Waterline Dioramas

Author : Justin F. Camarata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Diorama
ISBN : 098205792X

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Waterline Dioramas by Justin F. Camarata Pdf

Author : David Griffith
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781848321687

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Ship Dioramas by David Griffith Pdf

This book is about the art of displaying waterline models. By their very nature, ship models that do not show the full hull and are not mounted on an artificial stand cry out for a realistic setting. At its most basic this can be just a representation of the sea itself, but to give the model a context – even to tell some sort of story – is far more challenging. This is the province of the diorama, which at its most effective is a depiction of a scene or an event in which the ship model takes centre stage. As with a painting, the composition is a vital element and this book devotes much of its space to what works and what does not, and illustrates with photographic examples why the best maritime dioramas have visual power and how to achieve that impact. Individual chapters explore themes like having small craft in attendance on the main subject, multiple-model scenarios, dockyards and naval bases, and the difficulties of replicating naval combat realistically. It also looks at both extremes of modelmaking ambition: the small single-ship exposition and the largest, most ambitions projects of the kind meant for museum display. The book concludes with some of the most advanced concepts – how to create drama and the illusion of movement, and how to manipulate perspective. Illustrated throughout with colour photos, the more abstract discussion is backed with practical 'how to' sections, so anyone who builds waterline ship model will benefit from reading this book. As featured in 'Glasgow Now'.

Author : David Griffith
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781473834422

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Ship Dioramas by David Griffith Pdf

The author of Ship Models from Kits “has brought nautical scenes to life in his latest book” (Daily Record). This book is about the art of displaying waterline models. By their very nature, ship models that do not show the full hull and are not mounted on an artificial stand cry out for a realistic setting. At its most basic this can be just a representation of the sea itself, but to give the model a context to tell some sort of story is far more challenging. In a diorama, the composition is a vital element and this book devotes much of its space to what works and what does not—and illustrates with photographic examples why the best maritime dioramas have visual power and how to achieve that impact. Individual chapters explore themes like having small craft in attendance on the main subject, multiple-model scenarios, dockyards and naval bases, and the difficulties of replicating naval combat realistically. It also looks at both extremes of modelmaking ambition: the small single-ship exposition and the largest, most ambitious projects of the kind meant for museum display. The book concludes with some of the most advanced concepts of how to create drama and the illusion of movement, and how to manipulate perspective. David Griffith’s book is “compelling and inspiring . . . littered with practical examples of work in progress, simple dioramas to the most complex . . . I highly recommend it to all ship modellers without hesitation” (Scale Modelling Now).

Author : Sheperd Paine
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0890241953

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How to Build Dioramas by Sheperd Paine Pdf

Learn everything you need to know about making your dioramas look real! This fantastic revised edition will show you how with new projects, new photos, and expert tips. Includes painting, weathering, and detailing tips for figures, aircraft, vehicles, and more! By Sheperd Paine.

Author : Kerry Jang
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,9 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 : Robert Schleicher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0801972221

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Scenery and Dioramas by Robert Schleicher Pdf

Shows how to create realistic miniature roads, mountains, valleys, grass, trees, waterfalls, rivers, and shores and given advice on lighting, weathering, and seasonal detail.

Author : David Wright
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785002816

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Creating Back Scenes for Model Railways and Dioramas by David Wright Pdf

A model railway layout is greatly enhanced by a good back scene - if a modeller is prepared to go to great lengths to achieve realism in the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings, this should be carried through to the scenics. This book is a comprehensive guide for both railway and diorama modellers to create convincing back scenes. It covers choosing the right materials; rural and urban back scenes; traditional painted back scenes; producing back scenes with camera and/or computer; the correct use of forced perspective and scale reduction; getting the transition from layout to back scene right and, finally, lighting and presentation. Aimed at all modellers, especially but not exclusively railway modellers, and superbly illustrated with over 300 colour photographs and diagrams.

