity Level: 174440
Studio: US Naval Institute Press
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A representative sample of seven ships from the Revolutionary War--American and British, privateers and regular warships--are fully described in this book by one of the best-known ship modelers in the world, Harold Hahn. Those included are the 44-gun ship HMS Roebuck, the 16-gun sloop HMS Druid, the U.S. frigates Hancock and Confederacy, the U.S. privateer Oliver Cromwell, the 205-ton HMS Pelican, and the 74-gun HMS Alfred. The very first half of this book deals with the history of each vessel. The remaining chapters are devoted to step-by-step detailed descriptions of building a model, using the Alfred, the largest and most complex of these ships, as the prime subject. Specially commissioned photographs illustrate every stage of development, and full sets of plans for each ship are provided. This handsome book will enthrall model builders and also appeal to historians and everyone interested in ships.
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The book tells the history of 3 American and 4 British ships during the American Revolution. The book is well researched. It also show plenty of pictures of the seven models of these ships Harold Hahn built. The models of the very first six are described briefly. The last half of the book is about the 74-gun HMS Alfred and the description of the construction of the model. Model builders would enjoy reading the book and looking at the nice pictures (all in black-and-white). It is not a step-by-step model building book for beginners. It is probably more suited for scratch model builders looking for ideas and inspiration. This is a very wonderful book, and I wish there were more books like these.
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The author describes 7 British and American ships representing a selection of different kind of vessels used by both nations in the American revolution, from a small flush-decked sloop to a 74 gun ship of the line. In the very first 7 chapters the book deals with the history of each vessel and gives a description of a plank on frame model (built by the author). Each chapter includes photographs showing the respective model throughout various stages of their construction as well as a reprint (in small scale) of the author's plans of the vessel (the plans were redrawn from original plans in the National Maritime Museum Greenwich for use by model builders). The remaining 10 chapters include a full set of the plans of the 74 gun HMS Alfred and describe step by step the building of the model giving lots of hints useful also for most experienced model builders. In my opinion one of the best books one the subject one can buy.
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