Find us on Youtube Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Pinterest Sign up for our email newsletter
See inside current issue of Finescale Modeler Magazine
See inside current issue of Finescale Modeler Magazine

THE MAGAZINE

        CONTACT US

          RECENT ARTICLES

          POPULAR TOPICS

          RECENT REVIEWS

          POPULAR TOPICS

            RECENT REVIEWS

            POPULAR TOPICS

              RECENT VIDEOS

              POPULAR TOPICS

                RECENT THREADS

                CATEGORIES

                  NEW PRODUCTS

                  OUR STORE

                    CURRENT ISSUE

                    See inside the current issue of Finescale Modeler Magazine

                        SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

                        Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

                        Search

                        Squadron USS Pampanito book

                        531 views
                        3 replies
                        1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
                        EdGrune
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        • From: Mansfield, TX
                        Squadron USS Pampanito book
                        Posted by EdGrune on Sunday, February 1, 2009 7:50 PM

                         

                        Photobucket

                        Picked this up at the LHS. It is pretty good as far as the Squadron books go. It is one of their walkaround series with lots of detail photos of the subject.

                        The author is Robert C. Stern. Squadron's in-house atist, Don Greer did the front and rear cover art. Greer's techniques have improved from his early works such as "US Subs Inaction"

                        There are only about a half dozen historical photos; typical fare -- construction, portrait, and a couple of operational photos.

                        The rest of the book's 80 pages have current photos of the Pampanito as she exists in SanFrancisco. They are split about evenly externally and internally. The photos are clear, non-pixelated, and sized appropriately for the detail being shown. The photo's color reproduction are correct (a problem with the Squadron Alabama book)

                        My only complaint about the book is that many of the photos lack context. There are detail photos which are excellent, but they lack a sense of where they fit into the larger structure. While there are some larger photos which show the items which are detailed, the inclusion of some annotation on the photos as well as some line drawings which depict the photo angles would be helpful.

                        This book will be helpful for the modeler who is seeking to detail his US fleet sub. Additional references will be required for detail placement context. The internal photos are interesting but will be helpful to the modeler only if he is attempting to scratchbuild an interior.

                        I would grade this as an B+/A- only because of the lack context for the photos

                         

                        Report Abuse
                        Division 6
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: Central CA
                        Posted by Division 6 on Sunday, February 1, 2009 9:36 PM

                        I used to have a link to pix of her last drydocking.

                        I toured her in 81 while they where still setting her up, here official open date is 82.

                        Tryed to go by last year to take some pix but parking rates have gone beyond insane, $6.40 for 20 minutes.Shock [:O]

                        Used to be $6 for the day.

                        One of the guns on her was the first gun to shoot down a Japanese plane at Pearl Harbor.

                        It was on a diffirent sub at the time. 

                         

                        Eric... 

                        Report Abuse
                        bondoman
                        • Member since
                          March 2007
                        • From: Carmel, CA
                        Posted by bondoman on Sunday, February 1, 2009 11:26 PM
                        That's great stuff, need to buy it. I love that boat, was on her about two years ago as a guest for breakfast in the wardroom, in an effort to get me to donate to the restoration. i've meant to go back, but parking is expensive and the hours coinside with my work schedule. Maybe someday soon....
                        Report Abuse
                        Aaronw
                        • Member since
                          September 2015
                        • From: The Redwood Empire
                        Posted by Aaronw on Sunday, February 1, 2009 11:49 PM

                        The maritime park has a pretty nice website for the Pampanito, including a virtual tour which is a nice walkaround, it might fill in some of the gaps in the book.

                         http://www.maritime.org/pamphome.htm

                         

                        Report Abuse
                        JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

                        Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

                        SEARCH FORUMS
                        FREE NEWSLETTER
                        SIGN UP
                        By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.
                          More great sites from Kalmbach Media
                            Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy