WWII GERMAN MILITARY FORCES  IN SCALE - SPECIAL EDITION


THEME COLLECTION VOL.1 

This is the first book in our new series: Scale Model Handbook Special Edition “Theme Collection” that presents previously published articles from our editions’ collection where the content will be dedicated to a common theme. Our first book is dedicated to World War Two German Military Forces subjects, a popular subject for miniature figure modelers.

Successive books in this new series will feature carefully chosen articles, grouped together into specific themes. The books are produced using a high quality digital printing process giving excellent quality illustrations, using 300g matt laminated velvet paper for the covers, with 150g velvet paper for the inner pages and all perfect bound with a special glue!


As always, thanks must go to all our contributors for their support and for sharing their secrets with us. Special thanks are due to Pietro Balloni, Luca Marchetti, Alex Vallejo, Darren Parker-Mead, Man Jin Kim, Alexey Lucanev, Fernando Vallejo, Taesung Harmms, Andrew Cairns, Young B. Song, Dae-Hyeong Kim, Ju Won Jung, Paul Ondeck, Yannis Papadopoulos and our English text editor Ken Jones.


We hope you enjoy our latest edition!


Stelios Demiras 

Editor/Publisher


CONTENTS

4 Sturmbannführer of the SS, 2nd Panzer Division ‘Das Reich’ Artillery Regiment, France 1944 - Painting a 90mm WWII Figure and his Dog - 90mm (1/20)


14 Oberleutnant of the 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - Painting a 1/35 scale WWII German Paratrooper Figure - 50mm (1/35)


18 Waffen SS MG42 Gunner – How to Paint a Camouflaged Smock and Apply a Fair Complexion to a Large Scale Figure’s Face - 200mm (1/9)


28 Claus Von Stauffenberg – Techniques for Combining Acrylic and Oil Colours for Skin Tones, and Painting Leather Clothing for Box Art - 90mm (1/20) 


38 U-Boat Crew WWII – Painting a Large Scale Bust with Acrylic and Oil Paints - 180mm (1/10)


40 A Step by Step Exercise Showing How to Sculpt a Reversible Winter Parka Using A+B Epoxy Putty on a 1/35 Scale Figure - 50mm (1/35)


48 SS-Standartenführer, 1944 – Painting a Large Scale Bust Step by Step - 200mm (1/9)


54 Maschinengewehrschütze MG34 – A Presentation on How to Paint a Large Scale Machine Gunner Figure With Acrylics and Oils for the Manufacturer’s Kit Box Photograph, - 200mm (1/9)


64 Soldier of the SS Leibstandarte Carrying an MG42 Tripod, Kharkov 1943 – How to Paint Cool Flesh Tones and Produce Varying Textures for That ‘Eastern Front Appearance’ - 180mm (1/10)


72 Fallschirmjäger 1944 – Painting Late War Paratroopers’ Camouflage Pattern Clothing to A Large Scale Bust - 180mm (1/10)



ISSN 2653-8636


CONTRIBUTORS

ERNESTO REYES STALHUTH • MAN JIN KIM • ARTUR MINISZEWSKI • CHRISTOS PANAGIOTOPOULOS • CARL STARTIN (CARLOS FIGUREART) • KAZ TOMORI • JUANMA VERGARA • ALEXANDER ZELENKOV


84 pages

Matt laminated cover

Strong Glue binding