To celebrate our recent announcement about taking KLP Publishing from a part-time endeavour to a full-time one, we’ve launched a week-long 20% off sale on our entire catalogue! Simply use the coupon code twentyoff at checkout to get 20% off the value of your cart.
That coupon code again:
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The coupon code expires on 13 September, so head on over to our webshop and grab yourselves some bargains! Note: the prices shown below are pre-discount, and in Australian dollars.
I started KLP Publishing back in 2017 while I was taking a year off work to look after my wife, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer at the very beginning of that year (it was a very tense Christmas break while we awaited test results, I can tell you). Happily, my wife fully recovered, and I returned to my day job in early 2018. Since that time, KLP has been run as a part-time venture, attended to in my free time, around work and family commitments. Despite this, we’ve still managed to release 11 titles in four years (plus a free download). Now, the time has come for a change.
As of 30 September 2021, I will be finishing up at my day job, and from then on, committing myself to KLP Publishing full time. This is an exciting and also a very daunting step, but with a growing backlog of projects in the pipeline, and many more things I’d like to achieve with the business and with the hobby, it feels like a natural and overdue evolution.
Of course, I’ll still need your support! And I’d like to thank every member of the KLP customer base for your terrific support to this point—I couldn’t have made it this far without you! But with the stakes about to become exponentially higher, and the risks very much more real—not just for me, but also my family—I would love for that support to continue, and to grow. So if you’ve been contemplating purchasing any of our eBook titles, and haven’t so far, please mosey on over to our web store and check out our catalogue:
And if you have any suggestions for titles you’d like to see, or just general feedback that you’d like to provide, please leave a comment on this post, or contact me directly!
See you all on the other side.
Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the 7th title in our Build Guide Series, Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H in 1/32 Scale by John Kim. To celebrate, for the next 5 days, we’ve reduced the price by 30% to just 10 Australian dollars!
In this 166-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.
The book also includes contributions from Jerry Crandall, Claes Sundin, and Richard Caruana, along with the usual appendices covering aftermarket products, decals and masks, and reference titles.
And as with all our books, should any updates be required, anyone who purchased the a prior version gets lifetime free access to all subsequent updated versions! All new purchasers will of course receive the updated version automatically.
So, jump on over to our webstore and grab yourself a bargain!
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.
v1.7 Now Available!
Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.
Next Monday represents the second anniversary of the release of our eBook, Building the Revell P-51D-5NA in 1/32 Scale, by Jan Gabauer (and it’s also my birthday!). To celebrate, for the next 4 days, we’re discounting the book from 12 Australian dollars to just 9!
In this 97-page eBook, Jan Gabauer builds, paints, and weathers the new Revell 1/32 P-51D kit to produce an excellent rendition of Major Richard A. Peterson’s “Hurry Home Honey”.
Jan combines the kit with some selected aftermarket detail sets to make the model both more detailed and more accurate.
Jan’s excellent build is well worth studying, and is documented here for your viewing pleasure.
The book features not only Jan’s terrific build guide, but also artwork by Juanita Franzi, a review of the kit itself, and an extensive set of appendices covering applicable aftermarket products and reference works.
And as with all our books, should more products or reference titles be released, 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.
So, pop on over to our store and grab yourself a bargain!
In this 103-page eBook, Jan Gabauer builds, paints, and weathers the new Revell 1/32 P-51D kit to produce an excellent rendition of Major Richard A. Peterson’s “Hurry Home Honey”.
The book features not only Jan’s terrific build guide, but also artwork by Juanita Franzi, a review of the kit itself, and an extensive set of appendices covering applicable aftermarket products and reference works.
v2.2 Now Available!
Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.
I’m pleased to announce that version 1.1 of our most recent title, Building Large Scale Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models by Jason Gares, is now available! This version features an updated bio from Jason, and is free to download for all existing purchasers of the book. New buyers will automatically receive the latest version! All our books come with free lifetime upgrade support, which means that if you purchase any of our books, you’re entitled to download any updates that get released free of charge, in perpetuity.
