The Best Models Crafts & Hobbies Books 2025

1. Birds from Bricks : Amazing Lego(r) Designs That Take Flight - With 15 Step-By-Step Projects (Paperback)

Use the iconic linking blocks we call LEGO(R) and bring 15 projects to life! Your feathered friends will look almost flightworthy. Let your creativity soar with 15 projects using interlocking bricks to make birds from around the world. Interlocking bricks, such as LEGO(R), have fueled the imaginations of aspiring designers and builders for generations. In Birds from Bricks, horticulturist and LEGO enthusiast Thomas Poulsom guides you through re-creating nature's feathered-friends in stunning detail. Assemble your very own cardinal, macaw, penguin, and more! With detailed step-by-step instructions and full color photos of completed models, Birds from Bricks will let your creativity soar. Learn how to build 15 projects, featuring birds from around the world: North and South America, the Mid-Atlantic, Eurasia, Africa, the North Pacific, and Australia/New Zealand. Each set of instructions includes entertaining and educational information about the bird's characteristics and habitat. Poulsom's creative and charming designs surprise and delight lovers of birds, nature, and--of course--LEGO.

• Author: Thomas Poulsom • ISBN:9781631590795 • Format:Paperback • Publication Date:2016-04-01

2. James May's Lego House, Used [Hardcover]

Take a truly technicolour tour of one of the most remarkable construction projects of 2009 in all its architectural glory. British broadcaster, writer and toy 'nut-case' James May lived a childhood dream by designing, building and sleeping in a quite stunning full-size house inspired by and completely made from LEGO, one of the world's most favourite toys and a design icon in its own right. James May's Lego House provides a complete photographic record of this stunning creation which now proudly holds the Guinness World Record for the largest free-standing LEGO structure. However, this is not a simple recreation of a childhood vision of a house but is fully informed by the 'simple complexity' of LEGO's design philosophy centring around the basic 'eighter' brick. Indeed, 3.3 million LEGO elements were used exclusively to create the two-storey house and its incredible fittings that range from a washing machine, furniture, cat and mouse, bed and bedding and fully functioning shower and toilet.

James May's Lego House, Used [Hardcover]

3. Scratchbuilding Model Cars : a comprehensive guide to creating realistic large scale models of antique and classic automobiles!, Used [Paperback]

Contains popular laser projects and also more unusual projects like a bio-feedback/lie detector. It also features a Geiger counter and cloud chamber project. All projects have been built and tested by the author.

Scratchbuilding Model Cars : a comprehensive guide to creating realistic large scale models of antique and classic automobiles!, Used [Paperback]

4. First Lego League, Used [Paperback]

FIRST LEGO? League (FLL) is an international program for kids ages 9 to 14 that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program and research presentation with a sports-like atmosphere. Authors James Floyd Kelly and Jonathan Daudelin both participants in numerous FIRST LEGO League competitions have teamed up to bring coaches, teachers, parents, and students an all-in-one guide to FLL. Written for both rookie and experienced teams, FIRST LEGO League: The Unofficial Guide includes in-depth coverage of topics like team formation and organization, robot building and programming, and the basics of getting involved with FLL. Before the authors delve into the specifics of robot and team building, they reveal the fascinating history of the FIRST organization and the sometimes puzzling structure of the FLL competition. Using a combination of real-life stories and candid commentary from actual FLL teams, as well as recollections of their own experiences, they offer an abundance of helpful guid

First Lego League, Used [Paperback]

5. Beginner's Guide to Radio Control Sport Flying, Used [Paperback]

Beginner's Guide to Radio Control Sport Flying by Douglas R. Pratt

Beginner's Guide to Radio Control Sport Flying, Used [Paperback]

6. Building and Displaying Scale Model Aircraft [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. How to make a high-quality display of any model aircraft. Teaches basic aircraft modeling preparation and assembly techniques. Includes suggestions for painting and decaling with special attention to creative displays and mounting tips for finished projects.

Building and Displaying Scale Model Aircraft, Used [Paperback]

7. Radio Controlled Model Racing Cars, Used [Paperback]

Radio Controlled Model Racing Cars by Laidian/Dickson

Radio Controlled Model Racing Cars, Used [Paperback]

8. LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders: Ten Inventions to Spark Your Imagination, Used [Paperback]

The creative minds behind The NXT STEP blog are back with a brand-new collection of innovative robots. Whether you're just getting started with LEGO robotics or have been building and programming robots for years, LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders is packed with new and exciting techniques, advice, and robots that guarantee awesome results. And best of all, you'll only need one NXT Retail kit to build all ten of them LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders will make it simple for you to construct even the most complex of these ten robots, all while you learn the ins and outs of the NXT kit. You'll learn to build and program: PunchBot, a robot that you program using old-fashioned punchcards M, a robot that sorts your M&M candies by color NXT Dragster, a super-fast racecar that will take you all the way to the drag strip BobBot, a versatile skid-steer loader, equipped with a ball grabber or demolition claw RoboLock, a security system for your robots The Hand, a robotic replacement hand to protect you from those dangerous cleanup jobs, like picking up your brother's gym socks SPC, a robotic vehicle that can park itself between two objects using front-wheel drive The Bike, a two-wheeled robot that can balance and steer Armed with the knowledge you gain from this book, you'll be inventing your own amazing creations in no time. Requirements: One LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set (#8527)

Lego Mindstorms Nxt One Kit Wonders : Ten Inventions to Spark Your Imagination, Used [Paperback]

9. Ship Models from Kits : Basic and Advanced Techniques for Small Scales, Used [Paperback]

Now in paperback this standard of building ship models deals with the latest materials and techniques. These new materials have prompted innovative techniques, which are comprehensively demonstrated in this new manual. Designed for those wishing to achieve the best results from their ship kits in the 1:700 to 1:350 range of scales, it uses step by step photographs to take the reader through the building of two models, one in plastic and one in resin, from basic construction, fittings and detailing, to painting, finishing and display.

Ship Models from Kits : Basic and Advanced Techniques for Small Scales, Used [Paperback]

10. Mousetrap Cars: A Teachers Guide, Used [Paperback]

Mousetrap Cars: A Teachers Guide by Alden J. Balmer

Mousetrap Cars: A Teachers Guide, Used [Paperback]