On Target No. 1 Modelling Special: The German Tiger Tanks [Paperback]

Francois Verlinden (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1930607393 | ISBN-13: 978-1930607392 | Publication Date: 1998 | Edition: 1st

175+ Full color and black & white photographs

Although this book deals specifically with modeling the infamous, but highly popular, German Tiger tank, it is nevertheless a testimony to the very high modeling skills which launched the career of the author, Francois Verlinden. In these pages can be seen some of the most impressive military scale modeling that has ever been published, all done by scratch at a time when there was little or no modeling aftermarket from which to obtain the now very common detail parts necessary to achieve such high levels of realism. The book begins by giving a short, but detailed, history of the development of the ubiquitous Tiger tanks. Each chapter is dedicated to a different modeling project of a different version of the Tiger, and is supplemented by a full range of photographs of the actual vehicle being modeled. This incredible book fills many needs, both as a modeling guide and as a general reference work on the Tiger. Many helpful modeling tips and techniques abound, and should not be m! issed by any modeler, novice or advanced. It also serves the historian and military enthusiast very admirably.

Product Details

• Paperback: 44 pages
• Publisher: Verlinden Publications; 1st edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930607393
• ISBN-13: 978-1930607392
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,732,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'd only buy it for the pictureres, August 6, 2004

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Darren O'shannassy "oshanda" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On Target No. 1 Modelling Special: The German Tiger Tanks (Paperback)

This is an update of an old book. This means that the book spends time explaining how to detail old Tamiya tiger kits using techniques that are no longer necessary with the newer models available. The back of the book is then used to advertise Verlinden update sets.

As usual with Verlinden books, the pictures are great but the modelling tips are not much help.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source of information, July 27, 2005

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B. Kolarik "Tiger Builder" (noneyas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Target No. 1 Modelling Special: The German Tiger Tanks (Paperback)

I bought this book when it first appeared. Yes, there are better tiger models out now, but this book is still very relevant to the modeler today. It contains many good close-ups of real Tigers, and shows exactly how to super-detail Tigers, any make or model...using good old styrene and other bits, wire, etc. So you can make an excellent Tiger, without spending a fortune on after-market photo-etched parts, etc. Very worthy of the modelers collection.