Military Model Scene

Title: How to Paint Early WWII German Tanks
Author: Sungjun Jung
Publisher: Ammo by MIG Jiminez
ISBN: 978-84-17846-44-2

A new How to Paint book from Ammo by MIG Jiminez, this time covering Early WWII German Tanks, especially on the single colour Panzer Grey machines, though with a couple of exceptions. It features the fantastic work of Korean modeller Sungjun Jung, and naturally uses the various paints, finishing and weathering products manufactured by Ammo. A 184-page soft-cover book, and full colour content. All the text, including all the photo captions, are provided in both English and Spanish throughout.
The first two sections set the scene with regard to German camouflage colours between 1936 and February 1943, including notes on markings and interior colours, plus a colour chart and some colour vehicle profiles. These are followed by the bulk of the book, 8 separate models, all with step by step guides to their finishing with paints and weathering. They feature a Hobbyboss 1/35 ADGZ armoured car, done in an SS Polizei Grun; Dragon 1/35 Panzerbefehlswagen I in Panzer Grey; the Ammo 1/16 Panzer I Breda, in a multi-colour camouflage; then all in Panzer Grey, a Tamiya 1/35 Panzer II Ausf C, the Bronco Models 1/35 Panzer III Ausf A (the one with the 5 larger roadwheels), Dragon 1.35 Stug III Ausf A in the markings of Michael Wittmann, a Dragon Pz IV F2 and finally a Tamiya 1/48 Tiger I Early Production. As you can see from this list, the scales vary between the models but the basic techniques work whatever the scale you are working on. Each step is broken down nicely, each with a clear photo and captions to explain every step. Quite naturally for a book by Ammo, all the paints and materials used are from the Ammo ranges, including Oil Brushes, Filters, Streaking Brushers, pigments, decal solutions, etc etc.
There are plenty of artistic styles for finishing/weathering models, some of which I like, others not so much. I must say I like what I see here and not just the end results, but how the author has explained his techniques as well. He seems to manage to make things look easy enough to try out/mimic for yourself, which is always a challenge for a single base colour such as Panzer Grey. The quality of the whole thing, picture quality, paper quality and general presentation really is first class, a book which has the 'feel' of quality as well as the look. I found a number of things in here I plan to try out, and to pick just one example being how he creates the rusted appearance of exhausts/mufflers. If you want some help in getting the most from your early war panzer models then I'd heartily recommend this one.
Thanks to Ammo by MIG Jiminez for our example.

Robin