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Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Models & model-making
Model ship building does not have to be an expensive hobby. The
author takes you by the hand on a journey through one of the oldest
crafts - nowadays a hobby - and shows how you can build an end
product of fascination, history, skill and value using low-cost
materials and a minimum of tools - from 'scratch' in fact. The book
starts by explaining hull lines and hull construction methods, then
moves on to masts, yards, booms and gaffs, deck equipment and
furniture, anchors, rigging and blocks, armament and simple sail
making. Finally instruction is given to painting, mounting and
displaying the models. The author's text is packed with useful
hints and tips derived from his lifetime of modelling which,
together with the large number of detailed drawings and photographs
depicting many of the ship models in his collection, some showing
useful close-ups on details and fittings, provides a very practical
guide to the art and craft of model ship building.
This new book will be an essential reference for modellers and
wargamers who build and paint World War II British armoured
fighting vehicles. It provides extensive information on different
types of vehicles, describing when they were used, by whom and for
what purpose. In addition, the many modifications made to vehicles
during the war are included, with guidance on how to create these
for models. Step-by-step building and painting guides illustrate
vehicles in 1/35, 1/72 and 1/76 scale. This book features models,
often with a comparison of models from different manufacturers, for
the following: M3 Grant Mk1, including a North African version;
Cromwell Mk IV; Royal Marine Centaur; Cavalier Observation Post;
Sherman M4A1 and Crab; Crusader III AA Mk 1; Matilda; Morris and
Guy Quads; Bedford QLs; Scammell Pioneer Heavy Artillery tractor
conversion; Anti-tank guns, e.g. the 'Pheasant', field guns,
anti-aircraft guns, etc and, finally, figures which include uniform
painting guides.
Many children spend hours enjoying their first train set - but
imagine that the hobby never runs out of steam and the train set
develops into a lifelong hobby. That first set conceivably could
have been made by Tri-ang ( (c) Hornby Hobbies Ltd), a member of
the Lines Bros group of companies. Following a brief history of
Tri-ang from its formation to the present-day Hornby, Dave Angell
provides an enjoyable account of the overall range in general,
covering some of the classic models in detail, and providing an
overview of changes that were made over the years, as well as the
kinds of details that collectors should look out for when sourcing
rarer items. This book takes a wide look at collecting Tri-ang,
including the tools and parts available from Tri-ang's network of
service dealers, and some of the compatible systems that Tri-ang
made to complement the railway system. Learn also where to buy
items and discover the wealth of advice and enthusiasm in the
social community that has grown up around collectors, both online
and 'for real'; but above all, look through these pages and enjoy
the happy childhood memories they are sure to conjure up!
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