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Product details
- ISBN 9781847975515
- Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2013
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Locomotive kit building remains the best route to achieving a varied range of motive power in most scales but it also retains a mystique, being associated with expert modellers and expensive tools. However, in this invaluable, richly illustrated volume, George Dent demonstrates how anyone can successfully assemble working kits with only a modicum of inexpensive equipment and experience. All aspects of assembly are covered in detail including working in plastics, resin and metal; the very basics of working and joining materials; installing ready-made power units and performing more complex operations, such as assembling etched metal chassis frames and intricate valve gear.
Includes a full guide to essential tools, materials and adhesives.
Covers the art of soldering.
Explains the basics behind chassis construction and alignment.
Presents an in-depth guide to the assembly of cylinders, coupling rods and valve gear.
Examines a range of power unit and transmission options.
Demonstrates how to detail and modify kits for extra realism.
Illustrates painting, lining and weathering techniques.
Offers tips on running-in, testing and maintaining mechanisms.
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 UK’s 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.
