So what's caught my eye recently is Spencer Pollard, an editor from ADH publishing. ADH publishes several model magazines including Tamiya Model Magazine. On Mr. Pollards facebook page are progress posts on several diorama builds intended to go into a book. These dioramas are intentionally inspired by Francois Verlinden's works from back in the days! Spencer does a better job of explaining this in his photos and videos on facebook. He also has a youtube page, but these contents are not as up to date as those in his FB.
I started building models back in the 80's. Anyone modelling during that era would no doubt have been exposed to Shepherd Paine and Francois Verlinden works. These appeared in numerous publications and were a highlight for military modellers looking at Tamiya Catalogs in 1983.
Shepherd Paine has since passed away, and Francois Verlinden seems to have retired from modelling; but the legacy of their works live on.
I would love to hear your Shep or Verlinden stories in the comments.
