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Building the British Phantoms Volume Two

Geoff Coughlin, author of our recent title Building the British Phantoms Volume One, has been beavering away its follow-up, entitled Building the British Phantoms Volume Two, oddly enough! Geoff has been in touch with some news about his progress, which I thought I’d share as something of a teaser:

I just wanted to give you a heads up on this next volume as I’m really excited – it is better by some way than Volume One.

I really just wanted to say that Volume Two stats so far are:

• 306 photos – excluding all the model builds
• 11 model builds covering all three scales: 1:72, 1:48 and a great conversion of the Tamiya F-4J into an FGR.2 – no mean feat by the contributor!
• 11 model gallery entries
• 26 profiles from Simon Hill

So a bit of an epic coming for Volume two. I hope you’ll like V2 as much as I do – a great Foreword too by Dave Gledhill former RAF navigator.

So there you have it, straight from the horse’s mouth: Volume Two is going to be epic! (And no, Geoff, I’m not calling you a horse!)

Volume One has been one of our most popular and successful titles, so if you haven’t checked it out already, I can only encourage you to do so.

Building the British Phantoms Volume One

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 2.1 Now Available!

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Announcing “Building the Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/24 Scale”!

I’m pleased to announce that the next title in our Build Guide Series will be Building the Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/24 Scale, by Chuck Sawyer. Chuck’s build is a masterpiece of problem-solving and precision, and his meticulous approach will be thoroughly documented in this upcoming eBook title.

Chuck Sawyer’s meticulous build of the Airfix 1/24 Hellcat.

Stay tuned for more news and information as it comes to hand!

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v1.1 of “Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale” Now Available!

With the subject of our latest title being such a new kit, we always knew that we’d need to publish updates to keep pace with the various aftermarket products being announced or released for it, but we didn’t expect to be doing so quite so soon! In fact, along with adding a new aftermarket item, we’ve also corrected a few errors that crept into the copy, resulting in this new Version 1.1 update.

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

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

Airfix’s 2022 release of a new-tool Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 scale has been welcomed by modellers around the globe, and 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 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.

v2.0 Now Available!

v2.0 adds a new 20-page Walkaround section.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$15.00
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As ever, this is a free update for existing purchasers, and new purchasers will of course always receive the latest version.

Stay tuned to our blog for news, information, and updates as they come to hand!

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“Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale” is Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our newest title, Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale is now available!

Airfix’s 2022 release of a new-tool Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 scale has been welcomed by modellers around the globe, and in this 112-page eBook, renowned UK modeller Geoff Couglin 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.

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

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

Airfix’s 2022 release of a new-tool Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 scale has been welcomed by modellers around the globe, and 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 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.

v2.0 Now Available!

v2.0 adds a new 20-page Walkaround section.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$15.00
Shop now

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.

All this for just 15 Australian dollars! So head on over to our webstore and grab yourselves a bargain.

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“Building Mac’s Birddog” Now On Sale!

This week our second title, Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale: A Scale Tribute to Macaulay ‘Mac’ Cottrell, turns 5. And to celebrate, for the next 5 days only, we’ve reduced its price by a massive 33% to a mere 10 Australian dollars!

Building Mac's Birddog in 1/32 Scale

Building Mac’s Birddog in 1/32 Scale

Written by master modeller Eric Galliers, this 177-page digital book shows you how he built his award-winning 1/32 scale model of Macaulay “Mac the FAC” Cottrell’s Cessna O-1 Birddog. Using the Roden 1/32 scale kit as a basis, Eric modifies it to represent Mac’s Birddog as he flew it in Vietnam in 1968.

v2.1 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

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“Outstanding book! love it”
– Raphael Jumentier, France

“…it is surely the best source to build a Vietnam war O-1! Highly recommended!”
– Thierry Laurent, Belgium

“The Bird Dog book is excellent, got the Roden kit, and it’s been very helpful.”
– Graeme Buckley, New Zealand

“The download is superb, tons of photos, a great model build and a terrific price too. Well done to all involved.”
– Bruce Crosby, UK

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

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Announcing “Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale”!

I’m pleased to announce that our next title, Building the Airfix Buccaneer S.2C in 1/48 Scale by Geoff Coughlin, is currently in development. Along with Geoff’s terrific build of the new Airfix kit, the book will feature a brief kit review, some technical notes about the Buccaneer, along with some colour profiles by Simon Hill.

