Modeling Guide Books

Land Craft Series: The Jeep Second World War

The Second World War Jeep was one of the most famous and influential military vehicles of all time, and over 600,000 were produced. It served with all the Allied forces during the war on every front and it has been the inspiration behind the design of...

Learning Series #7 Photoetched Parts - English

Photoetch has always been a difficult task for many modellers. It doesn't matter which modelling branch you choose, possibly you want to boost your modelling to the next level of detail. The talented artists from the AKI Learning Series and the expert...

Panzer Crewman

“…great detailed shots and drawings for those looking for references in their models. Highly recommended for beginners to advanced builders.” -AMPS The German Panzerwaffe ripped up the rulebooks of war that had been laid down by the grinding slaughter of...

Real Colors of WWII Armor

English. 228 pages. Hard Cover. Limited Edition.   This publication is an updated and extended edition of our book Real Colors of WWII released in 2017. It describes the camouflage development and colors of the German, Soviet, US and British army...

Real Weathering

This is a book about weathering and designed with one audience in mind – the military modeler. To be sure, there are many books concerned with weathering military models available, but they all concentrate on weathering techniques – pre-shading, washes,...

Scale Modeling for Beginners #1: Assembly

Modeling is an enormously entertaining and educational hobby, practiced by millions of enthusiasts worldwide and recommended for people of all ages. However, like everything in life, starting can be confusing and frustrating if you do not know the basic...

Scale Modeling for Beginners #2: Painting and Weathering

Modelling is an enormously entertaining and educational hobby, practiced by millions of aficionados around the world and recommended for people of any age. But like everything in life, getting started can be confusing and frustrating if you do not know...

Sherman: The American Miracle - Camouflage Profile Guide

Solution Book 03: How to Paint IDF Vehicles

SOLUTION BOX is a basic and simple guide to follow, allowing any modeler to create effects and finishes similar to those of the examples shown. It does not matter if you are a beginner who has just started building models, or a more advanced and...

Solution Book 11: 4BO Russian Green Vehicles

SOLUTION BOOK - How to Paint 4BO Russian Vehicles as well. This complete 52-page guide with step-by-step tutorials in four languages (English, Spanish, French, and German) explains how to apply the different colours and effects common to Red Army...

Solution Book15: How to Paint Italian NATO Aircraft

SOLUTION BOOK is a simple and easy to follow guide which allows any modeller to obtain effects and finishes similar to the examples shown. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner that has just recently started to paint your kits, or a more advanced and...

T-54/T-55 Modeling World's Most Iconic Tank - English

Tank Craft Series: Panther Medium Tank German Army and Waffen SS Eastern Front Summer, 1943

In July 1943 the German army launched what was to be its last major offensive on Soviet soil. Codenamed Operation Citadel, the attack had initially been scheduled to commence in May but was postponed by Hitler on a number of occasions to allow the...

Tank Craft Series: Panther Medium Tank IV. SS-Panzerkorps Eastern Front, 1944

12 pages of full color illustrations depicting over 20 different vehicles and their markings with histories of the Panzer regiments of the SS-Totenkopf and Wiking divisions during the battles of 1944 on the Eastern Front. During the summer of 1944 a...

Tank Craft Series: Panther Tanks - German Army Panzer Brigades Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944–1945

Uses archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations to examine the Panther battalions of the Panzer brigades. In July 1944, with the Eastern Front crumbling and the first cracks appearing in the Normandy defenses, Hitler ordered the...

Tank Craft Series: Panther Tanks German Army and Waffen-SS, Defence of the West, 1945

In late 1944 and 1945 the Panther tank played an important role in Germany’s desperate efforts to stem the Allied advance on the Western Front. The Panther, perhaps the best armored vehicle produced by Germany during the Second World War, was a key...

Tank Craft Series: Panther Tanks Germany Army and Waffen SS, Normandy Campaign 1944

Central to the German strategy of dealing with an Allied landing in France was the availability of a strong, mobile armored reserve. In June 1944, as part of this force, the Army in the West was able to deploy over 300 Panther tanks, perhaps the best...

Tank Craft Series: Panzer I & II Blueprint for Blitzkrieg 1933–1941

The Panzer I and II played a significant part in the blitzkrieg campaigns that brought Germany such extraordinary success in the early years of the Second World War, and this highly illustrated volume in the TankCraft series is the ideal introduction to...

Tank Craft Series: Panzer III - German Army Light Tank Operation Barbarossa 1941

A complete guide of the German Army Light Tank, the Panzer III, using archive photos and extensively researched color illustrations. The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era, which could fairly be said to...

