Overview
This quarterly journal, since its launch in 1972, has been regarded as the world's leading ship modeling publication. The mixture of articles, reviews, news and comment from modelmakers worldwide provides the best and most detailed information available anywhere, and is enhanced with authentic plans, clear diagrams and many photographs. Although the miniature ships are the most important feature of the journal, with articles explaining how individual models were researched and constructed, the other aspects of model making have not been forgotten - dioramas, modeling techniques, tools, and recent events are all covered. Each issue of the journal comes complete with a free large-scale modeller's draught with accompanying modeling notes, illustrations and specifications for a featured vessel.John Bowen CEng, MRINA has been editor of Model Shipwright since 1974 and has published a number of ship-modeling titles under Conway Maritime Press imprint, including Miniature Merchant Ships (1997, reprinting 2003) and its follow-up More Miniature Merchant Ships (2003).
Synopsis
This quarterly journal, since its launch in 1972, has been regarded as the world's leading ship modeling publication. The mixture of articles, reviews, news and comment from modelmakers worldwide provides the best and most detailed information available anywhere, and is enhanced with authentic plans, clear diagrams and many photographs. Although the miniature ships are the most important feature of the journal, with articles explaining how individual models were researched and constructed, the other aspects of model making have not been forgotten - dioramas, modeling techniques, tools, and recent events are all covered. Each issue of the journal comes complete with a free large-scale modeller's draught with accompanying modeling notes, illustrations and specifications for a featured vessel.
John Bowen CEng, MRINA has been editor of Model Shipwright since 1974 and has published a number of ship-modeling titles under Conway Maritime Press imprint, including Miniature Merchant Ships (1997, reprinting 2003) and its follow-up More Miniature Merchant Ships (2003).