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The New Period Ship Handbook by Keith Julier
RRP: $28.37Booksplease Price: $20.30In this revised edition of the Period Ship Handbook, the best of the original has been retained: a well-illustrated guide to the construction of static model sailing ships and the offer to the... -
Tool and Cutter Sharpening by Harold Hall
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39Sharpening workshop tools is probably the most diverse of all workshop activities and the one that is least understood by the majority of workshop owners. This is not unreasonable in view of the wide... -
Foundrywork for the Amateur by B. Terry Aspin
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39This book is regarded as the perfect introduction to casting common hot metals in moulds, providing all the information needed by amateur foundrymen. Since 1954, when Foundrywork for the Amateur was... -
Metalworker's Data Book by Harold Hall
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55This book contains a comprehensive range of data, which is required in the metalworking workshop and by those designing a wide range of engineered items, tools and machines. It provides, in a single... -
The Amateur's Lathe by Lawrence H. Sparey 9780852422885
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $8.66The definitive work on the use of the small (three and a half inch) lathe which has been the primer for every amateur, student and apprentice engineer, modelmaking hobbyist, small garage proprietor... -
Milling Operations in the Lathe by Tubal Cain 9780852428405
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39Despite the growing numbers of milling machines in amateur workshops, a majority of model engineers still rely on a lathe and a drilling machine as the basic equipment. The lathe, 'the king of... -
Making Small Workshop Tools by Stan Bray 9780852428863
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $8.88The accumulation of odds and ends of bar and rod is inevitable with any lathework, but rather than throw them into an ever-growing scrap-box, why not turn them into useful little tools to simplify... -
Kites: The Practical Handbook for the Modern Kite Flyer by Ron Moulton 9781854861436
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $17.91The age old pastime of kite flying has recently experienced a dramatic increase in popularity owing to the introduction of bold new designs and materials for improved standards of efficiency. In this... -
CO2 Models to Build Vic Smeed 9781854861566
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.60Full size photocopiable plans for eight flying models using carbon dioxide power. These classic facsimile designs originally appeared in Aeromodeller magazine between 1981 and 1987.Book... -
Parkflyer by Hinrik Schulte 9781854862365
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.74Developments in re-chargeable batteries and electronic systems have revolutionised electric powered radio control aircraft flying in recent years, particularly the lightweight end of the spectrum... -
Winemaking with Concentrates by Peter Duncan 9781854861184
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.60This is the book for the winemaker who likes the ease and convenience of making wine from concentrates for those who enjoy wine but lacks the facilities to make it from grapes and other fruits. The... -
Almost Ready to Fly: Radio Control Flying 21st Century Style by David Boddington 9781854862426
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $17.52A revolution in radio control aircraft modelling is here. The traditional route to flying a radio-controlled model was to purchase materials (or a kit of parts) and build one's own model. This... -
Aircraft Workshop: Learn to Make Models That Fly by Kelvin Shacklock 9781854862167
RRP: $23.21Booksplease Price: $17.12A comprehensive guide to aircraft modelling which covers everything from the basic principles to making your first flying model through to advanced scale construction models. The key to the book is... -
The Compact Lathe by Stan Bray 9781854862273
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.18The evolution of the compact, or portable, lathe has brought many a model engineer's life-long ambition to reality. No longer regarded as the scaled-down variant of the long-established permanent... -
Historic Model Ships from Scratch by Scott Robertson 9781854861870
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $17.52Building model ships from scratch is a fascinating and inexpensive hobby. One of the oldest crafts, it was performed with the barest of tools and materials by mariners on the high seas - and also by... -
Flying Model Helicopters: From Basics to Competition by Dave Day 9781854862037
RRP: $15.47Booksplease Price: $10.95Flying a model helicopter is a challenge almost as difficult as flying a real one, and the wise modeller will seek the fullest advice on all the possible variations and handling techniques before... -
The Period Ship Handbook: Volume 3 by Keith Julier 9781854862006
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $17.91From the simple to the sophisticated, a detailed look at the making of ten new static model ship projects which demonstrate the transition from kits to scratch building. Chapters dedicated to the... -
Spring Design and Manufacture by Tubal Cain 9780852429259
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39Few mechanics are entirely devoid of springs of one sort or another, but satisfactory operation rests on details such as spring strength and degree of movement. Yet information on calculating and... -
Useful Workshop Tools by Stan Bray
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39In this follow-up to Making Small Workshop Tools (Workshop Practice Series No.14), the former editor of Model Engineer's Workshop magazine presents another collection of fifteen invaluable additions... -
The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships by C. Nepean Longridge
RRP: $54.18Booksplease Price: $37.58Nelson's history has been written from every possible angle, but this is not so with his ships. Such information as there is about the ships is buried in contemporary books on naval architecture;... -
