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“A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6” Reaches First Draft!

I’m pleased to report that all the basic layout work for our next title, A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter by John McIllMurray, is now complete! The final proofing and editing phase should only take a few days, so the official release is imminent!

And for the curious, the final page count of the main volume is 1017. Yes, I said main volume. The book has now been split into 4 files: the 1017-page main volume, Appendix 1: Ju 88 G-6 Loss Record (25 pages), Appendix 2: Ju 88 G-6 Pilot Claims (31 pages), and Ju 88 G-6 Scale Plans, Drawings & Stencil Guides (79 pages). The 3 additional files required different formatting to the main document, necessitating the split. This allows all the material to be presented in an optimal fashion.

As I type this, our illustrious author John McIllMurray is experiencing a debilitating health issue, and is awaiting emergency surgery to fuse two vertebrae in his neck. Our collective best wishes go out to John for a successful outcome and a speedy recovery.

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“A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6” Reaches 1000 Pages!

When I received all the material from John for his magnum opus on the Ju 88 G-6 night fighter, I knew it would be a massive undertaking, and the result would likely be our largest title ever. That milestone was reached back on August 28 when I finished page number 700. And so, 3 weeks on, and with the end in sight, I’m somewhat startled to reveal that the book has just breached the 1000-page mark.

As the screenshot suggests, I’m now working my way through the various appendices, and am hopeful about completing the process by the end of the week, with a tentative release by the end of next week—but no promises!

In the interests of providing them in the best possible format, the drawings, scale plans and stencil guides will be compiled into a separate document with a landscape orientation. This second document will of course be part of the book bundle, and be covered by the purchase price.

Stay tuned for the official release announcement!

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v3.0 of “Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe” Now Available and On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v3.0 with the addition of a new page of content. And of course, this means that it’s now on sale again for a mere 12 Australian dollars! (Sale ends midnight, 17 September 2024, AEST.)

Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale

Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale

In this 298-page eBook, Gary Boxall builds, paints, and rigs the giant Wingnut Wings 1/32 Felixstowe F.2A to an award-winning standard. While Gary’s build focusses on the ‘early’ boxing of the kit, his methods are equally applicable to the ‘late’ version, including painting the interior, improving details, creating custom paint masks, making templates for the Aviattic fabric decals, and of course, rigging!

The book also includes a detailed look at the kit by Brett Green, and our usual Appendices covering available aftermarket and reference material.

v3.0 Now Available!

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This update features a new development in Gary‘s rigging process that we thought was worthy of inclusion in the book, and is a recommended download for all existing purchasers. This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

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v1.3 of “Building the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa” Now Available and On Sale!

Hot on the heels of the v1.2 release, we’ve now updated Building the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa in 1/32 Scale to v1.3 with the addition of a new page of content. And of course, this means that it’s now on sale again for a mere 15 Australian dollars! (Sale ends midnight, 16 September 2024, AEST.)

Building the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa in 1/32 Scale

Building the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa in 1/32 Scale

In this 362-page eBook, award-winning modeller Gary Boxall describes the building, painting, and finishing process of three Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa kits! The first build uses Aviattic lozenge decals to portray Eugen Siempelkamp’s Pfalz D.IIIa, and is a comprehensive guide to building the model. For the second build, Gary opts for a fully-painted finish to portray the markings of Hans-Georg von der Marwitz’s Pfalz D.IIIa. The third and last build sees Gary backdate the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa kit to the earlier D.III, finished as Alois Heldmann’s aircraft.

The book also includes tutorials on rigging, and masking & painting over decals, along with our usual Appendices of aftermarket products and reference material.

And as with all our books, should any updates be required, anyone who purchased a prior version gets lifetime free access to all subsequent updated versions! All new purchasers will of course receive the updated version automatically.

v2.0 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

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This update features a new development in Gary‘s rigging process that we thought was worthy of inclusion in the book, and is a recommended download for all existing purchasers. This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

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v1.1 of “Scratchbuilding the Hawker Fury in 1/18 Scale” Now Available & On Sale!

I’m pleased to report that Scratchbuilding the Hawker Fury in 1/18 Scale by Peter Castle has just been updated to v1.1, and for the next 7 days, is available for just 15 Australian dollars! (Sale ends midnight, 6 September 2024, AEST.)

