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Painting and Detailing

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Airbrush Painting Techniques: Osprey Modelling Manuals (Osprey Modelling Manuals)
Author: Jerry Scutts
Publisher: Compendium Publishing & Communications (December 1, 1999)

This book is designed to impart the techniques of using this effective tool quickly and easily. All three types of airbrush are examined and explained in simple terms. The title also boasts an excellent section on actually using the airbrush, and studies in depth the painting of four different miniatures. Clear photographs are taken of the painting process on each different model, showing all sorts of exciting techniques. Methods of lightening and darkening, representing camouflage and weathering and mixing exactly the right colour are all explained. A book that will suit both complete beginners and those wanting to get more out of their airbrush.
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(Added: 1-Feb-2005) - Customer Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Basic Painting & Weathering for Model Railroaders
Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company; (May 2003)

Presents step-by-step techniques to finish, paint, decal, and weather railroad models. Introduces the tools, products, and techniques, and guides hobbyists through several basic projects, from stripping paint to airbrushing. 250 step-by-step color photos help you get started quickly.
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(Added: 26-Oct-2003) - Customer Rating: 0 Votes: 0

How to Paint Realistic Military Figures
Author: Lynn Kessler
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company; 2nd edition (February 1, 2003)

Covers military figures and horses from medieval times to Desert Storm. This revised edition includes more tips for resin models and oil paints, new techniques for painting in enamels and oils, plus new chapters on camouflage and black-and-white uniforms.
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How to Use an Airbrush
Author: Robert Downie
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (June 1, 2001)

Learn how to achieve special airbrushing effects on a variety of plastic models. Eleven projects teach the basics of realistic finishes, camouflage, weathering, and other special effects for scale plastic modeling.
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Model Railway Detailing Manual: The Steam Age
Author: Alan Postlethwaite
Publisher: Haynes Publications (June 15, 2005)

Railway modellers constantly refer to photographs for details of real scenes. Here, a whole library of useful illustrations is brought together to give a single reference source, arranged in over 70 themed mini-chapters. The most popular period for modellers are the last days of steam on British Railways, 1958 to 1967, and the 300 previously unpublished photographs were taken during those years. As well as providing an inspiration for modellers, the book will appeal to preservationists, historians, and railway enthusiasts, as it portrays this fascinating period of railway history.
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Modelling and Painting Figures (Osprey Modelling Manuals, Volume 8)
Author: Jerry Scutts
Publisher: Osprey Pub Co (May 1, 2000)

Probably the greatest test of the modeller is achieving the perfectly posed figure. This title explains how best to set up the figure, and goes on to deal with the niceties of painting, facial expressions, clothing etc. With no detail unexplored, everything is clearly explained with step by step photos.
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The System : Vol. 1, Figure Painting
Author: Francois Verlinden
Publisher: Verlinden Productions Inc (January 1, 1993)

This is a very useful how-to book dealing specifically with the painting of miniature figures, or figurines. The tips and techniques communicated in these pages reflect the combined experience of the authors in the field of scale modeling of almost 80 years. Each of the authors, Francois Verlinden and Bob Letterman, is universally recognized in the industry as a living legend due to his high level of realism in painting. For the first time, these two have combined there talent into one publication in order to instruct others on how to improve their painting skills. This book is packed with amazing color photographs of both finished pieces, as well as works in progress, in order to guide the reader through each step in the creation of these masterpieces. Opening a window into a world seldom seen by the uninitiated, this book belongs in the collection of every scale modeler and artist.
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