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Building warship models: A comprehensive guide to building fine models of modern warships

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It is said that the best type of entertainment is that which leaves you wanting more. Building Warship Models, by P.C. Coker, makes you wish the author has written a sequel.

For the person interested in building or collecting detailed models of warships, this is a very useful book. Covering all aspects of naval modeling, from research to final painting, the construction tips alone would be worth the price of admission. Illustrations from a rare Japanese book by Kozo Izumi help the reader to understand the step by step process of creating a model from scratch. But there is more to this book than just instruction.

Inserted at the end of each chapter is a photo section with dozens of crisp, useful pictures of completed ship models. From collections in museums to models built by private individual, they provide a collective inspiration for the aspiring ship modeler.

When I have my fellow modelers over to visit, this is one book that invariably gets pulled from the bookshelf and passed around. Whether you are a beginner or longtime modeler, Building Model Warships will provide a wealth of useful, and indeed, inspirational material.

The photos in this book are awsome , just wish they were in color. Nothing covering electronics, some good info on how too's just not enough. If you are looking for a book with lots of black & white photos of museum quality models this is it.