4X2 book, front cover: an orange and grey cover with a weathered T-34 and commander figure, UK and Spanish flag badges

AK Interactive 4X2 Modelling Book English Edition (AK4801)

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4X2 book, front cover: an orange and grey cover with a weathered T-34 and commander figure, UK and Spanish flag badges
  • 4X2 book, front cover: an orange and grey cover with a weathered T-34 and commander figure, UK and Spanish flag badges
  • Spread: Sturmpanzer IV #80507 by Sven Frisch, the same vehicle built factory-fresh and again as a wreck in the steppe
  • Spread: Sherman Jumbo weathering step-by-step, mud and snow effects applied with brush, airbrush and pigments
  • Spread: Cromwell Mk IV close-ups of chipping, rust and dust on green paint, with the AK colours used named in the text
  • Spread: the knocked-out T-34-76 diorama in a ruined street, with two circular detail insets and the bibliography
  • Spread: Cromwell Mk IV painting sequence, from grey primer through red oxide to faded, chipped olive green
  • Spread: T-34-76 wheels and tracks worked over with rust pigments, metal burnishing fluid and pigment fixer
  • Spread: T-34-76 whitewash washes and streaking grime on the turret and hull, brush and white spirit in hand
  • Spread: T-34-76 prod.43 by Rubén González, the operational tank above and the burnt-out Budapest wreck below
AK Interactive 4X2 Modelling Book English Edition (AK4801)
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AK Interactive 4X2 Modelling Book English Edition (AK4801)

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Product overview

4×2 is a 140-page soft-cover modelling book from AK Interactive, in its English edition. Its premise is unusual: four modellers each build the same vehicle twice — once operational or factory-fresh, and once destroyed, abandoned or preserved as a museum piece — so one subject is shown through very different techniques and finishes. The four subjects are a Sturmpanzer IV, a Sherman Jumbo, a Cromwell Mk IV and a T-34-76, each presented in both states, with step-by-step process descriptions and photography throughout.

  • 140 pages, soft cover.
  • Four subjects, each built twice — an intact version and a wrecked, abandoned or museum version.
  • Step-by-step articles you can carry across to other eras and vehicles.
  • Contributors include Sven Frisch on the Sturmpanzer IV and Rubén González on the T-34-76.

Notes · Q & A

What's the difference between a paint and a wash?

Paints are opaque colour for coverage; washes are thin, pigmented fluids that flow into recesses to add shading and depth. Most painters use both.

Can I use these paints in an airbrush?

Many acrylics can be thinned for airbrushing — check the product description; ranges marked "Air" or "airbrush-ready" work straight from the bottle.

Do I need a primer?

Yes for bare plastic, resin or metal — primer gives paint a surface to grip and prevents chipping.

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Brand
AK Interactive
Product code
AK4801
Type
Paints
Shipping weight
40 g
Barcode
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AK Interactive 4X2 Modelling Book English Edition (AK4801)

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AK4801

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40 g

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AK Interactive

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