Model Ship Fittings by James A Pottinger.
With the help of sketches and photographs of items such as lights, hatches and winches, Jim Pottinger addresses the more typical features of modern naval architecture and marine practice.
The aim is to help and encourage any modeller to build a more realistic model.
Having drawn up about 160 and ship and boat model plans for well over thirty years for a number of well known and authoritive model magazines the author says 'it has been especially gratifying to see many of these built to my plans by model makers around the world as evidenced by my postbag containing both photos and queries. The standard of workmanship displayed by many modelmakers belies the fact that an intimate knowledge of ships is absolutely necessary, although considerable research may have been done in the execution of the model aided by comprehensive plans. It is even more commendable when some of these builders are very much landlocked, and often have scant, or no knowledge, of naval architecture or common marine practice'
This is not intended to be a treatise describing all parts of a ship, or instructions how to build a model, many experienced model makers can be relied on to provide such information, but, with the help of some sketches and photographs, concentrates on these items which will be prominent on any model, the accurate representation of which can often make or mar the final result
