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.
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artefacts made by the craftsmen of the Royal Navy or by the shipbuilders themselves. These models offer more detail than even the most meticulous plans, and as well demonstrate exactly what the ships appeared like. Lavery discusses a selection of the best models from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the end of wooden shipbuilding. As you’d expect, superbly illustrated throughout.
Julian Stockwin action-adventure historical fiction
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are official, contemporary artefacts made by the craftsmen of the Royal Navy or by the shipbuilders themselves. These models offer more detail than even the most meticulous plans, and as well demonstrate exactly what the ships appeared like. Lavery discusses a selection of the best models from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the end of wooden shipbuilding. As you’d expect, superbly illustrated throughout.
Julian Stockwin action-adventure historical fiction
To think of tackling the Sherman as a whole in a book of this size would not be practical, so looking at a particular group of tanks and in a particular time and place makes it much more manageable. I am sure that British Armour fans will welcome this one.
Read the full review [link=http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/sherman-tanks-british-army-and-royal-marines/24464]here.[/link]
Military Modelling, Robin Buckland
To think of tackling the Sherman as a whole in a book of this size would not be practical, so looking at a particular group of tanks and in a particular time and place makes it much more manageable. I am sure that British Armour fans will welcome this one.
Read the full review [link=http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/sherman-tanks-british-army-and-royal-marines/24464]here.[/link]
Military Modelling, Robin Buckland
Tiger I and Tiger II tanks makes for the first in this new series of Tank Craft books from Pen and Sword. It forms a natural progression as they already do similar style books covering Ship Craft and Flight Craft series. This 64-page book doesn't try to be the definitive work on the Tiger, and there is plenty of material available already. What it does do is provide a useful guide for modellers wanting a handy guide to the tanks, along with some first class models along with details of the various kits and accessory sets that are on the market from a range of manufacturers. It starts off with the development background and then details of the various units that were equipped with the Tiger on the Eastern Front during the later half of WW2. It outlines the story of each unit, and includes tables showing Equipment Allocations and Losses during the period, and does include some archive photos as well. This leads nicely into a 10 page section with colour profiles showing unit and individual.. Read more
Military Modelling, Robin Buckland
Tiger I and Tiger II tanks makes for the first in this new series of Tank Craft books from Pen and Sword. It forms a natural progression as they already do similar style books covering Ship Craft and Flight Craft series. This 64-page book doesn't try to be the definitive work on the Tiger, and there is plenty of material available already. What it does do is provide a useful guide for modellers wanting a handy guide to the tanks, along with some first class models along with details of the various kits and accessory sets that are on the market from a range of manufacturers. It starts off with the development background and then details of the various units that were equipped with the Tiger on the Eastern Front during the later half of WW2. It outlines the story of each unit, and includes tables showing Equipment Allocations and Losses during the period, and does include some archive photos as well. This leads nicely into a 10 page section with colour profiles showing unit and individual.. Read more
Military Modelling, Robin Buckland
An interesting book and a useful guide for documentation work.
Read the full review [link=http://miniaturasjm.com/mi-biblioteca/british-aircraft-of-the-second-world-war/]here.[/link] Please note this review is written in Spanish and can be translated.
José Manuél Rico Cortés (Mister JM) - Miniaturas JM
An interesting book and a useful guide for documentation work.
Read the full review [link=http://miniaturasjm.com/mi-biblioteca/british-aircraft-of-the-second-world-war/]here.[/link] Please note this review is written in Spanish and can be translated.
José Manuél Rico Cortés (Mister JM) - Miniaturas JM
Among the many black and white images, all with useful captions, there are details of uniforms, both official and in some cases unofficial, being worn with the experience of combat, along with the effort and sometime strain clearly visible on the faces of men in sometimes fraught situations. There is also a good variety of equipment to be seen. I've already mentioned the early use of the UH-34 helicopter and there is also the Ontos, the M48 and the 105mm M102, a gun which would have been equally familiar to the GIs of WW2 and Korea. As for small arms, the M16 and the M60 machine gun feature a lot, but there are others such as sniper rifles and the M79 grenade launcher all in use. The photos cover the story from the early stages of the war at the start, moving through to the final stages of the end of US involvement in the war, when helicopter flew out of South Vietnam to US ships and so many that they simply had to be pushed off the decks into the sea to make space for more to land. Some.. Read more
Military Modelling
Among the many black and white images, all with useful captions, there are details of uniforms, both official and in some cases unofficial, being worn with the experience of combat, along with the effort and sometime strain clearly visible on the faces of men in sometimes fraught situations. There is also a good variety of equipment to be seen. I've already mentioned the early use of the UH-34 helicopter and there is also the Ontos, the M48 and the 105mm M102, a gun which would have been equally familiar to the GIs of WW2 and Korea. As for small arms, the M16 and the M60 machine gun feature a lot, but there are others such as sniper rifles and the M79 grenade launcher all in use. The photos cover the story from the early stages of the war at the start, moving through to the final stages of the end of US involvement in the war, when helicopter flew out of South Vietnam to US ships and so many that they simply had to be pushed off the decks into the sea to make space for more to land. Some.. Read more
Military Modelling
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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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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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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...
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ShipCraft 19: County Class Cruisers
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 sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage,… Read more...
