Jim Rae takes a look at Elements in Combat #4— Tiger & Variants Vol. 2, a new title from Xtreme Modelling.
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 03:54 PM UTC
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 05:05 PM UTC
Very thorough review, it tells me exactly what I would get for my money. Kudos!
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Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 11:03 PM UTC
Thanks Bill - I appreciate your comments. I must admit, when I see the knowledge base that many have on this subject, I was a little daunted at the thought of doing this.
Posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 11:41 PM UTC
nice review Jim. shame they don't bring these books over here
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Posted: Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 09:03 AM UTC
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Thanks Bill - I appreciate your comments. I must admit, when I see the knowledge base that many have on this subject, I was a little daunted at the thought of doing this.
Actually, the experts don't need a book like this, it's the rest of us who do, so I appreciate reviews from "the trenches" like yours. Mig's book was very helpful to me, for example, because it was packed with tricks and tips. I learned a lot of techniques and still use it, but probably haven't fully taken advantage of all it could tell me. This one looks like it could be worthwhile for being packed with information.
A guy tried to demonstrate figure painting at a recent show I was at. He clearly knew a lot, but couldn't present it in a fashion that taught me anything. Sometimes the trick is organizing the information, and this book seems to do that.
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Posted: Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:56 AM UTC
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Posted: Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:41 PM UTC
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Judging purely from the pictures, it is a lot about painting, and not really about Tiger-facts.
Also from the text. I Quote:
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due to the nature of this book, and despite having a lot of good Tiger references available to me, I prefer to run it as an Review of a modeling book rather than a 'true' reference book on the Tiger variants.
That clear enough?