{"product_id":"miniature-building-construction-by-john-h-ahern-soft-cover","title":"Miniature Building Construction by John H. Ahern   Soft cover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eMiniature Building Construction by John H. Ahern soft cover \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMiniature Building Construction \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJohn H. Ahern \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSoft Cover \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e150 Pages\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCopyright \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  1st published 1950 \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSecond Impression 1956\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThird Impression 1969\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFourth Impression 1971\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFifth Impression 1973\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eI. ON CHOOSING THINGS TO MODEL \u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\t\u003c\/span\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe art of selection and elimination—Working from notes and rough sketches—Photography—Importance of roof detail—Collecting material—Country buildings—List of useful books.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eII. TOOLS AND MATERIALS\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCard and paper—Stripwood and plywood—Parcel strip—Building papers—Celluloid and Perspex—Adhesives—Pins and nails—Paints—Razor blades—Drawing and measuring instruments—Saws, drills, chisels, etc.—Shellac.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIII. CONSTRUCTIONAL METHODS -\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\t\u003c\/span\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCutting out and assembling—The layer method—Doors and windows—Wings and lean-tos—Sills and string courses—Roofs, hipped, gabled, parapeted, mansard—Cornices—Ridging—Flat roofs—Roof lights—Dormer and mansard windows—Porches—Bay windows —Timber construction—Painting and finishing.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIV. SUBURBAN VILLAS -\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\t\u003c\/span\u003e 51\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA typical modern design and variations—Semi-detached houses—Positions of flues and plumbing—Alternative wall finishes.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eV. COTTAGES -\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\t\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 55\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLocal styles—A typical group—Thatch—Cottage gardens and outbuildings—Walls and fences—Devonshire cob—Weather board-ing—Half-timber—\" Waterloo \" cottages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVI. FARMS\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e 66\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA farmhouse design—Barns, sheds and stables—An arrangement\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eto fit a corner of a room--Farmyard details.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVII. WALLS AND FENCES\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\t\t\u003c\/span\u003e 69\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMaterials and methods of fixing to the baseboard—Types suitable\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003efor various purposes.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eVIII. RAILWAY BUILDINGS\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\" Madderport \"—A platform shelter and possible additions—Winchester, Southern Railway—A London Transport station—A goods depot design—Signal boxes and fittings—Locomotive sheds.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIX. SHOP FRONTS\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 93\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eExternal details, facial, etc.—Modelling a front with \" return \"—Window screens—Window dressing for various trades : a grocer, estate agent, chemist, greengrocer, newsagent, etc.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eX. FACTORIES AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL PREMISES\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 101\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAdaptable factory designs—Outbuildings, cycle racks, etc.—Warehouses—A timber merchant's.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eXI. PUBLIC HOUSES AND INNS -\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 109\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e-\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRural and urban types.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e-\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eXII. GARAGES -\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- I12\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA large modern design—Petrol pumps, etc.—\" Bert's \"—old tyres\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eand petrol cans—An A.A. telephone box.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eXIII. THE -ULTRA-MODERN\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 117\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSpecial problems for the modelmaker —Use of Perspex or glass—Some typical features.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eXIV. LOW-RELIEF MODELLING\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- I2I\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBackground problems—A substitute for painted scenery—Flat frontages—Methods of construction—Some useful background schemes—Blending foreground into background, useful devices—Modified perspective—Where to place the horizon line.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eXV. BACKGROUND SCENERY\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 137\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMethods for the beginner—Materials—Putting on washes of colour—Effect of distance on colour—A simple tree background—Houses and street scenes.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eXVI. LIGHTHOUSES AND HARBOUR LIGHTS\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAPPENDIX -\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e--\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan style=\"white-space:pre\"\u003e\t\u003c\/span\u003e- 146\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTHE principal difficulty encountered in the preparation of this book has been to decide where to begin and where to end. The scope of the subject is so wide that it seemed a hopeless task to try to include designs to please everybody, or to fulfil every purpose ; so I haven't tried. Most of the drawings, although not quite all, reflect my own likes and prejudices, or are included because they demonstrate how to tackle some specific problem. A few, however, reflect my dislikes, and it may possibly amuse the reader to make his own private guesses as to which these are. No prizes offered !\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBut this is not primarily a \" plan book \" ; its purpose is to tell the reader how to set about modelling buildings, and how to adapt the methods described and illustrated to the reproduction in miniature of any particular building he may fancy. And I have made no more than passing reference to the weighty subject of architectural styles. Most readers probably do not want to be bothered with such terms as Gothic, Classical, and Renaissance, and so many excellent histories of architecture are readily available that it would seem rather redundant to encumber the present work with matter which is obtainable from any good bookshop or library.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAll pictures are of the actual item.  There may be reflection from the lights in\nsome photos.   We try to take photos of\nany damage.    If this is a railroad\nitem, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad.  Please email with questions. Publishers of\nTrain Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of\nrailroad books and magazines. 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