Osprey Modelling Manual SC (1998-2002 1st Series) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Basic Aviation Modelling!" By Jerry Scutts. This is the first in a new series of highly illustrated books for the model maker. Basic Aviation Modelling is an excellent introduction to the art of making model aeroplanes from kits. High definition pictures take the reader through all the stages of making a variety of kits. The emphasis throughout is to make the tasks understandable in a step-by-step format. Working with readily available kits from Tamiya, Verlinden and Revell, the less experienced modeller is shown the do's and don'ts of modelling techniques with particular emphasis on the common difficulties that the inexperienced modeller might face. This series will build into a library of practical information for the modeller. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Advanced Aviation Modelling!" By Jerry Scutts. This is the second in the new Modelling Manual series which sets out to help the more experienced modeller to improve techniques and expand their modelling horizons. Working with models like the MIG27 Fulcrum, the A-10, and the WW1 Roland Walfisch the reader is shown how with patience and care these and other models can be superdetailed to a very high standard. Very detailed colour photographs and a concise but explanatory text show the modeller how to turn a basic kit model into a show-stopper. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Advanced Aviation Modelling!" By Jerry Scutts. This is the second in the new Modelling Manual series which sets out to help the more experienced modeller to improve techniques and expand their modelling horizons. Working with models like the MIG27 Fulcrum, the A-10, and the WW1 Roland Walfisch the reader is shown how with patience and care these and other models can be superdetailed to a very high standard. Very detailed colour photographs and a concise but explanatory text show the modeller how to turn a basic kit model into a show-stopper. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Basic Military Vehicle Modelling!" By Jerry Scutts. This is the third in the Modelling Manual series which deals with the basics of military vehicle modelling - one of the most popular subjects for modellers. The first of three books to deal with this fascinating subject, Basic Vehicle Modelling introduces the modeller to some basic model types with a series of close up, step by step photographs. Working with kits from Tamiya, Verlinden, Revell and others, the less experienced modeller is shown the do's and don'ts of modelling techniques, with particular emphasis on the common difficulties that the inexperienced modeller might face. This series will build into a library of practical information for the modeller. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Advanced Military Vehicle Modelling!" By Jerry Scutts. For the more experienced vehicle modeller this book takes the reader to a level of proficiency that some people only dream of. Step by step colour photographs and clear, precise language show scratchbuilding and superdetailing techniques which make gold award winners. Vehicles covered include 1/35 Hummel, SDKFZ Self propelled gun, Panther engine, Grant medium tank, DUKW Amphibious vehicle. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Intermediate Military Vehicle Modelling!" By Jerry Scutts. This is the fifth title in the series and is intended to be a companion volume for Volume 3: Basic Military Vehicle Modelling and Volume 4: Advanced Military Vehicle Modelling. This title helps to complete the reader's knowledge of the skills and techniques required in military vehicle modelling. It covers such methods as scratch-building, superdetailing and the use of new materials including liquid plastic and photoetched details. These new techniques are vividly explained through a highly-illustrated, blow-by-blow guide to building a variety of kits, the M24 Chaffee, SdKfz 7/2 and 7/1, Bergepanther and many others. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Airbrush Painting Techniques!" By Jerry Scutts. This book is designed to impart the techniques of using this effective tool quickly and easily. All three types of airbrush are examined and explained in simple terms. The title also boasts an excellent section on actually using the airbrush, and studies in depth the painting of four different miniatures. Clear photographs are taken of the painting process on each different model, showing all sorts of exciting techniques. Methods of lightening and darkening, representing camouflage and weathering and mixing exactly the right colour are all explained. A book that will suit both complete beginners and those wanting to get more out of their airbrush. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "WWII Dioramas!" By Jerry Scutts. Still the most popular subject for dioramas at any military modelling show, WWII gives the modeller the opportunity to try out his repertoire from burnt out buildings to weathered machines and men. This book explores the many facets of the subject and shows how composition is all. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Modelling and Painting Figures!" By Jerry Scutts. Probably the greatest test of the modeller is achieving the perfectly posed figure. This title explains how best to set up the figure, and goes on to deal with the niceties of painting, facial expressions, clothing etc. With no detail unexplored, everything is clearly explained with step by step photos. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Modelling WWII Figures!" By Jerry Scutts. This book takes over where No 7 finished. It tackles the complex problems posed by WWII figure modelling caused by the variety of combatants, uniforms, camouflage schemes, vehicles and weapons, the many theatres of war and the variety of terrain fought over. Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Modelling Postwar Tanks!" By Jerry Scutts. Since WWII tanks have proved themselves in every conflict - Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the Gulf, the Arab-Israeli wars. This book concentrates on how to model accurately not just postwar technical developments but also changing tactical uses. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. "Modelling Soft-Skinned Military Vehicles!" By Jerry Scutts. WWII saw the development of a huge range of armed and unarmed military vehicles - anti-aircraft gun platforms, ambulances, artillery tractors, fuel bowsers, jeeps, trucks and troop carriers – these are essential for use in many dioramas and vignettes. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Postwar Aircraft!" By Jerry Scutts. Postwar military aviation is dominated by the multi-role jet aircraft. This book looks at military jets from the F-86 Sabre of the Korean War through to the Tornados and F-18s of today and the key issues associated with accurate detailing, markings and camouflage schemes. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger!" By Jerry Scutts. Numbers 13 and 14 the Osprey Modelling Series see the start of a regular subseries on modelling specific AFVs. The first covers the best German tank of WW2, the Tiger, the mount of top tank commander Michael Wittmann. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books provide all the details needed to model the main Tiger I version – the Ausf E – and its variants. There is a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "M4 Sherman!" By Jerry Scutts.With numbers 13 and 14 the Osprey Modelling Series sees the start of a regular subseries on modelling specific AFVs. The second covers the Allies' most important tank of WW2, the US M4 Sherman, of which 49, 234 gun tanks were built. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed to model the main M4 Sherman version – the M4A4 – and its variants. There is a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest. Softcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. "Panzerkampfwagen III!" By Rodrigo Hernandez Cabos and John Prigent. The Panzer III was the instrument of Blitzkrieg on land, the major component of the Panzerwaffe in the early war years, and an important stepping stone between the earliest Panzers and the heavier vehicles of the later war years. Over 15,000 were built and the Panzerkampfwagen III saw service in all theatres, serving with distinction in Africa and Russia. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, this book will provide all the details needed to model the main Panzer III version – the Ausf J – and its variants. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. "T-34/76 & T-34/85!" By Rodrigo Hernandez Cabos and John Prigent. The T-34/76 was a major step forward in tank design and its appearance on the battlefield during the German invasion of Russia shocked the Germans into developing new AFVs such as the Panzer V Panther. Produced in huge numbers, its later variant the T-34/85 would see extended postwar service with Communist-supplied countries around the world - such as the Arab countries, the North Korea, North Vietnam and China. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed to model the main T-34 version - the Model 1943 - and its variants. There is a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Messerschmitt Bf 109!" By Rodrigo Hernandez Cabos and Geoff Coughlin. With number 17 the Osprey Modelling Manuals start a regular subseries on modelling specific aircraft types. The first covers the standard Luftwaffe single-seat fighter of the early years of WW2, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the mount of aces such as Adolf Galland and Werner Mölders. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed to model the main Bf109 version — the 109E ‘Emil' — and other variants, particularly the ‘Gustav', the most numerous of all Bf 109 types, and the strange double-deck Mistel. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Supermarine Spitfire!" By Rodrigo Hernandez Cabos and Geoff Coughlin. Osprey Modelling Manual 18 examines Reginald Mitchell's classic Spitfire — the only RAF type in continuous production throughout WWII (over 20,000 were built in some 40 major variations), and an airframe adaptable as a fighter, fighter-bomber and PR aircraft. This book provides all the details needed to model the main Spitfire Marks — the Mks V and IX — and other Spitfire variants. Includes a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 19 - 1st printing. "North American P-51 Mustang!" By Rodrigo Hernandez Cabos and Geoff Coughlin. Osprey Modelling Manual 19 covers the best-known US fighter of WWII - the long-range escort that made possible the USAAF's bombing of Germany by day. This classic fighter would go on to have a significant postwar history too. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed to model the main P-51 version, the P-51D (nearly 8,000, over half the total number of P-51s, built) and its variants. There is a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 20 - 1st printing. "Focke-Wulf Fw 190!" By Rodrigo Hernandez Cabos and Geoff Coughlin. Osprey Modelling Manual 20 examines the Focke-Wulf 190, which entered Luftwaffe service in 1941. It would serve out the war as the best of all German fighters and fighter-bombers, and its variants would include Kurt Tank's extreme Ta152 tank-buster version (4 x 20mm, 1 x 30mm cannon). With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed to model the most common A8 version as well as the long-nosed FW190D and other variants. There is a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.