County Class Cruisers

book summary

This is le latest in a series that aims to provide modellers with all they need to know about a famous class of warship and associated model kits.
The subject of this volume is the class of 13 British and Australian ships that epitomised the 10,000-ton heavy cruisers built under the constraints of the Washington naval treaty. Much modified both before and during the war, no two of them were identical, offering model-makers a great range of possible sujects, with kits availbable for all the major variations - including the totally rebuilt HMS London.
With this unparalleled level of visual information - paint schemes, models, line drawings and photographs - it is simply the best reference for any modelmaker setting out to build one of theses iconic ships.
CONTENTS:
Design
Careers. Refits and Modifications
Modelmakers' Showcase
Schemes
Plans
Selected References