I just thought I’d take a little timeout today to tout one my favorite ship modeling references, the book Historic Ship Models, by Wolfram zu Mondfeld. I mention this title in the Books page of my Resource menu, but I felt it important enough to dedicate a post to it.

This is a classic reference book for ship modelers that was originally published in German, but has been printed in English since at least 1989.

The book is actually out of print, as far as I know, but new and used copies are pretty easy to find, and they’re not expensive. I’ve worn out my original copy from referring to it so much, but I had no problem getting a replacement copy in good condition for around $6.