i was wondering if any guy could clarify to me , how many different books have Shep paine written. Concerning generall modelling, dioramas, and military vehicles and also the publishing house, cause here is a lil difficult for me to find out and i wanna get em through the internet . So please tell me titles, subject and year of release as well as the publisher.
Thanks a lot in advance

Goose, this is what I have:

How to Build Dioramas
by Sheperd Paine (Paperback - December 1999)

Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles
by Sheperd Paine, et al (Paperback - September 1982)

Building and Painting Scale Figures (Scale Modeling Handbook, No 13)
by Sheperd Paine, et al

and I know there is another one:

How to Photograph Scale Models
by Shep Paine, et al

Try on Amazon... they have good prices for used books.

Mario M.

There is a 2nd edition of [b]How to Build Dioramas Aircraft, Armor, ship and figures models{/b]
Copywrite 2000

I've read both editions. Both are very good. I personally like the depth of coverage and the subjects coverd in the 2nd edition.

Thanks a lot guys for the replies. I llok up to Amazon to order the books cause here in Greece they stopped bringin them.
Thanks again

The publisher is Kalambach. Hope this helps

Modeling Tanks and Military Vehicles
by Sheperd Paine, et al (Paperback - September 1982)

i have this book this is a really good book.
it made me a better amor builder.
i think i build amor better then planes lol.
but iam in to the planes now and will build a tank in a few months

Thanks buddies for all the help i ve ordered already two books of Shep.
Thanks again :-)

I Feel Shep Paine's books are the best ... in depth coverage, very good additional photography, full colour ....yeah my kind of books.

i bought some days ago 4 manuals of Osprey concerning military vehicles modelling (basic , intermidiate, advanced , and softskins) and...what a dissapointment!!!! The worst books i ve ever seen. Text hard to follow, thrown here and there, good photos but not specified techniques, mostly blah blah talk and description of certain models 8-10 in each book .i dont think i ll ever use m. i even dont know why i paid them...or i know, cause i didn't ask my fellow modellers in here. Any way i fill up my shelve in the book case.i believe most of you will have the same opinion, that a model book npo matter how difficult tehcniques describes it must do it in simple words and steps..Anyway if anyone has a comment on it i ll be happy to listen to.