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BOOKS : MODEL BUILDING / DETAILING
EVERGREEN HOW TO BOOK STYRENE MODELING
Description:
Basic and Advanced Tips and Techniques for Polystyrene Modeling is the first comprehensive book on modeling with styrene. You’ll find hundreds of tips and techniques on how to assemble and improve plastic kits. Styrene Modeling includes detailed, how-to modeling advice from more than a dozen accomplished craftsmen who have built every conceivable type of styrene model. It's a handbook no modeler should be without.
- Chapter 1, The Case for Styrene, 40 Years Later!
- Chapter 2, Equipping The Styrene Workshop
- Chapter 3, Working With Styrene Sheet and Strip
- Chapter 4, Scratchbuilding Basic Boxes
- Chapter 5, Working With Styrene Kits
- Chapter 6, Kitbashing and Conversions
- Chapter 7, Detailing Techniques
- Chapter 8, Basic Painting and Finishing
- Chapter 9, Advanced Finishing Techniques
- Chapter 10, Scratchbuilding Projects and Techniques
Our Price: $16.95
KALMBACH Fine Scale Modller Essential Skills for Scale Model
Description:
Beginning scale modelers need a basic set of skills that they can build on as they continue through the hobby. Essential Skills for Scale Modelers, written by FineScale Modeler’s Aaron Skinner, lays the foundation needed to build, paint, weather, and display all types of models. This technique-driven how-to book contains a variety of projects that allow modelers to put their new found skills to use.
Our Price: $23.95
Kalmbach Publishing Armor Modelers Guide
Description:
A prolific military modeler and historian, Sheperd Paine shares his tips and techniques for building detailed military models and dioramas in this special guide. You'll also find a variety of projects from top armor modelers — all influenced by Shep Paine.
Featured subjects include:
- Doing research and assembling armor kits.
- Creating battle damage and adding equipment.
- Posing and painting figures.
- And much more
Our Price: $24.99
Model-Shipways How to Make First Rate Ship Models
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Our Price: $19.99
BADGER Hobby and Craft Guide to Air-brushing
Description:
A 32 page guide, includes 21 "how-to" sections on prepping for painting, camouflage, weathering, etc.
Our Price: $8.20
Kalmbach Books American Fighters Over Europe
Description:
This informative guide describes colors and markings for US Army Air Force fighters in the European and Mediterranean theaters of WWII. With more than 300 illustrations and 140 photographs, the book makes an excellent reference for modelers and aviation buffs alike.
Our Price: $21.95
KALMBACH Airbrushing for Scale Modelers
Description:
In this book, popular author Aaron Skinner provides a comprehensive guide to airbrushing. Inside this indispensable tool, scale modelers will find:
• Advice for modeling armor, aircraft, automobiles, figures, ships, and more.
• 600+ step-by-step photos.
• Practical techniques every scale modeler should know.
Author: Aaron Skinner
Size: 8.25 x 10.75
Pages: 128
Color photos: 336
Our Price: $22.99