| Warships and Warship Modelling Contributor(s): Wooley, David (Author), Clarke, William H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1591149282 ISBN-13: 9781591149286 Publisher: US Naval Institute Press OUR PRICE: $54.86 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Models - History | Military - Naval |
| Dewey: 623.820 |
| LCCN: 2006934549 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 8.97" W x 12.14" (2.53 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Warships and Warship Modelling offers an overview of the design, development, and classification of modern warship types. In the first section it analyzes the constructors' original models, explaining why and how they were made. The reader is shown how to research and select information on specific ships and how to find and understand plans. The book then turns to scale modeling with detailed chapters on choosing a subject, a scale, methods of construction, materials and techniques, and the details of fittings and painting. Together, the two sections give the model builder a deeper insight into the logic of the full-sized vessel, and the relationship between that vessel, and the realistic scale model or working model. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clarke, William: - William Clarke was born in Washington DC and has spent most of his working career at NAS Langley with a technical background in electrical engineering, finally retiring from NASA in 1995 after 35 years service. His abiding interest in USN warships combined with his skills as a photographer has resulted in a personal archive of many thousands of photographs which have inspired ship modellers and naval historians around the world. Apart from his skill as a photographer, Bill Clarke has been an active researcher at the US National Archive and the National Historical Centre on behalf of individual modellers and historians from aorund the world. He is also actively involved with the Hampton Roads Ship Modelling Society and the National Research Guild. He currently resides at Poquoson, VAWooley, David: - David Wooley is from the Wirral, with family connections to the local Cammel Laird shipyard at Birkenhead where, as a boy, the sight of regular ship launches kindled a life-long passion for warships and ship modelling. He has contributed to the Rangefinder column of Model Boats magazine for many years, and his models have been exhibited at national competitions such as the Model Engineer Exhibition. |