Building Ship Models

Download or read book Building Ship Models written by George B. Douglas and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-01-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearly written text, detailed illustrations, and full-size working plans provide novices and experienced model builders with all the information they need to create exact replicas of two 19th-century sailing ships—the Benjamin F. Packard, a classic American clipper, and the Alice Mandell, a famous whaler. The one-volume edition of two rare model-building manuals also devotes chapters to ship’s rigging (ancient and modern) and abundant information on clippers and old-time whaling ships. A treasury of essential information for hobbyists, model builders, and devotees of the great age of sail.