Автор: Neil Besougloff
Издательство: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Год издания: 2005
isbn: 0897785304
Количество страниц: 82
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The variety of realistic, three-rail trackwork and trend toward reasonably-sized layouts makes simplistic, tabletop plans of the past unsuitable for today’s toy train operators. In this book, you’ll find 16 realistic, themed layout plans, each including track diagrams, wiring schemes, and a list of suggested equipment.
Автор: Joe Welsh, Bill Howes
Издательство: Voyageur Press
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0760335877, 9780760335871
Количество страниц: 178
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
One of America's greatest business enterprises, the Pullman Company provided outstanding service aboard a vast fleet of railroad passenger cars that could be found in almost every nook and cranny of the United States. This illustrated history examines Pullman's diverse fleet, from its spectacular custom-built wooden cars of the nineteenth century to steel heavyweight cars in the prewar years and on into the lightweight streamlined era. Author Joe Welsh includes period photos, many in rare color, as well as car diagrams and ads that help trace the development, composition, and evolution of the historically and culturally significant Pullman fleet, including the gamut of sleeper, parlor, and restaurant cars. This is a fitting tribute to the former cultural icons aboard which strode giants of American life, such as Babe Ruth and Clark Gable, as well as first-time travelers from small-town America.
Автор: Mike Mueller
Издательство: Motorbooks
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 076033837X, 9780760338377
Количество страниц: 241
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
The 1960s and early 1970s were the age of raw American automotive power. Whether it was a classic Hemi ‘Cuda, Pontiac GTO, Charger, or Boss Mustang, big engines were king at local drag strips and cruises. Muscle Cars explores this era and the current models with a broad survey of classic muscle and today’s new machines. Each chapter is organized around a theme (milestones, factory racers, etc), each model getting a multi-page spread of full-color photography, performance stats, trivia, and more. Photos and stories from the people who built and raced these amazing machines make the book a must-read for any fan of American muscle.
Автор: Jim Christley, Tony Bryan
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 1846031680, 9781846031687
Количество страниц: 52
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
"Silent but deadly" - Osprey's US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast-Attack takes a fresh look at the controversial design and development of the nuclear submarine of which the United States Navy operates the largest fleet in the world. The advent of nuclear power transformed the submarine from a slow underwater vessel, incapable of staying submerged for long periods, into a weapon of stealth and endurance. Jim Christley, a former submariner, uses his own experience of serving aboard these vessels, and a wealth of technical information, to explore the many engineering issues and trade-offs, as well as the high risks of running a nuclear reactor at sea, which have dominated the intriguing story of the US nuclear submarine.
Автор: Schokkenbroek, J.C.A., Zonnevylle-Heyning, C.E.
Издательство: Walburg Pers
Год издания: 1995
isbn: 906011941X
Количество страниц: 128
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
Язык: голландский. Дизайн голландских кораблей 1650-1850 гг. по данным Морского музея Роттердама (Maritiem Museum Rotterdam). Книга содержит оригинальные зарисовки носовых и кормовых частей голландских кораблей XVII - XIX веков. Vereeniging Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum. Beschrijving in woord en beeld van houtsnij- en schilderwerk als versiering van zeeschepen, binnenvaartuigen en jachten.
Автор: Bill Yenne
Издательство: Zenith Press
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 0760337780, 9780760337783
Количество страниц: 319
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
At the heart of the evil of Nazism was Hitler’s “witch doctor,” Heinrich Himmler, and his peculiar and deadly organization with the mundane name Schutzstaffel, literally “protective squadron.” Undoubtedly you know them better as the feared SS, the very essence of Nazism. Their threatening double lightning bolt is perhaps the most dreaded symbol of the Third Reich. The facts of the SS’s origins are truly stranger than fiction. If you thought Raiders of the Lost Ark was an inspired Hollywood fiction, think again. Hitler's Master of the Dark Arts reveals the hidden “truths” of the SS in full and morbidly fascinating detail.
Автор: Karl Rudolf Pawlas
Издательство: Publizistisches Archiv Pawlas, Abt. Luftfahrt
Год издания: 1976
isbn: 3880882096
Количество страниц: 323
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
Язык: немецкий. Drawings, 456 photographs, 28 plates. A comprehensive photographic record of German aircraft in World War One. Scarce. A vital resource for modellers.
Автор: Stephen Skinner
Издательство: Midland
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 1857803159
Количество страниц: 129
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Concorde is one of the most legendary aircraft in aviation history. It was jointly developed in the United Kingdom and France in the 1960s in order to make the dream of commercial supersonic flight a reality. The first scheduled flights of this elegant, yet tremendously powerful aircraft took place in 1976. Aviation enthusiasts around the world fell in love with its sleek lines and elegant flight, and many will remember its striking silhouette in the skies above. Concorde flew regular trans-Atlantic flights from London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle to New York JFK and Washington Dulles, flying these routes at record speeds, in under half the time of other airliners. It also set many other records, including the official FAI "Westbound around the World" and "Eastbound around the World" world air speed records. Despite its extraordinary capabilities, the desire for ever-greater speed gradually came to be seen as too expensive. It finally bowed out three decades later in 2003 after the tragic crash in Paris; however, its performance still exceeded any other commercial aircraft. Concorde remains an example of what mankind can achieve when striving for technological progress, and Stephen Skinner provides an authoritative study of this most famous aircraft, thoroughly researched and beautifully presented in an attractive, large format which honors this fantastic achievement. This book is certain to be highly sought after by historians, modelers, and enthusiasts alike.
Автор: Bill Gunston
Издательство: Salamander Books, Arco Publishing
Год издания: 1980
isbn: 0668050934
Количество страниц: 160
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Descriptions of well over 50 aircraft types, plus many variants. 120 dramatic photographs, many in color. More than180 detailed line drawings. Over 50 color drawings.
Автор: Horst Menzel
Издательство: Kabel Verlag
Год издания: 1997
isbn: 3822504130
Количество страниц: 144
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
Язык: немецкий. Smakken, Kuffen und Galioten waren kleine, plattbodige, flachgehende, rund gebaute Schiffstypen ursprünglich niederländischer Herkunft. Sie entstanden zum Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts und erlebten den Höhepunkt ihrer Verbreitung im 19. Jahrhundert, als sie einen großen Teil des Warentransportes auf Nord- und Ostsee abwickelten. In allen Häfen dieser Seegebiete waren sie in großer Zahl anzutreffen; hin und wieder segelten einzelne sogar über den Nordatlantik, ins Mittelmeer und nach Ostasien. Trotz ihrer früheren Bedeutung haben diese Schiffsttypen bisher nur wenig Beachtung gefunden. In Deutschland, wo im vorigen Jahrhundert diese Kleinsegler ebenfalls in großen Stückzahlen gebaut wurden, gibt es kaum verläßliche Literatur; in den Schiffahrtsmuseen sind Modelle dieser Arbeitsbienen eher die Ausnahme. Horst Menzel hat diese drei Schiffstypen eingehend untersucht und anhand vieler zeitgenössischer und eigener Darstellungen und Zeichnungen beschrieben. Auch die wichtigsten Baustoffe, Aus- und Zurüstungsteile, Verzierungen, Farbgebungen und die verschiedenen Takelungsarten werden ausführlich dargestellt. Damit eröffnet das Werk nicht nur dem Schiffahrts- und Schiffbauhistoriker viele Einblicke, sondern liefert auch dem Modellbauer detailreiche Anregungen.
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