Model Building Modeling Guides Reference Hobby Books
F-14 Tomcat in Detail & Scale (Detail
& Scale Series) Paperback – June 17, 2022
The LEGO® Engineer Hardcover – November 1,
2022
Model Builders' Manual: A practical introduction to building plastic model construction kits (Enthusiasts' Manual) Hardcover – July 23, 2019
Half-Hull Modeling: Step-by-step companion, from plans to finished model Paperback – July 10, 2019
Fold and Fly Paper Airplane Kit Hardcover – October 1, 2020
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Collecting Drag Racing Model Kits
Paperback – August 15, 2020
by Tim
Boyd
Collecting Muscle Car Model Kits
Paperback
– Illustrated, May 8, 2018
by Tim
Boyd
Building
And Detailing Scale Model Cars
by Pat Covert March 2006
Very few hobbies offer more ways to gratify their devotees than car
modeling. Many do it for the simple fact that
they enjoy working with their hands. Some prefer to build a model
replica of a car they own or have owned in the past. Others
desire building certain types of cars because they dream of owning
one, driving one, or being able to admire the car at any given
time. Modelers can take time out to dream any time by
simply walking over to the display shelf and letting a model car
transport them to automotive Valhalla. The act of building a model
car requires strategic planning, mental preparation, hand-to-eye
coordination, and the determination to achieve an end goal. Building
and Detailing Scale Model Cars reveals the fundamentals
of building, painting, and detailing model cars. Author Pat
Covert has left no stone unturned. He uses over 300
detailed color photographs to illustrate techniques, tools,
adhesives, paint, polish, masking and decals, weathering, fine
detailing, and more.
Classic Kits: Collecting The Greatest Model Kits In The World From Airfix To Tamiya
Basics
of Scale Automotive Modeling : Getting Started in the Hobby
Lively and informal writing introduces young or beginning
modelers to the fundamentals of modeling scale cars.
Covers the basics of assembly, gluing, decaling, and painting,
including brush, spray can, and airbrush techniques. Includes a
color gallery of finished models for inspiration.
Build and Detail Model Cars Like a Pro
Building and Detailing Scale Model Muscle Cars
Building
and Detailing Scale Model Stock Cars
Shows modelers how to create replicas of NASCAR winners and brings
to life the history of stock car racing. From the '49 Ford Coupes
of early NASCAR races to the aerodynamic machines of today, this
book offers step-by-step instructions for over a dozen modeling
projects to re-create these exciting cars.
How to Build Creative Dioramas for Your Scale Auto Models
Custom
Car Modeling
Guides the beginner into the most creative and most demanding
branch of the hobby! Begin with an ordinary kit and build the
custom car of your dreams! Learn how, step by step, with tips and
techniques from one of the hobby's leading modelers. Covers all
the basics of modeling with strong emphasis on bodywork and
painting. Highly photographic presentation with photos of
each step Designed for any skill level Premier book from a
well-known author and modeler, Mark Gustavson
Collecting
Model Car & Truck Kits
In addition to a snapshot history of model kits, this
colorful look back at these nostalgic treasures features histories
and descriptions of the most collectible models
produced by Revell, Monogram, AMT, and MPC.
Color photos illustrate subjects like AMT's Trophy
Series double kits, 1953 to 1962 Corvette kits,
the rise and fall of AMT's annual kit line, 1/25 -scale
semis and tractors, 1/16 -scale kits, road-going Ferrari
kits, and dragster models. A final chapter offers advice on
getting started in the collecting hobby and and discusses the
issue of collecting vintage kits versus actually assembling them.
Scale
Model Detailing
Shows how to work with paints and finishes, adapt scale figures,
add weathering, and use detailing techniques to add realistic
details to cars, tanks, aircraft, ships, and diorama scale models.
From FineScale Modeler Magazine.
Airbrush
Painting Techniques
This book is designed to impart the techniques of using this
effective tool quickly and easily. All three types of
airbrush are examined and explained in simple terms. The
title also boasts an excellent section on actually using the
airbrush, and studies in depth the painting of four different
miniatures. Clear photographs are taken of the painting process on
each different model, showing all sorts of exciting techniques.
Methods of lightening and darkening, representing camouflage and
weathering and mixing exactly the right colour are all explained.
A book that will suit both complete beginners and those wanting to
get more out of their airbrush.
Basic
Aviation Modelling
This is the first in a new series of highly illustrated books for
the model maker. Basic Aviation Modelling is an
excellent introduction to the art of making model aeroplanes from
kits. High definition pictures take the reader through all the
stages of making a variety of kits. The emphasis throughout is to
make the tasks understandable in a step-by-step format. Working
with readily available kits from Tamiya, Verlinden and
Revell, the less experienced modeller is shown the do's and
don'ts of modelling techniques with particular emphasis on the
common difficulties that the inexperienced modeller might face.
This series will build into a library of practical information for
the modeller.
Advanced
Aviation Modelling
This is the second in the new Modelling Manual
series which sets out to help the more experienced modeller to
improve techniques and expand their modelling horizons. Working
with models like the MIG27 Fulcrum, the A-10, and the WW1 Roland
Walfisch the reader is shown how with patience and care these and
other models can be superdetailed to a very high standard. Very
detailed colour photographs and a concise but explanatory text
show the modeller how to turn a basic kit model into a
show-stopper.
