The Weathering Magazine. Issue 29: Green

The latest issue of your favourite magazine deals with the colour most associated with the military: Green. As the most popular camouflage colour it is one all modellers will want to paint and weather to the highest standards! Many of the favourite models for hobbyists share one common factor: green is present! See, in detail, how to work with the iconic 4BO represented in the IS2 White Bears at Berlin. This issue might deal with a single colour, but it is one with such a variety in tone and weathering; illustrated in two Vietnam theatre vehicles: a NVA 1:72 T-54 based on the "AMMO by Mig Jimenez" kit, and a 1:35 Tamiya American "Sheridan". For aircraft fans, learn about the unique effects of aerial travel and combat in extreme climates on the Japanese "Zeros" famous dark green. With the dominance of green as a real world military colour it is understandable it remains a popular colour with science fiction modellers, shown in this issue with a "Bandai" mecha the focus of rust and other contrasting weathering colours on a mecha green. Green, as a colour, is present not only in our models but also in the environments in which they find themselves: an example of this is covered in an in-depth step-by-step on a green forest diorama. "The Weathering Magazine" explains all featured painting and weathering techniques with detailed step-by-step articles, each showing you how to perform each technique as illustrated through high-quality images and concise descriptions from some of the worlds best modellers. This eagerly awaited issue of "The Weathering Magazine" is sure to be a collectors favourite, each page filled with useful techniques and every article a learning resource couched in inspiration for all genre and level of modeller.

Although this booklet only deals with a single colour, the colour green is extremely rich in different shades of green and offers a multitude of possibilities for weathering it. Overview of the modelling work presented here: Soviet JS-2 in Berlin (1:35, Tamiya); Japanese A6M3/3A "Zero" fighter aircraft (1:48, Tamiya); T-54 main battle tank of the North Vietnamese army (1:72, Mig-Ammo); American M551 "Sheridan" in Vietnam (1:35, Tamiya); Killing Verdure. Mecha (1:20, Bandai). In addition to the individual model reviews, the magazine also contains a photo gallery with pictures of real military vehicles in various green liveries.