How To Build Creative Dioramas For Your Scale Auto Models

Learn how to use your imagination to design a scene and then bring that scene to life with this exciting book of step-by-step projects. Ideal for automotive modelers who want to present their car, truck, and motorcycle models in active, fun settings.

Virgil Suarez (aka Dr. Cranky) brings you this 120 page book about weathering civilian vehicles contains over 200 photographs and numerous old and new weathering techniques.This is a very useful book to modellers who are interested in modeling civilian vehicles but is not limited to them.The tips and techniques in this book can easily be applied to models of any scale or subject.This book will get the wheels in your head turning.Beginners, novice, and even up to professional modelers will find the contents of this book very valuable.Dr. Cranky covers painting rust, dust, rain, mud, and other techniques that will bring the quality of your models to the next level.This book also includes a gallery of Dr. Cranky and other world renowned modelers work providing inspiration for all modelers.

Learn everything you need to know about making your dioramas look real! This fantastic revised edition will show you how with new projects, new photos, and expert tips. Includes painting, weathering, and detailing tips for figures, aircraft, vehicles, and more! By Sheperd Paine.

This unique take on diorama building will show readers how to build compact dioramas of large scenes by combining several scales of models to force perspective. Scale modelers will learn the tools, tricks, and techniques of the diorama builder with some interesting solutions to re-creating specific aspects of scenes, such as using breath mints to imitate ice and crayons for adding shine to sea surfaces.

Learn to paint contest-quality military figures with this book! Covers military figures and horses from medieval times to Desert Storm. Includes more tips for resin models and oil paints, new techniques for painting in enamels and oils, and information on camouflage and black-and-white uniforms.

A comprehensive and highly detailed tutorial on how to build an old gas station scale model diorama from scratch including: - plans in 12 different scales: 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/12, 1/16, 1/18, 1/25, 1/32, 1/43, 1/64, 1/87 - 3D step-by-step guide, - parts list - gas station exterior sign, oil rack and furniture plans - online bonus material such as videos, pictures, tips and ideas on how to customize your models - ready-to-print digital version of all the plans... ... and much more

Lively and informal writing introduces young or beginning modelers to the fundamentals of modeling scale cars. Covers the basics of assembly, gluing, decaling, and painting, including brush, spray can, and airbrush techniques. Includes a color gallery of finished models for inspiration.