New Book: Colours of War


 Not much new the hobby for me this week. I got some decals for my tanks finally being delivered and I'm waiting for a 6'x4' neoprene game mat to be delivered to (but that's not sent yet). What I'm really happy about is my Father's Day gift. It's a book for painting WWII figures called Colours of War. It has painiting instructions for all the tanks, infantry, and equipment of all the major armies that fought during WWII. I'm already learning how the decal's I'm getting will go as they are described in the book. This is very helpful.

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