Modelling Scale Figures

Name: Modelling Scale Figures
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ISBN: 9781846032387

ISBN-10: 1846032385

ISBN-13: 9781846032387

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Authors: Mark Bannerman

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Adding a figure to a kit or a vignette can really bring it to life - yet building and painting figures continues to be a source of frustration to many modelers, with the results all too disappointing. However, help is at hand. The aim of this book is to equip the average modeller with techniques to successfully complete a figure from start to finish, and provides clear and easy to follow instructions on how to select, prepare, assemble, modify and paint realistic figures. Aimed particularly at the beginner and intermediate figure modelers, both those starting out in the hobby and those returning to it, it begins with a round-up of the range of figures available, a discussion of scale, and…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 7/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
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.



Foreword



Introduction


Assembly and construction


Introduction


Building 'out-of-box'


A simple conversion project


Major conversions Working with metal figures


Scratch-building


Painting and finishing


Introduction


Working with oil paints


Painting a shield


Working with enamel paints Painting tartans


Working with acrylic paints


Painting horses


Modelling a mounted knight


Small-scale figures


Painting a 30mm fantasy figure


World War II German pilot in I/48th scale


Large-scale figures


Modelling a Confederate soldier in I/6th scale


Gallery


Further reading and resources


Glossary


Index