Book Review of
Painting Wargame Figures
Allied Forces in Blitzkrieg Europe 1939-1940
British, French, Belgian, Dutch & Polish Forces
Author: Andy Singleton
Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
ISBN: 978 1 39900 567 8
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2023
MSRP: $29.95
ISBN: 978 1 39900 567 8
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2023
MSRP: $29.95
THE BOOK:
Pen & Sword is based in the UK.
This book is soft-bound of 253 pages (3 pages are blank) in 6 ¾” x 9 ¾” page format.
The cover art shows a color photo of 8 British Commonwealth soldier dress in checked kilts and posed on a grassy diorama base.
In the upper right corner of the box art there is a color photo of a French infantryman figure being painted, posed on a red circle.
The back cover of the book shows a color photo of 6 cavalry-men on horseback, posed on a diorama base.
There is a post-card inserted into the book, to use to get more info about Pen & Sword books.
This series of Hobby Guides is aimed at assisting new or unfamiliar modelers with historical figure modeling and war gaming, by providing them with a range of simple tips and techniques to assist them in putting together good looking collections using methods that won’t take an age.
Beginning with an introduction to the range of tools and materials commonly found in modeling, the main part of the book comprises of concise guides for painting Polish, Belgian, Dutch, British and French forces. The step by step guidance covers all the common variations of uniforms used during the period by the various nations, as well as tips on specialist forces, such as Polish cavalry, French Colonial troops and Dutch marines.
Illustrated with hundreds of photos, each stage of the guides has a combination of text description, photographs and a list of both paint and brush sizes used to make the steps as easy to follow as possible, as well as stunning images of the figures in period settings.
However, Axis soldiers of Germany, Italy and Japan are not shown, no U.S. Army figures.
The TIPS & TECHNIQUES SECTION BEGINS THE BOOK with: Getting Started, Plastic, Metal or Resin, Knives, Cutters and Files, Glues, Filler, Paint, Primer and Spray cans, Paint Brushes and care, Painting Techniques, Dry Brushing, Layering, Washing and Glazing, Varnish, Assembling Figures, Painting Figures, with a list of the scales that are available for figures.
There are 9 chapters in the book:
Tips & Tools
Polish Forces
Dutch Forces
Belgian Forces
French Forces
British and Commonwealth Forces
Skin Tones
Horses
Bases
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andy Singleton has been modeling and painting since childhood, having built subjects across a wide range of subjects, scales and genres. In 2014, Andy decided to stop having a proper job and picked up his brushes full time to become a professional figure painter with his business Volly Fire Painting Service.
In addition to painting legions of figures, he has worked with many manufacturers across the industry and many samples of his work can be found in many rule books, magazines and web sites.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers, the N. American distributor of Pen & Sword books. All their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
The cover art shows a color photo of 8 British Commonwealth soldier dress in checked kilts and posed on a grassy diorama base.
In the upper right corner of the box art there is a color photo of a French infantryman figure being painted, posed on a red circle.
The back cover of the book shows a color photo of 6 cavalry-men on horseback, posed on a diorama base.
There is a post-card inserted into the book, to use to get more info about Pen & Sword books.
This series of Hobby Guides is aimed at assisting new or unfamiliar modelers with historical figure modeling and war gaming, by providing them with a range of simple tips and techniques to assist them in putting together good looking collections using methods that won’t take an age.
Beginning with an introduction to the range of tools and materials commonly found in modeling, the main part of the book comprises of concise guides for painting Polish, Belgian, Dutch, British and French forces. The step by step guidance covers all the common variations of uniforms used during the period by the various nations, as well as tips on specialist forces, such as Polish cavalry, French Colonial troops and Dutch marines.
Illustrated with hundreds of photos, each stage of the guides has a combination of text description, photographs and a list of both paint and brush sizes used to make the steps as easy to follow as possible, as well as stunning images of the figures in period settings.
However, Axis soldiers of Germany, Italy and Japan are not shown, no U.S. Army figures.
The TIPS & TECHNIQUES SECTION BEGINS THE BOOK with: Getting Started, Plastic, Metal or Resin, Knives, Cutters and Files, Glues, Filler, Paint, Primer and Spray cans, Paint Brushes and care, Painting Techniques, Dry Brushing, Layering, Washing and Glazing, Varnish, Assembling Figures, Painting Figures, with a list of the scales that are available for figures.
There are 9 chapters in the book:
Tips & Tools
Polish Forces
Dutch Forces
Belgian Forces
French Forces
British and Commonwealth Forces
Skin Tones
Horses
Bases
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andy Singleton has been modeling and painting since childhood, having built subjects across a wide range of subjects, scales and genres. In 2014, Andy decided to stop having a proper job and picked up his brushes full time to become a professional figure painter with his business Volly Fire Painting Service.
In addition to painting legions of figures, he has worked with many manufacturers across the industry and many samples of his work can be found in many rule books, magazines and web sites.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers, the N. American distributor of Pen & Sword books. All their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.