Latest Additions to the Modeler's Bookstore

Intermediate Robot Building

by David Cook
Publisher: Apress
Published: 2004
Paperback
ISBN: 1590593731

This book provides far more detail on the hardware aspects of robot building than any other I have seen to date and is worth picking up. — R. Steven Rainwater, Robots.net ... Read more

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Robot Building for Beginners

by David Cook
Publisher: Apress
Published: 2002
Paperback
ISBN: 1893115445

Loads of pictures and very frank discussion make this book a pleasure to read, and a real learning tool.... Read more

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Maximum Lego NXT: Building Robots with Java Brains

by Brian Bagnall
Publisher: Variant Press
Published: 2007
Paperback
ISBN: 0973864915

Over two dozen fun and challenging projects using the next generation of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ and the Java™ programming language

LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT is an incredible new kit for building and programming your own robotic inv... Read more

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How to Paint Citadel Miniatures

by Rick Priestley
Publisher: Games Workshop
Published: 2003
Paperback
ISBN: 1841543667

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Mahogany in Scale

by Patrick Matthews
Publisher: Get Your Boats Wet Publishing
Published: 2007
Paperback
ISBN: 0615166954

The classic mahogany runabout is a universally popular modeling subject, but many newcomers to the modeling hobby are apprehensive about completing a build. Will they be able to fit the planks perfectly? And how about the glass-smooth clear finish, which toler... Read more

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Toys & Prices 2007 (Toys and Prices)

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Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2006
Paperback
ISBN: 0896893332

What do Hot Wheels, Transformers, and 3-3/4" G.I. Joe action figures have in common? They're all hot ticket items in today's collectible toys market, and among the 31,000 post-World War II toys covered in the new edition of Toys & Prices. Chapters in this b... Read more

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Toys & Prices 2006 (Toys and Prices)

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Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2005
Paperback
ISBN: 0896891526

More photos, updated prices, collecting tips and practical advice from leading toy experts make this the most comprehensive reference. As the leading annual price guide on the market, this resource gives collectors, dealers, historians and fans of these child... Read more

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Toys & Prices 2005 (Toys and Prices)

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Publisher: kp books
Published: 2004
Paperback
ISBN: 0873498305

Toys & Prices is the most highly regarded value guide for toy

collectors; this revised and updated 2005 edition will be in

fierce demand! This comprehensive annual price and

identification guide features 31,000 listings for toys from the

post WWII ... Read more

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O'Brien's Collecting Toys: Identification and Value Guide (9th Ed)

by Richard O'Brien
Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc
Published: 1999
Paperback
ISBN: 0873417496

"Setting the standard of excellence in the toy hobby for 30 years, the new edition of O'Brien's Collecting Toys delivers unmatched expertise, demonstrated in 17,000+ listings and more than 50,000 values, collectors and dealers associate with O'Brien's. Chapte... Read more

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The Real Wood Bible: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Choosing and Using 100 Decorative Woods

by Nick Gibbs
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2005
Video
ISBN: 1554070333

A practical and inspiring A-Z guide to the world's most popular woods. Wood is a favored building material because of availability, ease to cut and join, decorative properties, functionality, flexibility, and a favorable strength-to-weigh... Read more

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What Wood Is That?: A Manual of Wood Identification (Studio Book)

by Herbert L. Edlin
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: 1969
Hardcover
ISBN: 0670759074

Strong, pliable, and natural, wood is the world's most versatile structural resource. But how to tell one kind from another and choose just the right wood for your project? This remarkable collection of forty actual wood samples shows the color, grain, and tex... Read more

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The Complete Book of Woodcarving: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Craft

by Everett Ellenwood
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Published: 2008
Paperback
ISBN: 1565232925

From making the first cut to applying the finish, this comprehensive reference details every aspect of woodcarving. All the essentials are covered for beginning woodworkers, such as how to choose appropriate woods; how to set up a wood shop; how to s... Read more

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Hot Wheels Spectraflame: The Essential Guide

by Edward Wershbale
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2008
Paperback
ISBN: 089689665X

