The Haynes Model Builders’ Manual was published in 2019, and I wanted to see how relevant it was across different areas of the model building hobby.
I look at the manual from the perspective of a miniatures builder, painter, modeller and collector - a hobbyist who’s more Warhammer than World War 2, more Army Painter than Airfix, more Space Marine than submariner, etc. Let’s see if it has any useful advice for miniature hobbyists like me.
From Haynes: This manual takes the reader through how modern model kits are designed and manufactured, how the scale is decided upon (most modern kits are made to established scales so that models and accessories are compatible with one another), as well as providing advice on model-building tools and techniques. The down-to-earth text, complemented by numerous photographs, provides details of the ideal ‘workshop’ set-up for building models; tools and adhesives required; paint types and application techniques – from brushing to using aerosol cans, airbrushing and paint booths; the wide variety of decals available, and how to make your own; basic building techniques, and how to construct dioramas to put models into an appropriate ‘setting’.
Dimensions: 270 x 210 mm
# of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781785215551
ISBN-10: 1785215558
Publication date: Wednesday, 26 June, 2019
Language: English
Author(s): Mat Irvine
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