Model Car Building

Very few hobbies offer more ways to gratify their devotees than car modeling. This book reveals the fundamentals of planning, preparation, building, painting and detailing.

Includes chapters on tools, adhesives, painting, building tips, and model car displays.

Building Hot Rod Model Cars. In this book, get tips and ideas for building one of the most popular types of car models: the Hot Rod. Several different kits are built with step by step descriptions to help you build your own model projects. The book is in full color in a large format for easy reading.

Building scale models can be fun. This new printed book focuses on car kits. See how you can build a model kit, with ideas, pictures, and tips to help you along. Whether you are a beginner or long time modeler, there is something in this book for everyone. The book is in full color and a large format for your enjoyment. Inside are model projects such as: The Tamiya Can-Am McLaren Mk8d, Testors Mercury Comet, a Horizon resin 1980's Batmobile kit, and the AMT Grandpa Munster's Dragula.

New from the Nostalgic Treasures series: a comprehensive guide for modelers or would-be modelers. Discover histories and descriptions of some of the more significant collectible groups of kits including AMT's Trophy Series double kits, 1953-62 Corvette kits, Mopar B-body kits, Classic kits, and more. Find out how to get started collecting model cars, what to look for, and the pros and cons of collecting versus building vintage kits. A superb addition to your modeling library.

This generously illustrated guide to assembling, detailing and customizing model cars presents ten chapters covering plastic model kits ranging from muscle cars and lowriders to race cars, hot rods and pickups. Each project addresses a different set of techniques representing skill levels that grow more advanced as the book progresses. From assembling and painting a muscle car right out of the box to building a hot rod complete with fuel lines and plug wires, as the reader finishes each project he or she develops an understanding of the skills necessary to utilize laser-etched parts, assemble hinged doors and hoods, apply metal foil for chrome finishes and execute custom paint and decal finishes. Step-by-step photos -- including 100 in color -- illustrate all of the skills and techniques described.

Gift local 1-11-2003 $15.95.

Learn how to use your imagination to design a scene and then bring that scene to life with this exciting book of step-by-step projects. Ideal for automotive modelers who want to present their car, truck, and motorcycle models in active, fun settings.