Starting with the very basic, the author guides you through the essential skills and techniques needed to build a scale model aircraft to be proud of. Concentrating on the construction of plastic kits in the popular scales, this title also looks at how to improve your model or create a different version by using speically manufactured components in plastic, resin and metal. Topics covered include: tools, construction tips, painting tips, biplane rigging, detailing, airliner modelling, weathering, advanced techniques, using resin and vac-form parts, and health and safety.