How to Build and Modify Resin Aircraft Model Kits

How to Build and Modify Resin Aircraft Model Kits

Author: Richard Marmo

Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781580070485

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Resin model kits and conversion parts allow modellers to build unusual and obscure aircraft and aircraft variations. However, working with resin requires different techniques and materials that modellers may not be familiar with. Using step-by-step construction photos and a detailed text, this book gives modellers the information they need to confidently tackle any resin model aircraft project. Coverage includes a discussion of what resin is and how castings are produced, along with specific construction techniques, detailed information on tools and airbrushes, scales, glues and paints, conversions, resin and bare metal and how to properly display finished models. The techniques shown apply to any resin model kit or conversion, and much of the information applies to all model types and materials. With very little information available to help modellers build resin kits, this book will fill a gap on the shelves of many aero modellers.


Building and Detailing Model Aircraft

Building and Detailing Model Aircraft

Author: Pat Hawkey

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0890247234

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Learn how to construct and finish plastic model aircraft by mastering basic and advanced techniques in assembling, aligning, gluing, surface preparation, painting, and decaling.


The Warplanes of the Third Reich

The Warplanes of the Third Reich

Author: William Green

Publisher:

Published: 1986-01-01

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 9780883656662

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Here is the definitive work on the military aircraft that evolved during the life of German's Third Reich, composed of an authoritative text that spanned two decades of research. Over 2000 black-and-white illustrations, diagrams and photographs, plus two full-color gatefolds identifying the markings and camouflage on over 70 different aircraft.


Multimedia Building Techniques for Scale Model Aircraft

Multimedia Building Techniques for Scale Model Aircraft

Author: Robin Carpenter

Publisher: The Crowood Press

Published: 2020-04-20

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1785007246

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This is a practical guide to getting the best from the many resin and etch detailing kits available to enhance scale model aircraft, and is intended to help beginners and experienced model makers alike. Richly illustrated, it uses six model-building examples, from the very basic application of etch to the major conversions. It includes an overview of the tools required; guidance on building the basic model kit; an explanation of different types of multimedia; the methods for producing etched brass; how to undertake 3D design and 3D printing and, finally, gives the steps for successful resin casting.


Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"

Convair B-36

Author: Dennis R. Jenkins

Publisher: Specialty Press (MN)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781580070607

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Details six- and ten-engined monsters of the 1950s. Coverage includes tech manual excerpts, engineering drawings, structural and power plant review, cutaway drawings, and pilot analysis.


How to Build Dioramas

How to Build Dioramas

Author: Sheperd Paine

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9780890241950

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Learn everything you need to know about making your dioramas look real! This fantastic revised edition will show you how with new projects, new photos, and expert tips. Includes painting, weathering, and detailing tips for figures, aircraft, vehicles, and more! By Sheperd Paine.


The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art

The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art

Author: Roy Cross

Publisher: Crowood Press UK

Published: 2009-08-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781847970763

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Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called Roy Cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for Airfix, and for a ten-year-period he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes, setting new standards for realism and accuracy. Many are still being used today, a full four decades later. Inside the pages of this book are some of Roy's best artworks, shown here in full format and in superb detail, with many reproduced here in book form for the very first time. As well as his vintage box art, Roy has included many sketches and alternative versions of his Airfix box art. After Roy left Airfix in 1974, the company went through a turbulent time. The present owners are Hornby, who have ambitious plans for Airfix and the other brands it acquired including Scalextric and Corgi. The decade that Roy Cross worked for Airfix, though, could be classed as their vintage era, with some of their finest models being produced then in their millions, ready for eager youngsters to build up into detailed miniature models of their favorite aircraft, ships and locomotives.


North American XB-70A Valkyrie

North American XB-70A Valkyrie

Author: Dennis R. Jenkins

Publisher: Specialty Press (MN)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781580070560

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This top-flight series provides a review of the world's most exciting combat aircraft.


Ship Models from Kits

Ship Models from Kits

Author: David Griffith

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing

Published: 2011-02-28

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1783830433

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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. These new materials have prompted innovative techniques, which are comprehensively demonstrated in this new manual. Designed for those wishing to achieve the best results from their ship kits in the 1:700 to 1:350 range of scales, it uses step by step 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. Written by a highly experienced, award-winning ship modeller, the book is a showcase for the contemporary approach to the hobby.