WARSHIP MODELLING ARTICLES (Page 1)
The following is a list of articles from various modelling magazines that have been scanned and reproduced in pdf format. Some of these articles are more than 40 years old and so do not therefore represent the latest modelling techniques but you may still find them of interest. The articles cover all sizes of ship, not just destroyers, frigates and escorts, etc. so please look through the list. More will be added as I find time.
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AIRFIX MAGAZINE
Sea Otter from an Airfix Walrus by D L Whiting
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 – JUNE 1960
Realistic “Victorious” by Stephen Johns
Shipping Notes – News of the Royal Navy
We’re Boarding (H.M.S. Cossack) by Timothy Stevens
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 – JULY 1960
Shipping Notes – H.M.S. Tiger
Wessex Joins the Navy
Where’s the Tiger?
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 – AUGUST 1960
Shipping News – Eventful Month for the Royal Navy
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4 – SEPTEMBER 1960
Shipping Notes – The First Guided Missile Destroyer (H.M.S. Devonshire)
The Fairey Swordfish
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 5 – OCTOBER 1960
A Career in the Royal Navy
Shipping Notes – The Royal Navy’s Last Battleship (H.M.S. Vanguard)
The Hawker Seahawk
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 7 – DECEMBER 1960
Shipping Notes – Britain’s First Nuclear Powered Ship (H.M.S. Dreadnought)
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 8 – JANUARY 1961
Cruisers and Carriers – News from the U.S. Navy
Shipping Notes – Mainly About Subs
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 9 – FEBRUARY 1961
Shipping Notes – Royal Navy Submarines
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 11 – APRIL 1961
Shipping Notes – More Guided Missile Destroyers, More Junior Ratings Wanted & The Navy of Tomorrow
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 12 – MAY 1961
Shipping Notes – Keel Laying, Launch and Delivery
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 – JUNE 1961
Star Personality – Captain D G Clutterbuck, RN
Shipping Notes – The Navy Comes to London & Frigate Launch
News From Airfix – Modern Destroyer: H.M.S. Daring
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 – JULY 1961
Shipping Notes – Prototype Ship with Novel Machinery
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 – AUGUST 1961
Shipping Notes – Royal Navy Developments
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 – SEPTEMBER 1961
Shipping Notes – Tenders Sought for Assault Ship
Westland Whirlwind Helicopter
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6 – NOVEMBER 1961
Shipping Notes – Naval News
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 – DECEMBER 1961
Shipping Notes – Sixty Years of H.M. Submarines
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8 – JANUARY 1962
Shipping Notes – H.M.S. Ashanti Joins the Navy
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 – FEBRUARY 1962
A New Express Yacht Mercury
Shipping Notes – News from the Fleet
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 – MARCH 1962
The Fairey Swordfish by M J F Bowyer
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2 – OCTOBER 1963
Cruiser Conversions from the Airfix Tiger by C O Ellis
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1964
Seaborne Swordfish by Allan W Hall
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 7 – MARCH 1964
‘QE’ and Valiant by C O Ellis
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 12 – AUGUST 1964
The ‘A-
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1965
‘Ajax’ Cruiser Conversions by C O Ellis
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1966
Making H.M.S. Cumberland by C O Ellis
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 8 – APRIL 1966
Combined Ops -
Sunderland: An Immortal Flying Boat by M J F Bowyer
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 9 – MAY 1966
Fireflies from the Basic Airfix Kit by M J F Bowyer
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1966
Four Stackers by Ian Whitehead
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1 – SEPTEMBER 1966
Scout Into Wasp by Alan W Hall
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1966
Cruisers from ‘Down Under’ by Ian Whitehead
Marine Aircraft of the 1914-
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 5 – JANUARY 1967
Commonwealth Tribals by Ian Whitehead
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 – MARCH 1967
The Seventh Devonshire by Ian Whitehead
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 – APRIL 1967
The Weapons -
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1967
From ‘Suffolk’ to ‘London’ by Ian Whitehead
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11 – JULY 1967
All At Sea by W D Nunney
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 1 – SEPTEMBER 1967
‘J-
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1967
Daring Conversions by Ian Whitehead
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 5 – JANUARY 1968
Warspite As She Was by Ian Whitehead
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1968
H Class Destroyers by Allan Gwinell
VOLUME 10, ISSUE 11 – JULY 1969
Battle Class Destroyers by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 11 ISSUE 2 – OCTOBER 1969
Flower Class Models by A Walton
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1969
War Emergency Destroyers, O to Z Classes (Part 1) by Peter Hodges
The Sopwith Baby -
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 4 – DECEMBER 1969
War Emergency Destroyers, O to Z Classes (Part 2) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 5 – JANUARY 1970
The Royal Navy Sea King by Alan W Hall
VOLUME 11 ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1970
F6F Hellcat by Robert C Jones
