In this 187-page eBook, renowned UK author and modeller Geoff Coughlin takes you through the building, painting, and weathering of the Airfix 1/48 Sea King kit. Geoff shows you how to achieve an impressive result right out of the box, only adding some scratch-built seat belts and FOD covers as icing on the cake.
We’ve also included 80 walkaround images of the real helicopter in the final section of the book, which should prove useful for the super-detailers among you!
I’m pleased to report that our next title, Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale by Geoff Coughlin, has just reached the first draft stage, and is due for imminent release. Look out for a formal announcement soon!
Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale
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.
v1.3 Now Available!
Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.
$18.00Original price was: $18.00.$12.00Current price is: $12.00.
Hands up those of you who keep writing the previous year into your dates long into the new one. Yeah, me too—right into the publication date on the Copyright page of our current book! D’oh!
While hardly the most egregious error you could imagine, being the obsessive type means I couldn’t let it remain uncorrected, and so now we have v1.1 of Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale by John Kim. This is obviously not considered an urgent update!
This is of course a free download for all existing purchasers, and new purchasers will always received the latest version. To confirm which version of any of our books you might have, check the version number at the bottom of Page iii:
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.
2024 is already shaping up to be a big year at KLP Publishing, so stay tuned!
In this 319-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 stunning masterpiece. Expertly built and masterfully weathered, John’s build is full of tips and tricks to get the best out of this model.
Along with John’s terrific build, we’ve also included an extensive kit review by Chris Sherland, and our usual selection of Appendices detailing available aftermarket and reference items.
Stay tuned for more news and updates as they come to hand!
I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Guide Series will be Building the Airfix Sea King HU.5 in 1/48 Scale by Geoff Coughlin. Geoff’s immaculate build of the new Airfix kit is sure to be both instructive and inspirational.
In the meantime, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale is due for imminent release, so please stay tuned for more news, updates, and announcements as they come to hand!
The third title in our Build Guide Series, Building the Revell He 219A-7 in 1/32 Scale, turns 5 today! And to celebrate, for the next 7 days, we’ve reduced the price to a mere 12 Australian dollars.
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.
“I then purchased your eBook and it is outstanding! Of all the reference I have on the He 219, this was a great addition on the building aspect.” – James Fullingim, USA
“…the book is fantastic!” – Juan Benitez
So, hop on over to our webstore and grab yourself a bargain!
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Every now and then I have the misfortune of discovering an error or flaw in one of our books. Such was the case today with Build Guide Series No. 17, Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale, by John Kim. It seems that a few images in the Appendices didn’t make it through the PDF production stage for some reason. These have been restored now, and along with some additional layout and typographical updates, this has culminated in the immediate availability of v1.3!
Not only that, but as part of our current Christmas Sale, it’s also available for 20% off by using the coupon code XMAS23 at checkout.
Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale
In this 342-page eBook, John Kim guides you through the process of building, painting, weathering, and finishing the Hasegawa 1/32 scale Fw 190D-9 kit. He uses a carefully curated selection of aftermarket products, and cuts his own paint masks for the markings. The result is a stunning model that is both instructive and inspirational.
The cut files for John’s paint masks have been included as a bonus download, in DXF, Studio3 (for the Silhouette platform), PDF, and SVG formats.
This update is free for all existing purchasers, so if you’ve already bought and downloaded the book, we encourage you to grab it again by simply re-downloading it—either from your account if you have one, or by using the original download link in your order confirmation email. If you don’t have either of those things, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. New purchasers will always receive the latest version.
I’m pleased to announce that our next title, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale by John Kim, has reached the first draft stage. It’s now undergoing revision and proofing, but should be ready for its official launch in the next couple of weeks.
In the meantime, check out John’s other KLP titles, all of which are currently 20% off using the coupon code XMAS23 at checkout.
Christmas 2023 is now upon us, and we figured it was excuse enough to squeeze in one more sale for the year! So from now until midnight on Christmas Day (AEDST), you can receive 20% off the total of your cart by using the coupon code XMAS23 at checkout.
Here’s that coupon code again:
XMAS23
With 27 eBook titles available, there’s plenty of choose from!
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In this 246-page eBook, John Kim builds the Revell 1/32 Me 262B-1/U1 kit to his usual excellent standard, offering plenty of hints and tips for construction and painting along the way. In our most detailed Build Guide yet, John combines the kit with some carefully selected aftermarket parts to produce a superb model that will serve as a great reference for your own builds.
Along with John’s terrific build, we’ve also included some fabulous artwork by James Bentley, accompanied by some historical notes by Mark Proulx, and our usual appendices covering aftermarket and reference options.
And as with all our books, should more aftermarket products or reference titles be released, or we discover errors that need correcting, 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, run on over to our webstore and grab yourselves a bargain!
Work on John’s next title for KLP Publishing, Building the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback in 1/32 Scale, is well under way, so stay tuned to more news and information on that front soon!
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