Terry Booker Creating a Military Modelling Diorama

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Creating a diorama offers modellers a chance to display their figures and vehicles in arealistic setting, often providing a 'snapshot' of a moment in history. This book providesstep-by-step instructions on how to plan, design and build a diorama and is suitable for newand more experienced modellers. With over 270 colour photographs, it considers all scalesfrom 1/87 (H0)to 1/32 and their implications for the diorama builder. The importance ofresearch to ensure historical accuracy is emphasized. Advice is given on the creation of dioramas in different scales and sizes. It demonstrates the techniques required to achieveeffective results for landscapes, terrain and vegetation. Finally, examples are included from theNapoleonic Wars, American Civil War, World War I and World War II.