This vintage book is a complete guide to building model ships, with information on required tools and equipment, complete directions for design and assembly, instructions for installing engines, and much more. Profusely illustrated and highly accessible, this volume is ideal for those with little previous experience, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that was are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on model building.