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Color of War Series: A Must for Modelers
Posted by EBergerud
on Monday, January 23, 2012 6:30 PM
Just finished the "Color of War" on Netflix (streaming or rental). Narrated by Peter Coyote, this is a class act from start to finish. No talking heads but the historical research behind this is at an extremely high level. With 17 45 minute episodes it's very comprehensive. (Amazon sells it too for $25: 5 DVDs). The camera lies about color as we all know, but there is so much footage here that you get an unusual opportunity to gauge the degree of weathering found on the real artifacts. (A lot of good news for fans of heavy weather.) Individual episodes on aircraft, tanks, ships and subs: just about anything a modeler can want. Mostly US film but Brit and Axis stuff appears too. And the color film is very impressive. Of the films I've seen, only the series called "German Weapons" in the US (based on the millions of miles of German propaganda film captured) has the same value for modelers. (Might add that the splendid Brit series "Battlefield" from the mid 90s is now coming out on DVD and can be bought on Amazon. Just the ticket for "grand tactics" junkies.)
Eric
A model boat is much cheaper than a real one and won't sink with you in it.
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