
Ship Models from the Age of Sail
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The vast majority of period ship models are built from kits, usually primarily of wood with some ready-made fittings. Although these commercial offerings have improved significantly, all of them can be enhanced in accuracy or detail by an experienced modelmaker.
Ship Models from the Age of Sail, by expert ship modeler Kerry Jang, 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 a 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.
Ultimately, the impact of a period model depends on its accuracy, and the book also provides guidance on plans and references, 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.
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Content
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1: The Fun of Ship Models
- 2: Resources
- 3: Essential Tools
- 4: Solid Hull Modelling
- 5: Single Plank-on-Bulkhead Modelling
- 6: Double Plank-on-Bulkhead Modelling
- 7: Semi-Scratch Double Plank-on-Bulkhead
- 8 Plank-on-Frame Modelling - French Naval Lugger Le Coureur
- 9: Masts and Yards
- 10:Standing Rigging
- 11:Running Rigging
- 12:Finishing Up and Inspiration
- Recommended References and Sources
- Back cover
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