I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Guide Series will be Building the ICM D.H.82A Tiger Moth in 1/32 Scale by Max Williams. Max is a terrific modeller and a Tiger Moth pilot, which is the perfect combination for this Build Guide. The book is in the early stages of development, but will contain all the usual features of our build guides, including in this case a bonus chapter comparing all three extant Tiger Moth kits in 1/32 scale (Matchbox/Revell, Silver Wings, and ICM).
Author and modeller Max Williams at the controls of a Tiger Moth.
Stay tuned for more information about this title, along with the imminent release of our latest title, Building the British Phantoms Volume Three.
Our second title, Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale, published way back in September of 2017, turns 6 years old today. And to celebrate, for the next 7 days, we’ve reduced its price to just 10 Australian dollars!
Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale
Written by master modeller Eric Galliers, this 177-page digital book shows you how he built his award-winning 1/32 scale model of Macaulay “Mac the FAC” Cottrell’s Cessna O-1 Birddog. Using the Roden 1/32 scale kit as a basis, Eric modifies it to represent Mac’s Birddog as he flew it in Vietnam in 1968.
Along with the upcoming launch of Building the British Phantoms Volume Three, we’ll also be announcing our next title soon, so subscribe to the blog for all the latest news and updates!
In this 473-page eBook, Jason Gares compiles a terrific series of articles he originally wrote for the now-defunct Sci-Fi and Fantasy Modeller magazine.
The book’s flagship feature kicks things off with a massive 80-plus page build article on Jason’s fantastic Star Wars vignette, These ARE the Droids You’re Looking For.
The seven articles that follow it cover a terrific range of sci-fi and fantasy modelling, including building and painting figures, making bases, building resin kits, and doing your own resin casting.
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.
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I’m pleased to report that our next title, Building the British Phantoms Volume Three: The F-4J(UK) in RAF Service by Geoff Coughlin, has just completed the first draft stage. The editing and revision process shouldn’t take too long, and we’re looking at an official launch by the end of the month.
The book currently weighs in at 389 pages, with 9 kits builds, 3 colour profiles, a cockpit walkaround, and chapters on the evolution and key features of the F-4J(UK). The book also includes a foreword by Group Captain Dick Northcote OBE BA RAF (Retd).
Stay tuned for news of the official release!
In the meantime, if you haven’t already, check out the first two volumes in the Building the British Phantoms series:
Airfix’s 2022 release of a new-tool Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 scale has been welcomed by modellers around the globe, and in this 147-page eBook, renowned UK modeller Geoff Coughlin takes you through the building and painting of this new kit. Along with Geoff’s terrific build, we’ve also included some colour profiles by Simon Hill, an overview of the kit itself, and a set of ordnance-related bonus photos.
And as with all our books, should more aftermarket products or reference titles be released, or we discover errors that need correcting, we will update the book accordingly. Anyone who purchased the pre-update version gets lifetime free access to all subsequent updated versions! All new purchasers will of course receive the updated version automatically.
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.
This update features some minor typographical polishing, and is not considered vital.
Building the British Phantoms Volume Two
In this massive 599-page eBook, Geoff Coughlin—with the aid of a host of contributors—guides you through the specifics of building the FGR.2 Phantom in RAF service. With 11 kit builds, 26 colour profiles, chapters on the Evolution and Key Features of the FGR.2, along with an extensive 113-page Walkaround section, this book is an essential resource for anyone wanting to build this particular version of the British Phantom.
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.
Work on Volume Three continues apace, and it’s coming along very nicely. I figure we’re still on track for a release by the end of this month (September), so stay tuned for more news and updates!
I’m pleased to announce that our next title will be Building The British Phantoms Volume Three: The F-4J(UK) in RAF Service. This will complete Geoff Coughlin‘s massive 3-volume opus on the British Phantoms, following on from Volume One and Volume Two.
As the title suggests, this volume will focus on the 15 airframes that were designated F-4J(UK), with the now-familiar chapters covering their evolution and key features, along with 9 kit builds, 3 excellent colour profiles by Simon Hill, and walkaround photos. The book will also feature a foreword by Group Captain Dick Northcote OBE BA RAF (Retd).
Work is well under way, with a tentative release window set for early October. Stay tuned for more information and a formal release announcement as they come to hand!
In this 415-page eBook, Peter Castle takes a set of plans and a grand idea, and turns them into a magnificent 1/18 scale model of the Hawker Fury biplane from the 1930s. Peter’s build features vacuum-forming, custom photo-etching, 3D printing, wood craving, metal working, litho-plate skinning, and much more besides.
Along with a detailed step-by-step guide to how Peter conceived, constructed, and finished his model, we’ve also included four extensive tutorials detailing some of Peter’s methods, along with a Walkaround section that features over 160 photos of the preserved Hawker Fury at Cosford.
This book is chock full of helpful ideas, tips, and techniques, and is a must-have for aspiring scratch-builders. And it’s available now for immediate purchase and download for just 20 Australian dollars.
Scratchbuilding the Hawker Fury in 1/18 Scale
In this 415-page eBook, Peter Castle takes a set of plans and a grand idea, and turns them into a magnificent 1/18 scale model of the Hawker Fury biplane from the 1930s. Peter’s build features vacuum-forming, custom photo-etching, 3D printing, wood craving, metal working, litho-plate skinning, and much more besides.
Along with a detailed step-by-step guide to how Peter conceived, constructed, and finished his model, we’ve also included four extensive tutorials detailing some of Peter’s methods, along with a Walkaround section that features over 160 photos of the preserved Hawker Fury at Cosford.
In this 167-page eBook, John Kim takes you through the building, painting, and finishing of the terrific 1/32 scale Ta 152H kit from Zoukei-Mura.
Zoukei-Mura released two variants of the kit: an initial Ta 152H-1 kit, and a follow-up Ta 152H-0 release with refined tooling. Wanting to build a Ta 152H-0, but not being able to find the correct kit, John decided to take the earlier Ta 152H-1 release and backdate it to H-0 configuration. John takes us through not only the simple panel line modifications required for the backdating process, but also his building, painting, and weathering processes to produce the terrific model you see in the book.
I’m pleased to announce that our next title, Scratchbuilding the Hawker Fury in 1/18 Scale by Peter Castle, has just reached the first draft stage! The final round of edits and proofing shouldn’t take long, so stay tuned for an official release announcement soon.
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