SCI-FI F.A.Q.
AK Interactive · AK8160 · Written by Lincoln Wright
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✦ What This Book Is
428 pages. Full colour. Gatefold softcover in heavy card. English edition.
Published by AK Interactive in 2021 under their international imprint.
Commissioned directly by Fernando, President of AK Interactive.
This is the reference book for sci-fi scale modeling — Gundam, Maschinen
Krieger, Macross, and Warhammer 40K in a single volume. Not a gallery
book. Not a single-technique showcase. A full curriculum: kit selection,
first builds, paint systems, techniques from foundational to advanced,
groundwork, figures, and a contributed gallery from the best sci-fi
modelers working today.
Written by Lincoln Wright.
📘 What's Inside
SCI-FI F.A.Q. · 428 Pages · Full Colour · Gatefold Softcover · English
How to Choose a Kit
Types of kits, brands, and sci-fi genre overview. Gundam, Ma.K., Macross,
40K — the landscape is larger than most newcomers expect and larger than
most veterans have fully mapped. This section orients you before you spend
money on the wrong kit.
How to Approach a Basic Build
Entry-level build methodology without the condescension. Tools, kit
upgrades, a brief introduction to scratchbuilding. Designed to get a new
sci-fi modeler to a finished model without detours.
What We Need to Paint
Paint types, layering logic, and application systems — from enamel to
lacquer, hand brushing to airbrush. The most frequently asked questions in
sci-fi modeling, answered systematically.
Painting Techniques
The full range — foundational to current practice. Priming, base coats,
weathering sequences, and advanced technique. Contributed examples from
working modelers alongside the core methodology. Every technique included
has been used, tested, or specifically contributed by someone who uses it
professionally.
Groundwork & Figures
Practical coverage to get you started. Bases, groundwork construction,
figure painting fundamentals.
Gallery
Contributed works from the best sci-fi modelers currently active.
Assembled through direct network.
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From my bench to yours. 👊 — Lincoln Wright
