Ship Models from Kits: Basic and Advanced Techniques for Small Scale

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Автор: David Griffith

Название: Ship Models from Kits: Basic and Advanced Techniques for Small Scale

Издательство: Seaforth Publishing

Год: 2012

Формат: EPUB

Страниц: 144

Размер: 102 Mb

Язык: English

In the past thirty years the world of model kits has undergone a veritable revolution. New techniques in injection moulding have improved the scale accuracy and surface detail of the humble plastic kit, while many specialist companies now produce top-quality resin models, vastly broadening the range of subjects on the market. However, the really radical change has been the advent of photo-etched brass fret, which allows the finest detail to be reproduced to scale. In ship modelling, this has resulted in a new form of the hobby, mid-way between traditional build-from-the-box simplicity and the time-consuming demands of fabricating everything from scratch.