Miniature Books

This book is good for all those people who like to build armor models. It starts with the most basic assembly and then goes into scratch building a must for any new-comer in the world of modeling.

This was the first book I bought when I started modeling 2 years ago, and I still go back to read it some more. The chapters on painting and weathering also appear in his other excellent book, "How to Build Dioramas". You might want to get this instead if you dabble in different types of scale model building. If you're an armor aficionado like I am, this book is a must, even if you already have a few models under your belt. There are lots of helpful tips, especially on scratchbuilding details and accessories. This has been written some time ago, and you may find some of his techniques a bit dated, but this has withstood the test of time gracefully.

A must have for the 1/1200 scale ship modeler, and a great read as well

This copy has a lot of interesting subjects compare to John Bowen first book (Miniature Merchant Ships).
If you are a maniac of 1:1200 scale ship like me, and you like building those small scale ships, this book is a must, mainly for the plans and tricks on how to build them.
Took me 8 months to finally get this book in my hands, and it was worth it.

This book contains detailed scale patterns for dozens of 1:12 scale miniature furnishings and toys. Many are scaled replicas of antique furnishings which once stood in the Mott Family home. Others are designs for miniatures seen in their world famous Mott's Miniature Musuem in California.

In the front of the book is a handy guide which reviews hobby tools, woods and glues to use with miniature furniture projects. There is also a beginners section which covers some of the basic miniature wood carving techniques before you get into the projects. Advanced miniaturists can bypass this section.

In the back of the book are 6 pages of full color lithographs which are applied to some of the projects. The original artwork for this colorwork was hand drawn and hand colored by Barbara Mott.

This 1995 release is the second revised edition of the original book first released in 1978.

This book has very good instructions on how to build miniature furniature. The directions are real easy to follow and understand. I realy like the decals in the back of the book.

This book is great to make moving to a new house, school, or city easier. It isn't one that we read again and again but it did give a great opening for conversations of topics related to the move. It is one that I will share with friends when moving. But I've never found a Usborne book that wasn't super.

We purchased this book to assist our son, who is almost 3, with our upcoming overseas move. While this book is not geared towards overseas moves, the pictures of the parents sorting their belongings, items going into a moving truck, and items being unloaded into a new home are wonderful. Our son has requested that we read this book many times -- it is in his "favorites" rotation.

Great book and interesting to see what Sylvia's view of the whole Anderson Empire was as it was all happening. Her contribution to all the great shows from "Twizzle" to "Space:1999" was considerable and she is often forgotten while eclipsed by the shadow of her ex-husband, Gerry Anderson. The book is large and contains many rare photos of the people who made Thunderbirds go as well as all the other Supermarionation programs most of us grew up with.

The highlight of this book is the great (and plentiful) behind-the-scenes photos, mostly in b/w that tell the story of the Andersons' company and the production of their timeless shows.

There is not a whole lot of technical detail regarding the production that hasn't already been revealed by earlier books and websites. What this book does cover in some depth, however, is the extended afterlife and public attention that shows like Thunderbirds have attained - testament to the great care lavished on the original productions.

The only serious criticism of this book is the occasional lapse in proof-reading. Ed White on Gemini made the first spacewalk during the Thunderbirds production timeframe, it was Armstrong on Apollo that was the first moonwalker, long after Thunderbirds was completed. The model that Sylvia is standing next to on page 32 is Thunderbird 3, not TB1.

Buy it for the pictures and the unique perspective of someone who is very proud of her accomplishments in family entertainment, and rightly so. The techniques and innovation pioneered by the Andersons and their talented crew have been emulated, but seldom matched in the thirty-some years since their heyday.

A quilting friend who spoke only English took a trip to Europe. How did she get other quilters to walk up to her on the street and introduce themselves? She wore a jacket with motifs from this book!

This is one of the CUTEST paper-piecing pattern books I've seen in a long time. Lots of blocks, lots of patterns and project ideas, and good instructions. I found it absolutely charming! - I've been recommending it to foundation-piecing loving students! If you need something special for your sewing room, or for sewing friends, this one is well worth the cost.

