A Guide to Waterline Model Ships by Kelvin Holmes
This is a detailed collector's guide to small '1/1200' and '1/1250' scale models of warships and merchantmen, mainly covering the period 1880 until the present day.
Featuring numerous illustrations of typical models, this guide covers everything from early ironclad battleships to the missile destroyers of today.
Waterline Model Ships by Kelvin Holmes: Waterline Model Ships is a collector’s guide to small ‘1/1 200’ and ‘1/1 250’ scale models of warships and merchantmen, covering mainly the period 1880 until the present day. Organised by manufacturer past and present, both in the UK and farther afield, there are numerous illustrations of typical models.
Newcomers may be surprised by the scope of this absorbing hobby which can offer everything from early ironclad battleships and trans-Atlantic liners of the 1 930s to the cruiseships and missile destroyers of today. Collecting may take on many themes such as famous shipping lines or naval battles, or even entire fleets.
