If you want to build a correct Kidd, from either the 350 scale Trumpeter Sullivans kit or the forthcoming 200 scale I Love Kit, then you need to invest in the new Anatomy of the Ship The Kidd, published by Osprey authored by Stefan Draminski. It is hardbound, 336 pages and claims to have 600 scaled line drawings and 400 color 3D views (I have counted neither). The book presents archive photos plus drawings and views of:
· As launched 1943 with a 20mm tub on the bridge face
· Summer 1944 in Measure 31/10d
· April 1945 as she appeared at the of the Kamikaze attack which cased her to be withdrawn for repairs
· September 1945 in the 14x 40mm gun tubes anti-Kamikaze fit
· Summer 1951 as reactivated for the Korean war,
· 1957 with Hedgehogs, and lastly
· 1963 with MK32 torpedo over the stern launcher, as turned over as a museum ship.
Included are hull lines and frames. There are hull plating drawings which will allow for the placement of the sonar array. The rigging diagram is extensive, but I would have liked to see the lines called out by purpose (stays, antenna, halyards, etc.).
It is more complete than the popular press Classic Warship or In Action type books. It will be more expensive than them but presents much more information. I got mine through Amazon.
Recommended for the detail-oriented modeler.