Ship Models from the Age of Sail: Building and Enhancing Commercial Kits

Most period ship models are built from kits, usually primarily of wood with some ready-made fittings. Although these commercial...
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Author: Kerry Jang
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Ship Models from the Age of Sail: Building and Enhancing Commercial Kits by Jang, Kerry

Ship Models from the Age of Sail: Building and Enhancing Commercial Kits

$147.23

Ship Models from the Age of Sail: Building and Enhancing Commercial Kits

$147.23
Author: Kerry Jang
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Most period ship models are built from kits, usually primarily of wood with some ready-made fittings. Although these commercial offerings have improved significantly in recent years, all of them can be enhanced in accuracy or detail by an experienced model maker. This book, by an expert ship modeler, distills lessons gleaned from a lifetime practicing the hobby to the highest standards, setting out methods of improving basic kits and gradually developing the skills and confidence to tackle the construction of a model from scratch. 

Using a variety of kits as the starting point, each chapter demonstrates a technique that can be readily improved or a feature that can be replaced to the advantage of the finished model. Topics include hull planking, representing copper sheathing, many aspects of more accurate masting and rigging, and how to replace kit parts and fittings from scratch. The impact of a period model depends on its accuracy, and this book provides guidance on plans and references, including where to find them and how they are best used. 

The plank-on-frame model, sometimes with exposed frames in the Navy Board style, has always been considered the crowning achievement of period ship modeling, and this book concludes with coverage of the very latest kits that put fully framed models within the reach of ordinary mortals. Offering advice, expertise and inspiration, Ship Models from the Age of Sail has something for anyone interested in building a period ship model, whatever their level of skill.

Author: Kerry Jang
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 04/15/2022
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.80w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781526777539

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