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“A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6”: First Reviews Are In!

Many thanks to all of you who have purchased our new title, A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter by John McIllmurray, for helping to make it our most successful book launch ever! It has smashed all records so far, and the first reviews are in:

Just got my copy. Worth every penny. It is not a booklet, it is a 240Mb volume packed with photos (many new to me), factory drawings, walkarounds, assembly schemes… everything. Even if you are not a modeler, it is a great volume in any library. The modeling section is about the book’s final third, where the author walks you through some of the most detailed and researched modeling projects I’ve ever seen on the subject. I cannot recommend it enough. I bet it would be sold out by now if it was a printed book. Congratulations to Mr. McIllmurray and Kevin for the great job.”

– Rato Marczak, Brazil

I’m afraid to say…this is simply the BEST Ju88 reference ever published!

– Thierry Laurent, Belgium

Wow! I have just purchase this new book and can’t recommend it highly enough – absolutely outstanding in every respect. Love the profiles especially not to mention the huge resource it will be for anyone with any interest in WW2 Luftwaffe aircraft. Just buy it, it’s incredible value for money.

– Geoff Coughlin, Scale Modelling Now

My compliments to all involved and providing us with a superb Ju 88 G-6 reference!

– Mark Proulx

For those of you who haven’t seen them yet, here are some sample pages to whet your appetite (tough to pick so few from over 1,000 of them!):

And if you have purchased the book, don’t forget to download all 4 of the associated files!

A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter

A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter

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“A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6” is Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our latest title, A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter, is now available for immediate purchase and download!

A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter

A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter

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In this epic 1,031-page eBook, Ju 88 G-6 devotee John McIllmurray covers every conceivable aspect of the history and development of this important Ju 88 sub-type. The book is in fact broken into 4 separate documents:

  • Modellers_Guide_Ju-88G-6.pdf
  • Appendix_1_Ju88G-6_Loss_Record.pdf
  • Appendix_2_Ju88G-6_Pilot_Claims.pdf
  • Ju-88G-6_Artwork.pdf

The main document contains over 1,000 images, and 106,000 words! There’s a full conversion of the Revell 1/32 Ju 88 A-1 kit to a G-6, along with 39 colour profiles, stencil guides, painting schemes, aircraft and unit data, structural analyses, aircraft losses, pilot claims, and much more. In short, it really is the definitive modeller’s guide to the Ju 88 G-6.

It’s important when purchasing this book to download all 4 of the associated files, as collectively they’re considered a single work, which has been broken up to allow for optimal formatting of their respective content.

This is by far our largest-ever work, and represents a major labour of love for author John McIllmurray. We hope you find it both useful and inspirational!

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“A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6” Reaches First Draft!

I’m pleased to report that all the basic layout work for our next title, A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter by John McIllMurray, is now complete! The final proofing and editing phase should only take a few days, so the official release is imminent!

And for the curious, the final page count of the main volume is 1017. Yes, I said main volume. The book has now been split into 4 files: the 1017-page main volume, Appendix 1: Ju 88 G-6 Loss Record (25 pages), Appendix 2: Ju 88 G-6 Pilot Claims (31 pages), and Ju 88 G-6 Scale Plans, Drawings & Stencil Guides (79 pages). The 3 additional files required different formatting to the main document, necessitating the split. This allows all the material to be presented in an optimal fashion.

As I type this, our illustrious author John McIllMurray is experiencing a debilitating health issue, and is awaiting emergency surgery to fuse two vertebrae in his neck. Our collective best wishes go out to John for a successful outcome and a speedy recovery.

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“A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6” Reaches 1000 Pages!

When I received all the material from John for his magnum opus on the Ju 88 G-6 night fighter, I knew it would be a massive undertaking, and the result would likely be our largest title ever. That milestone was reached back on August 28 when I finished page number 700. And so, 3 weeks on, and with the end in sight, I’m somewhat startled to reveal that the book has just breached the 1000-page mark.

As the screenshot suggests, I’m now working my way through the various appendices, and am hopeful about completing the process by the end of the week, with a tentative release by the end of next week—but no promises!

In the interests of providing them in the best possible format, the drawings, scale plans and stencil guides will be compiled into a separate document with a landscape orientation. This second document will of course be part of the book bundle, and be covered by the purchase price.

Stay tuned for the official release announcement!

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Announcing “A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter”!

I’m pleased to announce that our next title will be A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter, by John McIllmurray (principal author) and David E. Brown. This book is set to be John’s magnum opus, and possibly the definitive work on the subject. Work has begun, but with 30GB of material to assemble into eBook format, the development process will not be quick! So I beg for your patience for what is likely to be our largest book yet.

The book is set to include a comprehensive conversion of the Revell 1/32 Ju 88 kit, scale plans, 39 colour profiles, stencil placement guides, loss records, period photos & drawings, historical data, airframe analysis, and more! Subscribe to the blog to stay abreast of developments:

In the meantime, don’t forget any of our recently released titles!