Mr. Black Publications: Scale Model Handbook - Figure Modelling 18

Mr. Black Publications: Scale Model Handbook - Figure Modelling 18

This is the 21^st book weve published and, so far 18 have been about figure modelling with another two on diorama modelling and our popular “one-off” modelling special on World War Two.

This time there are eight articles from six well-known miniaturists with tips and techniques, information about modelling miniature figures, vignettes and small dioramas, from ancient times up to the Second World War. Most of the articles are covered in great detail with lots of step-by-step photos and explanatory texts.

Two new contributors are included in this edition; Qianwei Shi from China who painted the Life Miniatures 200mm bust of Sir Winston Churchill, and Roberto Ramirez Gutierrez who painted the 75mm mounted figure sculpted by Antonio Zapatero Guardini, which covers 10 pages in this book.

There follows a detailed, eight-page article from Sergey Popovichenko on Pegaso Models 90mm Thraex gladiator, and another from one of our regular contributors, Mike “The Kiwi” Butler who presents another eight-page feature about painting the Wings Cockpit 54mm figure of German First World War air ace Oswald Boelcke.

Stelios Neofytidis returns with two articles from the Model Cellar range. Both are First World War themes - a 75mm British “Trench Raider” and a 54mm two-figure vignette based on a historic photo depicting a German pilot and his mechanic.

Our regular contributor from Japan, Toshihiro Sano painted two subjects using enamels and oils. The first is the 180mm bust of Edward Corringham “Mick” Mannock from Hawk Miniatures that takes up four pages and a further six pages for the Waffen SS AFV Crew 1944-45 No.1 in 1:35 scale from Alpine Miniatures.

CONTENTS 

4     Roman Gladiator “Thraex” - 90mm

12   Corporal Vicente Manzano, Dragoon Regiment 
       “Pavia” Ontígola 1809 - 75mm

22   Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill 
       1874 - 1965 - 200mm

24   WWI Early War German Ace Oswald Boelcke - 54mm 

32   First World War German Airmen - 54mm 

36   Waffen SS AFV Crew 1944-45 No.1 - 50mm 

42   Edward Corringham “Mick” Mannock, VC, DSO & 
      Two Bars, MC & Bar (24th May 1887 - 26th July 1918) - 180mm

46   British Trench Raider - 75mm