The vast majority of period ship models are built from kits,
usually primarily of wood with some ready-made fittings. Although
these commercial offerings have improved significantly in recent
years, all of them can be enhanced in accuracy or detail by an
experienced modelmaker. This book, by an expert ship modeller,
distils lessons gleaned from a lifetime practising the hobby to the
highest standards, setting out methods of improving basic kits and
gradually developing the skills and confidence to tackle the
construction of a model from scratch. Using a variety of kits as
the starting point, each chapter demonstrates a technique that can
be readily improved or a feature that can be replaced to the
advantage of the finished model. Topics include hull planking,
representing copper sheathing, many aspects of more accurate
masting and rigging, and how to replace kit parts and fittings from
scratch. Ultimately, the impact of a period model depends on its
accuracy, and the book also provides guidance on plans and
references, where to find them and how they are best used. The
plank-on-frame model, sometimes with exposed frames in the Navy
Board style, has always been considered the crowning achievement of
period ship modelling, and this book concludes with coverage of the
very latest kits that put fully framed models within the reach of
ordinary mortals. Offering advice, expertise and inspiration, _Ship
Models from the Age of Sail_ has something for anyone interested in
building a period ship model, whatever their level of skill.
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