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Ship Plans 1 - Japanese Destroyer Minekaze

MMP Books
 

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Catalogue Number, Description and ISBN:

MMP Books -Ship Plans 1
Japanese Destroyer Minekaze

by Grzegorz Nowak

ISBN: 978-83-61421-77-1

Contents & Media:

Scale plans in 1/700, 1/350 and 1/200 of the IJN Destroyer Minekaze. A3 size pages in A4 pb. Also details in 1/100 are shown..

Price:

£9.00 plus shipping available on-line from MMP Books website.

Review Type:

First Look

Advantages:

Plenty of general and detail drawings for the modeller.

Disadvantages:

 

Conclusion:

Highly Recommended.


Reviewed by Mick Evans


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FirstRead

 

This new publication from Mushroom Models Publications is in A4 size format and contains 13 pages.  The quality of paper and printing is excellent.  The publication is a gloss softcover publication and has foldout pages throughout.

The publication contains very detail line drawings of the Minekazi class in 1/350, 1/200 and 1/700 scale.  The main focus for the review is on the detail contained in the 1/200 scale detail plans.  The plans are also depicted as the ship looked in 1920, 1939 and 1944.  Full hull profile plans are depicted providing the contours and the curves of the hull.  Also included is a nice cross sectionalized drawing displaying all of the interior of the Minekazi.  Detailed drawings are included of the following ship fittings:

  • Torpedo tube deck launchers

  • 12 cm Main Gun early

  • 12 cm Main Gun Late

  • Anti Aircraft guns

  • Life Boats

  • Launch

  • 90 cm Searchlights

  • 22 GO type Surface Search Radar

  • 13 GO Air Search Radar

A nice perspective illustration of the bridge structure of the 1920 period is also included.

There are currently a few 1/700 and 1/350 scale kits on the market that these plans will be an excellent resource for.  Hopefully Mushroom Model Publications will publish some more scale plan publications for Japanese WWII ships, maybe even German, British and American ships of WWII.

Highly Recommended

Thanks to MMP Books  for the sample.

All MMP Books are available direct from the publishers, who now accept credit cards (Visa, MC, Amex, Switch)  

North American distributors are MMD, Australian distributors are Platypus Publications. In Europe, the books are available from any good bookshop (via our UK distributors, Orca). Contact MMP direct in case of difficulties. 

Thanks to Roger at MMP Books  for the sample.

Review Copyright © 2016 by Mick Evans
This Page Created on 22 March, 2016
Last updated 22 March, 2016

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