Model Art
Panzer Graph #9 Summer 2007
Reviewed By  Dick Montgomery, IPMS# 14003

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MSRP: $26.99
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Panzer Graph #9 continues the tradition of excellence that one has come to expect from Model Art. This soft cover publication features 132 pages, most in color, featuring specific German WWII tanks.

Upon viewing the publication one might express the concern that most of it is written in Japanese, with very little translated into English. This publication proves that a picture is worth 1,000 words (even if those words are undecipherable to most English speakers), and the average modeler will be able to glean a significant amount of information from the many excellent pictures.

Covered in this publication are the
  • Panzerkampfwagen I, Ausf A & B;
  • Panzerkampfwagen II, Ausf C, F, & J;
  • Panzerkampfwagen III, Ausf F & N;
  • Panzerkampfwagen IV, Ausf .F2 (G);
  • Panther A, F, & G;
  • Tiger I Ausf E,
  • King Tiger, Ausf B.
Images feature a model being built up, detailed, and painted for each of these tanks. These images, for the English speaker, make this publication worthwhile. Most of the images are close-ups, showing the models in great clarity and detail, aiding one in determining color, camouflage schemes, and location of detail parts. In many cases the models are featured in a diorama setting, and the images are more than enough to guide one through the process of scratch building detail parts and employing weathering techniques.

Tools and materials being used to finish the models are clearly shown in the photographs, so one can visit the local hobby shop and purchase the same paint and equipment used in the magazine. There are lots of Gunze and lots of Tamiya paint bottles visible.

While it might be a disappointment to some that the magazine is in Japanese, I found that it was not a problem and that I enjoyed the magazine thoroughly. I recommend this magazine to not only the experienced armor modeler but also the novice.


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