Model Motor Boats - Being No. 2 of the Model Maker Series of Practical Handbooks Covering Every Phase of Model Building and Design - Softcover

Hobbs, Edward W.

 
9781473303430: Model Motor Boats - Being No. 2 of the Model Maker Series of Practical Handbooks Covering Every Phase of Model Building and Design

Inhaltsangabe

This book is a complete and novice-friendly guide to constructing working model boats, with information on designing, tools, equipping with engines, and much more. With detailed diagrams and precise instructions, this book will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in making model boats, and it is not to be missed by collectors of such literature. Contents include: "Practical Requirements", "Motive Powers", "Practical Designs", "Building River Belle-A 24-inch Clockwork Launch", "Building Speed King-Metre Class Racing Boat With Petrol Engine", "Building Go-Lightly-30-inch Scale Model Cabin Cruiser With Electric Motor Drive", and "Building Flying Fish-1 ½ Meter Racer With Twin Cylinder Petrol Engine". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building models.

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Reseña del editor

This book is a complete and novice-friendly guide to constructing working model boats, with information on designing, tools, equipping with engines, and much more. With detailed diagrams and precise instructions, this book will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in making model boats, and it is not to be missed by collectors of such literature. Contents include: “Practical Requirements”, “Motive Powers”, “Practical Designs”, “Building River Belle―A 24-inch Clockwork Launch”, “Building Speed King―Metre Class Racing Boat With Petrol Engine”, “Building Go-Lightly―30-inch Scale Model Cabin Cruiser With Electric Motor Drive”, and “Building Flying Fish―1 ½ Meter Racer With Twin Cylinder Petrol Engine”. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building models.

Reseña del editor

This work by Edward W. Hobbs was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it. 'Model Motor Boats' is an instructional book on the designs and operation of a model boats. This is an excellent publication for anyone with an interest in model construction.

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