Last year, AK Interactive announced the release of a 2 vol. set of references in their Learning Series dealing with Metallics. Vol. 1, released in the Fall, was an excellent introduction to metals, the mediums available to reproduce optimal effects, and how they are rendered in miniature, specifically scale models.
Vol.2 has just made it across the Pond, and its focus is figures. It can certainly be read as a stand-alone entry, and most who are strictly figure-centric will appreciate this. This is by far the most enlightening and revealing treatise on the subject that I have ever encountered--and this coming from someone who has been peeling this delightful onion for over 35 years! If there was ever a turn-to reference on metallics this is it!! And for an old-timer like myself, it is worth the price of admission for the lucid presentation on how to work NMMs (Non-Metallic Metallics), especially as a complement to--and in combination with--more traditional approaches.
Admittedly, as with any reference, your mileage may vary--depending on your experience, pre- ferred medium/s, etc. Personally, I am not exactly taken with the ever-increasing use of the air- brush as a means to apply paint on figures. . . of any scale! However, that is the dinosaur in me speaking: you can argue with anything about it save [some of] the results!!
This is an invaluable reference, and one that I HIGHLY recommend!
“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003
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