Reviewed by Timothy Dike
Profile Morski has been publishing Polish and more recently English Language books on ships for many years now. Their books are typically packed with detail drawings showing more than just the typical plan and elevation views. They are now offering many of their plans in PDF format that you can order to separately of in conjunction with their books.
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This set features the Battleship Arizona in 1/700 and 1/350 scale, or 1/200 scale. These are based on the ship in it's 1941 Pearl Harbor fit. 
1/700 and 1/350 Plans
The plans include plan and elevation views, some rendered with most being line drawings. There are deck levels. In the case of the 200 scale plans there are also some simplified hull lines. 
1/200 Plans
You can view these plans on your computer using the free Adobe PDF viewer that is probably already on your computer. There is nothing like being able to zoom in on a particular view and get a closer view of what your looking at. You can also print out the pages. The plans are well drawn using CAD and are clear and sharp. Like the books they feature all the details of the ship, from the anchors to the main and secondary guns. All are provided from different angles. These are very useful if you are scratchbuilding or superdetailing.

The printed pages are sharp and clear and sized to fit on a standard 8 x 11 page. The PDF files are protected so you can not edit them or import them into other programs and they are watermarked with a personal message. Mine say "These plans prepared specifically for Timothy Dike". 

Conclusions:

Plans for the Arizona are available in either 1/200 scale or 1/350 scale for 10.9 EUR or about $14.25 as of January 2012. Print them out, mark them up with your notes, and then print out a fresh copy. 

Profile Morski books and plans are available direct from the website or where ever fine Naval Ship books are sold. 



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