Stelios Demiras
PlanetFigure Supporter
This is the 5th Manual in our new Scale Modelling series where our aim is to bring a lot of concentrated information about painting and general modelling techniques for all modellers at a competitive retail price.
In this particular issue we have three articles by three different artists. The first article, by Theodosis Giannakidis, is an in-depth description of the detailed construction of a desert diorama featuring a Panzer I tank, two resin figures and a palm tree. The concept behind the diorama with 21 in-progress photos depicts a mechanical problem with the tank where the crew members are trying to fix it, whilst also mindful to the fact that enemy forces are close by. The second article is a short, two-page feature of a DAK AFV Commander by Toshihiro Sano painted with Tamiya Enamels. The artist explains in detail his way of painting and includes all his paint mixes. The third article by Christos Katselos is a detailed step-by-step feature on how to paint a DAK Panzer Crew using various Vallejo Acrylics. There are 43 step-by-step photos that reveal all the necessary information for painting the DAK crew figures.
In total this book has 96 high quality photos, 72 of which are step-by-step or in-progress sequences, with a very detailed text, so the reader can easily follow the whole procedure in detail from start to finish. The authors have included all the sets, accessories, and paint codes they used so the reader can easily identify them.
CONTRIBUTORS
THEODOSIS GIANNAGIDIS •CHRISTOS KATSELOS •TOSHIHIRO SANO
A4 FORMAT
24 PAGES
BINDING: WIRE STITCHED
GLOSS LAMINATION
ISSN: 2732-8856
RETAIL PRICE: 9.95 EUROS
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The first German troops arrived in Tripoli on 14th February 1941, where they were personally inspected by Rommel, who had landed, with various members of his staff, two days previously at Castel Benito airfield, some 15 miles south of Tripoli. After marching past in review, the men of 5 Leichte Division marched out of Tripoli and reached Misurata, farther down the coast of Tripolitania, later the same day. Advanced units of the divisional reconnaissance battalion (AA3) moved on as far as Sirte, where they were ordered to remain in mobile reserve. Rommel was faced with the problem of making the British believe that his forces were too strong for them to attack and he decided to have dummy tanks constructed.
On 19th February Hitler issued a directive announcing that from that date onwards the German forces in Africa under Rommel would be known as the Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK). In addition, Hitler’s directive went on to say that in order to reinforce 5 Leichte, a full panzer division would be transferred to Tripolitania, which turned out to be the 15 Panzer Division that began landing in late April 1941 and completely up to full strength by mid-June of that year.
For more information and orders visit www.mrblackpublications.com and dealers. See some sample pages.
In this particular issue we have three articles by three different artists. The first article, by Theodosis Giannakidis, is an in-depth description of the detailed construction of a desert diorama featuring a Panzer I tank, two resin figures and a palm tree. The concept behind the diorama with 21 in-progress photos depicts a mechanical problem with the tank where the crew members are trying to fix it, whilst also mindful to the fact that enemy forces are close by. The second article is a short, two-page feature of a DAK AFV Commander by Toshihiro Sano painted with Tamiya Enamels. The artist explains in detail his way of painting and includes all his paint mixes. The third article by Christos Katselos is a detailed step-by-step feature on how to paint a DAK Panzer Crew using various Vallejo Acrylics. There are 43 step-by-step photos that reveal all the necessary information for painting the DAK crew figures.
In total this book has 96 high quality photos, 72 of which are step-by-step or in-progress sequences, with a very detailed text, so the reader can easily follow the whole procedure in detail from start to finish. The authors have included all the sets, accessories, and paint codes they used so the reader can easily identify them.
CONTRIBUTORS
THEODOSIS GIANNAGIDIS •CHRISTOS KATSELOS •TOSHIHIRO SANO
A4 FORMAT
24 PAGES
BINDING: WIRE STITCHED
GLOSS LAMINATION
ISSN: 2732-8856
RETAIL PRICE: 9.95 EUROS
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The first German troops arrived in Tripoli on 14th February 1941, where they were personally inspected by Rommel, who had landed, with various members of his staff, two days previously at Castel Benito airfield, some 15 miles south of Tripoli. After marching past in review, the men of 5 Leichte Division marched out of Tripoli and reached Misurata, farther down the coast of Tripolitania, later the same day. Advanced units of the divisional reconnaissance battalion (AA3) moved on as far as Sirte, where they were ordered to remain in mobile reserve. Rommel was faced with the problem of making the British believe that his forces were too strong for them to attack and he decided to have dummy tanks constructed.
On 19th February Hitler issued a directive announcing that from that date onwards the German forces in Africa under Rommel would be known as the Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK). In addition, Hitler’s directive went on to say that in order to reinforce 5 Leichte, a full panzer division would be transferred to Tripolitania, which turned out to be the 15 Panzer Division that began landing in late April 1941 and completely up to full strength by mid-June of that year.
For more information and orders visit www.mrblackpublications.com and dealers. See some sample pages.