Revel in the candy-colored brilliance and muscle-car-fashioned attitude of the mightiest of the diecast cars in this pioneer book solely devoted to the superior Spectraflame cars. From the Beatnik Bandit and Hot Heap to the Python and Custom Camaro, you’ll fin... Read more

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Hot Wheels: The Recent Years (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

by Bob Parker
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2002
Paperback
ISBN: 0764316990

The Hot Wheels*r 1/64th scale die-cast cars produced by Mattel from 1995 to 2001 are fully described and beautifully displayed in 560 color photographs. Included among the images of these fast moving, highly-sought vehicles are models from the Segment Series*T... Read more

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Hot Wheels Paint with Water - Racing to Victory

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Publisher: Modern Publishing
Published: 2007
Paperback
ISBN: 076661526X

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Famous Aircraft in Origami: 18 Realistic Models

by Jose Maria Chaquet Ulldemolins
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2008
Paperback
ISBN: 0486465926

This unique book features 18 magnificent models ranging from the Sopwith F.1 Camel and the Red Baron's Fokker Dr. I to modern fighter jets, commercial planes, and helicopters. More than 900 diagrams illustrate every detail, and 26 full-color photogra... Read more

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Prototypes for Modelers: Volume 1, San Diego and Arizona Railway

by Charles M. O'Herin
Publisher: Link Pen Publishing
Published: 2006
Perfect Paperback
ISBN: 097762790X

A presentation of photographs and descriptions of a standard gauge railroad's history, rolling stock and locomotives, structures, and operating terrain. Comprehensive! It's been called "the Impossible Railroad" for its seemingly endless natural and manmade in... Read more

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Early Wood Frame & Masonry Buildings

by MMR, Architect Patrick Harriman
Publisher: Patrick Publishing
Published: 2007
Video
ISBN: B00188CEH0

The structures contained in this volume are original designs and are hand drawn by the author. They are designed specifically for the model railroader's use on her/his model railroad layout. The building sites echo typically available spaces found alongside railroad tracks of model railroads. The majority of the larger structures are designed as long as necessary and as shallow as possible. ... Read more

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Model Shipwright: An Anthology

by John Bowen
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Published: 2003
Hardcover
ISBN: 0851777295

This beautiful anthology marks the 25th anniversary and 100th issue of Model Shipwright, the leading ship model publication, and is a choice compendium of some of the journal's finest articles.

Launched in 1972 in response to the demand for a periodica... Read more

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MODEL SHIPWRIGHT #121: Issue 121 (Model Shipwright)

by John Bowen
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Published: 2003
Paperback
ISBN: 085177928X

This quarterly journal, since its launch in 1972, has been regarded as the world's leading ship modelling publication. The mixture of articles, reviews, news and comment from modelmakers world-wide provides the best and most detailed information available anyw... Read more

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MODEL SHIPWRIGHT #122: Issue 122 ("Model Shipwright")

by John Bowen
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Published: 2003
Paperback
ISBN: 0851779298

This quarterly journal, since its launch in 1972, has been regarded as the world's leading ship modelling publication. The mixture of articles, reviews, news and comment from modelmakers world-wide provides the best and most detailed information available anyw... Read more

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MODEL SHIPWRIGHT #120: Issue 120 (Model Shipwright)

by John Bowen
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Published: 2003
Paperback
ISBN: 0851779182

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MODEL SHIPWRIGHT #118: Issue 118 (Model Shipwright)

by John Bowen
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Published: 2003
Paperback
ISBN: 0851779158

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MODEL SHIPWRIGHT #119: Issue 119 (Model Shipwright)

by John Bowen
Publisher: Conway Maritime Press
Published: 2003
Paperback
ISBN: 0851779174

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Collector's Guide to Tootsietoys: Identification & Values (Collectors Guide to Tootsietoys)

by David E. Richter
Publisher: Collector Books
Published: 2004
Paperback
ISBN: 1574323989

This expanded third edition on Tootsietoys surpasses all previous editions, showing examples of many toys never photographed or known to exist. Complete with many brand new chapters on wheel identification, Mexican 'tutsitoys,' private advertising semis, rare ... Read more

