--- product_id: 91353496 title: "RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual" price: "377 Lei" currency: RON in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.ro/products/91353496-rms-titanic-a-modelmakers-manual store_origin: RO region: Romania --- # RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual **Price:** 377 Lei **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual - **How much does it cost?** 377 Lei with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ro](https://www.desertcart.ro/products/91353496-rms-titanic-a-modelmakers-manual) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual [Davies-Garner, Peter] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual Review: Must have reference for building a Titanic Model - Like many ship modelers, I have always had a fascination with the three Olympic class liners, and particularly that most famous of the three, the Titanic. Of course, many are drawn to her story and tragically short life, but I have always been fascinated by her appearance - in my estimation, she was one of the most beautiful ocean liners ever built. Over the years, I have made a couple of attempts at capturing her in miniature, but was not satisfied the results. One core problem has been the lack of reference material. The discovery of the ship and the subsequent James Cameron film has sparked massive amounts of interest in her, and a result has been the publication of many books, plans and websites on all things Titanic. The amount of research that has been done in the last decade has finally allowed highly accurate models of this ship to be built. This book documents a very impressive feat of the model shipwrights craft, a 1/48 scale Titanic that is some 18 feet in length. Starting with a brief summary of the prototypes story, and quickly progressing into research and building, Peter Davies-Garner has written a no nonsense documentation of the model. The author touches on every area of the build, but some more thoroughly than others - a necessary compromise to control the size no doubt, but I was left wanting more. The many photographs are really the core of the book, and the model is covered thoroughly in black and white with a central color section. If you see a high resolution scan of the cover, this is a classic case of not judging the book by it's cover - for some reason, it is a poorly reproduced digital image, whereas the photographs in the body are higher quality. This is an important work to scholars of the Titanic. What I particularly appreciated was the author's clear differentiation of which areas are factual and which are educated conjectures. As he states, there will never be a totally accurate model of the ship built, but his must surely be the closest to that goal yet made. I highly recommend the book, and, if you are visiting Orlando, seeing the model in person. Review: A Very Detailed Book - This modestly sized handbook is a real boon for model builders or ship enthusiasts. There aren't many colour photos, but for a manual on model building the only colour photos needed for paint schemes are there. Additional photos of the finished model on display are also included. Detailed drawings of the deck spaces are shown with detailed written instructions, and rather smallish b/w photos as to how construction was pursued. I was hoping for a larger book with larger photos, but that's asking for a lot these days. One might even be able to transfer the same techniques for use in building other models, but one would have to have some detailed drawings/plans of those ships. I'm not sure if I could ever have the time or resources to undertake a larger model, but this will help anyone with a plastic model who wants an alternative detailed painting instruction other than those with the plastic model kit. At any rate, it's interesting to see how this was done. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #652,337 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #46 in Polymer Clay #128 in Model Building #49,624 in History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (237) | | Dimensions | 7.25 x 0.5 x 9.75 inches | | ISBN-10 | 1526737337 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1526737335 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 160 pages | | Publication date | May 1, 2018 | | Publisher | Naval Institute Press | ## Images ![RMS Titanic: A Modelmaker's Manual - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61IFL6SS7JL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must have reference for building a Titanic Model *by K***R on March 19, 2006* Like many ship modelers, I have always had a fascination with the three Olympic class liners, and particularly that most famous of the three, the Titanic. Of course, many are drawn to her story and tragically short life, but I have always been fascinated by her appearance - in my estimation, she was one of the most beautiful ocean liners ever built. Over the years, I have made a couple of attempts at capturing her in miniature, but was not satisfied the results. One core problem has been the lack of reference material. The discovery of the ship and the subsequent James Cameron film has sparked massive amounts of interest in her, and a result has been the publication of many books, plans and websites on all things Titanic. The amount of research that has been done in the last decade has finally allowed highly accurate models of this ship to be built. This book documents a very impressive feat of the model shipwrights craft, a 1/48 scale Titanic that is some 18 feet in length. Starting with a brief summary of the prototypes story, and quickly progressing into research and building, Peter Davies-Garner has written a no nonsense documentation of the model. The author touches on every area of the build, but some more thoroughly than others - a necessary compromise to control the size no doubt, but I was left wanting more. The many photographs are really the core of the book, and the model is covered thoroughly in black and white with a central color section. If you see a high resolution scan of the cover, this is a classic case of not judging the book by it's cover - for some reason, it is a poorly reproduced digital image, whereas the photographs in the body are higher quality. This is an important work to scholars of the Titanic. What I particularly appreciated was the author's clear differentiation of which areas are factual and which are educated conjectures. As he states, there will never be a totally accurate model of the ship built, but his must surely be the closest to that goal yet made. I highly recommend the book, and, if you are visiting Orlando, seeing the model in person. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Very Detailed Book *by T***E on November 3, 2010* This modestly sized handbook is a real boon for model builders or ship enthusiasts. There aren't many colour photos, but for a manual on model building the only colour photos needed for paint schemes are there. Additional photos of the finished model on display are also included. Detailed drawings of the deck spaces are shown with detailed written instructions, and rather smallish b/w photos as to how construction was pursued. I was hoping for a larger book with larger photos, but that's asking for a lot these days. One might even be able to transfer the same techniques for use in building other models, but one would have to have some detailed drawings/plans of those ships. I'm not sure if I could ever have the time or resources to undertake a larger model, but this will help anyone with a plastic model who wants an alternative detailed painting instruction other than those with the plastic model kit. At any rate, it's interesting to see how this was done. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent reference material for the Titanic modeler. *by M***Y on April 15, 2020* Not exactly what I was expecting. It is NOT a manual, as listed. It does NOT reference anything specific about instructions or step by step on the construction of any model. But, after reading it and looking at the pictures, my appreciation for this book has grown. It gives a lot of history of the ship, has great historical photos of the ship, for details that might otherwise be overlooked, and gives the modeler many helpful tips on building a realistic model. Good purchase. 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