Modelling Panzer Crewmen of the Heer (Modelling Guides) Paperback – September 26, 2006

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In modeling and painting military miniatures, there have been very few that were decent enough to be a constant reference. First was Peter Blum's "Model Soldiers" (published, by the way, by Imrie/Risley). Then we had Almark's work by Roy Dilley and D.S.V. Fosten. Unfortunately in both works, we had drawings, but no photos of actual work.Now we have "Modelling Panzer Crewmen of the Heer," and what a nice work it is! Bannerman's photos and descriptions of how he painted the cover figure are well worth the price of the book. The book also has articles on converting and painting an early war panzer officer as well as an article on how to do 1/48 figures (good also for aircraft figures). In fact, this is one of those books that transcends the subject matter, as anyone can use Bannerman's painting tips on other figures from other nations, as well as time periods.Perhaps surpassing this book is the bonus DVD put out by "Armor Models" magazine (out of print, pity), but this is mostly in Japanese (no subtitles), with one part in English featuring MMiR's Pat Stancil. Still, "Modelling Panzer Crewmen of the Heer" is well-worth the price, and is an excellent reference work on light conversions and painting figures.

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If you like modeling 1/35th or 1/48th scale German armor and have wanted to add figures, this book is for you. The core of the text covers painting WWII panzer crewmen in miniature using enamels and oils and only lightly touches on conversions and scupting.The basic uniforms covered include: Panzer Black (The most common uniform worn) Afrika Korp (also known as Tropical uniform) Reed Green Denim (introduced in 1942)The focus of the work is the use of shading and hilighting techniques with enamel paints to create a realistic looking uniform in miniature. The author begins with the Panzer Black uniform which is very easy and a great place to start for a beginner. The author then moves on to Afrika Korp and Reed Green Denim uniforms which are not really much harder.The book has further sections on painting faces, sculpting figures and weathering uniforms. The face painting section is very good but requires a commitment to the use of artists oils. Using artist oils is a little tricky and more advice there would have been nice. However, face painting with oils, once mastered, will deliver a great result. The section on sculpting is really too brief and was the least useful to me.Overall this is a grood book for anyone struggling to start adding figures to their German armor models.

Although weell photographed and documented, I was let down by this volume in the Osprey Modelling series. Maybe if the publisher had named it "Painting Panzer Crewmen of the Heer" I wouldn't be as disappointed. To it's credit, the book does go into very good detail concerning painting Panzer crewmen, but I think that the concept of modeling goes a bit farther than just painting. Very little of this book deals with topics like figure conversions, changing facial expressions, and scratchbuilding figures. A good reference, but I think that Osprey could have done a bit better.

There appears to be a recent proliferation of modelling books on niche branches of the German Army from this publisher. I can understand specific modelling manuals for a type of tank, airplane and how-to procedures for modelling the different types and marks. What I can't understand is why is there a need to have niche concepts in modelling the Germanic WWII figure? There is only one mark/type (aryan, SS, waffen) that I am aware of and the various uniform details can be gleaned from numerous books on the subject.This book covers only slight modifications, if any, of the numerous commercially available 1/35 scale resin and plastic figures with head swaps. Why a manual is required to do these simple modifications escapes me.

This is a good basic guide for painting panzer crewmen.There are 8 chapters that start on a basic figure pre-war panzer uniform to special techniques that deal with painting faces, tan-water pattern camo to weathering and painting clothes with oil paints.The chapters are:1: Introduction. The tools of the figure modeller. This chapter covers all the materials and tools that are needed.2: Getting started. Figure types. Choosing a figure. Preparing a figure for painting. This chapter covers uniforms and brands of figures.3: Painting black uniforms: shadows and highlights. This chapter details building and paint a panzer crewman in black.4: Painting Africakorps Panzer uniforms. This chapter details building and painting a dessert uniform and base.5: Painting the Sturmartillerie two-piece uniform. This chapter details painting the figure using a different style of painting.6: Sculpting a Panzer crewman figure. This chapter details building a crewman from scratch.7: Painting small-scale Panzer figures (1/48) This chapter details painting 1/48 scale figures.8: Special techniques. This chapter details painting flesh and faces, camouflage pattern. Painting black panzer uniform with oil paints and weathering clothing.9: Kits and accessories: This chapter details figure brands and acessories.10: Further reading and research: This chapters gives resources to help with your figures.11:Index12: Color reference chart.

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Having seen the work of Mark Bannerman in magazines and the Internet, I'm delighted with this book. Mark Bannerman, like Calvin Tan, makes the figures look lifelike and relaxed - and even if the figure-sculpting is excellent, a botched paint job can ruin a whole attitude - I know, I'm STILL trying to get it right.This is worth reading by all figure modellers, whether your interest is Axis, Allied, Sci-Fi or English Dark Ages, there is something to learn. Five stars - only because it doesn't go up to six!

An excellent book on the subject. Filled with ideas and tips for improving your model figure skills. Highly recommended.

This book was just what I was looking for. It is aimed squarely at the armour modeller who wants to add decent looking figures to their vehicles. I found that the instructions were laid out in a logical way and were easy to follow. The inclusion of techniques from other well known modellers helped to show that there are numerous techiniques and one should try them all to determine which works the best. An excellent book and well worth the asking price.