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Announcing “Building the Hasegawa/Alley Cat Ki-100”!

I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Guide Series will be Building the Hasegawa/Alley Cat Ki-100 in 1/32 Scale, by Harvey Low. In this book, Harvey will show you how to combine the Hasegawa 1/32 Ki-61 kit with the Alley Cat Ki-100 resin conversion set, and how to paint and weather it to produce a realistic late-war Japanese fighter.

Stay tuned for more information as it comes to hand!

And don’t forget our other recent titles:

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“Building the Airfix Gannet” is Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our latest Build Guide in eBook format, Building the Airfix Gannet AS.1/AS.4 in 1/48 Scale, is now available!

Building the Airfix Gannet AS.1/AS.4 in 1/48 Scale

Building the Airfix Gannet AS.1/AS.4 in 1/48 Scale

$16.00
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In this 161-page eBook, award-winning modeller Gary Boxall describes the building, painting, and finishing of the Airfix 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4 kit. After a brief look at the kit itself, Gary leads you step-by-step through each phase of the build, helping you to avoid any pitfalls and get the most out of the kit.

We’ve also included our usual Appendices covering aftermarket and reference items applicable to the kit.

The book is available for immediate purchase and download from our website for 16 Australian dollars.

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“Building the Airfix Gannet” Reaches First Draft!

I’m pleased to report that our next title, Building the Airfix Gannet AS.1/AS.4 in 1/48 Scale by Gary Boxall, is now completed, and is undergoing final edits and revision. This process is not expected to take long, so we should be in a position to launch the book some time in the next few days.

Stay tuned!

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Credit Payments Update

Recently, I reported that there had been some issues with customers attempting to pay using credit cards, with the payment process failing to complete. I can now tentatively report that this issue appears to be solved. I say “tentatively” because very few customers pay by credit card, so I don’t have a large enough sample of successful credit card payments to be definitive about it—but I remain hopeful!

So, if you’ve been holding off making a purchase due to my previous post, now would be a great time to try again. And if you’ve recently tried to make a purchase with a credit card (within the last 10 days) and it failed, please let me know, as I get no indication or record of these failed payments at my end.

Here’s a look at some of our recent titles, just to whet your appetite!

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“Building Race #80” Now On Sale!

Our largest title, Building Race #80 Spitfire Mk XIVe in 1/18 Scale, turns 6 today! And to celebrate, for the next 7 days, we’ve reduced the price to just 18 Australian dollars.

Building Race #80 Spitfire Mk XIVe in 1/18 Scale

Building Race #80 Spitfire Mk XIVe in 1/18 Scale

$22.00
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This 574-page eBook features Peter Castle‘s award-winning conversion of the HpH Models 1/18 Seafire 47 to represent a Spitfire XIVe—specifically, Race #80, as flown by James McArthur in the Tinnerman Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio, on September 4th 1949.

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

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Announcing “Building the Airfix Gannet in 1/48 Scale”!

I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Guide Series will be Building the Airfix Gannet AS.1/AS.4 in 1/48 Scale, by Gary Boxall.

We are in the preliminary phases of developing this title, so stay tuned for more news and information!

And don’t forget our most recent release, available now for immediate purchase and download:

Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force

Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force

In this 417-page eBook, author Károly Magó covers the camouflage paints and schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force from inception until 1945 in forensic detail. Using historical photos, original documentation, and extensive primary research, the author sets out to answer the following basic question: “whether the Hungarian Air Force had used Hungarian or German standardised colours and shades to paint the aircraft”.

Along with extensive discussion of the subject, the book features over 200 photos, dozens of original source documents, period advertisements, and colour comparisons using salvaged aircraft pieces. Written with a modeller’s eye, the book also includes 46 colour profiles by Viktor Szalai.

$25.00
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Credit Card Payment Issues

A number of customers have recently brought to my attention some issues with paying by credit card in our webstore. The webstore uses the PayPal payment processing gateway for credit cards, and you don’t need a PayPal account to use this. Lately it appears that many—perhaps all—of these transactions have been failing, with the payment process stalling after submitting the relevant details.

Please be assured that when these transactions fail, no order is placed, and no payment is made.

Suffice it to say that I’m quite concerned by this, and have been following it up with the various software vendors involved in an attempt to get to the bottom of the issue. Standard PayPal payments are working fine, so until further notice, I can only advise that you use this option if it is available to you.

In the meantime, I’d like to thank those customers who alerted me to this issue, and will continue with efforts to resolve it, and as quickly as possible.

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“Chevron and Cross” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our latest title, Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force, is now available!

Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force

Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force

$25.00
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In this 417-page eBook, author Károly Magó covers the camouflage paints and schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force from inception until 1945 in forensic detail. Using historical photos, original documentation, and extensive primary research, the author sets out to answer the following basic question: “whether the Hungarian Air Force had used Hungarian or German standardised colours and shades to paint the aircraft”.

Along with extensive discussion of the subject, the book features over 200 photos, dozens of original source documents, period advertisements, and colour comparisons using salvaged aircraft pieces. Written with a modeller’s eye, the book also includes 46 colour profiles by Viktor Szalai.

The book is available now for immediate purchase and download for 25 Australian dollars.

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7th Anniversary Sale!

Today—31 March 2024— is the 7th anniversary of the public launch of KLP Publishing, and to celebrate, we’re having a 20%-off sale on all titles! Simply use the coupon code 7YEARS at checkout to receive 20% off the value of your shopping cart.

That coupon code again:

7YEARS

The sale runs for 7 days, and ends 7 April 2024.

I’d like to thank all our customers and friends for a great 7 years, and especially for the amazing support we’ve received since taking KLP Publishing full-time in late 2021. We have many great titles planned for 2024, so stay tuned for more news and information as it comes to hand!

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“Building the Special Hobby Tempest” Now On Sale!

Build Guide Series No. 8, Building the Special Hobby Tempest Mk V in 1/32 Scale, turns 3 today. And to celebrate, for the next 7 days, we’ve reduced the price to a mere 12 Australian dollars!

In this 227-page eBook, Chuck Sawyer undertakes a forensic examination of the Special Hobby 1/32 scale Hawker Tempest Mk V kit, combining it with the Barracuda Studios resin nose upgrade set to produce a stunning model. He leads you through all the pitfalls of construction, and of integrating the resin nose and propellor into the kit.

We’ve included tutorials on decanting spray cans for airbrushing, achieving a flawless, high-gloss base coat, and working with HGW’s Wet Transfer decals.

Building the Special Hobby Tempest Mk V in 1/32 Scale

Building the Special Hobby Tempest Mk V in 1/32 Scale

$16.00
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So, head over to our webstore and grab yourself a bargain!