First edition 1961. Book is in very good shape with light wear to cover. No markings to text. DJ is in good shape with some tears that have been repaired with acid free archival tissue. Ships in a box.
MODEL ROCKETS for Beginners
by H. H. GILMORE
The author of the popular hobby books MODEL PLANES FOR BEGINNERS and MODEL BOATS FOR BEGINNERS now presents concise and detailed instructions for building sixteen scale models of today's and tomorrow's best-known rockets and satellite-launching vehicles, including the Atlas, the Titan, the Minuteman, the Thor, and the two future super-thrust rockets, the Saturn and the Nova. In addition plans are also included for a model of the Project Mercury manned space capsule. Only the simplest of materials are required, and the reader need not have any previous model-building experience to enjoy this book.
The author has complemented his text with 82 crisp line drawings. The step-by-step diagrams and the patterns which can be traced right from the book make it easy for the young reader to build models that are accurate in every detail; and the instructions for enlarging or reducing the patterns enable the builder to make the models in scale.
Besides introducing the reader to a creative and satisfying hobby which he can enjoy all his life, MODEL ROCKETS FOR BEGINNERS also imparts much general information on this timely subject. There is a list of some of the famous firsts in rocket history and chapters on how rockets work and identifying rockets and parts of rockets, plus interesting details (such as weight, thrust, range) on the rocket models included.
This is a book that will provide any boy (or girl) with many hours of enjoyment. With it he can have his own miniature Cape Canaveral that he can show to his friends with the pride that comes with creative activity.