Model Ships From Scratch

Author : Edwin B. Leaf
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993-10-22
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0070368171

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Ship Modeling from Scratch: Tips and Techniques for Building Without Kits by Edwin B. Leaf Pdf

Building a model from a kit is an excellent way to develop your modeling skills. But once you've mastered the basics, where do you go? If you're looking for a challenge, you move on to scratchbuilding. And that can be imposing: With a kit, you worked with someone else's plans, materials, and building instructions. Scratchbuilding makes you master of your own fate. You do the research, choose the subject, the scale, the material. The choices are limited only by your enthusiasm. Edwin B. Leaf scratchbuilt his first model--a Baltimore clipper--nearly fifty years ago, and he's been refining and building on his skills ever since. In Ship Modeling from Scratch he lays out the principles--from concept to construction to display--on which scratchbuilding is based. In clear, concise language complemented by detailed illustrations he tells how to interpret existing drawings or create your own, what materials to choose, what tools to buy, and what techniques to use to build everything from plank-on-frame, plank-on-bulkhead, or modern steel hulls to creating sharp and properly scaled details--paint to portholes. Building a model from scratch is a singular pursuit that requires patience, confidence, and ingenuity. With Ship Modeling from Scratch open on your workbench, you have your own private tutor guiding you through the troublespots. Ship Modeling from Scratch expands the horizon of any kit builder looking for a challenge, including choosing the right subject finding and interpreting historical material building from plans drawing scaled plans from photographs buying tools and materials building everything from half models to plank-on-frame or plank-on-bulkhead versions of traditional sailing craft to modern steel cargo ships painting and displaying your model

Author : Scott Robertson
Publisher : ArgusBooks
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-24
Category : Models and modelmaking
ISBN : 1854861050

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Model Ships from Scratch by Scott Robertson Pdf

Model ship building does not have to be an expensive hobby. The author of this book takes you on a journey through one of the oldest crafts - nowadays a hobby - and shows you how you can build an end product of fascination, history, skill and value using low-cost materials and a minimum of tools - from scratch in fact. The book begins by explaining hull lines and hull construction methods and then moves on to: masts, yards, booms and gaffs; deck equipment and furniture; anchors; painting; rigging and blocks; armament; simple sail making; mounting and displaying the finished model.

Author : Kent Porter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Ship models
ISBN : 0830668640

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Building Model Ships from Scratch by Kent Porter Pdf

Author : Scott Robertson
Publisher : Special Interest Model Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Models and modelmaking
ISBN : 1854861875

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Historic Model Ships from Scratch by Scott Robertson Pdf

Aimed at both beginners and amateurs, this volume contains instructions on building model ships from scratch. There are drawings and photographs of the completed models, plus close-ups of deck detailing and fittings, rigging and sail making, systems of hull building and mounting of models.

Author : Kerry Jang
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781526730978

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Large Scale Warship Models by Kerry Jang Pdf

This illustrated guide presents step-by-step instructions and techniques for warship modelers ready for the challenge of building at larger scales. Many warship modelers who work in smaller scales are daunted by the challenge of tackling something larger. But in Large Scale Warship Models, expert modeler Kerry Jang demonstrates that it’s not as difficult as it may seem. In fact, any experienced modeler will already possess the basic skills required. This volume covers the essential new techniques for working in scales that capture the grandeur of actual ships. In the first part of the book, Jang discusses how to choose between a kit, a semi-kit or building from scratch. He also covers what conventional kit building skills are transferable to work on large-scale projects. Novel requirements like research, obtaining plans and sourcing material or fittings are also covered. The second part describes building methods, including the latest techniques like casting fittings in resin. These methods apply to both static and radio-controlled models. Original color photos illustrate each chapter, and the book concludes with a gallery of superb models intended to inspire the would-be large-scale warship modeler to take the plunge.

Author : R. F. Bob Raymond
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-16
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1723946672

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Bow to Stern: How to Build a Model Ship from Scratch by R. F. Bob Raymond Pdf

Bow to Stern: How to Build a Model Ship from Scratch, is a beginners guide for hobbyists who wish to begin the craft of building model ships, or improve upon their current approaches. Experienced model ship builder, R.F. "Bob" Raymond, was frustrated by the lack of guidance he could find on the internet or in libraries when he first began building ships almost 25 years ago. A retired custom mason contractor by trade, Raymond has since built more than 60 ships, every component part from scratch. He has learned through those many projects -- and trial and error -- new techniques, tricks and materials that have led to high quality, award-winning model ships. Raymond describes step by step how to build a model ship, using simple materials and easy to understand techniques that fit within anyone's budget and with basic wood working skills. Amateur builders just need to bring their enthusiasm, creativity and patience in order to create nautical masterpieces that builders will be proud to display and share.

