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Adding a figure to a kit or display can increase both depth and interest, yet building and painting figures continues to be a source of frustration to many armour modelers. This book provides full details on how to build and integrate realistic Heer Panzer crew figures with their vehicles, and on how to paint the key uniform variants and patterns worn by these distinctive troops.

It begins with a brief discussion of the various mediums (plastic, resin and white metal), and a round up of the tools, materials and aftermarket items suitable for building and super-detailing figures. Using differing theatres and periods of the war, it shows how to paint common clothing types and patterns, such as the black panzer uniform, Splittermuster, feldgrau, and fatigues, as well as unique and fascinating variants such as Russian camouflage fabric and the motorcycle rubber coat.

Special effects, such as dust-covering, and the addition of equipment and and other details are also covered in clear, step-by-step tutorials. The book will also challenge and inspire the more experienced crew figure modeler, with clearly explained 'kit-bashing' and scratch-building demonstrations, making this a treatment of the subject with wide appeal.

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Author Raymond W. Clanton, pilot and airplane commander, flew 33 missions over Japan in World War II in a Boeing B-29 Superfortress In his new book, the Fire Raid on Tokyo, Japan, March 9-10, 1945 is depicted with a haunting realism. This is Ray Clanton’s story as well as the spellbinding exploits of several other B-29 flyers that participated in the drama of countless death defying missions of WWII. The narratives are compelling, depicting a graphic portrayal of the air war over the Empire of Japan and its chilling effect on the airmen who put their lives on the line. The slashing fighter attacks and the Flak Alley jungles will leave you in awe and make you ponder how anyone could have survived such hellish missions.

Readers will be stunned by the magnitude of the destruction inflicted on the Empire by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bombers. The B-29 Superfortress was a state of the art flying machine and nothing remotely approached her majestic beauty of design. She was a siren, a temptress and veiled beneath her intrinsic beauty was a latent instrument of death and destruction.

The author has painted a word picture of the hazards encountered on a typical combat bomb run. You will literally feel the hot lead spewing forth from the fighter’s blazing guns as it smashes through your B-29 Superfortress. Be advised, this is not exclusively a "Blood and Guts" book – quite the contrary. Though action packed by its very nature, you will discover a wealth of historical facts, information, compassion, and appropriate humor and much more..
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This digital document is an article from All Hands, published by U.S. Navy on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1303 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The face of kindness: the story of air crewmen in Operation Unified Assistance.(Cover Story)
Author: James Pinsky
Publication:All Hands (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: U.S. Navy
Issue: 1056 Page: 20(4)

Article Type: Cover Story

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