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v1.4 “Building the Special Hobby Tempest” Now Available and On Sale!

Number 8 in our Build Guide Series, Building the Special Hobby Tempest Mk V in 1/32 Scale by Chuck Sawyer is about to have its second birthday, so we’ve given it some minor tweaks to produce v1.4, and discounted it to a mere 12 Australian dollars for the next 7 days!

Building the Special Hobby Tempest Mk V in 1/32 Scale

Building the Special Hobby Tempest Mk V in 1/32 Scale

In this 227-page eBook, Chuck Sawyer undertakes a forensic examination of the Special Hobby 1/32 scale Hawker Tempest Mk V kit, combining it with the Barracuda Studios resin nose upgrade set to produce a stunning model. He leads you through all the pitfalls of construction, and of integrating the resin nose and propellor into the kit.

We’ve included tutorials on decanting spray cans for airbrushing, achieving a flawless, high-gloss base coat, and working with HGW’s Wet Transfer decals.

v1.5 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$16.00
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Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

If you need to confirm the version number of your newly downloaded update, just check the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), shown in the example below (from our Ta 152 book):

This is valid for all of our titles, should you ever need to verify which version of any particular book you might have.

Stay tuned for more news and information—we will be announcing our next title very shortly!

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v2.0 of “Building the Fly Arado Ar 234” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that No. 5 in our Build Guide Series, Building the Fly Arado Ar 234 in 1/32 Scale by Kent Karlsen, has now been updated to v2.0! As with our other recent book updates, this title has received a major makeover, with extensive layout changes that have yielded 8 extra pages. This expanded layout doesn’t contain any new content, but rather, improves the readability of a few sections that I felt were a little crowded.

Building the Fly Arado Ar 234 in 1/32 Scale

Building the Fly Arado Ar 234 in 1/32 Scale

In this 164-page eBook, Kent Karlsen builds not one, but two examples of the Fly Arado 234 kit in 1/32 scale.

The feature build sees Kent take kit 32008, add a ton of scratch-built detail, and then construct an amazing airfield maintenance diorama, in a scene that might have occurred at ‘Fliegerhorst Grove’ air base, in post-surrender Denmark.

For his second build, Kent converts kit 32003 into the V6 four-engine prototype, complete with figures and a Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad from Zoukei-Mura.

v2.1 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$15.00
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Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

Stay tuned for more news and information—we will be announcing our next title very shortly!

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v2.0 of “Building the Revell P-51D-5NA” Now Available!

Today the Update Express has pulled into a new station, and disembarking onto the platform is none other than v2.0 of Building the Revell P-51D-5NA Mustang in 1/32 Scale! As well as the usual raft of typographical and layout improvements, this update has spawned three additional pages, as certain pages that were too cramped were spread out over more than one page.

Building the Revell P-51D-5NA Mustang in 1/32 Scale

Building the Revell P-51D-5NA Mustang in 1/32 Scale

In this 103-page eBook, Jan Gabauer builds, paints, and weathers the new Revell 1/32 P-51D kit to produce an excellent rendition of Major Richard A. Peterson’s “Hurry Home Honey”.

The book features not only Jan’s terrific build guide, but also artwork by Juanita Franzi, a review of the kit itself, and an extensive set of appendices covering applicable aftermarket products and reference works.

v2.1 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$12.00
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Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

Stay tuned for more news and information—we will be announcing our next title very shortly!

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v1.5 of “Building the HpH Fw 189 ‘Uhu’” Now Available!

Our mission to refresh all of our older books continues apace, with our second-ever Build Guide, Building the HpH Fw 189 ‘Uhu’ in 1/32 Scale, now being updated to v1.5.

Building the HpH Fw 189 'Uhu' in 1/32 Scale

Building the HpH Fw 189 ‘Uhu’ in 1/32 Scale

In this 74-page eBook, Jan Gabauer tackles the impressive mixed-media 1/32 scale Fw 189 kit from HpH Models. Jan navigates the complexities of the build with aplomb, offering tips for working with resin assemblies, and overcoming the particular challenges of this kit.

v1.5 Now Available!

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

$8.00
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Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

See you for the next one!

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Oops!

In my enthusiasm to get the v1.2 update of Building the Revell Me 262B-1/U1 Nachtjäger in 1/32 Scale out to the world, I managed to introduce some weird copy/paste errors on a few of pages. How embarrassment! I’ve fixed these now, and re-uploaded the corrected version of the book. Please note that I have not changed the version number in this instance, so it remains at v1.2. If you have downloaded the update since it was released a few hours ago, please do so again, with my humble apologies for the hassle!

