How to Paint WWII ETO vehicles

SOLUTION BOOK 22: How to Paint WWII ETO vehicles

• Author: Kreangkrai Paojinda
• Languages: Multilingual English, Spanish Italian and German
• Softcover
• 71 pages with high-quality full-color potos and profiles

WWII military vehicles manufactured by the United States are incredibly captivating and enticing subjects for numerous modelers. The American armored and soft-skinned vehicles offer an almost limitless array of possibilities with various models, versions, and settings from around the globe that can be depicted in miniature scale. Among the theatres of war, Europe arguably witnessed the most extensive deployment of equipment, encompassing a wide range of artillery pieces, trucks, halftracks, tanks, and auxiliary vehicles like bulldozers and cranes. This guide provides you with the expertise to paint any olive drab colored vehicle that saw action in Europe. While we have chosen an M4 Sherman tank as the example for this step-by-step guide, the same procedures can be applied in the exact sequence and using similar methods to any other US vehicle, whether it be a GMC CCKW truck, jeep, M3 or M16 halftracks, M5 Stuart, M24 Chaffee, M26 Pershing or M4A3E2 Jumbo tanks, M10 or M18 Hellcat tank destroyers, or M7 Priest o M12 self-propelled guns. So, grab your preferred model and embark on your painting journey without delay!

It’s important to note that all US vehicles in Europe were subjected to similar weather conditions, albeit to varying degrees. You only need to adjust the intensity of weathering effects such as mud, dust, dirt, oil and grease, and chipping based on your specific subject and setting. Just follow this user-friendly guide, and you’ll achieve remarkable results. The products showcased here are basic yet ideal for recreating the depicted a range of effects. By adhering to the recommended order of application and drying times, you will be rewarded with an outstanding US ETO model. Now, get ready to embark on an enriching experience guided by the expertise of a master modeler!

This SOLUTION BOOK is a complete 71-page guide that explains step by step how to paint and how to apply the most common weathering effects to WWII US Vehicles in the ETO from the expert AFV modeler Kreangkrai Paojinda.

SOLUTION BOOK is a simple and basic guide intended to help any modeller easily achieve similar results to those shown in each example. It doesn´t matter if the reader is a novice or a more seasoned and experienced modeller, by following the steps in this guide they will be able to obtain amazing results with the efficient and effective methods shown.

SOLUTION BOOK´s new design will allow you to follow each step in a very easy and intuitive manner without text by using a simple icon-based code that will show what to do at each step. By following the steps shown in this guide, you will be able to achieve excellent results with very little effort. The model used as an example is the M4A1 SHERMAN w/HEDGEROW CUTTER from Asuka in 1/35th scale, ASUKA350221.