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I’m pleased to announce that our latest title, Building the Wingnut Wings AEG G.IV Late in 1/32 Scale, is now available!

Written by expert modeller Karim Bibi, this 167-page digital book takes you through building the impressive Wingnut Wings 1/32 scale AEG G.IV Late kit. Karim shows you the building, painting, decalling, and weathering techniques he used to produce his stunning model, including how to produce paint masks to replicate the iconic nose markings.

The book also includes a 29-page tutorial on painting wood-grain effects on propellors, and a handy 12-page tutorial on the rigging techniques that Karim used on this model. In addition, there’s a 12-page walkaround of the Mercedes D.IVa engine used on the AEG G.IV, and a bonus chapter featuring some period documentation on the engine.

The book is available to purchase in PDF format for $15 (Australian) at the “Buy now” button below:

Building the Wingnut Wings AEG G.IV Late in 1/32 Scale

I’ve just taken delivery of a set of Birddog walkaround photos from Mark Jessop, for inclusion in our next book, Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale. There are some great detail shots in the set!

We’re also working on obtaining additional images of a Birddog in more standard configuration and finish. I’ll keep you posted!

Hot on the heels of our debut release, Building Brick’s Sabre in 1/32 Scale, comes our second title, also by Eric Galliers, entitled Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale: A Scale Tribute to Macaulay “Mac” Cottrell.

Mac spent 47 years in the RAAF, but in 1968, he found himself seconded to the USAF in Vietnam, flying the O-1 Birddog as a Forward Air Controller (FAC). On 10 June 1968, Mac was involved in an action directing USAF F-105 & A-37 aircraft, an action that resulted in him being recommended for the Silver Star, and ultimately being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

In this book, master modeller Eric Galliers takes the Roden 1/32 scale O-1 Birddog kit, and builds it to represent the aircraft that Mac flew on this mission. The book will include Eric’s detailed build guide, along with material supplied by Mac himself. Negotiations are also under way for another set of exclusive walkaround photos.

There is no set ETA for this new title at this stage, but we’re hoping that the remaining elements will come together quickly, and that it will be available soon. I’ll be posting some sample pages closer to its release.

Please stay tuned for more information as it comes to hand!

So, after what seems like an eternity, the gestation period for our debut book has finally borne fruit, and Building Brick’s Sabre in 1/32 Scale: A Scale Tribute to K.J. Bricknell, by Eric Galliers, is now available!

The book is a 104-page eBook in PDF format, and not only features Eric’s amazing conversion of the Italeri 1/32 F-86F kit to represent Brick’s Avon-powered CAC Sabre, but terrific anecdotes from Brick himself, and an extensive walkaround of the real thing. And all priced at what I think you’ll agree is a very reasonable 15 Aussie pesos (that’s 15 Australian dollars, for everybody north of the border).

Check out the sample pages below, and if you like what you see, you can purchase it from our online shop!

I’d like to thank Eric Galliers, Kevin Bricknell, Mark Jessop, Greg Meggs, and Dan Cooper each for their invaluable contributions to this book. If you like it too, please leave a comment or review; we’d greatly appreciate it!

Kevin Futter

Publisher

With our debut book nearing completion, I thought I’d share some sample pages with you, to whet your appetite. We may miss our original goal of having it ready for launch by the end of the month (June), but it shouldn’t be by too much. Fingers crossed it will be available soon!

With our debut book soon to launch, I’ve just added a new section to the website, called Author Profiles. It kicks off with a small bio page for our debut author, Eric Galliers.

We will add more profiles as new authors and titles are confirmed.