{"product_id":"sci-fi-faq-ak8160","title":"SCI-FI F.A.Q.","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSeries Line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAK Interactive · AK8160 · Written by Lincoln Wright\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStock inbound to the US warehouse. Allow 2–3 weeks from order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e✦ What This Book Is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e428 pages. Full colour. Gatefold softcover in heavy card. English edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by AK Interactive in 2021 under their international imprint. Commissioned directly by Fernando, President of AK Interactive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKow Yokoyama personally reviewed and approved the Maschinen Krieger content — his message appears at the front of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Lincoln Wright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently out of stock at every major US retailer. This is the only place US customers can buy it direct — and you're buying it from the person who wrote it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📘 What's Inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSCI-FI F.A.Q. · 428 Pages · Full Colour · Gatefold Softcover · English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Choose a Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypes 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Approach a Basic Build\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntry-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat We Need to Paint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaint 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePainting Techniques\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGroundwork \u0026amp; Figures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical coverage to get you started. Bases, groundwork construction, figure painting fundamentals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGallery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributed works from the best sci-fi modelers currently active. Assembled through direct network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial content:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kow Yokoyama's personal message and official approval of the Maschinen Krieger content appears at the front of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e✦ A Note on the Ma.K. Content\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a Maschinen Krieger book. It covers four subjects, and Ma.K. is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat said — it contains more Ma.K. coverage than any comparable publication, written by someone with direct studio experience in the SF3D\/Ma.K. universe. Yokoyama Sensei reviewed the content, approved it, and contributed a personal message that opens the section. That approval does not exist in any other English-language publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Ma.K. is your primary interest: this book contains the most authoritative English-language treatment of the subject currently in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e⚙️ Why Buy Direct\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery US retailer that stocked this book is either sold out or has discontinued the SKU. 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