Model
Ships from scratch
by Scott Robertson
Softcover
200 x 297mm
148pp
Published by Nexus Special Interest Ltd, Swanley England
R.R.P.$29.90
ISBN 1-85486-105-0
Extract from back cover of book:
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 story starts by explaining hull lines and hull construction methods then moves on to: masts, yards, booms and gaffs; deck equipment and furniture; anchors; painting; rigging and blocks; armament; simple sail making and mounting and displaying the model.
The text is packed with useful hints and tips derived from the author's 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.
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Finding
a plan
Understanding
ship plans
Solid
carved form hulls
Slab
or sandwich form hulls
Framed
and planked form
The
keel, stern and sternpost
Deck
support beam
Bulwarks,
gunwales and rail tops
Bulkhead
frames
Rough assembly
of the hull framework
Fixing
the planking
Notes
on planking material
Hull
finishing
Planking
the deck
Solid carved
form
Fixing keel,
stem and sternpost
Building
up the other decks and bulwarks
Wales
and strakes
Fitting
out
Masts
Tops
and crosstrees
Booms
and gaffs
Fittings
on gaff and boom
Yards
Jackstays
The
double topsail
Bulwarks
Kevels
Gangways and handrails
Handrails
Deck equipment and furniture
Hatches, skylights and davits
Ship's
boats
Davits
Channels and chainplates
Deadeyes
Rudders and steering
gear
Fife rails
The anchor
Hammock nettings
Notes on painting
Rigging
Useful tips
Armaments
Gunport lids
Mortar
Swivel
pivot guns
Carronade
Tools you will need
Simple sail making
Mounting
your model ship
Sailing barges
Thames coastal barge
Thames river barge
'Stumpy' barge
Humber keel
Norfolk wherry
Dutch barge
The
brig Neilson, built 1824
Appendix 1 Useful addresses
Appendix 2 Bibliography
Appendix 3 Glossary
of terms
Notes