This title is filled with fine-scale drawings of Russian armoured fighting vehicles including: T-34 Model 1940; BA-64B Model 1943 Light Armoured Car; BT-7 (Model 1937 Fast Tank); SU-76i (on Pz III chassis); KV-8 flamethrower; ZIS-42 Halftrack; and dozens more.
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.40
Trade in Russian Armored Fighting Vehicles: World War II AFV Plans (World War II Afv Plans) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.40, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Special Offer until June 30, 2013: Receive an additional £5 promotional Gift Card, when you trade-in at least £10 worth of books. Learn more
|
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
This third volume in this series of books on scale drawings of armored fighting vehicles of World War II is devoted to Russian military vehicles which appeared just before and during World War II. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
This third volume in this series of books on scale drawings of armored fighting vehicles of World War II is devoted to Russian military vehicles which appeared just before and during World War II. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I scratch build scale AFV models for a hobby and purchased the entire set of these books (all at around half price here on Amazon) with the intention of creating various models from them.
I was very disappointed to find that they are not very accurate nor well detailed.
I have been drawing engineering drawings for work for over 25yrs so I do know my way around scale drawings.
At first glance these plans look great, however, if you try to use them to build from beware.
There is no indication of hidden detail which makes it very difficult to identify the real shape of parts, especially tank hulls.
Also there are discrepancies between the plans and elevations - the same detail in some cases is ether drawn at a different size or even in a different position. When compared to photographs of real vehicles it also becomes apparent that a lot of detail is missing from the plans or wrong.
I am building a 1/15 Vickers Light V1b and T34/85 and can definitely say that the plans for these vehicles have inaccuracies and inconsistencies. I have also shelved my idea of building an early Stug III due to the lack of details on the plans.
Having said all that - where else are you going to get books full of large tank plans?
So, in conclusion, they are nice to look at but do not believe all that you see if you intend to build from them - check against real photographs wherever possible and any other sources of dimensions before commencing. If you approach them knowing this then they can still be useful.
I was very disappointed to find that they are not very accurate nor well detailed.
I have been drawing engineering drawings for work for over 25yrs so I do know my way around scale drawings.
At first glance these plans look great, however, if you try to use them to build from beware.
There is no indication of hidden detail which makes it very difficult to identify the real shape of parts, especially tank hulls.
Also there are discrepancies between the plans and elevations - the same detail in some cases is ether drawn at a different size or even in a different position. When compared to photographs of real vehicles it also becomes apparent that a lot of detail is missing from the plans or wrong.
I am building a 1/15 Vickers Light V1b and T34/85 and can definitely say that the plans for these vehicles have inaccuracies and inconsistencies. I have also shelved my idea of building an early Stug III due to the lack of details on the plans.
Having said all that - where else are you going to get books full of large tank plans?
So, in conclusion, they are nice to look at but do not believe all that you see if you intend to build from them - check against real photographs wherever possible and any other sources of dimensions before commencing. If you approach them knowing this then they can still be useful.
By 24229540
Format:Paperback
I have just come into possession of this book. Over 70 sets of vehicle plans, in most cases a minimum of 4 views, and using a shading system to emphasise shape, this volume covers most of the major vehicle types of the 30s, through to 1948 (BA 27 to IS 7). A number of photographs (some of them new to me) are reproduced to round out the subject.
The plans come in a variety of scales, but since a list of conversion factors is also supplied there is no need to worry about the scale presented.
If you are interested in the history of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, and particularly as a modeller, then George Bradford's AFV Plans, whilst not a particularly good "read", are a must for your library.
The plans come in a variety of scales, but since a list of conversion factors is also supplied there is no need to worry about the scale presented.
If you are interested in the history of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, and particularly as a modeller, then George Bradford's AFV Plans, whilst not a particularly good "read", are a must for your library.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
4.0 out of 5 stars
4 reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice drawings
15 Feb 2011
By Jon V. Theisen
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Hi, love these series of drawing books, very informative for my modeling, while not covering every varient it does a nice job of the standard vehicle.
4.0 out of 5 stars
russian armor vechicles
9 Aug 2009
By Tony D. Wixon
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
book is well done, drawings exelent. Some incancistancies in some of the captions but very good overall.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good source but a few disappointments
20 July 2009
By J. Terry
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a wargaming enthusiast and find scale drawings vital to identifying correct angles and dimensions of vehicle armor. While I appreciate the considerable amount of work that obviously went into creating such drawings I was surprised and somewhat annoyed at the errors/omissions that I found. First of all there were no drawings at all of the Russian T70; at least 2500 of these vehicles were built during WWII. The T26 models show a ground clearance that's way too high on the front and rear view but correct on the side view; this inconsistency makes one question the dimensions of the rest of the vehicle. Other minor errors include a few incorrect angles (as much as 13 degrees on the BT-5 front hull based on photographs) and T-34 track widths that are too narrow (based on direct proving ground measurements that I've taken). Maybe I'm being too critical but it's for the details that I bought this book. On a positive note, I was happy to see all of the main BT series vehicles and a hard-to-find drawing of the T-34/76 1943 with the Uralmash forged turret. All-in-all very useful but needs some refinements.
Joe
Joe
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 4 reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > History > Military History > Strategy, Tactics & Military Science
- Books > History > Military History > Weapons & Warfare > Conventional
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Battles & Campaigns
- Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Countries > Russia
- Books > Science & Nature > Engineering & Technology > Military & Naval > Military Vehicles
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
