Pro Modeler’s Handbook

Incredible Painting and Weathering Tips Used by Professional Modelers.

Learn the Same Tips and Techniques the Award-Winning Modelers Use! It’s Really Easy and Fun… Once You Know the Secrets!

Do Your Models and Buildings Look Like Real-Life Miniatures… or Do They Look Like Toys?

Why ‘thinking in scale’ is so important.
What colors to use, and the kinds of paints that produce professional results.
Where to buy paints and save BIG over hobby store prices.
The best glue to use no matter what material you model in; wood, metal, plastic, etc.
Why if you skip this important ‘first step’, your results will always look, “just ok.”
The ‘magic’ paint brush master craftsmen use to get award-winning results. It’s available at any hobby shop or arts and crafts store.
How to get a realistic ‘peeling-paint look’ for wood.
How to ‘weather and age’ brick and stone.
How to make roofs and buildings look like they’ve been beaten by wind, rain, sun, and snow.
How to create the ‘illusion of age’.
Learn techniques to RUST your buildings, locomotives, and cars.
A special ‘solution’ to use for the final touch on buildings, structures, rolling stock, and even scenery.
Why ‘common’ drug store items may be your best choice for weathering.
The ‘must-have’ tools for master-modeling.
How to mix your own weathering solutions.
And much, much more!

No matter what time period you’re modeling, or what scale you like, with our new reference guide, PRO MODELER’S HANDBOOK, you’ll learn the tips and tricks master craftsmen use to create their professional models. You can even use these techniques to make your trains, vehicles, and scenery look better too.

There are just a few simple steps to making your models look real and life-like. Only a few colors of paint to use to get the best results. A ‘magic’ paintbrush and a few award-winning secrets we share with you.

Learn the tips and techniques provided and beam with pride as your friends and family wonder how you made your models look so real.

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RC Aeroplanes – A Beginners Guide (The Modelers World Series)

This book contains a wealth of information on building and flying your first radio controlled model aeroplane.

If you wish to be the builder, maintenance engineer and pilot all rolled into one, look no further as this book is the essential guide. Valuable information in the book includes finding a radio set to control it and fitting a suitable motor to power it, whether an internal combustion engine or an electric motor. The author, Malcolm Messiter, passes on his knowledge in an informative, friendly way, dipping into his own modelling past to put across the fun that can be had from participating in this all-consuming pastime.

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