Book review;
Ship Models from the Age of Sail
Building and Enhancing Commercial Kits
by Kerry Jang
Synopsis:
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 in recent years, all of them can be enhanced in accuracy or detail by an experienced modelmaker. This book, by an expert ship modeller, distils lessons gleaned from a lifetime practising 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 the 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 modelling, and this book concludes with coverage of the very latest kits that put fully framed models within the reach of ordinary mortals. Offering advice, expertise and inspiration, Ship Models from the Age of Sail has something for anyone interested in building a period ship model, whatever their level of skill.
Content:
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. The Fun of Ship Models
2. Resources - Research, Kits, Semi-kits, Timbering Sets and More
3. Essential Tools
4. Solid Hull Modeling
5. Single Plank-on-Bulkhead Modeling
6. Double Plank-on-Bulkhead Modeling
7. Semi-Scratch Double Plank-on-Bulkhead
8. Plank-on-Framed Modeling
9. Masts and Yards
10. Standing Rigging
11. Running rigging
12. Finishing Up and Inspiration
Recommended References and Sources
Ship Models from the Age of Sail
Building and Enhancing Commercial Kits
by Kerry Jang
- Publisher : Seaforth Publishing (15. April 2022)
- Language : English
- Binded : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1526777533
- ISBN-13 : 978-1526777539
- Dimension : 20.32 x 2.54 x 26.67 cm
Synopsis:
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 in recent years, all of them can be enhanced in accuracy or detail by an experienced modelmaker. This book, by an expert ship modeller, distils lessons gleaned from a lifetime practising 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 the 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 modelling, and this book concludes with coverage of the very latest kits that put fully framed models within the reach of ordinary mortals. Offering advice, expertise and inspiration, Ship Models from the Age of Sail has something for anyone interested in building a period ship model, whatever their level of skill.
Content:
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. The Fun of Ship Models
2. Resources - Research, Kits, Semi-kits, Timbering Sets and More
3. Essential Tools
4. Solid Hull Modeling
5. Single Plank-on-Bulkhead Modeling
6. Double Plank-on-Bulkhead Modeling
7. Semi-Scratch Double Plank-on-Bulkhead
8. Plank-on-Framed Modeling
9. Masts and Yards
10. Standing Rigging
11. Running rigging
12. Finishing Up and Inspiration
Recommended References and Sources
