Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830628444 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Written in an engaging, conversational style, this comprehensive guide leads the reader through every aspect of ship modeling, from how to scale-down plans and what glues and paints to use, to how to build a ship model in a bottle and where to turn for more help.
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Robert G. Shaver said Shipbuilding. Shipbuilding from Stem to SternâÂÂThis book has a wealth of information about the ships but reads more like an encyclopedia than a how-to book. It is full of references to buying items and books about details. I will keep it for a source of manufacturers and reference books. If you are looking for “how to” information, look somewhere else. A must have for ship modellers Jim Schmidt I find it difficult to describe how so many topics are so completely and well discussed. Dr. Roth has provided an easily read, thorough overview of a wide range of subjects, artfully blending full size and model ship design and construction techniques in a manner that provides both historical and "how to" information in a friendly, clear and concise manner.His topics range from historical full size ship construction (choosing parts of a tree to make frames, mast and rigging sizing, ca. Amazon Customer said This will take you through the process from laying the keel to launch.. This was purchased in order to quickly bone up ship modeling skills for a project that we are working on. It is definitely worth the money as it gave us a lot of new ideas as well as reinforced previously used techniques.