Modelling Panzer Crewmen of the Heer

Name: Modelling Panzer Crewmen of the Heer
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ISBN: 9781846031328

ISBN-10: 184603132X

ISBN-13: 9781846031328

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mark Bannerman

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Adding a figure to a kit or display can increase both depth and interest, yet building and painting figures continues to be a source of frustration to many armour modelers. This book provides full details on how to build and integrate realistic Heer Panzer crew figures with their vehicles, and on how to paint the key uniform variants and patterns worn by these distinctive troops. It begins with a brief discussion of the various mediums (plastic, resin and white metal), and a round up of the tools, materials and aftermarket items suitable for building and super-detailing figures. Using differing theatres and periods of the war, it shows how to paint common clothing types and patterns, such…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 9/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.97" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Mark J. Bannerman has been modeling for many years, with a long-standing interest in Allied armor of World War II and figure painting. He was born in 1963 and spent many years living abroad, before graduating in 1986 in Business Administration. He now works as a finance manager in the Department of Education in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is married to Elizabeth, and enjoys travelling, sailing, golf and following European soccer. For the Osprey Modelling series, he has previously authored Modelling Panzer Crewmen of the Heer, Modelling the Matilda Infantry Tank, and Modelling the Churchill Tank. The author lives in Nova Scotia, Canada.



Introduction


The tools of the figure modeller


Getting started


Figure types


Choosing a figure


Preparing a figure for painting


Painting black uniforms: shadows and highlights


Shadows and highlights


Painting Afrikakorps Panzer uniforms


Painting the Sturmartillerie two-piece denim


Sculpting a Panzer crewman figure


Painting small-scale Panzer figures (1/48)


Special techniques


Painting flesh and faces


Painting tan-water pattern camouflage


Painting black Panzer uniforms with oils


Weathering clothing


Kits and accessories


Further reading and research


Index


Colour reference chart