Model Building with Brass

A book that explains various toolsand techniques necessary for successfully building models with brass, now in its second edition with a new chapter on shipbuilding. Whethersubstituting for an existing plastic model kit part or assembly, making amaster pattern for casting, or creating a complete scratch-built model,the range of brass fabrication methods and tools used are explained.Readers are exposed to techniques for cutting, forming,fabricating, soldering, and final finishing of commercially availablebrass stock. Specific chapters focus on the use of various processes and chemicals to assist readers in the creation of verydetailed brass models. World master model builder Ken Foran has created abook that modelers of all skill levels will find to be an absorbing andvaluable resource for successfully building with brass.[AuthorName]By (author) Ken Foran[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Ken Foran lives in Morro Bay, California, and has a BFA in industrial design. Like many, he built model kits as a youth, and as his skills and desire to go beyond the basic kits evolved, he started scratch-building with brass as a substitute material for plastic.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]395 color images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]395 color images[/ColorPattern]