A detailed guide to modelling the Matilda tank across a variety of types, colour schemes and scales, featuring excellent reference photos.The Matilda tank saw action in almost all theatres of World War II, from Europe to the Pacific. It is perhaps most famous for its role in the desert campaigns of 1940-41, thus acquiring its nickname 'Queen of the Desert'.Using clearly explained techniques and methods, and featuring the work of several top modellers, this ...

The Churchill saw much action in World War II, from the 1942 raid on Dieppe, through the heat of the battles in North Africa, to the bitter fighting in Normandy 1944 and into the Reich in 1945.This is a comprehensive guide to modelling the Churchill across a range of skill levels, featuring challenging builds of numerous marks and variants, including bridgelayers, flame-throwers (such as the Crocodile) and customised assault vehicles (such as the spigot-mortar arme...

A wonderfully detailed and beautifully finished armour model can easily be let down if accompanied by a poorly painted figure.The addition of scale figures helps provide depth, weight and realism to a model - yet working with figures continues to be most armour modellers' worst nightmare. This book provides tips and techniques for building, converting and painting World War II German Army Panzer crew figures, in clear step-by-step instructions.Among the top...

Covering the four most-modelled historical periods (Medieval, Napoleonic, the American Civil War and the World Wars), this book is the comprehensive guide to figure modelling.This book equips the beginner and intermediate modellers with the techniques required 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 also offers a round-up of...

A wonderfully detailed and beautifully finished armour model can easily be let down if accompanied by a poorly painted figure.The addition of scale figures helps provide depth, weight and realism to a model - yet working with figures continues to be most armour modellers' worst nightmare. This book provides tips and techniques for building, converting and painting World War II German Army Panzer crew figures, in clear step-by-step instructions.Among the top...

Part of Osprey Modelling 37: Modelling the Tiger I, a detailed modelling guide on the '1331', 13./SS-Panzer Regiment I, Kursk 1943 in 1/35 scale.Probably the most famous tank of World War II, the Tiger I was stepped up after the appearance of the Soviet T-34 and KW tanks lent a further impetus to the programme. 1,350 Tigers were produced between August 1942 and August 1944, and The Tiger has proved to be one of the most popular modelling subjects of all ti...

The Sherman was the most widely used Allied tank of World War II and was built in larger numbers than all German tanks combined.There was also a huge number of variants, powered by different engines, and manufactured with different types of hulls and turrets. This book presents an expert guide to modelling the 75mm gun versions used by the US Army in the European Theatre of Operations, in 1/35 and 1/48 scale. The projects featured include an early M4A1 from Operati...

A detailed story of the first air battles over Africa.

The Sherman tank was the principal US and Allied tank of World War II - more Shermans were built than all German tanks combined.Not only were large numbers of Shermans manufactured, but a large number of variants emerged powered by different types of engines and with different types of hulls, turrets and other details, making it an ideal subject for any modeller.Steven J Zaloga takes on the Sherman tank in this book, providing a guide to four variants acros...

Book describes technical aspects of the Russo-Japanese Naval War. Contains descriptions of all involved ships, Russian and Japanese ones. Maps, photos.

A step-by-step guide to building six different varieties of the Tiger tank – one of the most popular armour modeling subjects of all time.Probably the most famous tank of the World War II, the Tiger I was originally conceived in 1941 in response to the German Army's experience in fighting British tanks and anti-tank guns in Western Europe and the North African desert. It has proved to be one of the most popular modelling subjects of all time, with a vast and ever-i...

Book describes technical aspects of the Russo-Japanese Naval War. Contains descriptions of all involved ships, Russian and Japanese ones. Maps, photos.