The most popular 1/350 scale cruiser models brands include Trumpeter, Tamiya, Academy Plastics, Hobby Boss, and Zvezda. County Class Cruisers. It was a reworking of Kuat Drive Yards' Arquitens-class light cruiser, though they shared only structural similarities. Highly recommended for any kind of research for County Class cruisers. The Monmouth-class was a ten-ship class of 10,000 ton armoured cruisers built around 1901 to 1903 for the Royal Navy and designed specifically for commerce protection. The Arquitens-class command cruiser, also known as the Imperial light cruiser, was a multipurpose light cruiser used by the Imperial Navy, in which it filled roles from detached patrol vessel to communications ship to capital ship support. Were the Town class, in general, much superior ships to the County? Helpful. The Town class cruisers as a whole in game (Belfast, Sheffield) seem much better than the County class rares (Aussie, and Kent.) Author: Les Brown Published by Seaforth Publishing: ShipCraft Modelling Series No.19 ISBN: 9781848321274 Pages: 64 Paperback A4 size Price around £14.99 GBP (December 2013) Review by Les Venus. Did the County class have any redeeming qualities over the Town Class? The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in caliber, whose design parameters were dictated by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930. In that old … See all reviews from the United States. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2019. I did say I would do a review of these ships at some point, and well, here I am. 2 people found this helpful. Top international reviews MR M T. 5.0 out of 5 stars war ships. The York class was the second and final class of 8-inch (203 mm)–gunned heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy under the terms of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty.They were essentially a reduced version of the preceding County class, scaled down to enable more cruisers to be built from the limited defence budgets of the late 1920s. And I was wondering what everyone's thoughts on it. A review in tow. The County class cruisers, or more accurately the Kent, London and Norfolk classes were the main British effort at building 10,000t treaty cruisers. https://www.amazon.com/Shipcraft-19-County-Class-Cruisers/dp/1848321279 Our thanks to Seaforth Publishing for supplying our review sample – get this excellent book here now. A detailed look at the County class Cruisers Not the 10,000t 8”armed cruiser the RN wanted, but the 10,000t 8” armed cruiser the RN deserved. The ships were also referred to as County-class cruisers as they carried the names of British counties. Comment Report abuse. 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