Cole, Tom Modelling US World War II Armoured Vehicles

Aimed at military model makers and wargamers who are interested in the armoured fighting vehicles of the United States as used throughout World War II, this book follows on from "Modelling British World War II Armoured Vehicles" by the same author. The book places its emphasis on US Army and US Marine Corps AFVs modelled mainly in 1:72 and 1:48 scales, in a deliberate departure from the more popular 1:35 scale, to encourage and inspire model makers who are new to or less familiar with these scales. Illustrated with over 270 colour photos this book features every major US AFV used in World War II, with many models shown in various stages of construction and paintings. It presents step-by-step guides demonstrating the painting techniques appropriate for different scales and includes an additional section showing how to paint wargames models. There is also a review of how the USA developed tanks and other armoured vehicles from the interwar period through to the end of World War II. This fascinating story will help model makers and wargamers give the vehicles they build an historical context.

In doing so, the book deliberately departs from the more popular 1:35 scale to encourage and inspire modellers who are new or less familiar with these scales. Illustrated with over 270 colour photographs, this book features all the major armoured vehicles used by the US Armed Forces during the Second World War, with many models shown at various stages of construction and painting. It includes step-by-step instructions demonstrating painting techniques suitable for the different scales and an additional section showing how to paint wargame models. There is also an overview of how American main battle tanks and other armoured vehicles evolved from the interwar period to the end of the Second World War. This fascinating history will help modellers and wargamers give historical context to the vehicles they build.