Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits b

Description: Ship Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits by Frank Mastini A guide to ship modeling. It leads readers from choosing a kit and setting up a workshop through deciphering instructions and on to painting, decorating, and displaying finished models. It includes shortcuts that help you to: plank a hull egg-shell tight, build and rig complicated mast assemblies, and create sails that look like sails. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In Ship Modeling Simplified, master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods hes developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take their first steps in an exciting pastime. You dont need the deftness of a surgeon or the vocabulary of an old salt to build a model. What you need is an understanding coach. Mastini leads readers from the mysteries of choosing a kit and setting up a workshop through deciphering complicated instructions and on to painting, decorating, and displaying finished models--with patience and clarity, not condescension. He reveals dozens of shortcuts: How to plank a hull "egg-shell tight"; how to build and rig complicated mast assmeblies without profanity; how to create sails that look like sails. . . . And along the way he points out things that beginners usually do wrong--beforehand, not after theyve taken hammers to their projects.Ship Modeling Simplified even includes an Italian-English dictionary of nautical terms, the key to assembling the many high-quality Italian kits on the American market.Model building is fun, and not nearly as difficult as some experts would have you believe. Here is everything youll ever need to get started in a hobby that will last a lifetime. Author Biography McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Table of Contents IntroductionPart I: Setting Up ShopSelecting a KitMaking Your ChoiceWhat to Look for in A ModelBuilding a WorkplacePart II: Building the HullSequence for Building the HullAssembling Bulkhead-on-Keel HullsGunportsPlanking the Hull and DeckPlanking the Hull--The First LayerHandling Items on DeckSetting the Hull on the Display BasePart III: Masting and RiggingGetting StartedMasting and Rigging SequenceBuilding MastsRigging the SparsStepping the Masts and BowspritRigging it All to the HullPart IV: Finishing Her UpBoats, Anchors, Paint, and FlagsItalian-English DictionaryUseful TermsSuggested Reading ListIndex Description for Bookstore In Ship Modeling Simplified , master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods hes developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take their first steps in an exciting pastime. You dont need the deftness of a surgeon or the vocabulary of an old salt to build a model. What you need is an understanding coach. Mastini leads readers from the mysteries of choosing a kit and setting up a workshop through deciphering complicated instructions and on to painting, decorating, and displaying finished models--with patience and clarity, not condescension. He reveals dozens of shortcuts: How to plank a hull "egg-shell tight"; how to build and rig complicated mast assmeblies without profanity; how to create sails that look like sails. . . . And along the way he points out things that beginners usually do wrong--beforehand, not after theyve taken hammers to their projects. Ship Modeling Simplified even includes an Italian-English dictionary of nautical terms, the key to assembling the many high-quality Italian kits on the American market. Model building is fun, and not nearly as difficult as some experts would have you believe. Here is everything youll ever need to get started in a hobby that will last a lifetime. Details ISBN0071558675 Author Frank Mastini Language English ISBN-10 0071558675 ISBN-13 9780071558679 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1990 Subtitle Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Short Title SHIP MODELING SIMPLIFIED TIPS Pages 176 Series International Marine-RMP Imprint International Marine Publishing Co Place of Publication Rockport, ME DOI 10.1036/0071558675 UK Release Date 1990-03-16 AU Release Date 1990-03-16 NZ Release Date 1990-03-16 US Release Date 1990-03-16 Publisher International Marine Publishing Co Publication Date 1990-03-16 DEWEY 796.152 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Illustrations 200 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137458685;

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