SHIP DIORAMAS: BRINGING YOUR MODELS TO LIFE.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE+/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white, orange and red lettering to front,white spine/backstrip with black shadow-outlined white lettering,white lettered book's resume of assisted instruction; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – one tiny snick at head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj - no other nicks or tears present,a tiny indent to front-facing gutter's fold/crease and some other inevitable,but minor superficial scoring/indents to rear panel but without penetration or affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – pristine,possibly unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's minimally bumped but bright, crisp, clean,original,plain RAF blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,a blue+white striped headband and immaculate/clean endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-7-144pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,11 chapters,profuse colour photographs - on glossy paper,as is the text - throughout the text and the book,an appendix of Suppliers and Dealers; plus [unpaginated] half-title with colour photographic diorama scene frntis to its verso,title page, and a contents list/table with blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is stiil acceptable,and particularly internally, the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading. Despite them,it is still a really exceptional example for brightness and cleanliness. This book is about the art of displaying waterline models.By their very nature, ship models that do not show the full hull and are not mounted on an artificial stand cry out for a realistic setting.At its most basic this can be just a representation of the sea itself,but to give the model a context - even to tell some sort of story - is far more challenging.This is the province of the diorama,which at its most effective is a depiction of a scene or an event in which the ship model takes centre stage. As with a painting,the composition is a vital element and this book devotes much of its space to what works and what does not,and illustrates with photographic examples why the best maritime dioramas have visual power and how to achieve that impact.Individual chapters explore themes like having small craft in attendance on the main subject, multiple-model scenarios,dockyards and naval bases,and the difficulties of replicating naval combat realistically.It also looks at both extremes of modelmaking ambition: the small single-ship exposition and the largest,most ambitions projects of the kind meant for museum display.The book concludes with some of the most advanced concepts - how to create drama and the illusion of movement, and how to manipulate perspective. Illustrated throughout with colour photos,the more abstract discussion is backed with practical 'how to' sections,so anyone who builds waterline ship model will benefit from reading this book. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **