Japanese Heavy Cruiser Nachi [1:600 rescale] [Hanliski '92] - Page 4

**Don Boose** · #31 10-14-2010, 07:15 PM

As I said, Lou, I used those books in the mid-1950s when they were about all that was available. There is now a wealth of far more accurate information and images available.

Don

**LouCoatney** · #32 10-15-2010, 03:24 AM

Testing. Testing.

**LouCoatney** · #33 10-15-2010, 03:29 AM

When I was little and sneaking into the adult section of the Rock Island (IL) Public Library, I checked out Launer's Enemies' Fighting Ships every time I could find it on the shelf. I was fascinated by the conjectured Japanese cruisers, especially the one with the single twin 8" gun turret facing aft across the seaplane flight deck. They must have had partial intel on the Mogami's carrier cruiser renovation.

When little, I spent a lot of time in bed sick - Stevenson's poem Land of Counterpane was applicable - and the RIPL librarians made a special exception to let Mom check out the 1950 (I think) Jane's. I spent hours poring over it. Richelieu was my favorite.

"... the best resources I had access to (at the Pratt Library in Baltimore) at the time."

Ah. Right. :o

I'm working on the German K class light cruisers next. 2 of the 3 were lost during the invasion of Norway. Personally, I think the German naval architects who designed their multi-faceted gun turrets and undercurving sterns should have been tried as war criminals. But that's just me.