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 7 – MARCH 1970
Make A Signal by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 8 – APRIL 1970
H.M.S. Blake by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1970
Fire Control (Part 1) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 11, ISSUE 11 – JULY 1970
H.M.S. Ariadne
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 1 – SEPTEMBER 1970
Fire Control (Part 2) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1970
Leander Class Frigates by Peter Hodges
H.M.S. Sussex
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 4 – DECEMBER 1970
Fire Control (Part 3) by Peter Hodges
From Seahawk to Vampire by Derek L Whiting
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 5 – JANUARY 1971
Hunt Class Destroyers (Part 1) by Peter Hodges
Motorising ‘Iron Duke’ by J Davies
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1971
Hunt Class Destroyers (Part 2) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 7 – MARCH 1971
Soviet Sea Power
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1971
River Class Frigates (Part 1) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 12, ISSUE 11 – JULY 1971
River Class Frigates (Part 2) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 13, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1971
Black Swan Class Sloops (Part 1) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 13, ISSUE 4 – DECEMBER 1971
Black Swan Class Sloops (Part 2) by Peter Hodges
VOLUME 13, ISSUE 12 – AUGUST 1972
Algerine Class Minesweepers by R W Liddiard
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1 – SEPTEMBER 1972
Motorising the Vosper MTB by Bert Lamkin
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 2 – OCTOBER 1972
Making a twin-
A Royal Naval Gardener Gun Team of the 1880s by Roy Dilley
VOLUME 15, ISSUE 9 – MAY 1974
CAM-
VOLUME 16, ISSUE 2 – OCTOBER 1974
Detailing H.M.S. Hood in two scales by Peter Hodges
The Fleet Air Arm in War and Peace (Part 1) by John D R Rawlings
VOLUME 16, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1974
The Fleet Air Arm in War and Peace (Part 2) by John D R Rawlings
VOLUME 16, ISSUE 4 – DECEMBER 1974
The Fleet Air Arm in War and Peace (Part 3) by John D R Rawlings
VOLUME 16, ISSUE 5 – JANUARY 1975
The Fleet Air Arm in War and Peace (Part 4) by John D R Rawlings
VOLUME 16, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1975
The Fleet Air Arm in War and Peace (Part 5) by John D R Rawlings
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2 – OCTOBER 1975
Harrier Takes to the Waves by Richard E Gardner
Detailing Amazon Class Frigates by Paul E Beaver
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1975
Early Warning Skyraider by Bryan Philpott
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1976
Adding Detail to H.M.S. Apollo by Paul E Beaver
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 8 – APRIL 1976
Updating Devonshire by Paul E Beaver
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 9 – MAY 1976
Lütjens Class Destroyers by Paul E Beaver
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1976
20mm Oerlikon by John Lambert
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 12 – AUGUST 1976
H.M.S. Ulysses and all that by Ian Fleming
VOLUME 18, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1977
‘City’ Class Cruisers by Ian Fleming
VOLUME 18, ISSUE 8 – APRIL 1977
Twin 4-
VOLUME 18, ISSUE 9 – MAY 1977
‘Lynx’ Makes First Deck Landing
Royal Australian Navy Cruiser Conversions by Ian M Fleming
VOLUME 18, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1977
H.M.S. Hotspur, Hero Class Destroyer by Brenda Ralph Lewis
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 2 – OCTOBER 1977
Two Views of a Review
First of the ‘Counties’ – H.M.S. Suffolk by Brenda Ralph Lewis
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1977
The Lewis Machine Gun by John Lambert
The Westland Lynx by Paul Beaver
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1978
Steam Gun Boats by John Lambert
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 7 – MARCH 1978
Tiger Kit Conversions by Ian Fleming
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 8 – APRIL 1978
H.M.S. Ajax by Brenda Ralph Lewis
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 9 – MAY 1978
Perth Class D.D.G.s by Paul Beaver
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 10 – JUNE 1978
H.M.S. Newcastle Commissions
Modelling ‘County’ Class Cruisers by Ian M Fleming
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 11 – JULY 1978
2pdr QF Mk VIII Gun Mounting by John Lambert
VOLUME 19, ISSUE 12 – AUGUST 1978
Royal Navy Coastal Forces (Part 1) by John Lambert
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 1 – SEPTEMBER 1978
Royal Navy Coastal Forces (Part 2) by John Lambert
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 2 – OCTOBER 1978
Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships in World War 2 by I M Fleming
Royal Navy Coastal Forces (Part 3) by John Lambert
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 3 – NOVEMBER 1978
Royal Navy Coastal Forces (Part 4) by John Lambert
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 5 – JANUARY 1979
The Later Manxman by R W Liddiard
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 – MARCH 1979
Royal Navy Fast Minelayers by Ian M Fleming
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 12 – AUGUST 1979
The Royal Air Force 63ft High Speed Launch by John Pritchard
VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1 – SEPTEMBER 1979
Update the ‘Forrestal’ by Anthony J Ambrose
Modelling the Sea Harrier by Chris Ellis
VOLUME 21, ISSUE 4 – DECEMBER 1979
Royal Navy ‘A’ to ‘I’ Class Destroyers by Ian M Fleming
VOLUME 21, ISSUE 5 – JANUARY 1980
From Forrestal to U.S.S. Enterprise by Anthony J Ambrose
VOLUME 21, ISSUE 6 – FEBRUARY 1980
MGB43 by John Pritchard
VOLUME 21, ISSUE 8 – APRIL 1980
Make an Exocet Leander by Andrew J Ambrose