Paper Captain

Ahoy there! Devised by the author and designer of Paper Pilot with help from the Smithsonian Institute, Paper Captain is a beautifully illustrated voyage into the world of model boats, bringing together stunning archival photographs and colorful technical drawings with expertly designed die-cut models that readers can cut out and stick together. The book presents potted histories of 24 feats of maritime engineering drawn from the last century, from German U-boats to American aircraft carriers, from speed boats to tug boats, and from luxury liners to military catamarans. Each boat is accompanied by amazing stories, fascinating facts and statistics, and mesmerizing photographs of the vessels in action. The last 64 pages of the book are devoted to finely detailed die-cut paper models of the featured ships, each presented with clear instructions for assembly and helpful advice for deploying your paper fleet, whether in the ocean or the bathtub. At last, the perfect book for armchair admirals of all ages!