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Frank is the best of the best and explains everything very well. If you are a beginer than this book is for you. I very strongly recomend this book.
Very easy reading and makes a great reference. Being a novice model boat / shipbuilder , this book came highly recommended from others and is very informative to anyone starting out in the hobby. Lots of good detailed drawings explaining all aspects of building your model.
For anyone that is starting out, or thinking of starting out in the hobby, this book is a requirement. Basically this book builds a great foundation to start your hobby. It was great in giving you the basics of what tools you need to get started, what to look for in picking out a ship (especially early on as you do not want to pick one too diffcult which will dampen your spirit with hobby), definitions of many common terms, and the basics on most of the skills that are required to build your first ships. The more detailed books however, are just more detailed versions of the basic skills that are covered in this book. I got this book before I started working on my first ship. It was an easy book to read and explained things in ways that people not familar with ships can understand. As you move along in the hobby and get into more difficult ships, you can get additional books specific to certain skills which I would recommend.
Don't worry about tons of fine print and esoteric talk, just a step by step easy to follow, discussion of the contruction of a single model with side steps when needed. A OK/ I just received this book and I am very pleased with the content. You can expand the lessons learned to any size model or even strike out with sxratch building some parts.
Full for great tips and short cuts. Great book for the first time model ship builder. It's worth the money just for the time you will save and the mistakes you would have made.
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