Real Weathering Volume 2 is a reference book with photos of military vehicles showing various conditions of wear and exposure to different environmental conditions. This volume features military armor and land vehicles. The book is the second in a series and is intended for military modelers who want to weather their scale models to better replicate actual vehicles.

The book is not an instruction manual that describes how to model the effects shown in the photos. The value in this book shows examples of vehicles that can be used by the modeler to replicate various effects on actual vehicles. The photos are large and many are zoomed in on particular details.

The only text in the book is in the Introduction and captions on some photos in the Introduction. The main chapters of the book are strictly photographs with no descriptions and are as follows:.

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Dirt and dust
• Wheels and wheeled chassis
• Engines, electrical equipment, and instruments
• Engineer and plant vehicles
• Glass and sights
• Extreme rust
• Miscellaneous

I quickly found photos that I can use as references for my current modeling project, a 1/8 scale WWII Jeep. I found many detailed photos of the Jeep engine in the section on Engines and Electrical Equipment. There are also many examples of grime and grease on vehicle chassis, and mud & dirt on wheels & tires. Photos of vehicle interiors, tools, and various packs, will help with painting the accessories on the Jeep I’m building.

This is a very handy reference for weathering effects on vehicles and has already helped with the vehicle I am currently building. The effects shown in the photos are not vehicle specific and can be applied to many other vehicles. The photos are large, sharp, and clear. Real Weathering is a handy reference, and I’ve already put it to good use.

Thanks to MMP Books for producing this volume, and to Casemate Publishing for providing the review sample to the IPMS/USA.