{"product_id":"9781785009181-secondhand-building-and-painting-model-trucks","title":"Building and Painting Model Trucks","description":"This richly illustrated book offers a complete guide to building model truck kits, across all of the popular scales. Concentrating on civilian vehicles, renowned modeller George Dent describes the fundamental processes involved in kit-building, including preparation and assembly of components, detailing and modification work including custom fittings, plus an in-depth look at painting and weathering techniques. Featuring a range of popular, readily available kits in all of the popular scales: 1:72, 1:48, 1:35, 1:32 and 1:24, and suitable for modellers of all abilities, each project is clearly explained in an illustrated, step-by-step format with over 680 colour photographs.  AUTHOR: Having grown up on a diet of Airfix and Matchbox plastic kits, George Dent is now Editor and in-house model maker at Model Rail magazine, one of the UK's most popular hobby titles. He has built a well-earned reputation as an expert in detailing, painting and weathering models and has a long-standing passion for model cars and trucks. This is his ninth book for Crowood.   SELLING POINTS: .  A practical step by step guide for building and painting realistic model trucks from commercially available kits. .  Of interest to anyone interested in building model vehicles, especially trucks - aimed at the beginner to the more advanced modeller. .  Covers the core kit-building practices: preparation, assembly, painting, tools and adhesives. .  Gives details of essential painting techniques to produce a showroom-quality paint finish and a comprehensive guide to weathering. .  Superbly illustrated with 687 colour photographs. .  George Dent is a renowned modeller and an expert in detailing, painting and weathering models.   687 colour photographs","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49129902244059,"sku":"9781785009181-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/13f4d9b0-d987-41b1-b480-f9f630355fdd.jpg?v=1786558754","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781785009181-secondhand-building-and-painting-model-trucks","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}