Advanced Ship Modelling Bryan King 9781854861979
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $23.05Brian King has spent a lifetime either thinking of, or actually building, model boats. This book is the result of that life's work, as well as 25 years' experience as a trained engineer and a college... -
The Milling Machine: And Accessories, Choosing and Using by Harold Hall
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55This book deals with the process of choosing and using a milling machine and its accessories. In addition to the machine itself, the accessories include the cutters, cutter chucks, workpiece clamps,... -
Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop by Arnold Throp 9780852428436
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39The increasing appearance of vertical milling machines in model engineers' and other small workshops has brought the versatility of this type of machine to the notice of a large and growing group of... -
Screw-cutting in the Lathe by Martin Cleeve 9780852428382
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $7.95One of the most useful functions of a modern lathe is its ability to cut any form of external or internal thread of any thread form, pitch or diameter within the overall capacity of the machine... -
Home Brewed Beers and Stouts C. J. J. Berry 9781854861238
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.60Originally published in 1963, this was the first modern book on home brewing and was an instant success. Since then, the book has gone through many revised and improved editions and to date has sold... -
Milling: A Complete Course by Harold Hall 9781854862327
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55Through the pages of Model Engineers' Workshop magazine, author Harold Hall, has established a reputation for introducing the tyro model engineer to a wide range of machine tool operations. In this... -
Scale Model Tugs Tom Gorman 9781854862556
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $16.32A practical illustrated guide to making scale model tug boats, offering information and guidance in line with the very latest developments in tug technology and design, and modern advances in model... -
Illustrated Dictionary of Sailing Ships, Boats and Steamers: 1300 BC to 1900 AD by Scott Robertson 9781854862020
RRP: $24.50Booksplease Price: $17.52Old Sailors loved nothing better than vying with one another at sea or in harbour to recognise a ship or boat on the horizon. It was sometimes an important life-saving talent to have in battle... -
The Big Book of Brewing by Dave Line 9781854862358
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39This classic book is for any really enthusiastic and ambitious home brewer - the person who wants to brew high quality 'true' beers that were long thought beyond the ability of the amateur. It brings... -
Model Flight by Martin Simons 9780852429389
RRP: $15.47Booksplease Price: $10.95This book explains in simple terms the fundamental principles of flight and the basic aerodynamic factors affecting radio controlled flying models. Neither mathematics or higher physics is required... -
Scale Aircraft for Free Flight by Vic Smeed 9781854861672
RRP: $15.47Booksplease Price: $10.95The major difference between free-flight and radio-controlled scale models is that all the adjustments to the flight path of the former must be made before release. Free flight models must be capable... -
Model Marine Steam by Stan Bray
RRP: $28.37Booksplease Price: $19.92This book provides all the information any ship modeller interested in powering a model boat using live steam will need. It offers both the basic theory covering the steam power plant and fully... -
Regulator Clock Construction by Peter K. Heimann
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $15.93This book describes the construction of two different clock projects - an eight day regulator clock and a month going regulator clock - and features full-page fully-dimensionalised working drawings... -
The Metalworker's Workshop by Harold Hall
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39When Harold Hall was Editor of Model Engineer's Workshop magazine, he was surprised by how just so many of his readers had no access to a workshop at home, or even at college. This book presents a... -
R/C Sports Aircraft from Scratch by Alex Weiss 9781854861405
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $15.93A comprehensive guide dealing in detail with every imaginable aspect associated with the design, modification and construction of radio-controlled sports model aircraft powered by internal combustion... -
1st Steps in Winemaking by C. J. J. Berry 9781854861399
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.60This book is universally known as the 'winemaker's bible'. Over three million beginners have been happily launched into the fascinating hobby of winemaking by successive editions of this practical... -
Real Cider Making on a Small Scale by Michael J. Pooley 9781854861955
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.75Cider is a quite delicious drink which has been known for thousands of years and which has enjoyed a fashionable makeover in recent years. This practical book by Michael Pooley and John Lomax, both... -
Workshop Electrics by Alex Weiss 9781854862648
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.39This second edition of Workshop Electrics has been completely revised and updated to bring it in line with the latest advances in technology and to fully conform with BS7671 (17th edition of wiring... -
Lathework: A Complete Course by Harold Hall 9781854862303
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55If fear of the unknown is all that is preventing you from embarking on the satisfying hobby of model engineering, then this is the book that will banish your concerns. Author Harold Hall has... -
Electronic Projects for Model Aircraft by Ken Ginn 9781854861788
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.74Although radio control equipment for model aircraft is readily available, some items can be cheaper to make yourself. Beginning with an overview of the tools required and the construction techniques...