Modelling Scale Figures by Osprey
Item Number: OSPMOD42
Osprey Modelling 42
Author: Mark Bannerman
About this book
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 the range of figures available, a discussion of scale and how to work in differing scales as well as detailing the tools and materials you will need to get going. Modelling expert Mark Bannerman then provides an insight into construction and painting techniques, in clear, step-by-step tutorials that will increase confidence and develop better technique. 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.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: General Construction Techniques
Chapter 3: General Painting Techniques
Chapter 4: Medieval Figures
Chapter 5: Napoleonic Figures
Chapter 6: American Civil War Figures
Chapter 7: Modern Era
Chapter 8: Displaying Figures
Chapter 9: Figure Gallery - Chapter 10: Further Reading and Research