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Bassett-Lowke Waterline Ship Models
Derek Head
The nostalgia for the great passenger ship of the first half of this century is recalled in this book on the famous model making firm of Bassett-Lowke, with their production of small scale waterline ship models manufactured between 1920 and 1950. Also recorded is the huge range of warship models of all nations, produced between 1938 and 1952 for the Royal Navy and RAF for recognition and training purposes. These 1200:1 and 600:1 models are featured in full colour, illustrating over 500 ships, from small cross-Channel vessels to the ocean giants, from destroyers to battle ships and aircraft carriers.
New Cavendish Books, 1999. Out of Print.
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California and 1250 Models: the First Five Years 2004-2009
Chris Daley
California and 1250 Models: The First Five Years 2004 to 2009 is a rare behind the scenes look at the business of producing waterline ship models. The book features:
- Full color inside and out.
- Over 100 photos and drawings including many images of masters, prototypes, renderings, and research material never before published.
- Coverage of all of the California and 1250 Models releases including models that were planned but canceled.
- An 8.5x8.5 inch paperback format with 65 pages.
The author relates his experiences in starting and developing these two model lines. The book discusses the model selection process, traditional and computer designed master models, and the history behind each of the models.
Daley Publishing, 2010. Cover price: $40.00
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Eaglewall's Table Top Navy
A Collector's Guide to the Eagle 1:1200 Scale Model Warships of Eaglewall Plastics, LTD.
Donald D. Hood
Eaglewall's Table Top
Navy is a study of 1:1200 kits produced by Eaglewall Plastics, LTD in the
United Kingdom. Eaglewall was a trend setting company that had an outsized
influence on the world of ship models.
The book features:
- 136 pages in a hard back
8.5x11 inch format with full color cover and full color interior.
- Over 100 photos and
drawings.
- The full history of
Eaglewall from birth to death.
- The mysterious fate of
the Eagle molds.
- The relationship with the Eagle magazine.
- Details on related model
companies such as Pyro and SITAP.
- A full listing with
photographs of every Eagle ship model kit.
- Images of all Eagle ship
model box covers.
- Listings of all known
Eagle kit variations.
- Information on planned
but never issued kits.
- Collecting tips and
advice.
- ISBN
978-0-9841267-3-6
Daley Publishing, 2011. Cover price: $59.95 |
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Miniature Ship Models
Paul Jacobs
Miniature Ship Models is the first comprehensive history of how the 1:1200 scale and its 1:1250 continental equivalent became accepted as the modern standard for miniature ship models. The origins can be traced back to the first years of the twentieth century and their use as identification aids by the military during the First World War, but when peace came the manufacturers aimed their increasingly sophisticated products at collectors, and acquiring, modifying or scratch-building miniature ship models has been an avidly pursued hobby ever since. This book charts the commercial rise and fall of the manufacturers, and the advancing technology that produces ever more detailed and accurate replicas. The author—himself a lifetime collector and builder of models—looks at the products of each manufacturer, past and present, rating their quality and suggesting why some are regarded as more collectible than others. But the book deals with more than off-the-shelf models, covering subsidiary issues like painting, modifying and diorama settings, and is illustrated throughout with many of the finest examples of the genre. The combination of fascinating background information with stunning visual presentation will make this book irresistible to any collector or enthusiast.
Naval Institute Press, 2008. Cover price: $69.95 |
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Naval Ship Models of WWII
Robert K. Liu
Care, Cleanup, Repair, Conversion, and Scratchbuilding of 1/1250 and 1/1200 Ship and Plane Models of World War II
Self-published, 2010. Cover price: $25.00 | |
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Ship Models for the Military
Fred Dorris
Ship Models For The Military covers the complete history of recognition models produced for the United States military during the Second World War. The book is the first time a detailed description and history of models in all scales has been available in one place. The book features:
- 150 pages in a paper back A4 sized format (8.3x11.7 inches) with full color cover and a black and white interior.
- Over 100 photos and drawings.
- Coverage of all scales of models with emphasis on the 1:500, 1:600, and 1:1200 scale models.
- Histories of all the major manufacturers including Bessarabis, Comet, Van Ryper, South Salem, Cruver, and Framburg with a summary of post-war developments including Authenticast and Superior.
- Extensive listings of all models known to have been produced in each scale.
- Recent auction prices for models and sets.
- A full index of all ships mentioned in the text.
The author helped build 1:72 scale aircraft ID models during the war and started studied and collected wartime ship models shortly after the war ended. He brings years of knowledge and research to the topic.Care, Cleanup, Repair, Conversion, and Scratchbuilding of 1/1250 and 1/1200 Ship and Plane Models of World War II
Daley Publishing, 2010. Cover price: $29.95 |
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US Battleships in Miniature
Paul Jacobs
This will be a full color hard bound 8.5x11 inch size. The majority of the models featured in the book are from Paul's collection and almost allof them have been modified or upgraded by Paul. Still being written, but if all goes well it should be out in November in time for Christmas.
Daley Publishing, TBA. Cover price: TBA
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Ship Models from Kits
David Griffith
The world of model kits has undergone a revolution, with new techniques in injection molding vastly improving the scale accuracy and surface detail of the standard plastic kit and new material producing top-quality resin models. In ship modeling, this has resulted in a new form of the hobby midway between traditional build-from-the-box simplicity and the time-consuming demands of fabricating everything from scratch. This new manual comprehensively demonstrates these new innovative techniques. Designed for modelers wishing to achieve the best results from their ship kits in the 1:700 to 1:350 range of scales, it uses 200 step-by-step color photographs to take the reader through the building of two models, one in plastic and one in resin, from basic construction, fittings, and detailing, to painting, finishing, and display. This book is an essential guide to a contemporary approach to model making.
USNI, 2009. Cover price: $44.95
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Waterline Model Ships
Kelvin Holmes
This is a detailed collector's guide to small 1/1200 and 1/1250 scale models of warships and merchantmen, mainly covering the period 1880 until the present day. Featuring numerous illustrations of typical models, this guide covers everything from early ironclad battleships to the missile destroyers of today.
Traplet Publications, 2010. Cover price:
GBP12.95
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Die Welt der Schiffahrt en Miniature
Horst Kronke, ed.
This is the first of two books by the author, on 1:1250 scale ship models, mainly commercially cast models by companies like Neptun, Hansa, Mercator, etc. A lot of good photos, but suffers from two flaws; first, the book talks very little about the models themselves, but rather focuses upon the history of ships and naval battles, and second the models featured lack identification as to who manufactured them. Kronke’s second book, published a couple of years later, is an improvement, focusing instead upon the models and manufacturers, rather than general naval history.
Koehlers Verlagsgesells, 1992. Out of Print. |
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Aus der Welt der Kleinen Schiffen
Horst Kronke, ed.
This is the second of two books by the author, on 1:1250 scale ship models. Like the first, a lot of good photos, but suffers from two flaws; first, the book talks very little about the models themselves, but rather focuses upon the history of ships and naval battles, and second the models featured lack identification as to who manufactured them. Kronke’s second book, published a couple of years later, is an improvement, focusing instead upon the models and manufacturers, rather than general naval history.
Koehlers Verlagsgesells, 1996. Out of Print. |
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