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Announcing New Book: “Chevron and Cross”!

I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just begun working on the next title in our Modellers Monograph Series, entitled Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force. The book is authored by Károly Magó, and while there will be no model builds in this volume, it will be packed with historical data and photos, examination of pertinent colours, and a selection of colour profiles. It’s sure to be a boon to any modeller wishing to build Royal Hungarian Air Force subjects.

There’s no ETA on this title yet, but stay tuned for more news and updates as it comes to hand.

And don’t forget our two most-recent Build Guides:

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

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Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale

Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale

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“Building the Airfix Sea King” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our latest eBook title, Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale, is now available!

Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale

Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale

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In this 187-page eBook, renowned UK author and modeller Geoff Coughlin takes you through the building, painting, and weathering of the Airfix 1/48 Sea King kit. Geoff shows you how to achieve an impressive result right out of the box, only adding some scratch-built seat belts and FOD covers as icing on the cake.

We’ve also included 80 walkaround images of the real helicopter in the final section of the book, which should prove useful for the super-detailers among you!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

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“Building the Airfix Sea King” Reaches First Draft!

I’m pleased to report that our next title, Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale by Geoff Coughlin, has just reached the first draft stage, and is due for imminent release. Look out for a formal announcement soon!

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out our newest release, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale by John Kim.

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

In this 322-page eBook, John Kim tackles the Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D “Razorback” kit, combining it with a small selection of aftermarket items to turn it into a masterpiece. Expertly built and masterfully weathered, John’s build is full of tips and tricks to get the best out of this model. The result is a stunning model that is both instructive and inspirational.

v1.2 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

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Stay tuned!

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v1.1 of “Building the Trumpeter P-47D” Now Available!

Hands up those of you who keep writing the previous year into your dates long into the new one. Yeah, me too—right into the publication date on the Copyright page of our current book! D’oh!

While hardly the most egregious error you could imagine, being the obsessive type means I couldn’t let it remain uncorrected, and so now we have v1.1 of Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale by John Kim. This is obviously not considered an urgent update!

This is of course a free download for all existing purchasers, and new purchasers will always received the latest version. To confirm which version of any of our books you might have, check the version number at the bottom of Page iii:

In order to obtain your free update, simply re-download the book using either the original download link in your Order Confirmation email, or log in to your KLP account and download it from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have either, please contact me and we’ll sort it out.

2024 is already shaping up to be a big year at KLP Publishing, so stay tuned!

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“Building the Trumpeter P-47D” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that the twentieth title in our Build Guide Series, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale, is now available!

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

$18.00
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In this 319-page eBook, John Kim tackles the Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D “Razorback” kit, combining it with a small selection of aftermarket items to turn it into a stunning masterpiece. Expertly built and masterfully weathered, John’s build is full of tips and tricks to get the best out of this model.

Along with John’s terrific build, we’ve also included an extensive kit review by Chris Sherland, and our usual selection of Appendices detailing available aftermarket and reference items.

Stay tuned for more news and updates as they come to hand!

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Announcing “Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale”!

I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Guide Series will be Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale by Geoff Coughlin. Geoff’s immaculate build of the new Airfix kit is sure to be both instructive and inspirational.

In the meantime, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale is due for imminent release, so please stay tuned for more news, updates, and announcements as they come to hand!

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“Building the Revell He 219A-7” Now On Sale!

The third title in our Build Guide Series, Building the Revell He 219A-7 in 1/32 Scale, turns 5 today! And to celebrate, for the next 7 days, we’ve reduced the price to a mere 12 Australian dollars.

Building the Revell He 219A-7 in 1/32 Scale

Building the Revell He 219A-7 in 1/32 Scale

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In this 117-page eBook, renowned UK modeller Iain Ogilvie tackles the Revell 1/32 scale He 219A-7 kit, finishing it to a superb standard. Along with plenty of hints and tips throughout the build, Iain navigates a simple but ingenious way of correcting the kit’s major flaw: misshapen engine nacelles that are set at an incorrect angle.

“I then purchased your eBook and it is outstanding!  Of all the reference I have on the He 219, this was a great addition on the building aspect.”
– James Fullingim, USA

“…the book is fantastic!”
– Juan Benitez

So, hop on over to our webstore and grab yourself a bargain!

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KLP Publishing in 2024

With 2023 now drawing to its inevitable close, I thought I’d take a moment to look forward to the year ahead and see what we have in store for 2024. We do have several very interesting projects that are not far enough along to make any public statements about just yet, but as soon as it’s appropriate to do so, I’ll make those announcements separately.

But of our confirmed, scheduled projects, first cab off the rank is John Kim‘s Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale:

This is currently undergoing proofing and revision, and should be available by the middle of January.

Next up will be Geoff Coughlin‘s build of the new Airfix 1/48 Sea King for Build Guide Series No. 21:

Work will be getting under way on this one shortly!

There’s a strong possibility that one of our unnamed projects will come next, and it will be closer in style to our Phantom series than a straight modelling guide. Failing that, it will most likely be a book that was actually planned for 2023, but failed to make the release schedule:

The recent news that Zimi Model plans to re-release the Kitty Hawk range should see the Texan/Harvard kits available once again (if not already), and Chuck Sawyer‘s build guide will be the perfect companion. (Note that the cover is subject to change prior to publication.)

The release schedule for the rest of 2024 is less certain, and largely dependent on when various projects come to fruition. But look out for a Build Guide on the Wingnut Wings Fokker D.VII series by Gary Boxall, a second volume of sci-fi & fantasy builds by Jason Gares, at least one more Build Guide from John Kim, and others covering the ICM 1/32 Yak-9 and Zoukei-Mura 1/32 Skyraider.

We also have other projects under negotiation or development, that—again—aren’t quite ready for a public unveiling. But stay tuned for all our usual announcements and updates as they come to hand!

As for 2023, we managed to publish the following seven new titles:

Many thanks to all our customers for a great year in 2023, and I wish you all a Happy New Year for 2024!

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v1.3 of “Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9” Now Available!

Every now and then I have the misfortune of discovering an error or flaw in one of our books. Such was the case today with Build Guide Series No. 17, Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale, by John Kim. It seems that a few images in the Appendices didn’t make it through the PDF production stage for some reason. These have been restored now, and along with some additional layout and typographical updates, this has culminated in the immediate availability of v1.3!

Not only that, but as part of our current Christmas Sale, it’s also available for 20% off by using the coupon code XMAS23 at checkout.

Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale

Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale

In this 342-page eBook, John Kim guides you through the process of building, painting, weathering, and finishing the Hasegawa 1/32 scale Fw 190D-9 kit. He uses a carefully curated selection of aftermarket products, and cuts his own paint masks for the markings. The result is a stunning model that is both instructive and inspirational.

The cut files for John’s paint masks have been included as a bonus download, in DXF, Studio3 (for the Silhouette platform), PDF, and SVG formats.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

v1.3 Now Available!

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This update is free for all existing purchasers, so if you’ve already bought and downloaded the book, we encourage you to grab it again by simply re-downloading it—either from your account if you have one, or by using the original download link in your order confirmation email. If you don’t have either of those things, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. New purchasers will always receive the latest version.

Stay tuned for more news soon!

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“Building the Trumpeter P-47D” Reaches First Draft!

I’m pleased to announce that our next title, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale by John Kim, has reached the first draft stage. It’s now undergoing revision and proofing, but should be ready for its official launch in the next couple of weeks.

In the meantime, check out John’s other KLP titles, all of which are currently 20% off using the coupon code XMAS23 at checkout.

Stay tuned for more information and updates!