For existing purchasers, you can either use the download link available in your original order confirmation email, or log in to your KLP account and download it from the Downloads section of your profile. If you’ve lost the email and don’t have an account, please see the article Purchasing and Downloading our Books for information about how to rectify this.
For new buyers, use the link below to visit our store and make your purchase:
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.
v1.2 Now Available!
Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.
This week marks the first anniversary of our book, Building the Zoukei-Mura Ki-45 Kai Tei in 1/32 Scale, by Jan Gabauer. To celebrate, for the next five days, we’ve reduced the price of the book by 25% to just 9 Australian dollars!
In this 96-page eBook, noted modeller and KLP author Jan Gabauer takes you through the building, painting, and finishing of the terrific 1/32 scale Ki-45 Kai Tei kit from Zoukei-Mura. Jan navigates the complexities of the build with aplomb, offering tips for overcoming the particular challenges of this kit. The process is very instructive, and results are quite spectacular!
Also included is a brief tutorial on Jan’s paint chipping technique, along with the usual appendices covering aftermarket products and reference titles.
And as with all our books, should any updates be required, 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.
So, head on over to our store and grab yourself a bargain!
In this 104-page eBook, noted modeller and KLP author Jan Gabauer takes you through the building, painting, and finishing of the terrific 1/32 scale Ki-45 Kai Tei kit from Zoukei-Mura. Jan navigates the complexities of the build with aplomb, offering tips for overcoming the particular challenges of this kit. The process is very instructive, and results are quite spectacular!
v2.3 Now Available!
Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.
Hot on the heels of adding renowned illustrator Claes Sundin to our Partners page, I’m pleased to announced the addition of his equally renowned colleague Ronny Bar. Ronny is well-known for producing most of the profile artwork for Wingnut Wings kits, and contributed to our first title in the Build Guide Series, Building the Wingnut Wings AEG G.IV Late by Karim Bibi.
Ronny is available via his Facebook page, and you will also see his excellent work in our upcoming title, Building the Wingnut Wings Albatros D.Va, also by Karim Bibi.
As with all of our partners, it’s great to have Ronny aboard!
Many of you will be well aware of the name Claes Sundin as a top-class and high-profile aviation illustrator, most well-known for his exquisite series of Luftwaffe aircraft profiles. I was lucky enough to be able to enlist Claes’ talents for Build Guide Series No. 7, Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H in 1/32 Scale, by John Kim. I’ve now added Claes to our Partners page, under the banner of his company Centura Publishing, and look forward to working with him again on future publications!
You can also check out Claes’ profile artwork for Ta 152H-0 “White 7” in our eBook on building the Zoukei-Mura 1/32 scale kit:
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.
v1.7 Now Available!
Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.
I’m pleased to announce that our next title, Building the Wingnut Wings Albatros D.Va in 1/32 Scale, by Karim Bibi, will include all-new profile artwork by Ronny Bar. Ronny has redrawn these profiles from scratch especially for this title, as the original artwork he did for Wingnut Wings was lost in a computer crash. Thanks, Ronny! I’ve attached a low-resolution teaser sample to whet your appetites.
Be assured that the examples that appear in the book will be much higher resolution, and without the watermark!
Stay tuned for more news and information as the book develops, either via our Facebook page, or by subscribing via email to the blog:
More news soon!
Hot on the heels of migrating our sister site, Scale Model Paint Masks, over to a new server, we’re going to be following suit with the KLP Publishing website. This is a bit of a delicate operation, with a lot of boxes to tick, and will unfortunately necessitate some downtime. The length of this downtime will vary depending on where you are in the world, and how long the DNS (server address) changes take to propagate to your corner of the Internet.
I’ll post an update when the process is complete, and apologise in advance for any inconvenience this disruption may cause. It’ll be worth it, though, as once the migration is done, the KLP website should be faster and even more reliable.
See you on the other side!
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