Author : David Griffith
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783830435

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Ship Models from Kits by David Griffith Pdf

In the past thirty years the world of model kits has undergone a veritable revolution. New techniques in injection moulding have improved the scale accuracy and surface detail of the humble plastic kit, while many specialist companies now produce top-quality resin models, vastly broadening the range of subjects on the market. However, the really radical change has been the advent of photo-etched brass fret, which allows the finest detail to be reproduced to scale. In ship modelling, this has resulted in a new form of the hobby, mid-way between traditional build-from-the-box simplicity and the time-consuming demands of fabricating everything from scratch. These new materials have prompted innovative techniques, which are comprehensively demonstrated in this new manual. Designed for those wishing to achieve the best results from their ship kits in the 1:700 to 1:350 range of scales, it uses step by step photographs to take the reader through the building of two models, one in plastic and one in resin, from basic construction, fittings and detailing, to painting, finishing and display. Written by a highly experienced, award-winning ship modeller, the book is a showcase for the contemporary approach to the hobby.

Author : Frank Mastini
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1990-03-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0071558675

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Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits by Frank Mastini Pdf

In Ship Modeling Simplified, master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he's developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take their first steps in an exciting pastime. You don't need the deftness of a surgeon or the vocabulary of an old salt to build a model. What you need is an understanding coach. Mastini leads readers from the mysteries of choosing a kit and setting up a workshop through deciphering complicated instructions and on to painting, decorating, and displaying finished models--with patience and clarity, not condescension. He reveals dozens of shortcuts: How to plank a hull "egg-shell tight"; how to build and rig complicated mast assmeblies without profanity; how to create sails that look like sails. . . . And along the way he points out things that beginners usually do wrong--beforehand, not after they've taken hammers to their projects. Ship Modeling Simplified even includes an Italian-English dictionary of nautical terms, the key to assembling the many high-quality Italian kits on the American market. Model building is fun, and not nearly as difficult as some experts would have you believe. Here is everything you'll ever need to get started in a hobby that will last a lifetime.

Author : Donald Dressel
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0830628681

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Planking Techniques for Model Ship Builders by Donald Dressel Pdf

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A Modeler's reference for planking wooden ships, both kit and scratch models.

Author : Mike Ashey
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Models and model making
ISBN : 0890242402

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Building & Detailing Scale Model Ships by Mike Ashey Pdf

Shows how to turn an average ship model into a highly detailed masterpiece. Provides hundreds of simple techniques for building, detailing, scratchbuilding, and modifying scale model ships. Includes hundreds of close-up photographs and tips on scratchbuilding detailed parts, seam removal, weathering, and much more. By Mike Ashey. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 112 pgs.; 240 bandw and 32 color photos; softcover.

Author : Paul N. Hasluck
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-09
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781473347410

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Building Model Boats - Including Sailing and Steam Vessels by Paul N. Hasluck Pdf

This vintage book is a complete guide to designing and building model boats, with information on tools and equipment, rigging, fitting engines, and many other related aspects. Profusely illustrated and highly accessible, this book is ideal for those with little previous experience, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: “Building Model Yachts”, “Rigging and Sailing Model Yachts”, “Making and Fitting Simple Model Boats”, “Building a Model Atlantic Liner”, “Vertical Engine for a Model Launch”, “Model Launch Engine with Reversing Gear”, and “Making a Show Case for a Model Boat”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on model building.

Author : Charles G. Davis
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486156217

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The Built-Up Ship Model by Charles G. Davis Pdf

A highly detailed, superbly illustrated manual introducing serious model builders to hand-crafting ship models from the bottom up. Not for beginners. 133 illustrations.

Author : Milton Roth
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1988-02-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071777254

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Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern by Milton Roth Pdf

From a well-known model builder, here are hints, tips, and techniques gallre. Roth covers the history of ships and model-ship building; discusses plans, sizes, conversions, and methods of construction. For ship modelers who want to improve the details and appearance of their models.

Author : William Henry Curtis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Shipbuilding
ISBN : UIUC:30112008348416

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The Elements of Wood Ship Construction by William Henry Curtis Pdf

Author : Ron McCarthy
Publisher : Anova Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0851779913

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Building Plank-on-Frame Ship Models by Ron McCarthy Pdf

The 'plank-on-frame' method is the pre-eminent ship modelling technique, which nearly all model shipwrights aspire to: this practical manual is the foremost guide to its intricacies. Taking as his example the two-masted sloop Cruiser of 1752, the author leads the reader through every stage of building a model of the vessel, from preliminary research and taking off lines to the actual construction of the hull and fittings, and its masting and rigging. Each clear, step-by-step stage is described in the text and illustrated with explanatory line drawings and photographs. Though a single ship is employed as an example, the techniques can equally well be applied to any wooden sailing ship. Since original publication in 1994 this volume has established itself as the standard work of reference for model hull construction and is indispensable for modelmakers who pride themselves on an accurate, elegant scratch-built technique.