Ship Model Building [Paperback]

Gene Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1961

Over 1,000 illustrations coupled with attention to minute, authentic detail make this the definitive modeler's book. Plans for six vessels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing; 3rd Rev&En edition (December 1961)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870333690
• ISBN-13: 978-0870333699
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,324,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why use "Ship Model Building", February 1, 2000

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David Fisher "Dave Fisher" (Owings Mills, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ship Model Building (Paperback)

This book is hopelessly out of date. For a model builder with even a little experience it purchase would be a waste of time and money. For example: It suggests that fitting such as winches and deck houses be made made of balsa wood. No current modeler would agree. Construction examples almost insure that you will be making a toy instead of a scale model. It's only redeeming feature is that there are a number of good line drawings that provide nomenclature and positioning. Unfortunately the 1961 reprint did nothing to update the book except for the addition of new plans which are too reduced in size to be of much use and are readily available elsewhere.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Beginners' Material, January 5, 2001

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Todd Roe (Worcester, Ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ship Model Building (Paperback)

This book is definitely written with the beginner in mind as it is full of great tips and suggestions for the amateur. Although the plates in this book are crudely drawn and the provided plans are too small to be of any great use, I would suggest this book for anyone interested in starting out in the wooden ship modeling hobby.