Scale Car Modelling

by Mat Irvine

Overview

Cars have always appealed as model subjects as - unlike aeroplanes or military subjects - the real thing is likely to be sitting outside the modeller's house. From the first car kits produced in the early 1950s, mainly dominated by American machinery, we now have a choice of automotive examples from around the world. The joint scale of 1:24/1:25 dominates car models, and it is these scales that will mostly be found in this book, from stock builds to race cars to wild customs. In addition, although injection styrene is the main material of choice, there are specialist builds using resin, white metal and photo-etched parts. The book includes detailed step-by-step guides for Building 'out of the box'; Customs and conversions; Applying decals; Dealing with resin; Wiring and engines; Salvaging old kits; A dented ride for 007; NASA's Hot Road; Dirtying a dirt track racer; An alien homage to Roth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847974068
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	34 MB
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About the Author

Mat Irvine is probably best-known for his work as a Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer who worked on television, primarily for the BBC, from the 1970s to the 1990s.  As a Technical Consultant, Irvine worked on shows such as  The Sky at Night,  Tomorrow's World and the original series of  Robot Wars. As a Visual Effects Designer, Irvine worked on shows such as  Rentaghost, T erry and June,  Blake's 7,  The Tripods,  Edge of Darkness and  To the Manor Born.  He is perhaps best known for his work on  Doctor Who, for which he was a Visual Effects Designer, from the 1970s to the 1980s. He is credited with building the first K-9 prop for the program.  Nowadays, he makes appearances at sci-fi and Doctor Who conventions, often alongside K-9, which he still operates. He also organizes and runs regular models shows.

Table of Contents

Dedication And Acknowledgements 4

Foreword By Dean Milano 6

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 Start Your Engines - How It All Began 9

Chapter 2 The Toolbox-The Workbench Andthetools 19

Chapter 3 The Assembly Line - Basic Builds Fromthe Box 25

Chapter 4 Stand Out From the Crowd - Paint, Decals and Finishing 45

Chapter 5 Gilding The Lily - Basic Detailing and Accessories 71

Chapter 6 Resin Rods -The Specialist Materials 85

Chapter 7 Chop and Change – Customizing and Conversions 111

Chapter 8 The Salvage Yard - Renovating an Old Kit 133

Chapter 9 The Collectible Automobile -The Collecting Phenomenon 147

Chapter 10 Showtime 156

References 169

Index 174