Naval Ship Models of World War II in 1/1250 and 1/1200 Scales: Enhancements Conversions and Scratch Building by Liu, Robert K - 2021-07-15

Naval Institute Press, 7/15/2021 12:00:01 A. hardcover. New. 0.6693 in x 9.8819 in x 7.7559 in.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The only practical book available on modifying miniature models.

Hardback. New. The only practical book available on modifying miniature models.

Naval Inst Pr, 2021. Hardcover. New. 160 pages. 10.25x8.00x0.75 inches.

Seaforth Publishing. New in New dust jacket. 2021. Hardcover. New hardback copies at a reduced price. ; Practical advice including production methods, tools and techniques, and scratch-building. Illustrated with over 300 colour photographs. ; 160 pages .

Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2021. The origins of 1/1250 and 1/200 scale models can be traced back to the first years of the twentieth century and their use as identification aids by the military during the First World War. When peace came the manufacturers aimed their increasingly sophisticated products at collectors, and ever since then acquiring, enhancing, modifying or scratch-building miniature ship models has been an avidly pursued hobby around the world. This new book focusses on models of the ships of the Second World War, probably the most popular subject for miniature model collectors, and the author, a well-known modeller himself, addresses all the practical issues that might confront those many collectors who like to enhance, convert, and modify their models, or even scratch-build models of ships not commercially available. The book covers both Allied and Axis warships, naval airplanes, merchant conversions and even an Italian armed schooner, and provides historic and technical… Read More

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