Rigging Period Ship Models: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Intracacies of Square-Rig Hardcover – November 1, 2000

I’m very happy, about the book.

It's easier for me to look at a picture (to see how the rigging is done). Even though I'm building a clipper ship, this book will clears some thing up. Thanks and thanks for the quick shipping!

My brother, who is retired and building period ship models, just loves this book.

Really nice detailed drawings, and perfect as a visual reference for ship modelling.

As others have repeatedly said, this book is solely an illustration of sailing ship rigging for the model builder (except for a one page introduction). The pictures are arranged in an entirely logical manner and the labeling of the various parts being shown allows one to develop a really good feeling for the vocabulary used in sailing seamanship. Having no experience with sailing prior to beginning my first model, the use of this book to translate the seaman's lingo into something I could understand has proven invaluable. Ordering this book was a stroke of genius for me. It would have taken me many times longer to understand what I was to do without it. If you want to build a scale model of a historic sailing ship, this book should be prerequisite, if not an all out necessity.

While it's true that the book does give detailed drawings of the different rigging used on ships, it DOES NOT tell you the type of knots being used for each drawing. It's like being given detailed pictures of wonderful cakes without being given the ingredients on how to make them. What's the sense? I could've gone to a ship and taken detailed pictures on my own for the same information.

Large drawings, complete and concise.

Well defined charts for all rigging needs in building a "Tall Ships" model.

Very easy to follow book..perfect for the novice of rigging ... I wondered whether I had taken on too much as this was my first ship I'd built from scratch and it just seem to be so daunting and complicated...After reading the book a couple of times and using it at stages of my build I eventually had no fear..I'm so pleased with the finished product.

This book is very clearly laid out, breaking down each rope and line, on each mast, by purpose and clearly shows where it runs and attaches. This has allowed me to add an extra level of rigging on my 1/700th ship models that I wouldn't have thought possible. A must have. Note that the rigging shown is the British system, and that other navies such as France and Spain had small differences.

This is an excellent reference book for modellers of Square Rig ships. Very little text included but this book has close up illustrations on how to rig virtually all areas of most sailing vessels of the 18th Century.The clear exploded views of each part of a ships rigging will help any new or experienced modeller get things right first time.

Just what I needed, now that a book worthy to have.

Excellent book detailed drawings on rigging period ship models --answers numerous questions relating to square rig e.g. indicates by 'draughman 'style drawings where all ropes start/stop and their particular function---a 'best buy' well worth the price would highly recommend.------deliveredwithin days of ordering well packed.