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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!

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Don’t Forget to Download Your Purchases!

I just wanted to take a moment to remind everyone to remember to download the books you purchase from us here at KLP Publishing. I’m currently sitting on a list of 15 customers who have failed to download their purchases for some reason over the past several months. I’ve reached out to each of you twice via email, using the email address supplied in your order—once from my KLP email address, and once again using a Gmail account. If you didn’t receive your order confirmation email containing the download links, or either of the follow-up emails, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. If you’re simply not sure of the download process, I’ve written a handy guide that should answer any of your questions:

Purchasing & Downloading Our Books

As outlined in that article, if you created (or were logged into) an account while making the purchase, then the books will always be available from the Downloads section of your profile.

Occasionally a customer will make a purchase without understanding that all our books are digital-only, and will quietly sit and wait for something to arrive in the post. While this is unfortunate, and a refund is available upon request (provided the books have not already been downloaded), most are happy to download the digital book once they realise their mistake. However, if you’re in this boat yourself, and now can’t find a download link, please contact me and we’ll rectify the situation.

If you’re not sure if this situation applies to you, or have any other questions, simple reach out through whatever channel suits you best (email, Facebook, Instagram or on the website), and I’ll do what I can to resolve the issue.

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v2.0 of “Building the Airfix Buccaneer” Now Available and On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just added a brand-new 28-page Walkaround section to Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale, and thus released a Version 2.0 update! These photos, taken by Tony Patrickson of Anbarún Models, feature Buccaneer S.2 XV361 at the Ulster Aviation Society museum in Northern Ireland.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, for the next 7 days, we’ve also reduced the price to a mere 12 Australian dollars! The discounted price ends at midnight, Monday 26 February 2024, AEDT.

Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale

Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale

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In this 116-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 a brand-new Walkaround section.

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 don’t forget our latest releases!

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Email Improvements

I’ve been aware for some time now that not all of the emails coming from KLP Publishing have been getting through to their destination. This has been especially problematic for order confirmation emails, which are automatically generated by the system in response to a successful order. These messages are important, so this is a serious issue.

In an effort to address this issue and improve the reliability of our communications, I’ve started trialling a third-party email resolver that promises to reduce or eliminate these failures. Preliminary testing is encouraging, so I’m hopeful that most if not all of our email communications going forward will arrive successfully!

Just to clarify, upon making a successful order, you should receive an order confirmation email containing the download link(s) within a few minutes. It’s always worth checking your spam/junk folder, just in case it has ended up there (though I’m hoping that will be a thing of the past). If you don’t appear to have received it within about 30 minutes, then it’s likely that it has been blocked or rejected somewhere along the way—again, fingers-crossed that this won’t happen any more.

For this reason, I encourage everybody to create an account when making a purchase for the first time, and to ensure to log in to that account when making subsequent purchases. This makes any book you purchase available to download at any time from the Downloads section of your profile, irrespective of whether or not you received the order confirmation email. This recommendation will remain in effect even should those issues now be resolved.

As ever, if you find that you haven’t received your order confirmation email (or any other communication), please contact me and we’ll sort it out.

And thanks as always for your collective patience, understanding, and support!

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v1.2 of “Building the British Phantoms Volume Three” Now Available & On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that Building the British Phantoms Volume Three: The F-4J(UK) in RAF Service has just been updated to v1.2. And to celebrate, for the next 7 days, we’ve reduced the price to just 18 Australian dollars!

Building the British Phantoms Volume Three: The F-4J(UK) in RAF Service

Building the British Phantoms Volume Three: The F-4J(UK) in RAF Service

In this 390-page eBook, Geoff Coughlin completes the Building the British Phantoms series with a detailed look at the F-4J(UK) in RAF service. The book features chapters on the F-4J’s inception and key features, along with 9 model builds, 3 colour profiles, a cockpit walkaround, and a foreword by Group Captain Dick Northcote OBE BA RAF (Retd).

v1.4 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$20.00
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It turns out that 2 images somehow didn’t survive the final packaging process for the book, and were in fact missing! This has now been rectified. This update is therefore considered an important one that restores missing content, and should not be skipped.

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.

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v1.2 of “Building the Trumpeter P-47D” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our recent Build Guide, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale, has now been updated to v1.2! Thanks to Fred Bachofner, we’ve been able to add many new titles to the References appendix at the end of the book.

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale

$18.00
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In this 322-page eBook, John Kim tackles the Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D “Razorback” kit, combining it with a small selection of aftermarket items to turn it into a masterpiece. Expertly built and masterfully weathered, John’s build is full of tips and tricks to get the best out of this model. The result is a stunning model that is both instructive and inspirational.

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.