Historic
Model Ships from Scratch
by Scott
Robertson
Softcover
210 x 297mm
127pp
Published by Nexus Special Interest Ltd, Swanley England
R.R.P.$29.90
ISBN 1-85486-187-5
Extract from back cover of book:
Building model ships from scratch is a fascinating and inexpensive hobby. One of the oldest crafts, it was performed with the barest of tools and materials by mariners on the high seas - and also by prisoners of war in Napoleonic times.
Historic Model Ships from Scratch is Scott Robertson's second book on the subject, the first title being the very successful Model Ships from Scratch. In this book you are given a wide variety of interesting facts and instructions including the old pastime of putting a model ship in a bottle. The different ways of making the hulls of model ships and boats, together with rigging, is explained and througout the book model plan references are noted for the different types of ships covered.
Packed with detailed drawings and photographs of many model ships made by the author plus close-ups of deck details and fittings, this book is a comprehensive guide to the craft for both beginners and amateur modelmakers.
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Ships
in bottles
A Trafalgar ship - its construction and other capital ships
Another
look at barges
Gloucester schooners and other American craft
Alabama III
- a complete picture story of the model construction
Ships' boats and nautical
dioramas
Steamers and paddle steamers
'C' class destroyer and modern ships
reflecting the past
Ships' deck detailing
Systems of hull building - half-block
models and the mounting of models
Rigging your models and sail making
Christopher
Columbus and Sir Francis Drake - the ships they sailed in
Old ships make interesting
models
Sailing trawlers - old and new
Appendix
A - Glossary of terms
Appendix B - Bibliography
Appendix C - Useful addresses