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Xtreme Modelling Publishers |
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Xtreme Modelling Military Modelling Magazine |
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Reviewed By John Bonanni, #13440 |
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One of the new and upcoming armor magazines is Xtreme Modelling Magazine. Fresh from Spain, this high-quality publication is a must for all armor modelers. The magazine is printed in full color (except for the vintage photographs) with high quality images and artwork. It contains 82 outstanding pages of military modeling. The first article is a historical section on The Italian Campaign, 1943-1945. It consists of many photographs of both allied and axis vehicles and soldiers. The photos are of exceptional quality that offer great diorama potential. "Operation Husky" is the title of the second article. This article focuses on the modeling of a Italeri Tiger I and a Warrior figure by David Jimenez, Felipe Moreno and Samuel Perez. The section includes an outline of the building and painting processes for this unique diorama. Javier de Luelmo next invites next to view his outstanding Morris CDSV Tractor. The article has a wonderful selection of photographs highlighting the finished model and its extreme detail. The fourth article details Jorge Lopez's Famo. The article is titled "The Escape-Operation Lehrgang". This short article shows both in progress and finished views of his model. Entitled "Hanging On", Michel Perez presents his small but outstanding diorama. The scene depicts a British Bishop being off loaded on to the docks. In the article is an outline of how he creates this magnificent diorama. The final selection of the magazine outlines the world famous Euromilitaire 2003. Throughout the photo gallery you can see some of the best models ever built. At the end of this selection is a short segment on the best of show piece. Made by Douglas Lee, and titled "The End of an Era" this compelling diorama is truly a masterpiece. In this short section you can see how he made his work of art. Xtreme Modelling Magazine Objective Italy is highly recommended to all modelers wanting to improve there modeling skills. Thank you John Noack and Extreme Modelling Magazine for this review sample. |
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