Kit Building for Railway Modellers: Volume 1 - Rolling Stock

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Most modellers, regardless of what scale they work in, rely heavily on the humble plastic or metal kit, and this book will help both novice and more experienced modellers to achieve the very best results. George Dent presents here a clearly written foundation course in constructing rolling stock from kits. Examines tools, glues and materials Describes how to successfully construct a chassis for wagons and carriages Covers work in plastic, resin, white metal and brass Presents an essential in-depth guide to soldering scratch-building Discusses painting, transfers and weathering AUTHOR: George Dent is a former graphic artist, guitar maker and museum conservator who has been the in-house model-maker at Model Rail magazine since 2004. An author of countless articles, he also runs model-making courses, as well as appearing in instructional DVDs. This is his fourth title for The Crowood Press. 591 colour photographs

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Having grown up on a diet of Airfix and Matchbox plastic kits, George Dent is now Editor and in-house model maker at Model Rail magazine, one of the UKs most popular hobby titles.He has built a well-earned reputation as an expert in building, detailing, painting and weathering model trains, while he also has a long-standing passion for model cars and trucks.He has written nine books for Crowood.