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Designing and building a miniature aero-engine is an exciting and rewarding task. Whether a professional engineer or an amateur looking to build an engine to fly your model aeroplane, this book helps you guide through all the stages of designing and constructing an aero-engine in your workshop at home.

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Suitable for all those railway modellers who are considering building a fiddle yard, this book defines what a fiddle yard is in terms of operational variety, storage and swapping trains. It demonstrates how a fiddle yard can be integrated into a model railway layout.

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Describes how to build several different types of baseboards from the simple box frame, through the monocoque flat board, the drop board and insulation board, to multi-level boards and the helix.

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Glass can add an unusual and ethereal quality to a piece of jewellery.

(Hardback)

Offers an instructional guide to the art of millinery. This book explains how to go about designing a hat, what equipment and materials you will need, and the techniques required to get started.

(Hardback)

Rings and bangles are timeless jewellery pieces; from simple elegance to bold creations, they make stunning statements.

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Design is at the essence of storytelling, but how does a production find its style and identity This book explains how to approach design, whether for film, television, video promo or commercial making, and introduces the techniques needed to make ideas happen. It shows how the simplest decisions can become powerful ideas on screen.

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Introduces a visual approach to planting design. Instead of relying heavily on plant knowledge, this title provides a practical, hands-on method for the design of planting, so that the final garden suits your needs and style. It sets out the principles of planting design, and introduces the nine plant shapes and a selection of appropriate plants.

(Paperback)

Small gardens can be as versatile as their gardeners - personal, peaceful havens, sophisticated spaces for entertaining or bold showcases for plant displays.

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When your dog's behaviour becomes problematic no matter how understanding and patient you may be it can leave you feeling distressed, unhappy and unsure of what to do. Your dog's behaviour can have significant implications for everybody concerned, both in and out of the home.

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A comprehensive book that gives an insight into how digital manufacturing technologies are used within the modelmaking profession.

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Directing for the Stage addresses the key questions surrounding this venerable and yet often invisible craft, offering practical guidance on the crucial moments of creating a stage production, including budgeting, auditions, rehearsals, opening night and beyond.

(Hardback)

With step-by-step instructions and photography throughout, this book explains dividing with the 'coordinate method' and using the lathe; dividing with gears and dividing plates; using the dividing head, the rotary table and the spin indexer; electronic dividing methods; and a range of case studies to show application of practical techniques.

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A practical guide that offers the reader advice on every aspect of rearing and caring for these beautiful, loving and gentle family pets.

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Suitable for all those who admire the most valuable of all the working dogs, the pastoral breeds: sheepdogs, cattle dogs and flock protection dogs, the indispensable farmer's servants and companion dogs for thousands of proud dog-owners across the globe, this book presents a reflective review of the pastoral dogs' contribution.

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Birds are much admired, revered and envied. They do though pose a challenge to paint and are not always the most cooperative of models. By understanding their anatomy and recognising their type, the artist can learn a shorthand way to capture movement and attitude.

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Introduces the reader to the many diverse aspects of drawing and painting buildings - a subject that has fascinated artists for years and has inspired many forms of art. This book offers step-by-step guidance towards achieving realistic three-dimensional effects on a two-dimensional surface.

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A practical guide with step-by-step tutorials, instructions in techniques, focus studies, mediums and finished artwork

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Explains the fundamental principles of drawing before guiding the reader through the advanced methods of painting a horse. With illustrations throughout in graphite pencil and oils, this book informs and helps every artist who wants to improve or develop their equestrian work.

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Whatever your experience, whether new to the subject or a seasoned entomologist, this book helps you capture the beauty of insects by helping you understand their structure and appreciate their behaviour, movement, colour and habitat.

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Topics covered include: Tools and equipment Capturing facial expressions Creating a sense of movement Choosing a subject Using computers

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Offers an exciting approach to drawing the human body. Divided into three parts, on structure, anatomy and observation, it introduces a set of principles and develops a treasury of ideas for the artist to follow.

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The Author embraces the philosophies of the East, approaching the art of the brush which is based on Chinese ink drawing and painting.