Very few hobbies offer more ways to gratify their devotees than car modeling. Many do it for the simple fact that they enjoy working with their hands. Some prefer to build a model replica of a car they own or have owned in the past. Others desire building certain types of cars because they dream of owning one, driving one, or being able to admire the car at any given time. Modelers can take time out to dream any time by simply walking over to the display shelf and letting a model car transport them to automotive Valhalla.The act of building a model car requires strategic planning, mental preparation, hand-to-eye coordination, and the determination to achieve an end goal. Building and Detailing Scale Model Cars reveals the fundamentals of building, painting, and detailing model cars. Author Pat Covert has left no stone unturned. He uses over 300 detailed color photographs to illustrate techniques, tools, adhesives, paint, polish, masking and decals, weathering, fine detailing, and more.
Pat Covert is recognized as a leading authority on car modeling and is the author of countless magazine articles as well as books such as The Modeler’s Guide to Scale Automotive Finishes, Building Better Scale Model Cars and Trucks, and Basics of Scale Automotive Modeling: Getting Started in the Hobby. He has been building model cars for over 40 years and has won many national and regional awards, including Best of Show Auto champion at the IPMS (International Plastic Modelers Society) Nationals in 1991. Covert lives in Birmingham, Alabama.