This 3rd installment in VPs popular Building WWII Aircraft series features 9 new articles covering the art of making military aircraft models. Four new articles from the workshop at VP studios include a super-detailed Accurate Miniatures SBD-3 Dauntless, with a second article on building a Pacific maintenance diorama for it, Painting & weathering the Tamiya Mosquito MK. II Night Fighter, and The Office, an article focusing on painting cockpits. Greg Cihlar unveils his first aircraft diorama featuring the Tamiya D0-335, and VPs own Charlie Pritchett presents an unusual Luftwaffe Scrapyard diorama. Finally, Spanish master-modelers Antonio Morant, Diego Lopez, and Rodrigo Navarro share their breath-taking talents with a checker-tailed P-51B Mustang, an intricately painted Bf-110G-4 Night Fighter, and the stunning bare-metal P-38J Marge flown by USAAF Top Ace Richard Bong. This latest book promises to inspire & amaze both novice and expert modelers, as well as aviation enthusiasts & historians around the world.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good only for ideas, not construction,
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This review is from: WWII Aircraft Vol. III: Modeling, Detailing, Painting Weathering and Building Dioramas (Paperback)
I bought this volume and Vol II, thinking they would provide a wealth of information to take my modelling skills higher. Sadly, that is missing in these books.Sure, there are truckloads of photos all in glossy color. But nowhere is there proper detail about the steps actually involved in making of the dios, like painting, weathering, etc. This is what this book primarily lacks. Another disappointing fact is that the books are superb advertisements for the VP range of products, which are too expensive for the average modeller, who could as well scratchbuild some of the stuff on display. In some cases, the creators of the models even go to great extents in detailing interior stuff, which wouldn't be seen anyway after the model is assembled. Why anybody would invest money and time in putting in stuff which is not visibile is a million dollar question. If you are looking for a book on improving your modelling skills, this is no match for Mike Ashey's books. Both of Ashey's books are worth their while in gold. Buy this book only if you are interested in getting ideas for your a/c dios. Not for improving your modelling or painting skills!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Go for volume 1,
By model builder "El pinio" (Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: WWII Aircraft Vol. III: Modeling, Detailing, Painting Weathering and Building Dioramas (Paperback)
This book has very good pictures but doesn't really touch the building process, I would recomend the first volume of this series, that book does explain with more detail the construction process, washes, drybrushing, etc. Other than that you will see incredible models in the three volumes.
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An Excellent Primer to Study WWII Aircraft,
By Charles Brissett Jr (Troy, VT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: WWII Aircraft Vol. III: Modeling, Detailing, Painting Weathering and Building Dioramas (Paperback)
My father thinks that these series of books is an excellent way to study the intricacies of WWII aircraft. This series of books is a must have for any WWII buff or veteran...
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Since I chose the Dornier Do-335A-12 as my first attempt at an aircraft diorama, I had to use either a late-war or post-war setting. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Since I chose the Dornier Do-335A-12 as my first attempt at an aircraft diorama, I had to use either a late-war or post-war setting. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
panel lines, metal finish, extra details Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Raw Umber, Focke Wulf, Humbrol Matt, Olive Drab, Fighter Group, Pro Modeler New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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