Boat Modeling With Dynamite Payson: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Models of Small Craft Review

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(More customer reviews)Like your other practice books, "Dynamite" Pason apply your building technics in the small models and bring to modeler wonderful results. The technics are very simple, the projects are fast and playable, and the sequence of pictures of the projects, excelent. I recommend this book for the begginer modeler and for the people who likes nautical models. The results are very beautiful.

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Well-known author/boatbuilder, Dynamite Payson applies his ``instant approach'' to building replicas of small rowing and sailing craft. He starts with a simple lobsterboat that anyone can build in an hour and progresses through dories, skiffs, catboats, peapods, a sloop and a sardine carrier. Dynamite's friendly, no-nonsense instructions and step-by-step photos guide the reader easily through each boat's construction.

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The 100-Gun Ship Victory (Anatomy of the Ship Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)John McKay's book is well up to the very high standard set by the "Anatomy of the Ship" series and covers HMS Victory in fantastic detail. Anyone interested in the ship (or other sailing warships of the period, which would be similar in detail) and especially anyone interested in building a model of the Victory should add this book to their collection. My one disappointment with McKay is that he didn't include any drawings and only one illustration showing HMS Victory in her pre-1801 condition with her original elaborate figurehead and open stern galleries; the book entirely focuses on her appearance at Trafalgar - admittedly her most famous battle but she was also Sir John Jervis's flagship at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent and it would have been useful to have more data on her pre-reconstruction configuration. Another book well worth having on the Victory is C. Nepean Longridge's "The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships," which I also highly recommend.

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Forever associated with Nelson's last battle at Trafalgar, Victory is one of the most famous ships of all time. An example of the ultimate sailing warship--the three-decker First Rate--Victory was the most popular and successful 100-gun ship of the period, the flagship of half a dozen famous admirals. First published in 1987 in the Anatomy of the Ship series and now updated, this volume provides the most detailed description and illustrations of the Victory available anywhere. A pictorial section contains numerous clear photographs emphasizing close-up and on-board views of ship equipment and spaces. Three hundred perspective and three-view drawings, with fully descriptive keys, illustrate every detail of the ship, including hull construction, masts and yards, armament, rigging, decoration and fittings. These accurate and totally comprehensive drawings offer ship buffs, historians, and model makers a full view of the ship and her position in the development of the First Rate.

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Beginner's Guide to Building Ships in Bottles Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an excellent book for the beginner or first time model ship builder. It contains detail plans with dimensioned drawings for two simple projects. It contains step-by-step instructions to ensure the beginner will be successful with their first project. The second project provides directions for making a modern sloop rig. Many sailors may be interested in how to model their own boat or a friend's boat.

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William Sheridan has been making models for 35 years. These include model trains, plastic models, wooden ships and numerous ship-in-the-bottle models. He is a recreational sailor and has crewed for many races on Long Island Sound. He is an engineer by trade and has held the position of engineering manager for 24 years. He holds over 10 patents and has published several technical articles. The unique blend of sailing, model making and engineering background have enabled him to write this book with the first-time ship modeler in mind.

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