How to Build Dioramas

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Summary: I re-discovered my hobby!!!
Review: Being a Naval Modeller,itÂ's difficult for me to find books about my hobby. When I decided to buy ShepÂ's book.... WOW! It made me think about what is my real interest: Building Naval Dioramas (even though there are not many naval topics in the book). It gives ideas for any kind of modeller, and more important, it gives inspiration with its astonishing photos!

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Summary: Best Modelling book ever
Review: I am trying to get back into modelling and found this book. I am truly happy I bought it. It covers all the basics and gives the model builder all sorts of practical and understandable ideas and hints. If you are interested in modeling you need this book!

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Summary: From beginning to skillful
Review: I learn a lot from this book even after my 20-year scale modeling
career. This book is well-organized for every level, from new-comer to old kid in town. Every modeler's new idea can be inspired from this excellent book. This book can be extended to a textbook for scale modeling under existing chapter structure. I would like to express my highest regard to the author.

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Summary: Best Diorama How Too
Review: I purchased this book along with the Verlinden Vol 1 and I must say that there is a big diffrence in information. Paine has much more explanation of the planning and building process than the Verlinden books. It covers a lot in just one book.

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Summary: Best Diorama How Too
Review: I purchased this book along with the Verlinden Vol 1 and I must say that there is a big diffrence in information. Paine has much more explanation of the planning and building process than the Verlinden books. It covers a lot in just one book.

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Summary: A Modeler's Bible
Review: Shep Paine is a master modeler who will inspire modelers of all skill levels. Not only does his book cover the basics of dioramas, it also has chapters on weathering and painting, including a superb chapter on painting figures. The book is well organized, covering the stages of design, layout, materials and presentation, and his style of writing is clear and informal. Nothing too technical here yet will still appeal to both expert and beginner modelers. If you have built models, this book will help you put your model where it belongs - in your own diorama.

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Summary: A Must For Any Serious Modeler
Review: Shep Paine is an absolute master in the art of model and diorama construction. In this top-notch "how to" book, Paine lays out all the basic and advanced techniques that will help to improve the skills of novice and professional alike. The text is detailed, yet easy to understand. Best of all, the author uses numerous photos and diagrams which make his techniques easy to follow. Among the topics covered are realistic paint schemes, weathering, figure posing and super detailing of minature buildings. The best feature of the book, however, is the endless array of photos which depict Paine's beautiful dioramas. Shep's figures and dioramas look so real, that sometimes you'll swear you're looking at photos of actual soldiers, planes, tanks,etc. His work is stunning! I love this book and because of it, I have become a better model/diorama builder. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Excellent book, highly recommended.
Review: Sheperd Paine has developed the hobby of modeling and diorama building to a high art form! The book is full of his secrets about these subjects. Even if I was not a modeler I would buy the book just to look at the dioramas he has build and displayed in the book. They are exceptional!

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Summary: amazing diaromas
Review: this book has many tips. ý recommend all modeller especialy for beginer. after ý read this book my diaromas have a lot of detail. this book enlarge your imagination and you wish make very realistic and detailed diaromas. thanks for Sheperd Paine

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Summary: amazing diaromas
Review: this book has many tips. ý recommend all modeller especialy for beginer. after ý read this book my diaromas have a lot of detail. this book enlarge your imagination and you wish make very realistic and detailed diaromas. thanks for Sheperd Paine