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Issue 49

Destroyer Leader - HMS Faulknor 1935 - A reprint of a book by Peter C Smith giving an enthralling account of the life of just one destroyer. Well worth the read.

H.M.S. Starling - A very good quality 1:350 scale resin model by White Ensign Models of a ship with a very famous past.

The 74th Model Engineering Exhibition - Some photographs of very good models from a rather disappointing exhibition.

Issue 50

O.R.P. Wicher in 1:700 scale - Another resin kit from Poland - very detailed and makes a good model.

The 2005 Model Show - from the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton. A good

Issue 51

H.M.S. Lincoln - a description of the last Type 61 (Salisbury Class) Air-Direction Frigate built for the Royal Navy - both as built and after a major refit.

British Power Boat Co., MGB75 - the WEM 1:350 scale model as built by Roger Pearson.

Issue 52

40mm Bofors MkIII Single Mounting - US Style - a simple kit at 1:72 scale, from White Ensign Models, which presents many opportunities to customise the Revell PT boat.

The Royal Navy at Portsmouth and Devonport since 1900 - the latest (and last) two books in the series portraying the Royal Navy in the 20th century.

‘Protect The Convoy’ - an interesting video from the Imperial War Museum.

Preserved Ships at Birkenhead - some photos of H.M.S. Plymouth from Mike Potter.

Issue 53

PT109, Blackett Strait, 1-2 August, 1943 - an exhaustive feature, by Martin Robey, showing how to convert the Revell 1:72 scale kit into an accurate representation of this famous vessel.

Issue 54

Warship 2005, Edited by John Jordan - Published by Conway Maritime Press, England; ISBN 1 84486 003 5

A Normandy Mystery - By Nigel Denchfield

PROFILE MORSKIE 72, BRYTYJSKI NISZCZYCIEL HMS ONSLOW - Author Slawomir Brzezinski, Published by BS Firma Wydawniczo-Handlowa, Poland, ISBN 83-87918-68-7

R.A.F. Pinnace 1380 - By Nigel Denchfield

Issue 55

Trafalgar 200 International Fleet Review by Steve Bush - Published by Maritime Books, England; ISBN 1 904459 19 6

Home of the Fleet by Stephen Courtney & Brian Patterson - Published by Sutton Publishing Ltd, England: ISBN 0 7509 2285 0

German Navy Crew Figures (02525) - Manufactured by Revell GmbH, Germany

Model Gallery and MTB102

Issue 56

Plymouth Library - Naval Studies Collection - by Mike Davey

Mystery Ships: The Aircraft Direction Type 62 Frigate - by Michael C Potter

Issue 57

The British ‘E’ Class Destroyer - a brief description of this class of ships

H.M.S. Electra - The Tamiya kit at 1:700 scale

Yellow Periscope Series, No.3 - A review of a small book containing information on three different types of destroyer - the French ‘Le Terrible’, the Japanese ‘Yukikaze’ and the American ‘Drayton’.

Scale Modelworld 2005 - Photographs of some of the smaller naval vessels in the competition.

Issue 58

U.S.S. Radford DD446 (1944) - the Tamiya kit at 1:700 scale, as modelled by Martin Robey.

Profile Morskie 73 & 74, Brytyjski Niszczyciel HMS Oribi & Brytyjski Niszczyciel Srawiacz Min HMS Obedient - two more books in this extensive series from Poland, this time covering British Destroyers of the ‘O’ Class.

Landing Craft - three models from Belgium in 1:76 scale.

Issue 59

Kriegsmarine - a selection of World War 2 German Navy vessels, at 1:400scale, recently released by Airfix (Heller)

‘Into the Minefields - British Destroyer Minelaying’ - a fascinating book by Peter Smith

German ‘Von Roeder’ (1936 Type) Destroyers - resin models from Samek at 1:700 scale

Issue 60

H.M.S. Hotspur - from the 1:600 scale Airfix kit or an exercise in bodging and a comedy of errors! - by Nigel Denchfield

H.M.S. Penelope - Leander Class Frigate

U.S.S. Asheville (PG-84) - manufactured by JAG, scale 1:350

Issue 61

O.R.P. WICHER 1936 - A 1:700 scale kit of a Polish destroyer from Niko, assembled by Mike McCabe

H.M.S. QUILLIAM and the ‘Q’ class destroyers of the Royal Navy - Author P D Johnson

MGB75, BRITISH POWER BOAT CO. - Roger Pearson builds a 1:350 scale model from WEM’s ‘Narrow Seas’ series.

