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An excellent book for hobbyists wishing to know more about making brass parts in their model building the book covers fabrication techniques as well soldering and some basic discussions about plating and colouring of brass the photos in the book show the excellent craftsmanship of the author. A book that explains various tools and techniques necessary for successfully building models with brass now in its second edition with a new chapter on shipbuilding whether substituting for an existing plastic model kit part or assembly making a master pattern for casting or creating a complete scratch built model the range of brass . Ken foran lives in morro bay california and has a bfa in industrial design like many he built model kits as a youth and as his skills and desire to go beyond the basic kits evolved he started scratch building with brass as a substitute material for plastic. Brass brass materials are commonly used for model building prototypes sculptures and art projects for example brass tubing is excellent for architectural details on scale models while brass sheets are soft and bendable to make numerous artistic designs. Model building with brass book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers for the first time a book has been written that explains all th