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BUILDING WARSHIP MODELS by P.C. Coker
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:15 pm
by scratchshipnut
Hey I just bought one of these second hand. Are there any other books on scratchbuilding non sail ships I should hunt down? Gary
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 6:24 pm
by RickF
Depends on where your interests lie, but anything by Brian King can be recommended.
Rick
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 4:10 am
by JIM BAUMANN
As Rick said the three Brian King books make good reading
the one building Victorian battkleships is available in the USA only via Pierpoint publishing
Alos reccomend two books by Georg Duerr
Schiffsmodelle meisterhaft gebaut
Schiifsmodelle tipps und tricks vom Profi
Both have text in german--but worth it for the pictures alone!!
Available from
http://www.christian-schmidt.com/
good luck-have fun
Jim Baumann
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 2:22 pm
by NucSub
How do you like the book you purchased.
Also, could anyone provide feedback on
Building Model Warships of the Iron and Steel Eras
by Peter Beisheim.
I've been looking at Amazon and Barnes and Nobels at modelling books and would also like a few suggestions for the library.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 9:32 am
by les
Scale Model Warships by Bowen is a pretty good little book. Usually get it through ABE Books for about $5 to $10. Mike Ashely's books are also good if your into plastic or resin. If you've got the big bucks, Kozo Isumi's book that was the basis of the Coker Book just went on EBay for $450. Very hard to get. For Plastic sailing ship books I still think the one by Les Wilkins is very helpful, but hard to find. For generally working with plastic, the Evergreen Plastics book is quite good.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 10:23 am
by scratchshipnut
Thanks Les, I may get the evergreen book as well since I no longer own any kits whatsoever unbuilt or built. I mostly use the books and articles for ideas and inspiration. I have a few good article reprints from scale ship modeler and Ipms journals as well, but would love to find others. I want to be the 1/350 John Youngerman or John Bange "if" I grow up, and have huge navies of any ship I want!
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:54 pm
by Victorious
Wait till October, Dave Wooley's book will be available, but I think this will be mainly for large scale radio control models.
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:09 pm
by scratchshipnut
Got the book today. Very inspirational. Text is worthwhile and it is very heavy on photos. Definate must have for the library if anyones considered it