I’m pleased to report that the first title in our Modeller’s Monograph Series, Building the British Phantoms Volume One by Geoff Coughlin, has just been updated to v2.4. And for the next 7 days, it’s available for just 15 Australian dollars!

Building the British Phantoms Volume One

In this 366-page eBook, Geoff Coughlin—with the aid of a host of contributors—guides you through the specifics of building the FG.1 Phantom in Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, and A&AEE service. With six kit builds, 20 colour profiles, chapters on the Evolution and Key Features of the FG.1, along with an extensive 61-page Walkaround section, this book is an essential resource for anyone wanting to build this particular version of the British Phantom.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

Version 2.4 Now Available!

$20.00 Original price was: $20.00.$15.00Current price is: $15.00.

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This update consists of the usual typographical and layout tweaks, and is free for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books. You can check the version number of your previously-purchased copy at the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), or on the front cover to the right of the author’s name.

“All I can say is wow! When combined with the Richard Ward book on British phantom units, you have everything you need to build a decent FG.1”
– Paul Pendleton-Brown, UK

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.

I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Guide Series will be Building the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.XII in 1/32 Scale by Gary Boxall. The book is well under way, and we’re hopeful for a release by year’s end.

Stay tuned for more news and updates as they come to hand!

In the meantime, check out some of Gary’s other KLP publications:

I’m pleased to launch our 2025 Black Friday sale! Use the coupon code blackfriday25 at checkout to receive 20% off the value of your cart (excludes the new Folgore book). With 44 titles currently in our catalogue, there’s plenty to choose from! Sale runs through Cyber Monday, and ends at midnight, 2 December 2025, AEDT.

That coupon code again:

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So head on over to our webstore and grab yourselves a bargain!

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I’m pleased to report that Building the ICM D.H.82A Tiger Moth in 1/32 Scale by Max Williams has now been update to v1.3, with the addition of a couple of new aftermarket items.

Building the ICM D.H.82A Tiger Moth in 1/32 Scale

In this 263-page eBook, Max Williams tackles the ICM 1/32 Tiger Moth kit, wrestling it into submission with a number of aftermarket additions and scratch-built improvements.

Along with Max’s terrific build, we’ve also included his detailed comparison of the three extant Tiger Moth kits in 1/32 scale, and an extensive walkaround of Tiger Moth ZK-BEF by Zac Yates.

v1.3 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$17.00

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This update consists of the usual layout and typographical tweaks, and is free for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books. You can check the version number of your previously-purchased copy at the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), or on the front cover to the right of the author’s name.

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.

I’m pleased to report that Building the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa in 1/32 Scale has been updated to v2.1, and is now available for just 15 Australian dollars!

Building the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa in 1/32 Scale

In this 362-page eBook, award-winning modeller Gary Boxall describes the building, painting, and finishing process of three Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa kits! The first build uses Aviattic lozenge decals to portray Eugen Siempelkamp’s Pfalz D.IIIa, and is a comprehensive guide to building the model. For the second build, Gary opts for a fully-painted finish to portray the markings of Hans-Georg von der Marwitz’s Pfalz D.IIIa. The third and last build sees Gary backdate the Wingnut Wings Pfalz D.IIIa kit to the earlier D.III, finished as Alois Heldmann’s aircraft.

The book also includes tutorials on rigging, and masking & painting over decals, along with our usual Appendices of aftermarket products and reference material.

And as with all our books, should any updates be required, anyone who purchased a prior version gets lifetime free access to all subsequent updated versions! All new purchasers will of course receive the updated version automatically.

v2.1 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$20.00

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This update consists of the usual layout and typographical tweaks, and is free for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books. You can check the version number of your previously-purchased copy at the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), or on the front cover to the right of the author’s name.

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.

I’m pleased to report that Building the Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/24 Scale has just been updated to v1.5, and is now available for just 12 Australian dollars!

Building the Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/24 Scale

In this 263-page eBook, Chuck Sawyer executes a meticulous build of the Airfix 1/24 F6F-5 Hellcat, providing plenty of construction and painting hints and tips along the way. Chuck combines the kit with a selection of aftermarket upgrade parts and other refinements to produce a stunning result that is both inspirational and educational.

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.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

v1.5 Now Available!

$18.00

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This update consists of the usual layout and typographical tweaks, and is free for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books. You can check the version number of your previously-purchased copy at the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), or on the front cover to the right of the author’s name.

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.

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Italeri MC.202 Folgore in 1/32 Scale is now available for immediate purchase and download from the KLP Publishing website! The price is 18 Australian dollars.

Building the Italeri MC.202 Folgore in 1/32 Scale

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In this 275-page eBook, John Kim builds the Italeri 1/32 MC.202 “Folgore” kit to his customary impeccable standard. Combining a carefully curated selection of aftermarket parts with some homemade paint masks, John guides you through the building, painting and finishing of this sleek Italian fighter.

The book also features 27 pages of historical data and photos from Mark Proulx, which also includes a selection of photos of the restored airframe currently housed at NASM. Especially commissioned profile artwork is by James Bentley.

And as a bonus, we’ve included a set of cut files for the paint masks that John used during his build. These are provided in DXF, Studio3 (for the Silhouette platform), PDF, and SVG formats.

I’m pleased to report that Building the Kitty Hawk T-6/Harvard in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v1.2, and is now on sale for just 12 Australian dollars!

Building the Kitty Hawk T-6/Harvard in 1/32 Scale

In this 209-page eBook, Kevin Futter and Chuck Sawyer tackle the Kitty Hawk Texan/Harvard kit in 1/32 scale. The first build is an out-of-box build using no aftermarket parts and as few modifications to the basic kit as possible. The model is also finished using the kit decals. This build is designed to illustrate what can be achieved using only the kit parts, and highlight any problems with the kit itself.

In the second build, Chuck Sawyer addresses many of the kit’s shortcomings, using a modicum of aftermarket parts and some scratch-building to enhance the accuracy, detail, and realism of the resulting model.

v1.2 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$17.00

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This is a free update for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books. You can check the version number of your previously-purchased copy at the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), or on the front cover to the right of the author’s name.

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.

I’m pleased to report that Building the ICM D.H.82A Tiger Moth in 1/32 Scale by Max Williams has just been updated to v1.2, with the addition of a new aftermarket item from ITA3. It’s also undergone the usual layout and typographical polishing. And best of all, it’s now on sale for a mere 12 Australian dollars!

Building the ICM D.H.82A Tiger Moth in 1/32 Scale

In this 263-page eBook, Max Williams tackles the ICM 1/32 Tiger Moth kit, wrestling it into submission with a number of aftermarket additions and scratch-built improvements.

Along with Max’s terrific build, we’ve also included his detailed comparison of the three extant Tiger Moth kits in 1/32 scale, and an extensive walkaround of Tiger Moth ZK-BEF by Zac Yates.

v1.3 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$17.00

Shop now

This is a free update for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version of any of our books. You can check the version number of your previously-purchased copy at the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), or on the front cover to the right of the author’s name.

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.