MASTER MODELLERS (Brassey's Master Class) [Hardcover]

Robin Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997 | Series: Brassey's Master Class

Based on the popular series running in the military history magazine Military Illustrated , this volume profiles about 30 award-winning model makers and painters from America and Britain, uncovering the secrets of their art, their techniques, and their inspiration.

Step by step master classes in figure painting and modelling, plus a directory of modelling societies in the United States and Europe complete this essential book for all military modellers and collectors.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Brassey's UK; 1st English ed edition (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857532406
• ISBN-13: 978-1857532401
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #574,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Artbook on miniatures., February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: MASTER MODELLERS (Brassey's Master Class) (Hardcover)

Very nice book with examples of works of well known military and historical modellers, mainly 54mm and bigger. It's intresting to read about their techniques, ideas and themselves.

I would describe this book as an "artbook" or picturebook on miniatures. So if you are looking for that, get this book. On the other hand, if you are looking for a book an miniature modelling techniques it's less suited. It only has a small chapter with some basics on it. The masters do mention some intresting ideas between the lines though.

2.0 out of 5 stars A collection of modelling reminiscences, April 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: MASTER MODELLERS (Brassey's Master Class) (Hardcover)

The book has some good pics of well-made models. However, the text written largely by the featured modellers themselves have a boring repetitiveness to it all. It would appear that the modelling experience is fairly similar throughout.