Tag: Miniature

April 26, 2024

More Miniature Merchant Ships The New Guide to Waterline Ship Modelling in 11200 Scale

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Free Download John Bowen – More Miniature Merchant Ships: The New Guide to Waterline Ship Modelling in 1/1200 Scale
Conway Maritime Press | 2003 | ISBN: 0851779360 | English | 216 pages | PDF | 117.85 MB
John Bowen brings his knowledge and expertise of waterline ship modeling to a second volume of miniature merchant ships, including examples such as Haverford (1901), Carpathia (1903), Oronsay (1925) and Braemar Castle (1952). The book opens with a section giving advice on initial preparations – finding and using plans, suitable materials and tools. This section also presents an alphabetical list of the principal fittings on a ship (those that would be included on this type of model) – hatches, winches, capstans, anchors, etc – with details and diagrams on how to make them. Section II comprises 30 sets of plans of ships built between 1900 and 1969. These are accompanied with at least one photograph of the ship, a full specification, brief history, and notes on essential constructional details, including color scheme. Readers will recognize the authoritative yet approachable style John has brought to several ship modeling titles, which will appeal to both beginners and more experienced modelers.

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April 25, 2024

Miniature Merchant Ships A Guide to Waterline Ship Modelling in 11200 Scale (2024)

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Free Download John Bowen – Miniature Merchant Ships: A Guide to Waterline Ship Modelling in 1/1200 Scale
Conway Maritime Press | 1997 | ISBN: 0851776590 | English | 232 pages | PDF | 106.05 MB
Building 1/1200 scale ship models is a branch of ship modelling with, among other things, the advantage that a varied collection of models demonstrating, for example, changes and progress in ship design and construction can be displayed in a comparatively small space. In the first part of this book, after discussing research, where to obtain data and plans, tools and materials, the author describes in detail the construction of these models, illustrating the text with photographs and diagrams, many of which related to deck and other fittings.

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January 8, 2024

Miniature Ship Models A History and Collector’s Guide (2024)

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Free Download Paul Jacobs, "Miniature Ship Models: A History and Collector’s Guide"
English | 2008 | pages: 176 | ISBN: 1848320035, 1591145228 | EPUB | 60,8 mb
This book is the first comprehensive history of how the 1:1200 scale and its 1:1250 continental equivalent became accepted as the modern standard for miniature ship models. The origins can be traced back to the first years of the twentieth century and their use as identification aids by the military during the First World War, but when peace came the manufacturers aimed their increasingly sophisticated products at collectors, and acquiring, modifying or scratch-building miniature ship models has been an avidly pursued hobby ever since. This book charts the commercial rise and fall of the manufacturers, and the advancing technology that produces ever more detailed and accurate replicas. The author – himself a lifetime collector and builder of models – looks at the products of each manufacturer, past and present, rating their quality and suggesting why some are regarded as more collectible than others. But the book deals with more than off-the-shelf models, covering subsidiary issues like painting, modifying and diorama settings, and is illustrated throughout with many of the finest examples of the genre. The combination of fascinating background information with stunning visual presentation will make this book irresistible to any collector or enthusiast.

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September 26, 2023

Making Miniature Period Furniture for Dolls’ Houses

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Free Download Making Miniature Period Furniture for Dolls’ Houses
by Law, Angela;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 071984276X | 160 pages | True EPUB | 85.77 MB
Demonstrating some of the many different miniature making techniques used by miniaturists in the creation of 1:12 scale historically accurate representations of furniture, interiors, and fantasy pieces. Drawing from the author’s extensive experience, Making Miniature Period Furniture for Dolls’ Houses aims to inspire miniaturists to create not just the projects in this book, but also their own stunning, historically accurate pieces, using influences from throughout history and their imaginations.

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