In this section we have selected titles which we have published that are suitable for modellers.
Whether you are constructing models for wargaming purposes or for your own enjoyment, these titles can all help.
Most relevant are our Shipcraft, Flightcraft and Landcraft series which are specifically designed for modellers. In addition to these are our Images of War specials and Profile titles which combine many contemporary images with profiles.
Finally our Images of War series provides many original pictures of subject matter for those wishing to perfect the accuracy of their designs.
This title is a cracking first port of call for any scale modeller interested in creating a miniature version of the Chieftain, British Cold War Main Battle Tank (MBT). The scale modelling section is full colour with some very high quality modelling on offer.
Highly recommended.
Read the full review [link=https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/bookreviews-chieftain-british-cold-war-main-battle-tank]here[/link]
Scale Modelling Now
This title is a cracking first port of call for any scale modeller interested in creating a miniature version of the Chieftain, British Cold War Main Battle Tank (MBT). The scale modelling section is full colour with some very high quality modelling on offer.
Highly recommended.
Read the full review [link=https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/bookreviews-chieftain-british-cold-war-main-battle-tank]here[/link]
Scale Modelling Now
There are many modellers who like to take a production aircraft kit and modify it to a variant of that aircraft. For those modellers, this book really must be in your library.
It has many interesting, one-off, aircraft from 1945 to 1975, an era when aircraft development was at its height and, in same examples, its wackiest.
The colour illustrations of test aircraft alterations and livery are beautifully aimed at the modeller to help to get that perfect model. This along with the description and photos of what, where and why these aircraft were developed will add to your knowledge and understanding of the golden years of aircraft development.
Read the full review [link=http://www.vintage-airfix.com/flight-craft-series.html#Flight-Craft-18-British-Military-Test-and-Evaluation-Aircraft]here[/link]
Vintage Airfix
There are many modellers who like to take a production aircraft kit and modify it to a variant of that aircraft. For those modellers, this book really must be in your library.
It has many interesting, one-off, aircraft from 1945 to 1975, an era when aircraft development was at its height and, in same examples, its wackiest.
The colour illustrations of test aircraft alterations and livery are beautifully aimed at the modeller to help to get that perfect model. This along with the description and photos of what, where and why these aircraft were developed will add to your knowledge and understanding of the golden years of aircraft development.
Read the full review [link=http://www.vintage-airfix.com/flight-craft-series.html#Flight-Craft-18-British-Military-Test-and-Evaluation-Aircraft]here[/link]
Vintage Airfix
I find that this series of which I have already reviewed some books is an excellent balance between the interest of the historian and that of the model maker. The books in a few pages are technical enough to be useful to the modeller who has already seen everything and to the historian who wants to know some more details, but as written above, the photos, both those of the vehicle and those of the kits, provide a mix which makes the books of this series an excellent starting point and an excellent investment for the enthusiasts.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/05/panther-tanks-german-army-and-waffen-ss.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
I find that this series of which I have already reviewed some books is an excellent balance between the interest of the historian and that of the model maker. The books in a few pages are technical enough to be useful to the modeller who has already seen everything and to the historian who wants to know some more details, but as written above, the photos, both those of the vehicle and those of the kits, provide a mix which makes the books of this series an excellent starting point and an excellent investment for the enthusiasts.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/05/panther-tanks-german-army-and-waffen-ss.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
A book worth having, primarily for the visual reference, and secondarily for the model-related sections.
A Question Of Scale, Seb Palmer
A book worth having, primarily for the visual reference, and secondarily for the model-related sections.
A Question Of Scale, Seb Palmer
The second volume in the LandCraft series of card cover books by Pen & Sword is entitled "M2/M3 American Half-Tracks of the Second World War" and is edited by Robert Jackson, writer and lecturer, having authored over sixty books on military and aviation subjects. It packs into 64 pages some 84 black and white photos, 32 coloured plan drawings of 8 specific vehicles and devotes 24 pages to the modelling enthusiast with 70 colour photos of details of stunning models made by Brian Bochino, Brian Richardson, and Gary Riley. The text discusses the evolution in America of the half-track derived from the French Citroën-Kégresse half track imported by the U.S. Army in 1925 and covers the manufacture, development, detail and employment from their first use in the Philippines in December 1941, through to the war in Korea. As WWII progressed the Tables of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) are provided reflecting their distribution in army units. All American variants are touched upon, the Personnel.. Read more
Japanese Aviation Society
The second volume in the LandCraft series of card cover books by Pen & Sword is entitled "M2/M3 American Half-Tracks of the Second World War" and is edited by Robert Jackson, writer and lecturer, having authored over sixty books on military and aviation subjects. It packs into 64 pages some 84 black and white photos, 32 coloured plan drawings of 8 specific vehicles and devotes 24 pages to the modelling enthusiast with 70 colour photos of details of stunning models made by Brian Bochino, Brian Richardson, and Gary Riley. The text discusses the evolution in America of the half-track derived from the French Citroën-Kégresse half track imported by the U.S. Army in 1925 and covers the manufacture, development, detail and employment from their first use in the Philippines in December 1941, through to the war in Korea. As WWII progressed the Tables of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) are provided reflecting their distribution in army units. All American variants are touched upon, the Personnel.. Read more
Japanese Aviation Society
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Period Ship Modelmaking
This new shipmodeller's manual explains in graphic manner how to build a small 1/16th scale model of the American privateer schooner Prince de Neufchatel. She was one of a new class of large, fast and seaworthy schooners that first made their appearance during the war of 1812. She had a short but notoriously successful career that earned her a permanent… Read more...
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ShipCraft 12: Essex Class Carriers
The latest volume covers the hugely important American carrier of the Second World War. Built in larger numbers than any fleet carrier before or since, the Essex class can claim to be the US Navy's most significant weapon in the defeat of Japan. Carrying up to 100 aircraft and capable of absorbing enormous punishment (not one was sunk), they spearheaded… Read more...
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ShipCraft 8: Fletcher Class Destroyers
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, using scale plans to highlight differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers, then moves to an extensive… Read more...
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Ship Dioramas
This book is about the art of displaying waterline models. By their very nature, ship models that do not show the full hull and are not mounted on an artificial stand cry out for a realistic setting. At its most basic this can be just a representation of the sea itself, but to give the model a context – even to tell some sort of story – is far… Read more...
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ShipCraft 7: British Battlecruisers of the Second World War
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage,… Read more...
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ShipCraft 11: British Destroyers
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, then moves to an extensive photographic survey of either a high-quality model or a surviving example of the ship. Hints on building the… Read more...