The release date is uncertain at this early stage, though development is not expected to be protracted, so stay tuned for more news and updates as they come to hand.

And don’t forget Geoff’s current book, Volume One of Building the British Phantoms:

Building the British Phantoms Volume One

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 2.1 Now Available!

$20.00
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More news soon!

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v1.1 of “Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe” Now Available!

An astute reader of our latest title, Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale, noticed that we hadn’t included the product number for the Archer rivet decals that Gary used on his build. Fair call! The book has now been updated to include this information, and consequently version 1.1 is now available.

Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale

Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale

In this 292-page eBook, Gary Boxall builds, paints, and rigs the giant Wingnut Wings 1/32 Felixstowe F.2A to an award-winning standard. While Gary’s build focusses on the ‘early’ boxing of the kit, his methods are equally applicable to the ‘late’ version, including painting the interior, improving details, creating custom paint masks, making templates for the Aviattic fabric decals, and of course, rigging!

The book also includes a detailed look at the kit by Brett Green, and our usual Appendices covering available aftermarket and reference material.

v1.2 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$17.00
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This update is a free download for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

Stay tuned for an announcement about our next title shortly!

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“Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A (Early) in 1/32 Scale” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our latest title, Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A (Early) in 1/32 Scale, is now available!

In this 292-page eBook, Gary Boxall builds, paints, and rigs the giant Wingnut Wings 1/32 Felixstowe F.2A to an award-winning standard. While Gary’s build focusses on the ‘early’ boxing of the kit, his methods are equally applicable to the ‘late’ version, and we’ve included a great many photos of Gary’s rigging process to assist in this difficult area—helpful for anyone building any aircraft that requires even a modicum of rigging!

Gary also describes how he painted the interior, modified parts to be more accurate or more detailed, cut custom masks for the eye-popping ‘swirl’ paint scheme, and made templates for the Aviattic fabric decals that cover the wings and tailplane. And much more!

The book also includes a detailed look at the kit by Brett Green, and our usual Appendices covering available aftermarket and reference material.

And all this for just 17 Australian dollars!

Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale

Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A in 1/32 Scale

In this 292-page eBook, Gary Boxall builds, paints, and rigs the giant Wingnut Wings 1/32 Felixstowe F.2A to an award-winning standard. While Gary’s build focusses on the ‘early’ boxing of the kit, his methods are equally applicable to the ‘late’ version, including painting the interior, improving details, creating custom paint masks, making templates for the Aviattic fabric decals, and of course, rigging!

The book also includes a detailed look at the kit by Brett Green, and our usual Appendices covering available aftermarket and reference material.

v1.2 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$17.00
Shop now

So head on over to our webshop and grab yourself a bargain.

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v1.2 of “Building the Kitty Hawk HH-60G” Now Available!

A new day, a new typo, and a new version! This time Building the Kitty Hawk HH-60G Pave Hawk in 1/35 Scale gets a bump to version 1.2. This is not a vital update, involving just a single extraneous word, but is a free download for all existing purchasers. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

Building the Kitty Hawk HH-60G Pave Hawk in 1/35 Scale

Building the Kitty Hawk HH-60G Pave Hawk in 1/35 Scale

In this 186-page eBook, Pete Fleischmann takes the Kitty Hawk 1/35 scale HH-60G Pave Hawk kit, and combines it with aftermarket parts, resin figures, and some scratch-building, to produce an outstanding airborne rescue vignette, complete with a wounded Afghan solider being winched aboard. Pete takes you through the build process step-by-step, with plenty of useful tips on painting and detailing the model. There’s also a separate 24-page section in the book where he shows you how he produced the figures.

v1.4 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$15.00
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Stay tuned for more news and information as it comes to hand!

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“Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe” Reaches First Draft!

I’m pleased to advise that, after a whirlwind of activity, our next book, Building the Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A (Early) in 1/32 Scale, has reached first draft status. While this makes it sound like it has only reached the halfway point, in reality, the book is now largely complete, and simply needs some spit and polish. No promises, but it should be ready for an official release in a week or two.

Gary Boxall’s stunning Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F.2A

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And don’t forget our most recent release, Geoff Coughlin’s opus on modelling the British FG.1 Phantom:

Building the British Phantoms Volume One

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 2.1 Now Available!

$20.00
Shop now

Stay tuned!