Advanced ship modelling

The book, which deals with advanced theory and practice for the maritime modeller, covers the philosophy of model-making, building static and working models, researching sources of information and reading drawings. With detailed informaton on workshop practice, theory and technique, the book is illustrated with the author's own modelling projects. Covering materials, hulls, superstructure and decks, armament, finishing and painting, etching and making glass display cases, illustrations include models of Victorian warships Devastation and Magnificent, 20th-century ships Belfast and Queen Elizabeth, aircraft carrier Glorious and the battleship Anson, and RNLI lifeboats including Grace Darling's coble. It also includes photographs of models by Jimmy Wood and Alex MacFadyen.