Jang Kerry
Jang Kerry - Sailing Ships From Plastic Kits - Hardcover
Jang Kerry - Sailing Ships From Plastic Kits - Hardcover
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Description: Models of sailing ships with their towering masts and billowing sails have always held a special fascination for model makers because they capture all the romance of the sea shipboard life and a fighting spirit. However many would - be modellers are discouraged by the inherent complexity of the subject especially the masts and rigging as well as the often - sumptuous decoration. Plastic kit manufacturers were quick to capitalise on this interest and produced kits that were advertised as easy and reasonably quick to assemble featuring ready - made detail that is easily tackled by modellers of varying skills and ages with the promise of a good result. Plastic sailing ship kits are affordable especially in comparison to wooden ship kits and building a fleet of the most famous ships in history is easily achieved. Despite their ease of assembly plastic models of sailing ships like the ships themselves remain complicated to build. Manufacturers devised several simplifications of the most difficult aspects such as moulding the lower upper and topmasts in one piece offering preformed moulded plastic shrouds and ratlines or sails in vacuum - formed plastic. However modellers have long complained that these simplifications the physical limitations of injected plastic mouldings and the very medium of styrene plastic itself have resulted in often crudely detailed and unrealistic finished models. This book is the remedy. It describes and demonstrates techniques unique to plastic sailing ship models that overcome these limitations allowing the construction of authentic and personally satisfying models. Each modeller has a different expectation for their model. Some will want a simple build with some straightforward refinements whereas others will want a more detailed build that takes advantage of the many new aftermarket items and there are those who seek the most accurate and detailed replica possible. _ Sailing Ships from Plastic Kits_ aims to give every modeller regardless of skill and experience a range of fundamental and advanced techniques to choose from when transforming a plastic kit into an authentic sailing ship model. Heavily illustrated in colour throughout this book is an ideal addition to the purchase of any plastic ship kit.
Title: Sailing Ships From Plastic Kits
Author(s): Jang Kerry
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399078603
Pages: 144 Pages, 235 Colour; 235 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/15/2024
Category: Ships & Boats: General Interest
Description: Models of sailing ships with their towering masts and billowing sails have always held a special fascination for model makers because they capture all the romance of the sea shipboard life and a fighting spirit. However many would - be modellers are discouraged by the inherent complexity of the subject especially the masts and rigging as well as the often - sumptuous decoration. Plastic kit manufacturers were quick to capitalise on this interest and produced kits that were advertised as easy and reasonably quick to assemble featuring ready - made detail that is easily tackled by modellers of varying skills and ages with the promise of a good result. Plastic sailing ship kits are affordable especially in comparison to wooden ship kits and building a fleet of the most famous ships in history is easily achieved. Despite their ease of assembly plastic models of sailing ships like the ships themselves remain complicated to build. Manufacturers devised several simplifications of the most difficult aspects such as moulding the lower upper and topmasts in one piece offering preformed moulded plastic shrouds and ratlines or sails in vacuum - formed plastic. However modellers have long complained that these simplifications the physical limitations of injected plastic mouldings and the very medium of styrene plastic itself have resulted in often crudely detailed and unrealistic finished models. This book is the remedy. It describes and demonstrates techniques unique to plastic sailing ship models that overcome these limitations allowing the construction of authentic and personally satisfying models. Each modeller has a different expectation for their model. Some will want a simple build with some straightforward refinements whereas others will want a more detailed build that takes advantage of the many new aftermarket items and there are those who seek the most accurate and detailed replica possible. _ Sailing Ships from Plastic Kits_ aims to give every modeller regardless of skill and experience a range of fundamental and advanced techniques to choose from when transforming a plastic kit into an authentic sailing ship model. Heavily illustrated in colour throughout this book is an ideal addition to the purchase of any plastic ship kit.
Title: Sailing Ships From Plastic Kits
Author(s): Jang Kerry
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399078603
Pages: 144 Pages, 235 Colour; 235 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/15/2024
Category: Ships & Boats: General Interest
