SHEPERD PAINE The Life and Work of a Master Military Modeler and Historian, by Jim DeRogatis

   Sheperd Paine has done more than anyone to elevate modeling to an art form — one that includes elements of painting, sculpting, research and storytelling. Building and painting miniature figures, armor, aircraft and ships with equal skill, and displaying a broad scope of knowledge and interests ranging from the Napoleonic era to World War II, Shep Paine created incredibly detailed and masterfully rendered vignettes and dioramas. This is the first book to examine all of his work, cataloging it with more than 700 beautiful photos (nearly all of them in color), and charting in an interesting conversational format the life experiences that formed these remarkable creations.