Models category: 291 books
by Simon Stephens, Nick Ball
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
From about the middle of the seventeenth century the Navy’s administrators began to commission models of their ships that were accurately detailed and, for the first time, systematically to scale. These developed a recognised style, which included features like the unplanked lower hull with a simplified...
by David Pullen CEng CEnv MIAgrE
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Loved by both children and collectors, Britains toys and models are known for their play value and realism. Releasing its first toy soldiers in 1893 using a new hollow casting process Britains has since produced many exciting military and civil models including the popular Home Farm series.In the...
High-Performance Paper Airplanes
10 Easy-to-Assemble Models: This Paper Airplanes Book is Fun for Kids and Parents!
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Fold and fire aerodynamic paper airplanes dozens of feet into the air with this easy origami ebook.
High Performance Paper Airplanes presents a collection of realistic origami paper airplanes from well-known author and paper aviation expert Andrew Dewar. Dewar has spent decades perfecting the...
by Mark Friend
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Making Small Scale Models is for those who have never made a model before or want to develop or increase their skills. From cutting a straight line to making a scaled human figure that 'lives', through to creating beautifully detailed buildings and finely detailed furniture, the book takes you through...
Origami Animal Sculpture
Paper Folding Inspired by Nature: Fold and Display Intermediate to Advanced Origami Art: Origami Book with Downloadable Video
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Fold and display papercraft works of art with this intermediate to advanced origami book.
Adirondack animals, cephalopods and arctic marine mammals are just a few of the realistic and elegant origami models you'll be able to fold with this unique book. Origami Animal Sculpture offers a refreshing...
Extreme Bricks
Spectacular, Record-Breaking, and Astounding LEGO Projects from around the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
From the Great Pyramid of Giza and Stonehenge to the Colosseum and the Taj Mahal, man has never shied away from an extreme building challenge, and the LEGO builders of the twenty-first century are no different. Whether they’re re-creating the works of ancient masters in brick form, building life-size...
by Jeremy Brook
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
The best-known and most important manufacturer of plastic model kits in the UK, Airfix has been at the forefront of the industry since 1955 when the first Airfix aircraft kit appeared in UK branches of Woolworth's. The kits were made to a constant scale and covered a wide variety of subjects, from...
Model-making
Materials and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
Model-making: Materials and Methods 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 book looks at how these materials behave and how to get the best out of them, then illustrates...
The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3
Robots, Planes, Cities & More!
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
In this volume of the LEGO Adventure Book series, Megs and Brickbot face their toughest challenge yet. The Destructor is on the loose again, demolishing LEGO models and shaking things up! Join Megs as she rebuilds the models and meets some of the world’s best builders. Learn to create a Renaissance...
Tiny LEGO Wonders
Build 40 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models!
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to build 40 miniature models of race cars, airplanes, ships, trains, and more. These fun, compact designs will inspire you to get creative with as few as nine LEGO® pieces. Imagine what you can build with just a handful of LEGO bricks—almost anything!
In...
by Various Authors
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
This book is a collection of vintage articles on model boat building, with information on tools and equipment, instructions for fitting engines, tips for sailing and racing, and more. Detailed and profusely illustrated, this volume is recommended for the serious model boat enthusiast and is not to...
Black Ops Bricks
How to Build Your Own Model Military and Armored Fighting Vehicles
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Twenty of the coolest vehicles ever dreamed up, ready to come to life brick by brick!
Black Ops Bricks reconstructs the finest military and spy jets, trucks, and ships ever built. Inside you’ll find step-by-step, full-color illustrations showing you how to create the best and most badass...
by Dennis Glaasker, Dennis Bosman
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling displays amazing, fan-built LEGO recreations of real-life vehicles, showing off every amazing detail with high-quality photographs.
You'll love poring over dozens of models, including Formula 1 racers, construction vehicles, ships, trains, airplanes, and all kinds...
Ship Dioramas
Bringing your models to life
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
This book is about the art of displaying waterline models. By their very nature, ship models that do not show the full hull and are not mounted on an artificial stand cry out for a realistic setting. At its most basic this can be just a representation of the sea itself, but to give the model a context...