F.A.Q. 3

F.A.Q. 3 — a handbook of techniques for models of military vehicles

The third volume of the well-known F.A.Q. series of handbooks from the publisher AK Interactive gathers together the methods of building, painting and weathering models of military vehicles. The book has 464 pages in a softcover binding, the text is in English and it is accompanied by a very rich pictorial section with step-by-step photographs. It is neither a kit nor a set of paints, but a publication in its own right.

What the book contains

• Methods from preparing the parts and the base coat through camouflage schemes to the final weathering.
• Airbrush painting techniques, work with masks, filters, washes, oils and pigments.
• Chapters focused on the materials and surfaces of modern vehicles, but applicable to earlier periods as well.
• Over two thousand accompanying photographs, which show the individual steps clearly.
• 464 pages, softcover binding, text in English.

Who it is for

The book suits modelers who already manage basic building and want to move on to elaborate painting and weathering, and advanced builders as a reference handbook. Thanks to its scope and its arrangement, particular methods are easy to look up in it. The text is in English, but a number of the chapters are led mainly by pictures, so it is usable with a basic knowledge of the language as well.