He then explores these principles through the use of careful explanatory diagrams and an extensive range of examples drawn from both life and the imagination. His concluding chapter on anatomy and proportion provides invaluable guidance for those who render the human figure. West has a clear, engaging way of presenting the material , and the illustrations are appealing and often humorous. In Remaking the World, James Roy King weaves together strands of thought creating a tapestry that mirrors John Dewey's pragmatism of sufficiencies. The author also looks at working with small sizes and dealing with a variety of technical details, problems related to collecting and displaying models, and their commercial and aesthetic aspects.
Appendixes give information about manufacturers of kits and modeling organizations.