Issue 62

KRIEGSMARINE MFB - Marinefahrprahm - The 1:350 scale resin kit from White Ensign Models by Gary Mansfield

20mm OERLIKON GUN - Scale 1:32 - a model of this famous gun manufactured by Mountford Metal Miniatures (MM006/00)

H.M.S. BLOODHOUND - a Vosper’s boat used in the development of torpedo firing methods

Issue 63

55 FOOT COASTAL MOTOR BOAT - A 1:200 scale model of these famous World War I vessels designed and built by J I Thornycroft

COASTAL FORCES VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY SINCE 1865 - An interesting book from M P Cocker covering a very wide range of vessels

H.M.S. FOLKESTONE - some interesting photos of an inter-war sloop

Issue 64

WE’RE BOARDING - Timothy Stevens recalls the exciting career of the destroyer HMS Cossack (originally contained in the June 1960 issue of Airfix Magazine

CATS AND CATHEDRALS - An interesting book from Patrick Boniface which describes the careers of the Type 41 and 61 frigates of the Royal Navy

KLEIN SCHNELLBOOT - An unusual 1:72 scale model of a German WWII craft

Issue 65

BRITISH DESTROYERS AND FRIGATES- The Second World War and After - Another fascinating book from Norman Friedman

H.M.S. BEDOUIN - The Samek 1:700 scale kit built by Mike McCabe

KLEIN SCHNELLBOOT - An interesting response to the previous issue

Issue 66

HARBOUR DEFENCE MOTOR LAUNCH, MEDUSA - a historic and valuable vessel undergoing refurbishment

COASTAL CRAFT - A review of the range of models available from PT Dockyard

SIGNAAL GOALKEEPER CLOSE-IN WEAPON SYSTEM - A modern and effective weapon system

Issue 67

SOVIET WARSHIPS IN 1:700 SCALE BY SKYWAVE - a pair of models from Charlie Bonner

HMS HOTSPUR IN 1:600 SCALE BY AIRFIX - Keith Butterley produces a very detailed model

HMS MATCHLESS IN 1:600 SCALE BY AIRFIX - Nigel Denchfield converts a full hull model to waterline

VOSPER THORNYCROFT BUILT WARSHIPS - photographs of some vessels from a famous British shipbuilder. Published by Maritime Books

Issue 68

RN BATTLE-CLASS DESTROYER A/D CONVERSIONS - Mike Potter provides the background to an interesting conversion

SCRATCH-BUILDING A 1/600 BATTLE CLASS DESTROYER A/D CONVERSION - Mike produces an award winning model to illustrate the conversion

Issue 69

H.M.S. WILD GOOSE IN 1:600 SCALE - Nigel Denchfield scratch builds a model of an interesting ship

GERMAN S-BOATS - Steve Wiper describes the range of models available of these craft in this Chatham Publishing book

RIVER-CLASS FRIGATES AND THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC - A fascinating book from Brian Lavery, National Maritime Museum Curator Emeritus

Issue 70

H.M.S. SABRE (H18) - 1944 - Mike McCabe describes an interesting model from HP

S.M.S. ELSTER - A Austro-Hungarian vessel from the end of the 19th century

H.M.S. YORK, TYPE 42 DESTROYER - A recent re-release by Dragon Models, with a few twists

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Issue 71

TYPE 15 FAST ANTI-SUBMARINE FRIGATES - Peter French takes a look at these very interesting conversions from war time destroyers

MODERN NAVAL DECALS - Some useful 1:700 scale products from Skytrex Ltd

BRITISH & US NAVY WARSHIPS & AUXILIARIES & 21st CENTURY WARSHIPS - Three recent books describing the state of various navies today

Issue 72

OPERATION CHARIOT, 28 MARCH 1942 - Roger Pearson introduces the ‘Greatest raid Of All’

H.M.S. BRAVE BORDERER - A large scale working model from Pete Stern

FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM MODEL SHOW - An annual event at a very interesting place well worth a visit

Issue 73

WARSHIPS AND WARSHIP MODELLING - A book intended primarily for larger scale modellers

S-100 and S-100 & FLAK38 SCHNELLBOOT - Two superb kits from Revell at 1:72 scale

GREAT LITTLE SHIPS COASTAL FORCES - 1:72 scale fittings for various coastal forces

Issue 74

H.M.S. STARLING, GLADSTONE DOCK, LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 25th 1944 - A 1:700 scale model from IHP, built by Mike McCabe

ISRAELI SHIP EILAT - Peter French provides some fascinating details and drawings

RELEASES/RE-RELEASES FOR 2007 - A list of forthcoming kits compiled by Bill Simpson

Issue 75

ASW FRIGATE TYPE 15, H.M.S. UNDAUNTED - an introduction to this vessel by Mike Potter

MODELLING AN ASW FRIGATE TYPE 15 in 1/600 scale - Mike describes how he built his model

H.M.S. LLANDUDNO,A BANGOR CLASS MINESWEEPER - a 1:350 scale metal model by Skytrex Ltd.

ROYAL NAVY PAST AND PRESENT - at Portsmouth Dockyard

Issue 76

WARSHIP 2007 - from Conway Maritime Press, editor John Jordan

THE TYPE 45 DESTROYER in 1/1250 scale - an interesting model from MB Models

WEAPON CLASS DESTROYERS - some more 1/1250 scale models from MB Models

BRASS GUN BARRELS - some accessories at 1:400 scale from Poland

Issue 77

LATTICE MASTS - two possible approaches from Peter French

BEGEMOT DECALS - a useful accessory in 1:350 scale

U.S.S. ENGLAND, DE-635 - a recent kit from the Chinese firm Trumpeter

ALLEN M SUMNER CLASS DESTROYERS IN FOREIGN SERVICE - some post-WWII vessels described by Peter French

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