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Cherry's Model Engines
David Carpenter
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Description for Cherry's Model Engines
Hardcover. Cherry Hill is arguably the world's greatest model engineer, and the word ' models' hardly does justice to what she produces. For the past several decades Cherry has created scaled-down, yet elaborate and working versions of traction engines. Here, the fruits of her career are displayed in all their glory for your inspiration and enjoyment. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 928.
Model engineering is generally considered to be a man thing, as men in sheds everywhere don overalls and shape metal into models. But arguably the world's greatest model engineer, Cherry Hill, is, in fact, a woman. And the word 'models' hardly does justice to what she produces. For the past several decades Cherry has created scaled-down versions of traction engines - and not just run-of-the-mill types, but elaborate Victorian flights of fancy. Extensive research and meticulous design are the secrets of her success. She has created almost twenty models over the sixty-year period since her father gave her an old ... Read more
Model engineering is generally considered to be a man thing, as men in sheds everywhere don overalls and shape metal into models. But arguably the world's greatest model engineer, Cherry Hill, is, in fact, a woman. And the word 'models' hardly does justice to what she produces. For the past several decades Cherry has created scaled-down versions of traction engines - and not just run-of-the-mill types, but elaborate Victorian flights of fancy. Extensive research and meticulous design are the secrets of her success. She has created almost twenty models over the sixty-year period since her father gave her an old ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719814211
SKU
V9780719814211
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99-50
About David Carpenter
David Carpenter was originally an engineer who moved into journalism, working for national daily and weekly newspapers. David then retired after some time as a communication consultant to blue chip companies and the public sector but came out of retirement to edit Model Engineering magazine and later, to set up a weekly model engineering magazine. He is also a model ... Read more
Reviews for Cherry's Model Engines
'Here's hoping you've never heard of Cherry Hill before-because then everything in this book will surprise and delight, and it so rare in this oversaturated information age to discover anything like this' ... 'Being a seasoned model engineer himself allows Carpenter's commentary to dwell on those points that would interest fellow engineers (technique, equipment, research etc.)' Speedreaders.info