Basic techniques of assembly, painting, scratchbuilding, weathering, and detailing for building realistic armor models. Includes hundreds of photos and drawings with tips for realistic modeling and creating battle damage.
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Basic Armor Modeling,
By Atty. Rene B. Betita (Makati City, Philippines) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles (Paperback)
This was the first book I bought when I started modeling 2 years ago, and I still go back to read it some more. The chapters on painting and weathering also appear in his other excellent book, "How to Build Dioramas". You might want to get this instead if you dabble in different types of scale model building. If you're an armor aficionado like I am, this book is a must, even if you already have a few models under your belt. There are lots of helpful tips, especially on scratchbuilding details and accessories. This has been written some time ago, and you may find some of his techniques a bit dated, but this has withstood the test of time gracefully.
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This review is from: Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles (Paperback)
This book is good for all those people who like to build armor models. It starts with the most basic assembly and then goes into scratch building a must for any new-comer in the world of modeling.
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Shepherd Paine is a Master,
By Jay Gerak "Jay Gerak" (Lake Barrington, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles (Paperback)
For those who are just getting into military modeling, Shepherd Paine is THE authority on model and diorama building. This book includes many of the techniques he discussed/introduced decades ago in the how-to pamphlets included in the Monogram WWII series of models kits. Paine describes in detail his techniques including weathering and scratchbuilding items of equipment. Highly recommended.
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If you already have some experience in building plastic kits, reading this chapter will serve as a quick review of what you already know and may even introduce a few things you don't. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
supplementary armor, plastic body putty, armor modeling, armor models, armor modelers, sheet styrene, skirt armor, liquid plastic cement, armor kits, stretched sprue, decal film, motor tool, styrene sheet, epoxy putty, styrene strips, molding lines, return rollers, gun mantlet, paint consistency, track tension, steel cutter, liquid cement, road wheels, multiplier factor, railroad parts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bob Dye, Grandt Line, Steve Zaloga, Jim Stephens, North Africa, Fort Knox, Imperial War Museum, Patton Museum, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Francois Verlinden, Monogram Stug New!
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If you already have some experience in building plastic kits, reading this chapter will serve as a quick review of what you already know and may even introduce a few things you don't. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
supplementary armor, plastic body putty, armor modeling, armor models, armor modelers, sheet styrene, skirt armor, liquid plastic cement, armor kits, stretched sprue, decal film, motor tool, styrene sheet, epoxy putty, styrene strips, molding lines, return rollers, gun mantlet, paint consistency, track tension, steel cutter, liquid cement, road wheels, multiplier factor, railroad parts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bob Dye, Grandt Line, Steve Zaloga, Jim Stephens, North Africa, Fort Knox, Imperial War Museum, Patton Museum, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Francois Verlinden, Monogram Stug New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Star Wars by Dan Cragg on page 70
- Brazen Chariots: An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western Desert, November-December 1941 by Robert Crisp on page 49
- Brazen Chariots: An Account of Tank Warfare in the Western Desert November-December, 1941 by Major Robert Crisp on page 49
- Building the Messerschmitt Bf-109: Projects for Scale Modelers by Kevin Hjermstadt on page 44
- Tanks (Military Hardware in Action) by Geoff Cornish in Back Matter
- Armor Conversion and Detailing Projects by Terry Spohn in Back Matter
- Building the P-40 Warhawk: A Scale Modeler's Project Handbook by Glen Phillips on page 74
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