Brian King has earned an international reputation for the quality of his models, all built using skills initially learned during a 5-year craft apprentice-ship when he acquired the basic practical skills in both wood and metal work. These skills, allied to a natural talent, have resulted in his very complicated models of large battleships from all eras. This new book is a compilation of material originally published in the specialist hobby magazine ''Model Boats'' in which the master modeller has passed on many gems of experience to would-be builders of ship models, including: anchors; gun barrels; porthole; decking; rudders; propellers; fittings; turrets; basic hull; close-up on life saving gear; cowl ventilators; computers and modelling; photographing your models; and working to dimensions. A lifetime of modelling experience is contained within these pages. There are few modellers, expert or novice, who will not benefit from this opportunity to read and learn.