I purchased this book for my daughter when she was six years old. She is now 16, and the book is still her favorite. We both have fond memories of reading it at bedtime. But for a book to become a lasting favorite, especially for a child, it must have colorful and interesting pictures and a story that never becomes boring or out of date. "Nighty-Night, Little One", by Katerine Ross, illustrated by Lisa McCue, is such a book. The story gives a sensitive portrayal of various baby animals in their natural daily and nightly routines. Written simply yet very informative, the book gives a child an educational look at the similarities between their world and that of baby animals. The sentences are short and the words are easy for a child to learn and eventually read on their own. The illustrations are beautifully done in soft hues which serves to hightlight the sweetness of baby animals. Katherine Ross, together with Lisa McCue have created a timeless story that has the ability to hold a childs interest no matter how many times it is read. One last point, "Nighty-Night, Little One" is written in the "CHUNKY BOOK" format so it is small and the pages are thick making it easier for little hands to handle. This book doubles as the perfect bedtime story to help a child relax and get ready for sleep and as a wholesome story that can help bring the enjoyment of reading to child.

I love reading. I have passed that love on to my children, my grandchildren,and am now passing it to the children I care for in my Home Childcare. I am a firm believer that children are never too young to learn. The day the children come home from the hospital I begin teaching them to spell their name, using magnetic letters on the refrigerator. My oldest grandson was the first to hear "Nighty Night,Little One". At 1 1/2, it was his favorite book. Sometimes I would read it 5 or 6 times in a row. He knew the entire book. I would read the first part "Slow down little one, nighttime is here. The red sun is setting" and
he would finish "as bedtime draws near. Me: "But out in the forest your nocturnal friends, are just waking up: Isaiah, "as your busy day ends". It would go on until the end of the book. He loved the book and had it so often that I wasn't aware of the book's disappearance for quite a while. I have been trying to find a copy for about three years now. It is such a beautiful story, written in a way that keeps little ones interested and involved. It is books like these that help give children the appreciation for books and reading that carry them through life. The illustrations are wonderful. At the time that I purchased this book, I also purchased "The Little Quiet Book" also by Katherine Ross. I was able to find a copy of it and now the children are not allowed to touch it or read it unless we do it together. I want to have a copy of both books around always. I want ALL my grandchildren and Daycare babies to experience the magic and wonder of them.

OH WOW! THE MINIATURE QUILTS AND THEIR MAKERS AT THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN QUILTER'S SOCIETY is organized by quilter and provides a full page color reproduction of the winning miniature quilt accompanied by an author biography.

I'm biased of course because my quilt is in this book. Miniature quilts can be no larger than 24x24" and every aspect of the quilt must be small. Most of the time it takes as long to make a miniature quilt as it does to make it's full size counterpart. There are many wonderful quilts featured in this book. One side of the page is about the quiltmaker, the facing page is a photo of the quilt. These are amazing little works of art, and you will be given some insight about how and why the quilts were made

Louis IX, a king of thirteenth-century France, probably created this book. Originally the book contained no text. Subsequently over time it acquired text in Latin, Persian, and Judeo-Persian. This book is an unique artifact of historically and culturally situated sense of Hebrew scripture. I discuss this book in detail in Section III of "Sense in Communication," available at www.galbithink.org Pondering this book has been for me a valuable source of insight into the evolution of communications industry.

Amazing!
Old Testament Miniatures, or, The Maciejowski Bible, as it is known, is a phenomenal resource for armour and garb reference in the 13th century. But it has so much more too! Period illustrations of foot wear, siege weaponry, feasts and even underwear!

Well worth the price you pay. The plates are a large size (this is an Oversized Book) which allows a decent level of observable detail. The only downside is the book's gold inking from the plates seemed to be slightly damaged by the facing page. Not enough for me to send it back, but worth noting for those a bit pickier than myself.

Overall, a five start rating!

A real treasure! Beautifully done and very detailed! The seed pots are tiny works of art and certainly deserve to be written about! It is a new medium for an old art form and they are outstanding!

The core of this book is the outstanding collection of silver seed pots (spherical vessels with a rounded bottom and very small top opening) made by Native American artists, accumulated by Norman Sandfield with passion and enthusiasm. After decades of amassing these unique pieces of creativity, he donated the entire collection to the Heard Museum, the premier museum for Native American art.

This book is a testament to the collector's infatuation for this particular art form and to his supreme generosity. The reader will learn how Mr. Sandfield's zeal for collecting Native American silver pots became ignited, and how he was assisted by Martha Struever, a prominent gallery owner and patron of the artists, who wrote the preface. Each of the over two hundred pots in the collection is beautifully photographed, with pertinent information about the silver work and maker. Details about how the containers were created, the artists' motivation and inspiration, and their hallmarks, are included.

The author, Tricia Loscher, curator and program director of the Heard Museum North, here presents a significant text on the subject of silver work by Native Americans. A helpful glossary and bibliography are included.

Individuals interested in Native American art, contemporary crafts, and collecting will find this book a pleasure to read and keep as a reference.