Battleships Yamato and Musashi (Anatomy of The Ship)
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A uniquely detailed visual representation of the legendary Japanese warships.
Equipped with the largest guns and heaviest armour and with the greatest displacement of any ship ever built, the Yamato proved to be a formidable opponent to the US Pacific Fleet in the Second World War. The book contains a full description of the design and construction of the battleship including wartime modifications, and a career history followed by a substantial pictorial section with rare onboard views of Yamato and her sister ship Musashi, a comprehensive portfolio of more than 1,020 perspective line artworks, 350 colour 3D views, and 30 photographs. The wreck of Musashi has been recently discovered to great excitement in Japan, renewing interest in these iconic warships.
Janusz Skulski’s anatomies of three renowned ships of the 20th century Japanese navy are among the most comprehensive of the Anatomy series with hundreds of meticulously researched drawings of the ships. Since their first publication he has continued to research the ships and has now produce a more definitive anatomy than was possible then. He has teamed up with 3D artist Stefan Draminksi who produces superb realistic renditions of the ships that bring a whole new level of detail to the portraits of the ships. This new editions is a genuine ‘Super Anatomy’ containing the most detailed renditions of these ships ever seen.
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douglas pinkerton –
A must-have for any modeler seeking to produce the most accurate example possible of either Yamato or Musashi. Particularly in view of the recent new release of the Gallery-Glow2B 1/200 Yamato model kit to surpass the ancient Nichimo version, you’ll appreciate the additional details offered by this book. I’m certainly no expert on the Yamato, having read knowledgeable analyses from other experts who point out that not all graphic depictions in the book are 100% accurate, but it’s the best single source yet. Beautifully illustrated, high-quality printing. None better on this subject….
Jim Slade –
If you have seen Anatomy of the Ship books, you kind of know what to to expect. The book is primarily plans and drawings. If you want lots of historical narrative or photographs, this is not the book for you (Get Warship Warship Pictorial No. 25 – IJN Yamato Class Battleships). However, this book is quite a bit different from the rest of the series and the original version of the book. As for differences with the original, to begin with, it is much larger. There are color renderings and there is some color in the diagrams. There is no jacket and no jacket plan as the norm in AOTS book.The updated version includes coverage of the Musashi as well. The original version had very little in the way of internal details, especially when compared with other AOTS books. The update has a lot more of them. There are a lot more other details as well.
The most comparable book is Capital Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1868-1945: The Yamato Class and Subsequent Planning: Chapters 1-3. There is material in this other book that I do not see in the AOTS book. However, The Yamato Class goes deep into a few topics and leaves most of the ship without cover.
AOTS is the the best, first book on the Yamato from an engineering perspective.
amuroV6 –
Arrivato velocemente. Davvero interessante e soprattutto sbalorditivo per la qualità e dettagli delle immagini digitali. Un must per appassionati e modellisti.
Amazon カスタマー –
英語版ですが、おそらく現時点での最新版であり、この一冊があれば、自身が描く理想的な戦艦大和を建造する事が出来るのではないかと感じております。詳細図面とCGイラスト入りでイメージしやすいと感じます。
但し、最新の検証により間違っている箇所が少なからずあるようです。
その内の一つに船首の菊の紋章の大きさがこの本では1.3mと書かれていますが、実際の大きさは1mの様です。
大和ミュージアムの1/10戦艦大和も来年のリニューアルの際には菊の紋章の大きさを修正するそうです。
張り線(ワイヤー)の性格な表現の記載が分かりずらいかも知れません。
その事に関しては他の本や実際に大和ミュージアムへ足を運んで(来年になりますが)1/10戦艦大和をじっくりと観察して調べるしか方法が無いようです。
しかしながら、この本の情報量が膨大で、よくぞここまで調べたものだと只々感心しており、この本を所有していると言う満足感を得ております。
お値段は割高ですが戦艦大和模型を極めたい方は買っておいて損は無いと思います。
Franky –
Love it
Rob Vonk –
Incredebly detailled end beautiful!
Amazon Customer –
The computer renderings are pretty amazing covering both ships. There are quite a few photos that I have never seen and plenty of text. The only down side for me as a modeler is there are not diagrams of the rigging . Still a great book
Allistair Murray –
Great reference book for historians and model kit builders alike
Ceres –
I have Skulski’s earlier Anatomy of the Ship volume on the Yamato, the two Kagero books on Yamato and Musashi, and even a Gakken modelbuilder’s book on Yamato. Skulski’s latest puts all of those to shame.
This book contains everything from the earlier Yamato AotS volume and more, numerous color CAD renderings of the ships, and colorized renditions of every extant photograph of the two ships. Includes interiors, exteriors, cross-sections, and even comprehensive shell plating details. Given the sparse details on the subject matter available, the sheer effort that went into researching and creating this work is nothing less than staggering.
As a bonus, the book contains diagrams and photos of the Yamato and Musashi wrecks, including photos from Paul Allen’s 2015 Musashi expedition.
Modelbuilders, naval history buffs, and naval architecture aficionados need not look further if you have an interest in these ships – this book is the definitive, comprehensive, authoritative, unsurpassable reference on them.
mistice rayne –
If you are into Japanese battleships and can afford these, try to buy them. A little disappointing on the Yamato, since the Japanese destroyed most of the documentation, but still the most informative thing I have ever read. I probably should put italics on that I, since most of the WWII stuff I read is more European.
Cliente Amazon –
Verdaderamente está muy bien sobre todo porque los dibujos son acompañados por 3D que te permiten ver realmente las formas y características de los barcos en todo detalle. El apartado armamento está muy comleto en cuanto al material secundario y terciario, mucho más que en la versión original del libro o. Si se echa en falta dibujos del armamento pesado que si están en la versión original y no en en ésta. Además hay algunas erratas de menor importancia en las descripciones de secciones y dibujos así como se echa en falta ampliación en las descripciones del armamento menor en el que hay una numeración de elementos falta la descripción del mismo.
Por lo general un notable alto y sobre todo los dibujos en tres dimensiones es lo que le otorga una clara diferencia con la edición anterior. Para todo aquel amante de estos barcos, recomiendo tener las dos versiones pues se complementan muy bien. El apartado sobreestructuras encuentro la versión antigua más desarrollada y fácil de entender que está.
Liebel Wolfgang –
Modellbauerherz was willst Du mehr: Ein Buchmit viel Wissenswertes und vielen Anregungen für meinen Bau der Yamato. Das Preis Leistungsverhältnis finde ich auch sehr gut. Ich habe bereits das Buch über die Bismarck aus der Reihe und werde mir wohl aus der Reihe noch das eine oder andere Buch davon zulegen 👍👍👍👍
Geno the Viking –
This book is just too good to be true. It’s an update to an earlier work by the same author in the Anatomy series which was phenomenal when published. This edition is night and day better. Dozens of wonderful clear photos of these little photographed sisters are included. The drawings are well done as are the 3-D illustrations. This book is a must for modelers, writers, and researchers. I’ve studied and modeled these impressive battleships most of my life and I highly recommend this stunning work.