Mark Bannerman

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 modellers, 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. It covers a wide range of individual techniques, showing how to paint clothing, body armour, camouflage patterns, flesh tones, weapons and equipment, and how to work in different scales. If you want to improve your figure modelling skills, this is a book you shouldn't be without.

This book provides full details on how to build and integrate realistic Heer Panzer crew figures, and how to paint the key uniform variants and patterns worn by these distinctive troops. Using differing theatres and periods of the war, it shows how to paint common clothing types and patterns, such as the black panzer uniform, Splittermuster, feldgrau, and fatigues, as well as unique and fascinating variants such as Russian camouflage fabric and the motorcycle rubber coat. How to achieve special effects, such as dust-covering figures, and adding key accessories and details are also covered in clear, step-by-step tutorials.

The Churchill makes for a fascinating modelling subject, with numerous marks and variants, including brideglayers, flame-throwers (such as the Crocodile) and customised assault vehicles (such as the spigot-mortar armed ARVE). There is also a wide range of kits and after-market accessories available from mainstream manufacturers: in fact, 2004 will see the release of no fewer than 12 full 1/35-scale Churchill kits, a sure sign of its popularity and attraction as an Allied armour modelling subject. This book provides a comprehensive guide to modelling the Churchill infantry tank across a range of skill levels. Packed with tips and techniques, it also covers the addition of figures and vignette settings, and some challenging builds of detailed Churchill variants.

The Matilda tank saw action in almost all theatres of World War II, from Europe to the Pacific. Born in the interwar years, and developed with numerous modifications following combat testing, the Matilda is perhaps most famous for its role in the desert campaigns of 1940-41, thus acquiring its nickname "Queen of the Desert". This book provides a comprehensive guide to modelling the Matilda tank, working with a variety of modelling materials and across differing skill levels. Packed with tips and techniques, it also covers the addition of figures and vignette settings, as well as markings and camouflage patterns for the Matilda's service in Europe, North Africa and other theatres.