Tank Craft Series: Panzer III German Army Light Tank North Africa El Alamein to Tunis, 1941–1943

The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era and made up the bulk of the armored force sent to North Africa. Although less heavily armored than many of its opponents it was sturdy and reliable and its main...

Tank Craft Series: Panzer IV 1939-1945

The Panzer IV – Panzerkampfwagen IV – was one the foremost German fighting vehicles of the Second World War, and this volume in the TankCraft series is an ideal introduction to it. With detailed captions, text and illustrations the book tells the story...

Tank Craft Series: Panzer IV, Medium Tank German Army and Waffen-SS Normandy Campaign , Summer 1944

When the Allied armies landed on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944 the backbone of the armored reaction force awaiting them was made up of 758 Pzkpfw IV tanks, a number which represents almost half the fully-tracked vehicles available for the defence...

Tank Craft Series: Puma Sdkfz 234/1 and Sdkfz 234/2 Heavy Armoured Cars German Army and Waffen-SS, Western and Eastern Fronts, 1944-1945

"....a well-researched title that covers a lesser known type and that manages to squeeze a heck of a lot into 64 pages." —WarWheels The lightning advances of the German armored units during the Polish and French campaigns were spearheaded by fast-moving,...

Tank Craft Series: Sherman Tank Canadian, New Zealand and South African Armies: Italy, 1943–1945

The Sherman tank served with most Allied armies during the Second World War and it is justly famous for the role it played in the Normandy landings and the subsequent drive into Germany. But the part played by the British commonwealth armored units in...

Tank Craft Series: Sherman Tanks of the British Army and Royal Marines Normandy Campaign 1944

With production in excess of 55,000 the Sherman tank was eventually in service with most Allied armies of the Second World War and by the time of the Normandy landings was the mainstay of Britain's armored battalions. In his second book in the TankCraft...

Tank Craft Series: Tank Destroyer, Achilles and M10 British Army Anti-Tank Units, Western Europe, 1944–1945

In this heavily illustrated volume in the TankCraft series Dennis Oliver focuses on the Achilles – the British variant of the American M10 – which was one of the most important Allied tank destroyers of the Second World War. It played a key role in the...

Tank Craft Series: Tiger I & Tiger II Tanks German Army and Waffen-SS Normandy Campaign 1944

In his latest book in the TankCraft series, Dennis Oliver uses archive photographs and painstakingly researched, exquisitely presented color illustrations to examine the part these powerful tanks played in the Normandy battles and also the units that...

The Iran Iraq Wars 1980-1988 Vol.4

The Soviet Arsenal in the War in Ukraine

THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE #35 – Grey

THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE 38 - Rust 2.0 (English)

Ammo Mig THE WEATHERING MAGAZINE 38 - Rust 2.0 (English)

The Weathering Magazine No 21: Faded (English)

The latest issue of The Weathering Magazine is entirely devoted to the effects of fading and discoloration. Within this release, you will see various examples of pale and faded finishes seen not only on tanks, trains, and submarines but also on civilian...

VAL75016 Vallejo Warpaint Aviation 1: Fall of Iron Light & Medium Bombers of WWII Book - VJ75016

The publication examines some of the twin-engined medium bombers of World War Two and includes a selection of profiles by Richard Mason, as well as a ground-breaking piece of research on the early B-25 Mitchell by Brian Derbyshire that offers an incisive...

Weathering Aircraft 012 : Winter

The Weathering Aircraft, your favorite publication focused on the techniques of painting and aging aircraft is proud to follow our twelfth issue by exploring the always popular subject of aircraft deployed to the harsh conditions of winter environments...

Weathering Aircraft 013 : K.O.

The Weathering Aircraft, your favorite publication focused on the techniques of painting and weathering aircraft is proud to follow up with our thirteenth issue. On this occasion, we will focus on the essential assembly steps required to depict crashed...

Weathering Aircraft 017: Decals and Masks

The 17th issue of The Weathering Aircraft is available now!  We often find decals that are either difficult to use, out of scale, or the required are not available for the intended subject. In this issue, you will learn how to overcome these all too...

Weathering Aircraft 018: Accessories

The 18th issue of The Weathering Aircraft is available now! For those of us who like aircraft, accessories can become a nuisance and end up not being used to their full potential. In this issue you will see how working with accessories can be a rewarding...

Weathering Aircraft 019: Wood

The 19th issue of The Weathering Aircraft is available now! This time we are focusing on the techniques and products necessary to imitate wood surfaces on your aircraft. Quite often, the inherent difficulties associated with these finishes deter...

Weathering Magazine 003: CHIPPING

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Weathering Magazine 004: ENGINES, FUEL & OIL

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