"Basics of Ship Building" by Mike Ashey
The bible today for the Model Shipbuilder. This book will give step by
step pictures on building plastic kits, resin kits plus photoetching. This is
the best book for the beginner to experienced builder on the newer
special high price kits resin kits and customizing parts.
1. Building Plastic Kits 2. Building Resin Kits
3. Scratchbuilding & Detailing Superstructure Shapes
4. Working with Brass & Stainless Steel Photoetching
5. Painting, Masking, & Decal Application
There is also an 18-page section of color photographs
of finished models by Mike and others. Of the hundreds
of black and white how - to photos. I recognized very
few from his first book. Most highly recommended.
Published by Kalmbach.     #BK02 19.95

The Bronstein (DE/FF) Class   USS Bronstein USS McCloy

The Bronstein Ocean escort was a response to the development of high speed nuclear submarines in the late 1950s. The class consisted of only two ships and they were radically different from previous US DEs (like other classes about this time these DEs were later redesignated as Frigates) in that they were powered by steam instead of diesels and incorporated a first class ASW weapon system. The original design included the DASH, but with the cancellation of that program, and not enough space for the LAMPS manned helo system, the ships were left with only the SQS 26, ASROC, and MK 32 ASW components. Gun armament was also less than satisfactory. These deficiencies were rectified in the Garcia class.

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