If you need to confirm the version number of your newly downloaded update, just check the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), shown in the example below (from our Ta 152 book):

This is valid for all of our titles, should you ever need to verify which version of any particular book you might have.

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v1.2 of “Building the Revell Me 262B” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Revell Me 262B-1/U1 Nachtjäger in 1/32 Scale has now been updated to v1.2! As with most of our book updates, this one consists of some typographical and layout tweaks, and is not considered vital.

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

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

In this 246-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.

v1.3 Now Available!

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In this 246-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.

Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

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“Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that our latest title, Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale, is now available for immediate purchase and download!

Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale

Building the Hasegawa Fw 190D-9 in 1/32 Scale

In this 342-page eBook, John Kim guides you through the process of building, painting, weathering, and finishing the Hasegawa 1/32 scale Fw 190D-9 kit. He uses a carefully curated selection of aftermarket products, and cuts his own paint masks for the markings. The result is a stunning model that is both instructive and inspirational.

The cut files for John’s paint masks have been included as a bonus download, in DXF, Studio3 (for the Silhouette platform), PDF, and SVG formats.

Note: all our prices are in Australian dollars.

v1.3 Now Available!

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In this 342-page eBook, John Kim guides you through the process of building, painting, weathering, and finishing the Hasegawa 1/32 scale Fw 190D-9 kit. He uses a carefully curated selection of aftermarket products, and cuts his own paint masks for the markings. The result is a stunning model that is both instructive and inspirational.

We’ve also included profile artwork from Eagle Editions and JaPo, along with our usual appendices featuring aftermarket products and reference titles.

The cut files for John’s paint masks have been included as a bonus download, in DXF, Studio3 (for the Silhouette platform), PDF, and SVG formats. And if you don’t have access to a cutting machine, the PDF version could still be printed out and used as a template for cutting out the mask shapes by hand.

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.

See you all again soon!

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v1.1 of “Building the Airfix Hellcat” Now Available!

I’m pleased to announce that Building the Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/24 Scale has now been updated to v1.1! This update adds a new aftermarket item, and features a raft of typographical and layout tweaks.

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

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.

v1.2 Now Available!

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In this 262-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.

Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

If you need to confirm the version number of your newly downloaded update, just check the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), shown in the example below (from our Ta 152 book):

This is valid for all of our titles, should you ever need to verify which version of any particular book you might have.

Stay tuned for more news and updates soon!

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v1.5 of “Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H” Now Available!

So it seems we launched v1.4 of Building the Zoukei-Mura Ta 152H in 1/32 Scale a tad too early! Thanks to Quinta Studio releasing a new set for the kit in question just 24 hours later, I now give you v1.5!

In this 167-page eBook, John Kim takes you through the building, painting, and finishing of the terrific 1/32 scale Ta 152H kit from Zoukei-Mura.

Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

If you need to confirm the version number of your newly downloaded update, just check the bottom of the Copyright page (iii), shown in the example below:

This is valid for all of our titles, should you ever need to verify which version of any particular book you might have.

Stay tuned for more news and updates soon!

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v1.4 of “Building the Wingnut Wings AEG G.IV Late” Now Available!

I’ve just taken the polishing rag to our most popular title, Building the Wingnut Wings AEG G.IV Late in 1/32 Scale. Loads of layout and typographical tweaks later, I give you v1.4!

Written by expert modeller Karim Bibi, this 183-page digital book takes you through building the impressive Wingnut Wings 1/32 scale AEG G.IV Late kit. Karim shows you the building, painting, decalling, and weathering techniques he used to produce his stunning model, including how to produce paint masks to replicate the iconic nose markings.

Existing purchasers are able to access the updated version for free. Simply log in to your account (or use your original download link) and re-download the book from the Downloads section of your profile. If you don’t have an account or the original download link, please contact me and we’ll sort it out. And of course, new purchasers will always receive the latest version.

What Our Readers Say

“Put this one in your must-have pile if you’ve ever considered building a Wingnut Wings kit.”
– Mike Swinburne, USA

“…honestly I am impressed. There is excellent photos and some really good hints and tips on weathering, the building of this model is superb. There are a lot of painting and weathering techniques that I will be using on other models, I can see myself referring to this book for years to come.”
– Des Delatorre, Australia

“I can’t recommend this book highly enough. Go grab a copy!”
– Bob’s Buckles, England

“Yes, this is a great book, worth every penny and then some!“
– Tracy Hancock, USA