Broad in scope, yet meticulous in its coverage, this book on workshops and workshop practices fills a hitherto neglected area of the modelling market. Brian King draws on his many years as a ship modeller spent developing and honing his skills and techniques in the workshop, to write a book that covers all areas in painstaking detail, and is generously illustrated with 250 illustrations and diagrams. The book is divided into four sections. The first discusses the workshop from the design itself to the types of tools and equipment that should be stored there. The second section deals with materials, with an in-depth analysis of the properties and usage of metals, woods, plastics and adhesives. Section three looks at machining methods, from lathe work to milling and photo etching. The fourth section covers model finishing, providing details on painting, whether brushing or spraying and the equipment required. The book can be used both as an encyclopedia of tools and materials and as a reference source for deciding what method to use to complete a specific task.
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Brian King is an outstanding and prolific modelmaker, who regularly contributes to Conway's quarterly journal Model Shipwright. His skill has been rewarded over the years by four World Championship models, six Earl Mountbattern of Burma Trophies, and many Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the Model Engineering Exhibition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Open your modeling mind to new tools for new techniques,
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This review is from: Workshop Practice for Ship Modellers: A Complete Practical Guide for the Occasional Engineer (Hardcover)
Published by Conway in the UK and distributed by the Naval Institute Press in the US, the book "Workshop Practice for Ship Modelers - A Complete Practical Guide for the Occasional Engineer" by Brian King, is a fascinating, in-depth guide to building ship models - both display and floating/operating ships.
But it's much more than just a book for ship modelers - it is a detailed step-by-step guide to using hand and power tools in working with wood, metal and plastic. It has lots of uses for diorama builders, scratch-builders, RC modelers and much more. It has information useful to armor modelers who want to turn their own barrels, detail fanatics who want to custom-build tiny add-on parts - basically, it has something for everybody who does more than build straight out-of-the-box. The biggest part of the book is a point-by-point discussion of specific tools and how they're used - from a plethora of saws to soldering irons. It gets into photo-etched, too, but it's real strength is in the realm of using tools (especially hobby-shop power tools). I admit I'm a tool nut. I've got Dremels out the kazoo, and every kind of hand tool I can buy, steal, or beg from my dentist. Yet this was an eye-opener, and has me lusting after my next Micro-Mart catalog so I can try out some new ideas and new approaches. Recommended! Ned Barnett
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Picture book of common tools,
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This review is from: Workshop Practice for Ship Modellers: A Complete Practical Guide for the Occasional Engineer (Hardcover)
If you like looking at pictures and descriptions of common wood and metal working tools this book is for you...otherwise useless.
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