Download or read book An Illustrated Guide to Building Model Boats written by Various and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to building, rigging, and sailing model 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 boats. The chapters of this book include: “Methods of Construction”, “Methods Applicable to Any Model”, “Modelling the Ark Royal”, “Materials Required”, “Making the Hull on the Laminated System”, “Shaping the Hull”, “The Bulwarks”, “Masts and Rigging”, 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, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned introduction on model building.