Ship Models From The Age Of Sail

Author : Kerry Jang
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781526777546

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Ship Models from the Age of Sail by Kerry Jang Pdf

The vast majority of period ship models are built from kits, usually primarily of wood with some ready-made fittings. Although these commercial offerings have improved significantly in recent years, all of them can be enhanced in accuracy or detail by an experienced modelmaker. This book, by an expert ship modeller, distils lessons gleaned from a lifetime practising the hobby to the highest standards, setting out methods of improving basic kits and gradually developing the skills and confidence to tackle the construction of a model from scratch. Using a variety of kits as the starting point, each chapter demonstrates a technique that can be readily improved or a feature that can be replaced to the advantage of the finished model. Topics include hull planking, representing copper sheathing, many aspects of more accurate masting and rigging, and how to replace kit parts and fittings from scratch. Ultimately, the impact of a period model depends on its accuracy, and the book also provides guidance on plans and references, where to find them and how they are best used. The plank-on-frame model, sometimes with exposed frames in the Navy Board style, has always been considered the crowning achievement of period ship modeling, and this book concludes with coverage of the very latest kits that put fully framed models within the reach of ordinary mortals. Offering advice, expertise and inspiration, Ship Models from the Age of Sail has something for anyone interested in building a period ship model, whatever their level of skill.

Author : Karl Wede
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Nautical paraphernalia
ISBN : OCLC:1436704986

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Ship Models by Karl Wede Pdf

Author : Lennarth Petersson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781473817654

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Rigging: Period Ships Models by Lennarth Petersson Pdf

A fully illustrated guide to rigging models of historic ships with confidence and accuracy, using a model of the eighteenth-century HMS Melampus. The rigging of period ship models is the ultimate challenge for any modeler. An eighteenth-century man-of-war boasted mile on mile of rigging, more than one thousand blocks, and acres of canvas. To reduce this in scale, and yet retain an accurate representation, is an awesome undertaking. In this classic work, Lennarth Peterson untangles the complexities of model rigging. Using some four hundred drawings, he shows how each separate item of rigging is fitted to the masts, yards, and sails. Each drawing deals with only one particular item so that it can be seen clearly in isolation. The lead of a particular halyard, the arrangement of a bracing line—these and every other detail are depicted with startling clarity. Based on the author’s research of numerous eighteenth-century models, each one with its contemporary rigging still extant, the information is both meticulous and accurate. The remarkable visual immediacy and clarity of this work makes it truly unique and essential for any period ship modeler. In addition, the book is a “must-have” reference work for all those involved in the rigging and repair of historic ships.

Author : R. Morton Nance
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780486145877

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Classic Sailing-Ship Models in Photographs by R. Morton Nance Pdf

Over 120 handsome photographs and 28 drawings provide details of models for a Flemish Carrack, c. 1450; the Norske Löve, 1634; the 90-gun Albemarle, 1680; a Venetian trading Galeass, 1726; more.

Author : Wolfram zu Mondfeld
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1402721862

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Historic Ship Models by Wolfram zu Mondfeld Pdf

The United States and Europe. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, and whether you have hours to spend on a project or years, you'll find money- and time-saving ideas on every page. Book jacket.

Author : George B. Douglas,Joseph T. Higgins
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486402150

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Building Ship Models by George B. Douglas,Joseph T. Higgins Pdf

Clearly written text, detailed illustrations, and full-size working plans provide novices and experienced model builders with all the information they need to create exact replicas of two 19th-century sailing ships—the Benjamin F. Packard, a classic American clipper, and the Alice Mandell, a famous whaler. The one-volume edition of two rare model-building manuals also devotes chapters to ship’s rigging (ancient and modern) and abundant information on clippers and old-time whaling ships. A treasury of essential information for hobbyists, model builders, and devotees of the great age of sail.

Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781848323384

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The Ship of the Line by Brian Lavery Pdf

“A beautiful book . . . a goldmine of information to anyone interested in the capital ships of the sailing navy of the 17th and 19th Centuries.”—Ships in Scale The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. The Ship of the Line is the second of a new series that takes selections of the best models to tell the story of specific ship types—in this case, the evolution of the ship of the line, the capital ship of its day, and the epitome of British seapower during its heyday from 1650-1850. This period also coincided with the golden age of ship modelling. Each volume depicts a wide range of models, all shown in full color, including many close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features, and the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing a unique form of technical history. The series is of particular interest to ship modellers, but all those with an enthusiasm for the ship design and development in the sailing era will attracted to the in-depth analysis of these beautifully presented books.

Author : Guy R. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : UOM:49015000320862

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The World of Model Ships and Boats by Guy R. Williams Pdf

Author : Robert Morton Nance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Models (Clay, plaster, etc.)
ISBN : UOM:39015002064924

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Sailing-ship Models by Robert Morton Nance Pdf

Author : Rif Winfield
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473814257

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First Rate by Rif Winfield Pdf

In the sailing era First Rates were the largest, most powerful and most costly ships to construct, maintain and operate. Built to the highest standards, they were lavishly decorated and given carefully considered names that reflected the pride and prestige of their country. They were the very embodiment of national power, and as such drew the attention of artists, engravers and printmakers. This means that virtually every British First Rate from the Prince Royal of 1610 to the end of sail is represented by an array of paintings, drawings, models or plans.This book is a celebration of these magnificent ships, combining an authoritative history of their development with reproductions of many of the best (and least familiar) images of the ships, chosen for their accuracy, detail and sheer visual power in an extra-large format that does full justice to the images themselves. It also includes comparative data on similar vessels in other navies, so it is a book that everyone with an interest in wooden warships will find both enlightening and a pleasure to peruse.

Author : Ron McCarthy
Publisher : Anova Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,6 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.

Author : Frank Charles Bowen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Sailing ships
ISBN : UOM:39015002064932

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From Carrack to Clipper by Frank Charles Bowen Pdf

Author : Frank Mastini
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,8 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 : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781473894822

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Wooden Warship Construction by Brian Lavery Pdf

“A wonderful book detailing the construction of the Royal Navy’s sailing warships” from the maritime historian and author of Nelson’s Navy (Pirates and Privateers). The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, and ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. This book takes a selection of the best models to both describe and demonstrate the development of warship construction in all its complexity from the beginning of the 18th century to the end of wooden shipbuilding. For this purpose, it reproduces a large number of model photos, all in full color, and including many close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features, which can be shown far more clearly than described. Although pictorial in emphasis, the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing an unusual and attractive form of technical history. “This book includes plentiful visual representations of actual ships in model form and the accompanying graphics make for wonderful reading . . . I cannot express enough how enjoyable this book is to read.”—Spotter Up “A high-quality book which is recommended to all ship historians and modellers.”—Military Modelling

Author : Brian Lavery,Simon Stephens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:718584272

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Ship Models by Brian Lavery,Simon Stephens Pdf