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Came across this on Amazon, not yet published but it looks like it will be  the next book in the "A History in Ship Models" series that is being issued by the National Maritime Museum.  The titles issued in the series are thus far The Ship of the Line by Brian Levery, The Sailing Frigate by Robert Gerdiner and Warships of the Great War Era by David Hobbs. I have the three currently available and I am excited to get my hands on this new offering as soon as it becomes available. The books in this series feature dozens of excellent clear very sharp photos of great representative models from the Museums collections, used to illustrate the history of the subject. The text is pretty good if brief, the editors wisely erred on the side of good glossy illustrations and the text provides the historical overview with enough detail to satisfy but without overburdening readers like myself who are really just there for the rich imagery.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1473894808/sr=1-47/qid=1476528251/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1476528251&sr=1-47

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Hi Frankie;

 

Thanks for posting this.  I too have the others,  and they are excellent.  The frigate and ship of the line books were published by Seaforth,  a wide ranging military/naval specialist.  This book is available for pre-order on Amazon uk,  but I notice it is published by the US Naval Institute Press.  Presumably the author got a better offer!  

 

All the best,

 

Mark P

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Previously built models (long ago, aged 18-25ish) POB construction. 32 gun frigate, scratch-built sailing model, Underhill plans.

2 masted topsail schooner, Underhill plans.

 

Started at around that time, but unfinished: 74 gun ship 'Bellona' NMM plans. POB 

 

On the drawing board: POF model of Royal Caroline 1749, part-planked with interior details. My own plans, based on Admiralty draughts and archival research.

 

Always on the go: Research into Royal Navy sailing warship design, construction and use, from Tudor times to 1790. 

 

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That is the Winchelsea on the cover......its a nice coffee table book.  Lots of photos.

 

Chuck

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Hi Druxey;

 

Thank you for the post.  I was not aware that they co-operate sometimes.

 

All the best,

 

Mark P

Previously built models (long ago, aged 18-25ish) POB construction. 32 gun frigate, scratch-built sailing model, Underhill plans.

2 masted topsail schooner, Underhill plans.

 

Started at around that time, but unfinished: 74 gun ship 'Bellona' NMM plans. POB 

 

On the drawing board: POF model of Royal Caroline 1749, part-planked with interior details. My own plans, based on Admiralty draughts and archival research.

 

Always on the go: Research into Royal Navy sailing warship design, construction and use, from Tudor times to 1790. 

 

Member of NRG, SNR, NRS, SMS

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Thanks for sharing! Totally missed the news about this book. Pre-ordered now. I have a "sailing frigate" and "ship of the line", they are both quite good!

I am a little bit afraid that there would be lots of duplicated photos between those books, but let's hope for the best :) 

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Chuck

 

It sounds like you have already seen this book.   If so, please share more information if you can, or is it as you said, just another book with photos of ship models that looks better on a coffee table than being useful in the shop? 

 

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  • 7 months later...

The current issue of the NRJ (summer 2017 vol62.no2) has a nice review of this book.  I just finished reading through my copy and just like the other installments in this series I thought it was very informative and as usual had excellent pictures/diagrams and labeled photos.  I think this is my favorite book of the series.

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