Building and Painting Model Trucks

George Dent

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The Crowood Press Ltd
28 October 2021

Carving & modelling, moulding & casting

This richly illustrated book offers a complete guide to building model truck kits, across all of the popular scales. Concentrating on civilian vehicles, renowned modeller George Dent describes the fundamental processes involved in kit-building, including preparation and assembly of components, detailing and modification work including custom fittings, plus an in-depth look at painting and weathering techniques. Featuring a range of popular, readily available kits in all of the popular scales: 1:72, 1:48, 1:35, 1:32 and 1:24, and suitable for modellers of all abilities, each project is clearly explained in an illustrated, step-by-step format with over 680 colour photographs.

AUTHOR: Having grown up on a diet of Airfix and Matchbox plastic kits, George Dent is now Editor and in-house model maker at Model Rail magazine, one of the UK's most popular hobby titles. He has built a well-earned reputation as an expert in detailing, painting and weathering models and has a long-standing passion for model cars and trucks. This is his ninth book for Crowood.

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A practical step by step guide for building and painting realistic model trucks from commercially available kits. .

Of interest to anyone interested in building model vehicles, especially trucks - aimed at the beginner to the more advanced modeller. .

Covers the core kit-building practices: preparation, assembly, painting, tools and adhesives. .

Gives details of essential painting techniques to produce a showroom-quality paint finish and a comprehensive guide to weathering. .

Superbly illustrated with 687 colour photographs. .

George Dent is a renowned modeller and an expert in detailing, painting and weathering models.

687 colour photographs

By: George Dent
Imprint: The Crowood Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 215mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 541g
ISBN: 9781785009181
ISBN 10: 1785009184
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 28 October 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Having grown up on a diet of Airfix and Matchbox plastic kits, George Dent is now Editor and in-house model maker at Model Rail magazine, one of the UK’s most popular hobby titles. He has built a well-earned reputation as an expert in building, detailing, painting and weathering model trains, while he also has a long-standing passion for model cars and trucks. He has written nine books for Crowood.

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Building and Painting Model Trucks

George Dent

$59.99

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