Scale
Aircraft Modelling
Starting with the very basics, the author guides you through
the essential skills and techniques needed to build a scale
model aircraft to be proud of. Concentrating on the
construction of plastic kits in the popular scales,
Scale Aircraft Modelling also looks at how to improve your
model or create a different version by using specially
manufactured components in plastic, resin and metal.
WWII
Aircraft Volume II
Following on the heals of the highly successful volume I in this
new series, this edition continues the Verlinden legacy of
beautifully photographed, incredibly detailed scale models
displayed in attractive diorama settings. Again divided into six
separate sections, the subjects in this book include three made by
the professional staff at Verlinden Studios: a 1:48 scale German
twin-engined Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4 nightfighter updated with
highly detailed Verlinden Productions resin and photo-etched metal
detail parts, a 1:48 scale Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress displayed
after having been shot down over Europe, complete with very
realistic flak and bullet holes, and finally, a pair of the
revolutionary German Me-262 jet fighters, one a single-seat jet
bomber, and the other a rare two-seat nightfighter. These two are
again highly detailed with Verlinden Productions resin and
photo-etched parts, and share a diorama base depicting a routine
day on a Luftwaffe airbase, complete w! ith spare parts and
maintenance equipment. Two models from Gordon Stronach, a highly
skilled professional modeler from the Verlinden staff, are
featured including a pair of exquisitely detailed 1:48 German
JU-87 Stuka dive bombers undergoing engine changes in a North
African setting, and a beautifully detailed and weathered1:48
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of the U.S. Navy undergouing routine
maintenance on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Another
accomplished modeler, Noel Lawson, is credited with a beautifully
detailed and painted 1:32 scale SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber of the
U.S.Navy. Each article is supplemented with informative,
step-by-step descriptions and photographs to show the reader how
such beautiful results were achieved. A must for any serious
scale modeler, as well as aviation enthusiasts and WWII
buffs.
Building
and Displaying Scale Model Aircraft With Paul Boyer
How to make a high-quality display of any
model aircraft. Teaches basic aircraft modeling preparation
and assembly techniques. Includes suggestions for painting and
decaling with special attention to creative displays and mounting
tips for finished projects.
Modeling Classic Combat Aircraft
Modeling
Realistic Tanks and Artillery: An Illustrated Guide
Learn how to make realistic models of tanks, towed
and self-propelled artillery, and trucks. This
easy-to-understand book includes over 400 photos and is written by
Kalmbach's most prolific author. Also offers tips on solving
common modeling problems.
How to Paint Realistic Military Figures
Modelling
and Painting Figures (Osprey Modelling Manuals, Volume 8)
Probably the greatest test of the modeller is achieving the
perfectly posed figure. This title explains how best to set up the
figure, and goes on to deal with the niceties of painting, facial
expressions, clothing etc. With no detail unexplored, everything
is clearly explained with step by step photos.
Building
Military Dioramas (Volume 1)
This book is the fourth in the new modeling
series by Verlinden Productions. The main focus of this book is
the delicate art of diorama composition, construction, and
painting. Five magnificent dioramas created by VP Studios cover
every stage in the complicated development of these pieces, in a
very easy to follow step-by-step process. Every aspect is covered,
from dealing with multiple levels, multiple angles, modeling
water, distribution of the various elements, blending colors,
foliage, ground debris, focal points, etc. Nothing has been
overlooked in this compact and comprehensive book. Two bonus
articles showcase the work of two very accomplished modelers,
Young Jin Won, and Greg Chilar. The former, renowned for his
figure painting skills, accomplishes a difficult feat by composing
a Vietnam diorama comprising of only figures, numbering some 14 in
all. The latter shows the effectiveness of the large 120mm
scale with his prizewinning RETREAT FROM BUDAPEST,
which beautifully depicts retreating Germans late in WWII
tending their wounded in the shadow of the mighty Panther
tank. This book caters not only to the dedicated modeler,
but also to the historian and military enthusiast, as well as the
artist.
How
to Build Dioramas
Learn everything you need to know about making your dioramas look
real! This fantastic revised edition will show you how with new
projects, new photos, and expert tips. Includes painting,
weathering, and detailing tips for figures, aircraft,
vehicles, and more! 290+ photos with color throughout;
41 illus
Ship
Modeling Simplified: Tips and Techniques for Model
Construction from Kits
In Ship Modeling Simplified, master
model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he's
developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take
their first steps in an exciting pastime. You don't 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
they've 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 you'll ever need to get started in a hobby that will last a lifetime.
Planking Techniques for Model Ship Builders
Ship
Modeling from Stem to Stern
Written in an engaging, conversational style, this
comprehensive guide leads the reader through every aspect of
ship modeling, from how to scale-down plans and what glues
and paints to use, to how to build a ship model in a bottle and
where to turn for more help.
How to Make a Clipper Ship Model / Book and Blueprints for Model Ship
Handbook
of Model Rocketry
The Classic Guide by the "Father of Model Rocketry"
Now Completely Revised and up to Date This new edition of the
model rocketeer's "bible" shows you how to safely build, launch,
track, and recover model rocketsand have fun doing it.
Whether you're a beginner or a veteran model rocketeer, the
Handbook of Model Rocketry, the official manual of the
National Association of Rocketry (NAR), will become your
well-used reference book. G. Harry Stine has been a model
rocketeer since 1957 when he founded the NAR and started
the first model rocket company. Stine's Handbook, after
satisfying rocket enthusiasts for nearly three decades, remains
the definitive resource. Recent technological progress has had a
major effect on the model rocket hobby and sport.
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