Hobbies & Crafts

1998. 1st edition. A series of articles published in Model Builder magazine from August 1983 to December 1987.

1955. Vintage yearbook for model aircraft enthusiasts.

1968. Vintage for model aircraft enthusiasts.

1978. 1st edition. A practical, methodical introduction to the entire process of creating and operating R/C aircraft.

1992. 1st edition. Provides instructions and detailed illustrations for building the Sky Bunny.

1964. A technical reference that codifies standardized colour specifications for industrial, architectural, and safety related applications across the United Kingdom.

1977. 1st edition. A collection of reader-submitted "hints and kinks" for building, maintaining, and flying radio controlled aircraft.

1991. 1st edition. Offers an introduction to free-flight model building, and shows how to modify the Sleek Streak and Peck R.O.G. models.

1983. 1st edition. A practical guide to elevating everyday model building skills through sound workshop habits and clever techniques.

1955. An introduction to the fundamentals of model aviation, written with the clear intention of lowering the barriers for newcomers.

1944. An introduction to the design, operation, and maintenance of small internal combustion engines used in model aviation.

1986. 1st edition. Chinn traces the evolution of miniature four stroke engines from early experimental designs to the refined, efficient units that became popular with scale and sport flyers.

1963. Vintage yearbook for model aircraft enthusiasts.

1977. The guide for safe, standardised model aircraft operation across New Zealand.

1974. Vintage yearbook for model aircraft enthusiasts.

1973. Vintage yearbook for model aircraft enthusiasts.

1979. Vintage manual for radio control model aircraft enthusiasts.

1975. An introduction to the art and science of flying radio controlled gliders.

1976. 1st edition. A guide to the design, construction, and operation of radio controlled gliders and sailplanes.

1986. 1st edition. An assembled record of the Society of Antique Modellers’ activities, achievements, and shared passion for vintage aeromodelling.

1941. A reference book designed for builders who rely on accurate drawings to produce faithful scale models.

1976. 1st edition. A foundational resource for collectors and historians of antique scales.

1958. An introduction to building small models from one of the most accessible materials available: ordinary cardboard.

1968. A classic DIY engineering book providing instructions to build 35 small-scale, working models of historical machines.

1971. 1st edition. Lee examines the internal combustion engines used in radio controlled aircraft with a blend of clear mechanical explanation and rigorous bench test evaluation.

1974. 1st edition. Volume II of the author’s authoritative exploration of model internal combustion engines, expanding on the testing, analysis, and practical evaluation from his first volume.

1981. 1st edition. Is widely considered a "must-have" manual for enthusiasts of radio-controlled model airplanes.

1984. 1st edition. Considered a classic resource for mastering the "art of finishing" radio-controlled model aircraft.

1994. A collected record of the technical papers, research findings, and design discussions presented at the NFFS’s premier annual gathering.

1935. 1st edition. A cornerstone vintage text in the history of aeromodelling

1970. Vintage specialised yearbook for model aircraft enthusiasts.

1950. This is the first really practical manual on model railroad wiring written for the railroader, not the electrician.

1982. One of model railroading's best-known scenery modelers offers techniques for adding realism to a layout of any size or scale.

1979. Jack Kine has been a model maker and scenic wizard since 1938 when he first joined BBC Television as a Scenic Artists.

1983. A unique reference to over 100 private and state railway companies around the world, detailing locomotives and rolling stock from the leading model manufacturers.

1987. Provides New Zealanders with comprehensive information on New Zealand's native and exotic trees, methods of converting trees to timber and instruction in essential woodturning skills.

1995. A complete course in the basic, safe, and correct techniques for mastering the lathe.

1952. A vintage guide on leno weaving prepared for international correspondence schools.

1971. Vintage technical book on woodwork for all woodworkers and woodcarvers.

1956. Vintage book on how to make wicker furniture and furnishings for the home.

1978. 1st edition. Vintage guide to all aspects of picture framing.

1959. Vintage book on screen printing.

1980. Vintage technical and reference on spinning, dyeing, weaving.

1986. An vintage instructional guide to creating floral arrangements.

1982. A vintage instructional book to floral art, for all ages.

1980. 1st edition. From selecting materials to firing the final results, this book guides readers through the techniques of China painting.

Published 2004.

1977. This introduction to woodturning discusses woodturning tools and working methods, and projects and techniques.

1981. Illustrated throughout with monochrome images plus engineering drawings and diagrams.

1954. Vintage book on basket weaving.

1946. Pitman's craft for all series.

1954. 1st edition. A rare guide to needlework. Fundamental processes are given in detail with diagrams and cross references.

1960. Of all the fascinating models it is possible to make, perhaps the ship-in-a-bottle.