Resource Central :: Books, Magazines, & Multimedia Reviews [BETA]

FORTS AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BUILDING FOR DEFENCE is a large hardback book from OSPREY PUBLISHING LTD.

Single Model book series from Rinaldi Studio Press is dedicated to show the modeling process from start to finish, with an emphasis on painting and weathering techniques, on a single subject. The motto of the series is “all scales – all eras – all subjects”, and this volume deals with Sazabi, a 1/100 scale mecha robot from Bandai.

This FineScale book features 16 projects from the worlds of science fiction and fantasy, comics, film and TV.

We take a look at this new magazine from AK Interactive. This is covering general modeling subjects and highlights weathering and detailing your models.

This is a book review by Randy L “HARV” Harvey of the Osprey Publishing LTD book Zombies – A Hunter’s Guide by author Joseph A. McCullough and illustrator Mariusz Kozik. This review is of the hardback version of the book and not the paperback version.

Jim gives us a look inside these new metallics painting guides by AK Interactive.

A quick look through one of the recent issue of The Weathering Magazine. This issue is focused on What If projects.

Jim gives us a peek at what's inside this recent issue of The Weathering Magazine. This one is focused on metal finishes.

Bill Cross reviews Aaron Skinner's book 'Airbrushing for Scale Modelers'.

Jim gives us a peek inside this new airbrushing reference book by author Aaron Skinner at FineScale Modeler. Softcover, full color, 128 pages.

After TankArt books which positioned Rinaldi Studio Press as a top player in the modeling book business, the company did not wait long to expand the portfolio. This review covers the first volume of the new Single Model book series which features Fantastical Fish-Shaped Submersible.

Jim gives us a quick peek at what's inside this recent issue of Hobbyworld magazine, and how bad his Spanish pronunciations are.

"The Rise of Fantasy" has strong content backed by useful color photos providing a step-by-step process for constructing and painting the elements used in the compositions in the book's chapters.

Ammo of Mig Jimenez's book, "In Combat: Painting Mechas" gives Sci-Fi robot model builders an excellent book (in English) on how to paint and weather mechas to appear as as daily combat workhorses in battle.

A quick video peek inside this recent issue of The Weathering Magazine. This one focuses on subjects related to 1945.

In this video we give you a look inside the pages of this amazing book by Juan J. Barrena, who outlines how he sculpts his fantasy masterworks.

A quick look inside this new book from Mig Jimenez with projects by many other award winning modelers. Basically if you are looking to make mechas or gundam kits look weathered, this book is for you.

Jim gives us a rundown on some of the more recent issues from Hobbyworld magazine in Spain.

We give you a peek at what's inside this latest issue of Euro Modelismo which is now in print in English!

Jim takes a look at the second issue of this new quarterly magazine. This one is the Winter issue.