How To Make Old-Time Ship Models

Edward W. Hobbs

• Publisher: Parker Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781446517963
• eBook ISBN: 9781447483618

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to building old-fashioned model ships and boats. Written in clear, simple language and full of helpful illustrations and detailed diagrams, this book is ideal for the novice model builder, and will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in building model ships. The chapters of this book include: "Some Famous Old Ships", "Building Old-Time Ship Models", "Making a Waterline Model of a Carrack", "Making Scenic Models", "Hulls and their Construction", "Modelling the Royal Albert", "Building the Stern Gallery", "Making the Masts and Spars", etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on model building.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Preface
• Preface to Second Edition
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Chapter I.—Introduction—Some Famous Old Ships.
• Chapter II.—Building Old-Time Ship Models.
• Chapter III.—Making a Waterline Model of a Carrack.
• Chapter IV.—Making Scenic Models.
• Chapter V.—Hulls and their Construction.
• Chapter VI.—Modelling the Royal Albert.
• Chapter VII.—The Hull and Stand.
• Chapter VIII.—Building the Stern Gallery.
• Chapter IX.—Making the Masts and Spars.
• Chapter X.—Deck Fittings.
• Chapter XI.—The Standing Rigging.
• Chapter XII.—Sails and Sailmaking.
• Chapter XIII.—Running Rigging.
• Chapter XIV.—Painting and Finishing.
• Chapter XV.—Repairs and Restorations.
• Chapter XVI.—Finding the Information.
• Index