Vallejo Colours Of War: Painting WWII & WWIII Miniatures

Manufacturer:

Vallejo

Welcome to Colours of War, a detailed and comprehensive system for painting WWII and WWIII: Team Yankee miniatures. Painting historical miniatures is a fun, creative and rewarding pastime. For historical gamers everywhere, a beautifully painted miniature army is a joy to behold. And that is exponentially truer if you have the satisfaction of knowing that you painted it yourself. Whatever your level of experience or ability, the Battlefront Studio has devised the Colours of War painting system to be useful to you.

This book will help you get the most out of your Flames of War models, whether you have been painted wargaming miniatures for years or have just picked up a paintbrush for the first time.

Colours of War is a holistic, integrated painting system, where the paint range and the painting guides have been developed simultaneously, designed to give great results with the smallest possible investment of time and effort.

No how-to guide can ever hope to transform you into a world-class painter overnight without practice and devotion, but this book is a good place to start.

A diverse assortment of resources can be found to tell you how to paint. So much information is out there that it can be confusing and difficult to know where to look. But Colours of War brings all the crucial information and techniques together into one simple, easy-to-follow volume.

Inside you will find:

• Tips and tricks for preparation and assembly.

• Advice about the theory and practice of painting.

• Historical information about the equipment, colours, and markings used by each of the five main combatant nations in WWII: Americans, German, British, Soviets, and Italians.

• Painting Guides for the main participants in Team Yankee: Americans, British, NATO, Soviets, and Warsaw Pact.

• How to base your miniatures for maximum impact. Step-by-step guides covering everything you need to get your armies painted and on the table quickly and effectively.

• Tips and tricks developed by the Battlefront studio over years of experience.

• Inspirational colour photos.