Author : Melissa Milgrom
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780547487052

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Still Life by Melissa Milgrom Pdf

After her curiosity is piqued by a safari gone awry, a journalist delves into the curious world of taxidermy and shares her findings. It’s easy to dismiss taxidermy as a kitschy or morbid sideline, the realm of trophy fish and jackalopes or an anachronistic throwback to the dusty diorama. Yet theirs is a world of intrepid hunter-explorers, eccentric naturalists, and gifted museum artisans, all devoted to the paradoxical pursuit of creating the illusion of life. Into this subculture of passionate animal-lovers ventures journalist Melissa Milgrom, whose journey stretches from the anachronistic family workshop of the last chief taxidermist for the American Museum of Natural History to the studio where an English sculptor, granddaughter of a surrealist artist, preserves the animals for Damien Hirst’s most disturbing artworks. She wanders through Mr. Potter’s Museum of Curiosities in the final days of its existence to watch dealers vie for preserved Victorian oddities, and visits the Smithsonian’s offsite lab, where taxidermists transform zoo skins into vivacious beasts. She tags along with a Canadian bear trapper and former Roy Orbison impersonator—the three-time World Taxidermy Champion—as he resurrects an extinct Irish elk using DNA studies and Paleolithic cave art for reference; she even ultimately picks up a scalpel and stuffs her own squirrel. Transformed from a curious onlooker to an empathetic participant, Milgrom takes us deep into the world of taxidermy and reveals its uncanny appeal. “Hilarious but respectful.” —Washington Post “Engrossing.” —New Yorker “[A] delightful debut . . . Milgrom has in Still Life opened up a whole world to readers.” —Chicago Tribune “Milgrom’s lively account will appeal to readers who enjoyed Mary Roach’s quirky science books.” —Library Journal

Author : Robert Schleicher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0801969972

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The Modeler's Manual by Robert Schleicher Pdf

Author : Rebecca Brown,Ruth A. Brown
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811765916

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Civil War Tails by Rebecca Brown,Ruth A. Brown Pdf

A quirky framing of the Civil War grounded in solid scholarship. The Brown twin sisters have built historical dioramas to tell the story of the Civil War with an unexpected twist. The thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers depicted in the battles and scenes are cats! Little Round Top, Pickett’s Charge, Andersonville come to life in this fun, fanciful, solidly researched and highly visual representation of the War. The cats pull you in, and soon you’ll find you’re immersed and engaged, learning details and gaining a new and different perspective.

Author : Robert H. Schleicher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Miniature craft
ISBN : OCLC:1392119295

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Scenery for Model Railroads, Dioramas & Miniatures by Robert H. Schleicher Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1338 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Toy industry
ISBN : CORNELL:31924061732214

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Toy & Hobby World by Anonim Pdf

Author : James Roy King
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0252065735

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Remaking the World by James Roy King Pdf

In Remaking the World, James Roy King weaves together strands of thought creating a tapestry that mirrors John Dewey's pragmatism of sufficiencies. King uses the concept of activity sets - relatively stable combinations of activities that characterize every large-scale human enterprise - to explain how modeling can help people make sense of the world around them.

Author : Philip Reed
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783830862

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Waterline Warships by Philip Reed Pdf

Philip Reed, best known for his superb models of ships from the age of sail, here turns his attention to the other highly popular subject for ship modelers - the warships of the Second World War. The book is a step-by-step manual for building a scratch waterline model of the Ca Class destroyer HMS Caesar, the sistership of Cavalier now on display in drydock at Chatham Historical Dockyard. These emergency built ships were launched between 1943 and 1945 and Caesar herself was to see action in 1944 on the Russian convoys and then in defense of the Western Approaches. The model presented in the book is built to the scale of 16ft to the inch and is designed to be displayed as a waterline model in a diorama. Every aspect is covered from the construction of a bread and butter hull through to the the details of camouflage, bridge, funnel, mast, the 4.5in, Hazemeyer and Oerlikon guns, boats, davits, depth charge gear, torpedo tubes, searchlights, vents and lockers,and the sea itself. Ship’s plans and a picture gallery at the end of the book devoted to a whole array of the author’s WWII model warships complete the book. More than fifty years of modeling experience is passed on through wise and practical advice and thus each page will be of the utmost value to scratch builders and to any kit builders who may be setting out to construct a model of a WWII warship.

Author : Robert Schleicher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 080198503X

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Scenery for Model Railroads, Dioramas & Miniatures by Robert Schleicher Pdf