SKU: 86860612052

Ship Modeling from Scratch: Tips and Techniques for Building Without Kits

Sale price$20.66 Regular price$22.95
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $5.74 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Sep 2 - Sep 7

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Ship Modeling from Scratch: Tips and Techniques for Building Without KitsBuilding a model from a kit is an excellent way to develop your modeling skills. But once you've mastered the basics, where do you go? If you're looking for a challenge, you move on to scratchbuilding. And that can be imposing: With a kit, you worked with someone else's plans, materials, and building instructions. Scratchbuilding makes you master of your own fate. You do the research, choose the subject, the scale, the material. The choices are

Building a model from a kit is an excellent way to develop your modeling skills. But once you've mastered the basics, where do you go? If you're looking for a challenge, you move on to scratchbuilding. And that can be imposing: With a kit, you worked with someone else's plans, materials, and building instructions. Scratchbuilding makes you master of your own fate. You do the research, choose the subject, the scale, the material. The choices are limited only by your enthusiasm.

Edwin B. Leaf scratchbuilt his first model--a Baltimore clipper--nearly fifty years ago, and he's been refining and building on his skills ever since. In Ship Modeling from Scratch he lays out the principles--from concept to construction to display--on which scratchbuilding is based. In clear, concise language complemented by detailed illustrations he tells how to interpret existing drawings or create your own, what materials to choose, what tools to buy, and what techniques to use to build everything from plank-on-frame, plank-on-bulkhead, or modern steel hulls to creating sharp and properly scaled details--paint to portholes.

Building a model from scratch is a singular pursuit that requires patience, confidence, and ingenuity. With Ship Modeling from Scratch open on your workbench, you have your own private tutor guiding you through the troublespots.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: International Marine Publishing
Published: 10/22/1993
ISBN: 9780070368170
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.23h x 7.36w x 0.49d

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 86860612052

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.7 ★★★★★
Based on 29 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
S
Verified Purchase
saintiva paul
Lowell, US
★★★★★ 5
Nice evening clutch
Size: One Size, Color: Pale Gold
Nice and elegant
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2026
E
Verified Purchase
Elsa Sigua
Whiting, US
★★★★★ 5
Perfect and good quality
Size: One Size, Color: Silver-tone Hardware/Black
I liked it so much😍
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2025
C
Verified Purchase
Chaz
Grantham, US
★★★★★ 5
Good quality, very stylish
Color: Dark Tortoise, Size: 53-17-140, Color: Dark Tortoise, Size: 53-17-140
Purchased for my wife as a birthday gift, she loves them. Very stylish, and good fit, and comfortable. Comes with a nice carry case. Purchase price here was better than elsewhere, good value.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2026
G
Verified Purchase
Great Supplement
Bozeman, US
★★★★★ 5
Beautiful sunglasses
Color: Dark Tortoise, Size: 53-17-140
I love the perfect sized case were I put my eyeglasses that I don’t have to carry two different cases and the color is as advertised the style and shape is beautiful and fits perfectly which makes it slip resistance love love ❤️
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2026
D
Verified Purchase
Daisy
Dallas, US
★★★★★ 5
Good quality
Color: Dark Tortoise, Size: 53-17-140
Very light n elegant
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2026

recommand products