- Period
Ship Kit Builder's Manual - Generously illustrated and
fully detailed, this new manual from expert modeler Keith
Julier provides a practical guide for craftsmen who want to
build their historic models from a kit. From the initial planning
and kit selection through the various stages of construction,
Julier takes the myth and mystery out of what many consider
to be a complex subject, using easy-to-follow explanations,
simple terminology, and more than one-hundred photographs
to help modelers complete their projects. Some of the many
topics covered include: adhesives, finishes, and fixings;
tools, maintenance and safety; history and accuracy; hull
planking; wales and rails; stern and quarter galleries; sails;
yards and spars; standard running and rigging; kit manufacturers
and available products; and much more. Pointing out the pitfalls
of modeling and how to avoid them, Julier's latest guide will
be of particular interest to beginning and intermediate modelers,
but more experienced hands will also find much of value. 196
pages. 106 photographs.
- Planking
Techniques for Model Ship Builders - An interesting book
covering most aspects of planking of solid, bulkhead and frame
models.
- Rigging
Period Ship Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Intricacies
of the Square-Rig - The rigging of period ship models
is arguably the most complex and daunting task for the modeler.
An eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile upon mile of
rigging, over 1,000 blocks, and acres of canvas. To reduce
the rigging in scale and yet retain an accurate representation
is a formidable undertaking. After studying numerous eighteenth-century
museum models, the author has drawn some four hundred diagrams
which clearly show how each separate item of rigging is
fitted to the masts, yards, and sails. Each drawing deals
with only one particular aspect and is accompanied by a logical
and straight forward narrative. For example, the fore deadeyes
and channels are shown before the shrouds are added, and these
are depicted before the ratlines are added. Whether a model
maker needs to rig a whole ship or just requires information
on one aspect, it is all here in this beautifully produced
volume that no modeler of period ships should be without.
- Scale
Model Tugs & Trawlers - Scale Model Tugs & Trawlers
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- Modeling
WWII Figures Book - Book tackles the complex problems
posed by WWII figure modelling caused by the variety of combatants,
uniforms, camouflage schemes, vehicles and weapons, the
many theatres of war and the variety of terrain fought over.
- Napoleonic
Plastic Figure Modeling Book - Acclaimed modellers from
around the world reveal the secrets and expertise which have
made them masters of their chosen fields.
- Ray
Harryhausen: An Animated Life - For the past half century
Harryhausen has been the foremost practitioner of the craft
of stop-motion animation, the cinematic art of meticulously
moving models, frame by frame, to create an illusion of motion.
Inspired by King Kong, still the ultimate example of the technique,
at age 13, Harryhausen soon became the protege of Kong's creator,
Willis O'Brien. He progressed to bringing dinosaurs
and giant, mutated animals to life in several fondly remembered
1950s horror films and hit his stride in a series of 1960s
and 1970s period fantasy films that pitted such legendary
heroes as Sinbad and Jason against harpies, centaurs, and,
most memorably, sword-fighting skeletons.
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