HOW TO GUIDES VOL.5

Preface How to Series Volume 5

This is the fifth book in our “How To” series where our aim is to bring a lot of detailed information about painting and general modelling techniques for all modellers. The books have high quality photos and detailed texts, enabling readers to easily follow the progress of assembly and painting methods, and help adopt new modelling techniques and different approaches.

This issue has 68 pages as usual, with 180 pictures with 123 Step by Step. We’re covering in detail how to create, paint and weather a WWII Super Diorama in 1/35 scale. The well-known artist Selu Casanova offers a detailed presentation of all his painting and weathering techniques so the reader can see all the painting and weathering details, and all the paints and materials used. A brief historical background is also included. Selu’s aim was to reveal all his secrets for the painting and weathering procedure, where he explains how he did some modifications so the scenery will be fit perfectly to his liking! For the painting, chipping and weathering the artist used Tamiya acrylics, Vallejo Model Color and Panzer Aces, Scale75 acrylics, Lifecolor acrylic paints, AMMO Mig Jimenez Products, and Winsor & Newton Winton Series Oils.

We must thank the following: Vallejo Acrylics (Alex Vallejo and Jaume Ortiz Forns), Lifecolor (Alessandro Balbo and Rolando Iezzi), Alicia Manzanero (Scale75), Yannis Papadopoulos and our English Text Editor Ken Jones.

Special thanks must go to Selu Casanova who provided us with all the necessary material so this book could be released as a perfect painting manual.

Editor/Publisher

Stelios Demiras

CONTRIBUTOR

SELU CASANOVA

CONTENTS

 4       Introduction – A quick presentation of The Author’s Modelling Life and Works

 8       The Walk of Shame – History Behind the Diorama Design

 10     Parts Preparation

 11     Painting Mixes and the Author’s Approach for Painting Figures

 16     Kiosk Construction and Painting

31 Step by Step photos

 22     German Anti-Aircraft Vehicle Painting

22 Step by Step photos

 32     French House and Large Cobblestone Road

Construction, Modification, Painting and Weathering

70 Step by Step photos

 54     Willys Jeep Painting and Weathering     

 56     The Finished Diorama

All around photos of the Super Diorama so the viewer can spot that all the tiny details have been included

 62     Selu’s Creations Gallery

In the final chapter of the book, we present some big high-quality pictures of Selu’s works over the years so you can admire the details better.

A4 FORMAT
68 PAGES
SPECIAL PUR GLUE
MATT LAMINATED COVER
ISSN: 2732-6667
Suggested Retail Price 29.95 Euros