Synopsis
Model-Making - Materials and Methods
$32.95 Published by Crowood Press
This focuses primarily on the wide variety of materials that can be employed to make models - those which have been favoured for a while and those which are relatively new
The sequence of making
planning and construction
creating surfaces
painting and finishing
Methods of casting, modelling and working with metals
Step-by-step accounts of the making of specially selected examples
Simple techniques without the need for expensive tools or workshop facilities
A 'Directory' of a full range of materials, together with an extensive list of suppliers
The book looks at how these materials behave and how to get the best out of them, then illustrates a range of relatively simple methods of building, shaping, modelling, surfacing and painting with them
Useful features of the book include ...
The different uses of models in various disciplinesThe sequence of making
planning and construction
creating surfaces
painting and finishing
Methods of casting, modelling and working with metals
Step-by-step accounts of the making of specially selected examples
Simple techniques without the need for expensive tools or workshop facilities
A 'Directory' of a full range of materials, together with an extensive list of suppliers
176 pages - 185 colour photographs