Model builder's manual : a practical introduction to building plastic model construction kits
Irvine, Mat2019
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Written by renowned modelling expert and TV visual effects designer Mat Irvine - perhaps best-known for his work as Visual Effects Designer for Dr. Who and Blake's 7 during the 1970s and 1980s, and particularly his work on the K9 mechanical dog from Dr. Who, and the Blake's 7 spacecraft Liberator - this book provided a practical guide for both novice and experienced model builders, showing how to obtain professional results, with a focus on plastic model kits. In addition to the practicalities of building models, this introduction to modelling covers the history of how the modern kit industry developed, how a model kit is designed, the range of tools and paints available to build models, the origins and variety of the various scales, collecting models and model clubs.
Main title:
Author:
Irvine, Mat, author
Imprint:
Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset : Haynes, 2019.
Collation:
188 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785215551 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
745.5928745.592745.592 IRVI745.5928 IRV
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1141187