The Author's books on sailing ship history and construction are well known, as is the wide range of plans. The present book is founded on the experience of some fifty years of spare-time model building, and takes the reader right through its subject from the reading and interpretation of plans to mounting the finished model on its base.
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The Author's books on sailing ship history and construction are well known, as is the wide range of plans. The present book is founded on the experience of some fifty years of spare-time model building, and takes the reader right through its subject from the reading and interpretation of plans to mounting the finished model on its base.
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Reprint of volume 1 (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 18cm), ix, 157pp. Frontispiece, 27 photographs, 7 plates. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good condition (torn with slight loss to the front panel). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it. ISBN 085174186X.
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Fair. Size: 7x1x9; Quite a worn but serviceable ex-library book. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback/Hardcover with dust cover. Clean text, sound binding. Some minor dust cover wear due to age, but all pages clear and clean. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Very Good in Good Minus jacket. 8vo. Has non removable transparent covering to jacket which has become a little sticky and dirty over time. PP are very clean and tidy.
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Book. Octavo; 2 volumes; Originally published 1958-1960, Reprinted 1985; G-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spines, white with brown print; DJs have light edgewear, light shelfwear; Boards in brown cloth, slight wear to spine caps, light warping (v.1), else clean and strong; Text block for v. 2 has front pastedown entirely unglued so that front board lies open with exposed binding, else text blocks are clean and tight with frontispieces and illustrations (b&w); CONTENTS: Vol. 1. Scale hull construction: with plans and sketches by the author (ISBN 085174186X), ix, 157 pages + 7 leaves of plates-Vol. 2. Mastmaking and rigging; Sailing models and power craft hulls: with plans and sketches by the author (ISBN 0851742920) ix, 148 pages + 5 leaves of plates. 1353943. FP New Rockville Stock.
Originally written in 1958, this book doesn't specifically deal with modern wooden model ship kits. However, it does explain how to build and rig a plank on frame model in much more detail than more recent books on the subject. Therefore it provides much more background detail on ship construction than absolutely necessary for modern plank on bulkhead construction typically used in modern kits. This additional background is very useful in understanding how to build and detail the structure of your ship model. Planking is done the same in both types of models and it is explained quite clearly in this book. The set is filled with clear drawings and diagrams explaining each step of the process. The photos of completed models are too small and don't have enough detail to be truly useful in many cases, but the drawings are excellant. The rigging discussions seem sufficient for the beginning and intermediate modeler, but the advanced or more critical modeler may wish for more detailed information.