Maciej Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Dear LSM members and visitors,Four new books will be published by Kagero in November 2015. Super Drawings in 3D No 40The Battleship Roma 1942–1943 Carlo Cestra ISBN 978-83-64596-74-2• 100 pages• 177 renders• Insert – 2 double sheet B2 with the scheme• Gloss coated paper• Format (sizes): A4 (210x297 mm)• Booklet binding Battleship Roma was one of the three Italian Littorio class battleships operating during the Second World War. She was one of the most modern and powerful battleships of her times. The construction of Roma and her sister Impero, the fourth battleship never finished, was planned to strengthen the Italian Navy which, until then, had only two modern battleships and some old WWI battleships.Battleship Roma was laid down by the Italian shipbuilder “Cantieri Riuniti dell’Adriatico”, in Trieste, on 18 September 1938, almost four year after the first two battleships (Vittorio Veneto and Littorio) of her class. She was launched on 9 June 1940, the day before Italy entered the war, and was commissioned into “Regia Marina” (the Italian Navy) on 14 June 1942. Based on experience of the first two ships, some small improvements were made to her, including additional freeboard to the bow. Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop Super Drawings in 3D No 41The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Taiho Waldemar Góralski ISBN 978-83-64596-75-9• 92 pages• 168 renders• Insert – 2 double sheet B2 with the scheme• Gloss coated paper• Format (sizes): A4 (210x297 mm)• Booklet binding The design work on the new carrier commenced as early as 1937 and the initial design was unveiled on 27 November and received the number “02”. On 21 July 1938 corrections were done to the design and it was approved.The ship of displacement of 27.800 tons was ordered. It was included into Navy development program, approved on 8 December 1938. After the acceptance of the main specifications of the carrier work on the detailed design could be commenced (the work began in December 1939). Due to several delays the ship was laid down as late as 10 July 1941 at Kawasaki shipyard in Kobe. Until 5 March 1943, when the ship was named, she was known as the hull number 130.The official christening took place before launching on 7 April 1943. The ship was named TAIHO (Great Phoenix).On 3 February 1944 the ship was towed to the Navy Shipyard in Kure for further equipping. On 7 March 1944 the ship was commissioned and entered service. Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop Top Drawings 27Ki-43 HayabusaKi-43-I/Ki-43-II/Ki-43-III models Mariusz Łukasik ISBN 978-83-64596-71-1• 32 pages• 23 drawings sheets A4, 1:72, 1:48• 6 color profiles (11 views)• 1 double sheet A2 with the scheme 1:32• Masking foil• Format (sizes): (210x297 mm)• booklet binding The Nakajima Ki-43 was the successor of the company’s earlier successful design – the Ki-27 Nate. The new fighter was being developed from 1937 by a team of engineers led by Hideo Itokawa, the designer of the Ki-27. The first prototype (s/n 4301) was completed on 12th December 1938. Despite some initial problems, after introducing several modifications (combat flaps, which enhanced the aircraft’s manoeuvrability, among others) the Ki-43 was approved for production under the designation of Fighter Type 1 Model 1. The aircraft was also officially named Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon). In the American identification system of Japanese aircraft It was branded ‘Oscar’. The Ki-43 was much more advanced than its predecessor, the Ki-27. It was powered by 14-cylinder, two-row Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine rated at 980 hp, featured enclosed cockpit, retractable undercarriage, and was armed with two 7.7 mm Type 89 machine guns. Although underarmed, It was a potent weapon when flown by a skilful pilot. Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop Top Drawings 28North American P-51 MustangB/C/D/K models Mariusz Łukasik ISBN 978-83-64596-71-1• 32 pages• 23 drawings sheets A4, 1:72, 1:48• 4 color profiles (18 views)• 1 double sheet A2 with the scheme 1:32• Masking foil• Format (sizes): (210x297 mm)• booklet binding North American P-51 Mustang was one of the most renowned and undoubtedly one of the most aesthetically pleasing fighter designs of the Second World War. It served well its pilots of many nationalities even many years after it had been conceived. Its total production figure amounted to nearly 16,000 aircraft. The four basic models – B/C/D/K – presented in this publication, accounted for 4,950 out of 10,720 air victories the USAAF was credited with, and 4,131 out of 8,160 ground victories. Available in preorder in Kagero’s webshop We invite to visit our website www.kagero.eu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted November 1, 2015 Administrators Share Posted November 1, 2015 Nice ones' Maiciej! Especially on the ki-43.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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