Osprey's books on modelling AFV's

I bought most of them when I was a member of the Military Book Club. The Basic, Intermediate and Advanced modeling compendums were part of the initial club purchase so I got them dirt cheap. They carry some of the vehicle ones in hardbound double issues called Scale Armor and Scale Armor II. The Sherman one is OK, but the MMiR/Ampersand Sherman book is better.

Picked up the Pz III. Was so let down I didn't get any others.

I have the tiger 1, the T-34, the Pz III and the Pz IV books. Definitely give the Pz IV book a miss. There is only one Pz IV built in the book. Of the 4 books, the T-34 book was the only one that I gained much from. I would say the books are good for beginning modelers to get ideas and there are some good pics of nicely finished models. Other than that, don’t expect much from them.

I have the M3 Stuart one. It's OK, haven't read it all the way through yet. At a glance and from spot reading, it seems to show models built with kits that might be hard to find (and it's a pretty new book) which was kind of weird. Though you can find anything if you look hard enough I suppose.

QUOTE: Originally posted by leopold They're OK, but I can certainly see why you might be disappointed with them. Instead of detailed descriptions on how to build or modify a particular vehicle, they just "Cliff Note" the whole thing and expect you to fill in the gaps. Kind of a general overview instead of an actual "How to" modeling guide as they claim on the cover.

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They're OK, but I can certainly see why you might be disappointed with them. Instead of detailed descriptions on how to build or modify a particular vehicle, they just "Cliff Note" the whole thing and expect you to fill in the gaps. Kind of a general overview instead of an actual "How to" modeling guide as they claim on the cover.

Hi Larry. Yes, I have the Panther, Kingtiger, SDKFZ 251, IS 2, and Confederate Ironclad. For the most part hit and miss. The Kingtiger was a disappointment. The Panther and Confederate Ironclad books were very informative. Initially, I bought the armor books for the line drawings. Some of the Squadron books are better. Still, it doesn't hurt to have too many references.