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Happy 2025 25% Off Sale!

I’m pleased to announce the launch of our Happy 2025 sale, where you can get 25% off the value of your cart* by using the coupon code happy2025 at checkout. The sale will run until midnight, 10 January 2025, AEDT.

That coupon code again:

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* Note that our latest title, Building the Hasegawa Ki-61-I Tei Hien in 1/32 Scale, has been excluded from the sale, but rest assured that the discount applies to every other title in our catalogue!

At the conclusion of the sale, I’ll announcing our next release, so please stay tuned!

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Welcome to 2025!

I’d like to start this post by extending my warmest wishes to everyone on the arrival of the new year, and yet again thank you all for supporting KLP Publishing throughout 2024. Happy New Year!

The real business though, is to provide a loose preview of what’s in store from us over the next 12 months. I’m going to present things in no particular order, other than certainty of publication, and with the inevitable caveat that nothing here is set in stone. Our latest release, Building the Hasegawa Ki-61-I Tei Hien in 1/32 Scale, teetered on the brink of falling on either side of the date line, but we managed to just sneak it in as the last release for 2024. Phew!

Moving into 2025, we have a sequence of titles that represent the first four books we’ll publish in the year, with the exact order to be decided.

First cab off the rank is Gary Boxall‘s twin builds of the Wingnut Wings 1/32 Fokker D.VII kit:

As well as the main build featured on the cover, Gary also builds a post-war Dutch version using decals from Dutch Decals.

Next up is Geoff Coughlin‘s build of the Tamiya 1/48 F-4B kit:

Next, Chuck Sawyer returns with his build of the Tamiya 1/32 F-16:

And finally, Gary is back again with his build of the Tamiya 1/48 F-35B in a landing configuration:

So, that’s the first four builds of the year out of the way, but there will be much more than that! One that I’m quite excited about is Nat Wale Plaia’s build of the HK Models A-20G in 1/32 scale:

On top of that, there’s a massive Skyraider project from Bill Hollis, Jeremy Moore’s Special Hobby Yak-9T, and potentially a Border Lancaster. There are always projects in negotiation and development, so I’m sure this list will grow and change as the year progresses.

Subscribe to our blog to stay up to date with all the latest news, announcements, and releases as we march relentlessly through 2025!

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Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish all of you who celebrate it, a safe and happy Christmas for 2024!

I also wanted to thank you all for the patronage and support you’ve shown myself and KLP Publishing this year. We released a record eight eBook titles this year, and it would have been nine were we not running behind with the new Ki-61 book!

After Christmas I’ll publish a preview of what’s coming in 2025, so stay tuned for that!

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“Building WWI Aircraft Dioramas in 1/32 Scale” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our latest eBook title, Building WWI Aircraft Dioramas in 1/32 Scale, is now available!

This 106-page eBook showcases three of master modeller Jeroen Veen’s excellent WWI aircraft dioramas in 1/32 scale.

The first, entitled The Smoke: Preparations for a Dawn Patrol, features the Wingnut Wings RE.8 kit in a scene with four figures as the contemplate the morning’s sortie.

The second diorama is a small vignette entitled Crashed. This shows a small boy surveying the scene of an aircraft crash, with all that remains being a forlorn engine.

The final diorama, Survivors, places the Wingnut Wings Fokker D.VII kit in a museum setting, complete with ancillary displays and admiring patrons.

Jeroen breaks down his approach to both building the kits, and planning and executing the dioramas, in a way that is easy to understand and follow, with plenty of tips and advice for modellers of any level.

The book is available now for immediate purchase and download for just 15 Australian dollars.

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“Building WWI Dioramas in 1/32 Scale” Reaches First Draft!

I’m pleased to report that our next title, Building WWI Dioramas in 1/32 Scale by Jeroen Veen, has just reached the first draft stage, and is on course for an imminent release.

This book showcases three of master modeller Jeroen Veen’s excellent WWI aircraft dioramas in 1/32 scale.

The first, entitled The Smoke: Preparations for a Dawn Patrol, features the Wingnut Wings RE.8 kit in a scene with four figures as the contemplate the morning’s sortie.

The second diorama is a small vignette entitled Crashed. This shows a small boy surveying the scene of an aircraft crash, with all that remains being a forlorn engine.

The final diorama, Survivors, places the Wingnut Wings Fokker D.VII kit in a museum setting, complete with ancillary displays and admiring patrons.

Stay tuned for the formal release announcement!

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Announcing “Building WWI Dioramas in 1/32 Scale”!

I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Special Series will be Building WWI Dioramas in 1/32 Scale by Jeroen Veen.

The book will cover three separate dioramas by Jeroen. The first, entitled Dawn Patrol, will feature the Wingnut Wings 1/32 RE.8 “Harry Tate” kit:

The second diorama is a small vignette entitled Crashed:

And the third and final diorama features a Wingnut Wings 1/32 Fokker D.VII in a museum setting:

Stay tuned for more news and announcements regarding this release in the weeks to come!

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v2.2 of “Building Mac’s Birddog” Now Available & On Sale!

I’m pleased to announce that Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v2.2. And to celebrate, we’ve reduced the price to just 10 Australian dollars for the next 7 days! Sale ends midnight, 4 October 2024, AEST.)

This update comprises the usual typographical and layout tweaks, and is not considered urgent or essential.

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.)

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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v1.1 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!

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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“Building Brick’s Sabre” Updated to v2.1 and Now On Sale!

I’m pleased to report that our very first publication, Building Brick’s Sabre in 1/32 Scale, turns 7 years old today, and to celebrate, we’ve not only updated it to v2.1, but also reduced the price to just 12 Australian dollars for the next 7 days!

The update itself consists of the usual tweaks to layout and typography, and is not considered essential.

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 brand new release, Building the Kitty Hawk T-6/Harvard in 1/32 Scale!