Gerald Wingrove
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Gerald A. Wingrove MBE is a model engineer and author from the United Kingdom.
[edit] Biography
Wingrove has produced extremely detailed miniature models of ships and cars for nearly four decades. Working with his wife Phyllis, he creates about four automobile models, always by request and usually on a 1:15 scale, every year, and buyers pay anywhere from £10,000 to £25,000 for a completed model. His work was featured on Top Gear in 1998. In July 2000, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for craftsmanship.
[edit] Bibliography
- Art of the Automobile in Miniature ISBN 1-86126-632-4
- The Complete Car Modeler 1 ISBN 1-86126-644-8
- The Complete Car Modeler 2 ISBN 1-86126-750-9
- The Techniques of Ship Modeling ISBN 0-85242-366-7
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