Английская Википедия:Gerald Wingrove
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Gerald Amery Wingrove Шаблон:Post-nominals (1934 - 2019) was a model engineer and author from the United Kingdom.[1] He is best known as a modeller of cars.
Career
Wingrove left his job as a lathe operator to create models full-time in November 1967, and launched himself as a freelance model engineer,[2] since which time he has hand crafted in metal almost 280 automobile miniatures in the scales of 1/20 & 1/15th, primarily in 1/15th scale. Most of these were commissioned by the vehicles' owners.
The first sale of his work by a major London Auction House was by Christie's on 2 August 1967 with the sale of 2 models of sailing ships in 96th scale and a SE5A aircraft model (1/20th scale) in brass and silk.
Further sales of his work were with Brooks (later amalgamated with Bonhams) of London, 21 Lots, in (Sale 112) on 4 December 1999 – and Bonhams (Sale 1793) with 74 Lots on 1 December 2003, in London.
In July 2000, Wingrove was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for craftsmanship, and "services to Model Engineering"
In March 2005 Wingrove was awarded ‘Metalworking Craftsman of the Year’, by The Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship in the USA.[3]
As well as cars, Wingrove has also created ship models and dioramas, the largest being the 25 square feet model of the village and ship yard of Bucklers Hard, commissioned for the Bucklers Hard Maritime Museum.Шаблон:Citation needed
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2.9 8C Alfa Romeo Spider in 1/15th scale
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Murphy Boat Tailed Speedster Duesenberg in 1/15th scale
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25 square foot model of the village and ship yard of Bucklers Hard
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4.5-litre Supercharged Bentley with full engine and chassis detail in 1/15th scale
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Weinberger Bugatti Royale with full engine and chassis detail in 1/15th scale
Publications
- The Techniques of Ship Modeling (1974) Шаблон:ISBN
- The Complete Car Modeller (1978) Шаблон:ISBN
- The Model Cars of Gerald Wingrove (1979) Шаблон:ISBN
- Unimat Lathe Projects: A Beginners Guide to the Lathe and How to Make Ten Useful Tools (1979) Шаблон:ISBN
- The Complete Car Modeller 1 (1993) Шаблон:ISBN
- Anatomy of a Bugatti Royale (1993) Шаблон:ISBN
- Art of the Automobile in Miniature(2004) Шаблон:ISBN
- The Complete Car Modeller 2 (2005) Шаблон:ISBN
References
External links
- Gerald Wingrove interviewed for the BBC documentary It's a Small World (1975)
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