Category: News

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Revell Me 262B-1/U1 Nachtjäger in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v2.0. This update features 29 new pages of additional photos and material from Mark Proulx and Max Otten, and is considered an important update. And for the next 7 days the price has been reduced to 12 Australian dollars! (After this, it will return to a new, slightly higher price of 18 Australian dollars.)

Building the Revell Me 262B-1/U1 Nachtjäger in 1/32 Scale

In this 283-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. 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.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

v3.0 Now Available!

$18.00

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As a major version update, this release is considered important, and all existing purchasers should consider downloading v2.0 at their earliest convenience.

This 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 recently became aware that the credit and debit card payment options had disappeared from the checkout page, which was a bit disconcerting, to say the least! After some investigative work and the tweaking of a few settings, I’m pleased to report that these options have now been restored. Phew!

If you experience any issues paying by credit/debit card (or any issues with purchasing at all), please contact me with the details, and I’ll do my best to assist.

Thanks to eagle-eyed customer Piotr Mikolajski, who spotted a duplicate page, A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter has now been updated to v1.4.

This 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.

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

In this epic 1,030-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 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.

v1.4 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$40.00

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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 Revell He 219A-7 in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v3.0, with 35 new pages of photos from the collections of Mark Proulx and Tim Hortman that cover the early restoration of the NASM aircraft, along with a selection of historical images. For the rest of this week, I’ve reduced the price to just 12 Australian dollars, but it will increase from $15 to $16 thereafter (the first time I’ve increased prices since the inception of the business).

Building the Revell He 219A-7 in 1/32 Scale

In this 152-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.

v3.0 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$16.00

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As a major version update, this release is considered important, and all existing purchasers should consider downloading v3.0 at their earliest convenience.

This 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.

Due to a miscommunication regarding captions for the new photos in the latest update, Building the Italeri CF-104 Starfighter in 1/32 Scale has just had a quick boost to v2.1, with captions now included! And of course, it’s still on sale for just 12 Australian dollars!

Building the Italeri CF-104 Starfighter in 1/32 Scale

In this 338-page eBook, Chuck Sawyer builds the Italeri 1/32 F-104G Starfighter kit as a Canadian CF-104, combining it with a modest selection of aftermarket products to produce a stunning model. Along the way, Chuck treats us to tutorials on obtaining a flawless gloss finish, getting the best out of the Alclad range of metallic paints, and how to apply HGW’s tricky Wet Transfer decals.

We’ve also included a 65-page walkaround by Gord McTaggart, of the CF-104 that currently resides at The Military Museum in Calgary Alberta, Canada. With v2.0, we introduced a set of 10 period photos from the Mark Proulx Collection.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

v2.1 Now Available!

$18.00

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I’m pleased to announce that Building the Italeri CF-104 Starfighter in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v2.0, with 10 new photos from Mark Proulx, and some additional reference titles. And for the next 7 days, it’s on sale for just 12 Australian dollars!

Building the Italeri CF-104 Starfighter in 1/32 Scale

In this 338-page eBook, Chuck Sawyer builds the Italeri 1/32 F-104G Starfighter kit as a Canadian CF-104, combining it with a modest selection of aftermarket products to produce a stunning model. Along the way, Chuck treats us to tutorials on obtaining a flawless gloss finish, getting the best out of the Alclad range of metallic paints, and how to apply HGW’s tricky Wet Transfer decals.

We’ve also included a 65-page walkaround by Gord McTaggart, of the CF-104 that currently resides at The Military Museum in Calgary Alberta, Canada. With v2.0, we introduced a set of 10 period photos from the Mark Proulx Collection.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

v2.1 Now Available!

$18.00

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This update also includes the usual raft of minor layout and typographical improvements, along with adding the current version number to the cover. We consider this an important update, as the improvements are many!

This 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.

One of the considerable benefits of digital publishing is the ability to correct mistakes and issue updated versions of our publications—indeed, this is a cornerstone principle of our business model. And so it is that, hot on the heels of yesterday’s v1.2 update of A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter, we find ourselves needing to issue v1.3! This is an extension of the v1.2 update, where an incorrect Werknummer had been corrected, but it seems we missed a few. D’oh! This has been addressed in v1.3. And of course, this title is still on sale for just 35 Australian dollars!

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

In this epic 1,030-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 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.

v1.4 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$40.00

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If you’ve already downloaded both files of the v1.2 update, then you only need the main book file for v1.3. Otherwise, you should update both the main book file and the artwork file.

This update 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 announced that A Modeller’s Guide to the Ju 88 G-6 Night Fighter has just been updated to v1.2! There are some very important corrections in this update, along with a new page containing an additional photo, and so is considered a vital update for all previous purchasers of the book. For the next 7 days, it’s also available for just 35 Australian dollars, so if you don’t already have this one, now is the perfect time to fix that!

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

In this epic 1,030-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 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.

v1.4 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$40.00

Shop now

EDIT: I forgot to add in my original post that both the main book file and the artwork file have been updated, so it’s important to download both of those!

This update 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.