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Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Models & model-making
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building
and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly
illustrated, each book takes the modeler through a brief history of
the subject class, using scale plans to highlight differences
between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their
careers, then moves to an extensive photographic survey of either a
high-quality model or a surviving example of the ship. Hints on
building the model, and on modifying and improving the basic kit,
are followed by a section on paint schemes and camouflage,
featuring numerous color profiles and highly-detailed line
drawings. The strengths and weaknesses of available kits of the
ships are reviewed, and the book concludes with a section on
research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and
relevant websites. This volume features the King George V class
battleships, the most modern Royal Navy battleships of WW2 and a
very popular modeling subject. The King George V herself helped
sink the Bismarck, and the Prince of Wales was famously sunk by
Japanese aircraft in the Far East. Ships of this class served
throughout the war in many theatres, and their changes of armament
and color scheme during this time offer many opportunities to the
ship modeler to modify basic kits to show ships at different
periods in their lives.
Includes a selection of projects for economical and easy-to tackle
conversions of ready-to-run models to transform them into
unavailable loco classes and variants.
The Hornby Magazine Yearbook is always eagerly anticipated and
features the very best of the UK's colourful railway modelling
monthly. Concentrating the highlights of the previous 12 months
into a 132-page package, the yearbook offers a variety of features
in all major scales and gauges.
What's the difference between a tile and a plate? Why isn't it a
good idea to stack bricks in columns to make a wall? How do you
build a LEGO mosaic or build at different scales? You ll find the
answers to these and other questions in The Unofficial LEGO Builder
s Guide. Now in full color, this brand-new edition of a well-loved
favorite will show you how to: Construct models that won't fall
apart Choose the right pieces and substitute when needed Build to
micro, jumbo, and miniland scale Make playable board games out of
LEGO pieces Create photo mosaics and curved sculptures Build a
miniature space shuttle, a minifig-sized train station, and more Of
course, the real fun of LEGO building lies in creating your own
models from choosing the subject to clicking that final brick into
place. Learn how in The Unofficial LEGO Builder s Guide. Includes
the Brickopedia, a visual dictionary of nearly 300 of the most
commonly used LEGO elements!
Discover a relaxing new hobby, with all the equipment and
techniques you need to create 25 beautiful botanical watercolours
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