Other editions of book Model Buildings and How to Make Them by Weiss, Harvey

Harvey Weiss Hardcover, copyright 1979 with 95 pgs. Size: 9 1/4" x 8" - Illustrated with photographs and drawings by the author. Whether you want to make a farmhouse, a town house, a castle, or a dollhouse or simply a handsome structure to display and admire-here is all the know how you need to construct all kinds of model houses and buildings. In a clearly written text and with plenty of diagrams and photos, Harvey Weiss describes the basic kinds of building materials and tools required, as well as the fundamental techniques of measuring, cutting, bending and scoring, gluing, and planning a scale. Both cardboard and simplified wood constructions are fully explained. The basic guidelines adapt themselves readily to any numer of modifications in the way of roofs, trims, windows, floors, even the addition of a garage or porch. And with little practice you will soon be able to design and build such elegant structures as an abbey, a cathedral, a temple or even your own chateau!