TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE -SPECIAL WINTER-

Tanker Techniques Magazine - the special winter issue

A publication, not a kit. Tanker Techniques Magazine is an AK interactive series devoted to models of military vehicles, and this issue is a special with a winter theme. Winter is a discipline of its own for a modeler: white winter overcoats wear through to the layers beneath, snow is never pure white, slushy ground behaves differently from dry dust, and the sheen of a wet or frozen surface decides whether a scene looks cold or merely dusty.

What the issue is good for

• Working with winter finishes on vehicles and with their wearing through to the base.
• Imitating snow, slushy ground and frozen surfaces on a model and in a diorama.
• Tuning gloss and matte where a surface is meant to look wet or frozen.
• A reference for a winter scene, where vehicle, terrain and figures all have to go together.

The designation and the contents of this issue

The series appears in several language versions and the individual issues differ in format as well. The naming of the individual issues in this series is not consistent - some carry a sequence number, others only a subtitle - so go by the designation Special Winter for this one. The contents are about modeling technique: they are methods of painting and weathering, not a historical account.

Who it is for

For modelers of military vehicles who want to build a winter vehicle or scene and are looking for concrete methods instead of trying blindly, and for diorama builders where snow carries the composition. It is also useful for anyone who has tried winter effects and was not happy with the result.