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Miller's: Collecting Diecast Vehicles (Miller's Collector's Guides)

by Peter Rixon
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 2005
Hardcover
ISBN: 1845330307

Whether motivated by childhood nostalgia for those beloved Matchbox and Dinky cars, or by a desire to build up a handsome collection of vintage and veteran models, Miller’s Collecting Diecast Vehicles is the essential guide to these min... Read more

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Hot Wheels the Ultimate Redline Guide Identification and Values 1968-1977: Identification and Values (Hot Wheels the Ultimate Redline Guide)

by Jack Clark
Publisher: Collector Books
Published: 2002
Hardcover
ISBN: 1574323016

This book covers Hot Wheels cars manufactured between 1968 and 1977 and will keep collectors up to speed. Over 1,200 larger than life color photos complement hundreds of listings. Besides Hot wheels cars, collector buttons are listed and valued, as well as tra... Read more

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Hot Wheels The Ultimate Redline Guide Companion: Identification and Values 1968 - 1977 (Hot Wheels the Ultimate Redline Guide)

by Jack Clark
Publisher: Collector Books
Published: 2007
Hardcover
ISBN: 1574325396

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Hot Wheels The Ultimate Redline Guide: Identification and Values 1968-1977 (Hot Wheels the Ultimate Redline Guide)

by Jack Clark
Publisher: Collector Books
Published: 2005
Hardcover
ISBN: 1574324411

Jack Clark Robert P. Wicker Hot Wheels, The Ultimate Redline Guide, Second Edition, takes an in-depth look at Redline Hot Wheels cars manufactured between 1968 and 1977. Everything you loved about the first edition is still here! Over 1,500 larger-than-life co... Read more

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Hot Wheels Accessories: The Ultimate Guide

by Michael Zarnock
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2005
Paperback
ISBN: 0873415418

With one Hot Wheels sold every six seconds, these childhood favorites remain a hot ticket collectible, and a resource devoted to Hot Wheels accessories is a must-have for any fan of these sleek and speedy roadsters. Every accessory produced since 1968 to... Read more

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Hot Wheels: The Ultimate Redline Guide: Identification and Values 1968-1977 (Hot Wheels the Ultimate Redline Guide, Vol 2)

by Jack Clark
Publisher: Collector Books
Published: 2003
Hardcover
ISBN: 1574323253

Collectors will be racing to order the hottest release from Collector Books - Hot Wheels: The Ultimate Redline Guide, Volume II!The success of Volume I prompted authors Jack Clark and Robert P. Wicker to produce yet another in-depth, exhaustive, comprehensive ... Read more

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Hot Wheels: A Collector's Guide

by Bob Parker
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2000
Paperback
ISBN: 0764312170

Extensive information and color photos present all the Hot Wheels die cast vehicles that Mattel, Inc. made from 1968 to 1999. Collecting Hot Wheels continues to grow as a popular hobby. In this revised and expanded edition, over 240 color pictures display near... Read more

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Hot Wheels, 1968-1972: Includes Gran Toros, History and Pictures (Schiffer Book for Collectors,)

by Bob Parker
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2002
Paperback
ISBN: 0764314807

Marketed as the ?fastest metal cars in the world, Hot Wheels*r revolutionized the die-cast toy car market. Collectors throughout the world recognize the Hot Wheels*r brand. The models produced between 1968 and 1972 represent the vintage years for this line of ... Read more

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Hot Wheels: 35 Years of Speed, Power Performance and Attitude

by Randy Leffingwell
Publisher: MBI
Published: 2003
Hardcover
ISBN: 0760315736

Silver Medal Winner at 2004 International Automotive Media Awards!In the 1960s, diecast cars and trucks were simple, stodgy, and clunky. They were hobby items, not toys, often displayed but seldom played with. They lacked "play value." Enter Mattel. In 19... Read more

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Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guide)

by Michael Zarnock
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2007
Paperback
ISBN: 0896895858

Hot Wheels are collector cool - more than 15 million people proudly collect Hot Wheels. Follows the format, but expands on the details of the first edition of the popular Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guide. With one Hot Wheels car sold every six seconds, ... Read more

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