Scratchbuilding the Hawker Fury in 1/18 Scale

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.

v1.1 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

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The update consists of the usual typographical and layout refinements, and is not considered essential or urgent.

This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

In other news, our next title, A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter by John McIllmurray, has just reached a record-breaking 700 pages, with still some way to go! Stay tuned for more news and updates on this one as they come to hand.

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v1.7 of “Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H” Now Available and On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v1.7. And to celebrate, for the next 7 days we’ve reduced the price to just 10 Australian dollars! (Sale ends midnight, 2 September 2024, AEST.)

Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H in 1/32 Scale

Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H in 1/32 Scale

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.

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The update consists of the usual typographical and layout refinements, and is not considered essential or urgent.

This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

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v2.2 of “Building the Revell P-51D-5NA Mustang” Now Available and On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Revell P-51D-5NA Mustang in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v2.2. And for the next 7 days, we’ve reduced the price to just 8 Australian dollars ! (Sale ends midnight 29 August AEST.)

Building the Revell P-51D-5NA Mustang in 1/32 Scale

Building the Revell P-51D-5NA Mustang in 1/32 Scale

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.

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The update consists of the usual typographical and layout refinements, and is not considered essential or urgent.

This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

And don’t forget to check out some of our more recent titles:

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v2.2 of “Building the Revell He 219” Now Available and On Sale!

I’m pleased to report that the third title in our Build Guide Series, Building the Revell He 219A-7 in 1/32 Scale, has just been updated to v2.2. And to celebrate, for the next 7 days we’ve reduced the price to just 10 Australian dollars!

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

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

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.

v2.2 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

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The update consists of the usual typographical and layout refinements, and is not considered essential or urgent.

This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

And don’t forget to check out some of our more recent titles:

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v1.1 of “Building NATO’s LanceR in 1/48 Scale” Now Available and On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that Building NATO’s LanceR in 1/48 Scale by Chuck Wojtkiewicz has now been updated to v1.1. And to celebrate, we’ve reduced the price to just 12 Australian dollars for the next 7 days!

Building NATO’s LanceR in 1/48 Scale

Building NATO’s LanceR in 1/48 Scale

In this 243-page eBook, expert modeller Chuck “chukw” Wojtkiewicz builds the Eduard 1/48 MiG-21 kit, converting it into a Romanian MiG-21MF LanceR using an aftermarket set from Icaerodesign, and a range of other upgrade parts.

Along with Chuck’s tremendous build, we’ve also included some of the artwork he adds to his build commentaries that make them so unique and entertaining to follow. Kapitan Andreea will be accompanying you on your journey!

Version 1.1 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$16.00
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The update consists of the usual typographical and layout refinements, and is not considered essential or urgent.

This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

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v2.3 of “Building the Zoukei-Mura Ki-45” Now Available and On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Zoukei-Mura Ki-45 Kai Tei in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v2.3. And to celebrate, for the next 7 days we’ve reduced the price to a mere 8 Australian dollars!

Building the Zoukei-Mura Ki-45 Kai Tei in 1/32 Scale

Building the Zoukei-Mura Ki-45 Kai Tei in 1/32 Scale

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.

$12.00
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The update consists of the usual typographical and layout refinements, and is not considered essential or urgent.

This a free update for all existing purchasers, and of course new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books.

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.

And of course, if you don’t have this one, for the next 7 days you can purchase it even more cheaply than usual!

And don’t forget our most recent release:

Building the Kitty Hawk T-6/Harvard in 1/32 Scale

Building the Kitty Hawk T-6/Harvard in 1/32 Scale

In this 209-page eBook, Kevin Futter and Chuck Sawyer tackle the Kitty Hawk Texan/Harvard kit in 1/32 scale. The first build is an out-of-box build using no aftermarket parts and as few modifications to the basic kit as possible. The model is also finished using the kit decals. This build is designed to illustrate what can be achieved using only the kit parts, and highlight any problems with the kit itself.

In the second build, Chuck Sawyer addresses many of the kit’s shortcomings, using a modicum of aftermarket parts and some scratch-building to enhance the accuracy, detail, and realism of the resulting model.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

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