AK Interactive has a bunch of new publications, painting, weathering equipment, tools & new resin kits to add to their catalogue (which is also here in a new iteration). We look at this month's new items in our preview...
The soft and thick hair allows the modeler to make a controlled dry brush effect. Just use any type of paint, and dry the hair on a non-residue paper or cloth. Apply the paint onto the reliefs by rubbing the details to obtain volume. Recommended for bases, buildings, wargame figures, tracks, etc.
Preview: April & May's new mags, tools, materials & kits from AK Interactive...
AK Interactive catalogue 2021-2022.
Bilingual (English + Spanish).
148 pages. Soft cover
Price: 8€
Inside you’ll find the presentation of our entire current product range from paints and weathering solutions, through tools and accessories, to books and magazines.
Images of the many items in the catalogue
Also included are paint conversion charts etc.
WWII GERMAN MOST ICONIC SS VEHICLES. VOLUME 2
ENGLISH
English / Spanish.
172 pages. Soft Cover.
Price: 24,95€
This is the second volume of the two that feature the most iconic vehicles of the Waffen SS. In this book the authors focus on heavy tanks such as the mythical Tiger and King Tiger, as well as the medium ones including Panther and Panzer IV and vehicles based on their chassis.
The scenes and vehicles included in this collection are shown in a compilation of step by step articles with great photographs, perfectly combined to obtain maximum realism in the models.
A must-have book for all fans of German WWII vehicles!
VOLUME 2 Contents:
King Tiger by Kreangkrai Paojinda
Bergepanther Ausf. A by Kristof Pulinckx
Tiger I Early by Napapas Kangrat
Panther Ausf. A by Łukasz Orczyc-Musiałek
KV-1 Model 1939 by Kristof Pulinckx
Tiger I Mid. Production by Rubén González Hernández
Panzer IV Ausf. H by Łukasz Orczyc-Musiałek
Panther Ausf. G by Lester Plaskitt
Tiger I Late by Kreangkrai Paojinda
Flakpanzer IV “Ostwind” by Rubén González Hernández
AK LEARNING 12: PAINTING FEMALE FIGURES
English / Spanish,
96 pages. Soft cover.
Price: 9,95€
The 12th issue of one of the most famous sagas in the modeling world.
Discover the particular characteristics of female figure painting.
Some of the best figure painters show us their tricks and techniques, in a simple way, helping you to master painting female miniatures.
Get the maximum realism and beauty in each figure, whether you are a beginner or an advanced painter.
This book is lavishly illustrated with step-by-step photos and descriptive text that explains, in-depth, the secrets and methods of figure painting.
Within these pages you will find interesting and very useful information for your projects with figures at any scale.
YELLOW ESSENTIAL COLORS 3GEN SET
SKU: AK11615
This set contains 6 acrylic paints, essential for applying yellow finishes to any figure or accessory.
These paints can be easily mixed with each other, allowing for the hassle-free creation of smooth transitions between lights and shadows. They can be applied by brush, taking advantage of the 3rd generation high coverage and adhesion. Diluted can be airbrushed as easily as lacquer-based paints.Matte finish
The set contains:
AK11100 LIGHT BROWN
AK11117 GOLDEN BROWN
AK11042 VOLCANIC YELLOW
AK11044 YELLOW
AK11035 SAND YELLOW
AK11038 PALE YELLOW
BLUE ESSENTIAL COLORS 3GEN SET
SKU: AK11618
Price:15,60€
This set contains 6 acrylic paints, essential for applying blue finishes to any figure or accessory.
These paints can be easily mixed with each other, allowing for the hassle-free creation of smooth transitions between lights and shadows. They can be applied by brush, taking advantage of the 3rd generation high coverage and adhesion. Diluted can be airbrushed as easily as lacquer-based paints. Matte finish
The set contains:
AK11165 GREY-BLUE
AK11172 ARCHAIC TURQUOISE
AK11175 SKY BLUE
AK11177 DUCAT BLUE
AK11431 RUSSIAN BLUE LIGHTS
AK11432 RUSSIAN BLUE BASE
DRY BRUSH
SKU: AK621
Price: 4,95€
An example of how to use this drybrush on base
MIDWAY TARFU – OERLIKON 20MM MACHINE GUNNER USS ENTERPRISE (BATTLE OF MIDWAY 1942)
SKU: ABT1003
Scale: 1/10
Painted by: Eduardo Fernández
Artistic concept: Jesús G. Ganaza & Eduardo Fernández
Sculpted by: Roberta Fontana
Price:69,95€
TARFU is an acronym that was used among the troops of the United States Army during World War II, which meant “Totally and Royally Fucked Up” and which referred to the terrible life situation after a combat.
The kit depicts a tired USS Enterprise crew member just after action during the Battle of Midway, leaning on a 20mm Oerlikon gun.
The unpainted parts of this kit
The painted figure
The Oerlikon 20mm is an automatic cannon, with the ammunition fed from a shell drum mounted on the receiver of the barrel. It had a rate of fire of three hundred rounds per minute and was well liked by it's crews
The detailed painting instructions are included, and the figure is of a top quality...
HEAVY VEHICLE TRANSPORT RAIL WAGON (WWII GERMANY)
1:72nd scale resin kit.
SKU: MP72-353
Railway platform for transport with double wagon (double-axle) cars for 50ton. The heavy wagon for tank transport was of the SSyms type, and there were two types according to tonnage, the 50t: which was a platform with two mobile wagons at each end with two axles each, and the 80t: with two mobile wagons of 3 axes each at each end, the two platforms had wooden floors.
The German advance during WWII required the manufacture of wagons to transport artillery pieces, armored cars and all kinds of war material, due to the great distances to travel.
The unpainted parts in the instructions...
Several different wagons were manufactured for heavy rail transport.
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