Customer Reviews

Building Military Dioramas, Vol. VIII

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The book description in the Editorial Review says it all what to expect. The diorama ideas are great and well executed.
From the how-to-build-diorama point of view this book is for experienced modelers only because the how-to is explained in words only and not in pictures, you only see the end result or finished components of the diorama. Novice modelers will have a tough time getting comparable results. The exception is the diorama of Robert Doepp; the Sturmtiger, building and figures are shown pretty much from start to finish. Doepp's work is also featured on missing-lynx.com (gallery -> diorama).
As said in the Editorial: this book is to inspire the modeler. Use parts of the ideas displayed for your own future diorama.

One last remark: the last page of each article was switched with the first page of the next article in my copy. Very sloppy.
Combined with the above, one begins to wonder whether the concept of this series is exhausted. (apparently not because I bought one, but then again I am a bit of a fan of both Verlinden/Cihlar's work).

All in all 2 stars: nice ideas, but the book does not live up to its title and sloppy book binding.