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In miniature : how small things illuminate the world / by Garfield, Simon,author.(CARDINAL)265193;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index.Introduction: The art of seeing -- The view from above -- Mini-break: 3000 BCE: Egypt's coffins -- Miniature villages and cities, some happier than others -- Mini-break, 1789: England's slave ships -- Portrait of a marriage -- Mini-break: 1851: Hamburg's talented fleas -- The Miniature Book Society's exciting annual convention -- Mini-break, 1911: England's playrooms -- The domestic ideal -- Mini-break, 1967: San Francisco's greatest hits -- The biggest model railway in the world -- Mini-break, 1992: Jerusalem's Temples -- The future was a beautiful place -- Mini-break, 1998: Las Vegas welcomes the world -- The perfect hobby -- Mini-break, 2016: London's artists -- Theater of dreams -- Mini-break, 2017: Germany's tiny chairs -- Our miniature selves -- Epilogue: This year's model.For some, the desire to play with small things becomes a desire to make small things. Tiny Eiffel Towers. Platoons of brave toy soldiers. Diminutive crime scenes crafted to catch a killer. Bringing together history, psychology, art, and obsession, Garfield explores what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modelers, and fans. For some, controlling just a tiny, scaled-down part of our uncertain world restores a sense of order and worth. Learn how miniaturizing something can change the way we perceive our surroundings, encouraging all of us to find greatness in the smallest of things.
Subjects: Miniature objects; Models and modelmaking.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Model airplanes and how to build them / by Weiss, Harvey.(CARDINAL)148849;
Instructions for making a variety of model airplanes out of cardboard or wood including simple methods of powering them.
Subjects: Airplanes; Models and modelmaking;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Make your own dinosaur out of chicken bones : foolproof instructions for budding paleontologists / by McGowan, Christopher.(CARDINAL)324621; Mulock, Julian,illustrator.(CARDINAL)325913;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139 and index)."With simple explanations and easy-to-follow diagrams, you can turn the remains of your chicken supper into a miniature replica of an Apatosaurus, better known to budding paleontologists as the fabulous Brontosaurus."--Back cover.
Subjects: Dinosaurs; Models and modelmaking;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Basics of radio control modeling / by Marks, Fred M.(CARDINAL)515517;
Subjects: Models and modelmaking; Radio controled models.; Radio Controled Models.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How to run a railroad : everything you need to know about model trains / by Weiss, Harvey.(CARDINAL)148849;
Discusses setting up model railroads including layouts, construction, and train selection.
Subjects: Models and modelmaking; Railroads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Model railways / by Freezer, Cyril John.(CARDINAL)526665; Meadway, Cliff,illustrator.(CARDINAL)517211; Meadway, Wendy,illustrator.(CARDINAL)517273; Meadway, Wendy.(CARDINAL)517273;
Bibliography: pages 59-60.Briefly explains how to choose the rolling stock for a model railway, how to make buildings and scenery, and how to put it all together in a permanent or portable layout.
Subjects: Models and modelmaking; Railroads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Build it! make supercool models with your Lego classic set / by Kemmeter, Jennifer,author.;
Railway adventure : steam locomotive. Purple caboose -- Blue train car -- Orange train car -- Engine -- Winter wonderland. Blue snowmobile -- Orange snowmobile -- SUV and trailer -- Sightseeing by land and foot. Red double-decker bus -- Purple bus -- Blue scooter -- Orange scooter -- Truck town. Red SUV -- Yellow truck -- Ambulance -- Purple truck -- Yellow SUV -- Speedway. Blue race car -- Orange race car.Presents picture-based instructions for building a variety of vehicles using a classic LEGO set.
Subjects: LEGO toys; Vehicles; Models and modelmaking; Vehicles; Vehicles; Models and modelmaking; Models and modelmaking.; LEGO toys.; Vehicles; Models and modelmaking.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The LEGO adventure book. by Rothrock, Megan,author.(CARDINAL)605804;
Building the idea lab -- A lego town -- Hot rods and cool rides -- From below! -- The sky's the limit -- The turtle factory -- Starfighters -- Mighty mecha -- Medieval village -- Triassic park -- Making new friends -- Full steam ahead -- Steampunk -- A lego legend.Contains examples of the many things that can be built with LEGOs including step-by-step breakdowns of twenty-five different projects.
Subjects: LEGO toys.; Models and modelmaking.; Automobiles; Castles; Dinosaurs;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 38
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101 classic toy trains : best of the postwar years / by Carp, Roger.(CARDINAL)643301;
Subjects: Railroads; Railroads; Models and modelmaking;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ancient Rome / by Purdy, Susan Gold,1939-(CARDINAL)715024; Dodson, Bert,illustrator.(CARDINAL)333247; Dodson, Bert.(CARDINAL)333247; Livingston, Francis,illustrator.(CARDINAL)522668; Livingston, Francis.(CARDINAL)522668; Sandak, Cass R.(CARDINAL)318113; Wenzel, David,1950-(CARDINAL)716981; Wenzel, David,1950-illustrator.(CARDINAL)716981;
Briefly traces the development of Roman civilization and gives instructions for making models of such Roman artifacts as armor, mosaics, arches, togas, coins, a battering ram, and an assault tower.
Subjects: Handicraft.; Handicraft; Models and modelmaking.; Models and modelmaking;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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