Modeling Guide Books

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...

RUST N'DUST #01 - MUD

AK-Interactive, in collaboration with Desert Eagle publishing, presents the Rust n ‘Dust series, where we combine exclusive reference material with modeling techniques. All with a single purpose: that the modeler can build a vehicle in the most realistic...

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...

Solution Book - How To Paint WW2 German Mid-War Vehicles

Camouflage was a key feature that distinguished German WWII vehicles from allied vehicles, apart of course from the manufacturing, construction and combat values. Extremely innovative and visually diverse masking patterns appeared on the tanks and AFV’s...

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 III, German Army Light Tank North Africa, Tripoli to El Alamein 1941–1942

The Pzkpfw Ill was the most effective tank available to the German army in North Africa during the battles of 1941. It outnumbered all the other types in service with the Afrikakorps at that time and when compared to the Pzkpfw I and Pzkpfw II designs it...

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 Last battles in the West, 1945

A key section of his book displays available model kits and aftermarket products, complemented by a gallery of beautifully constructed and painted models in various scales. Originally developed to support the infantry formations of the Germany's armored...

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: Stug III and Stug IV German Army and Waffen-SS Western Front, 1944-1945

In the last years of the Second World War the Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) and Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) played a vital role as assault guns during the German army’s struggle to block the Allied advance on the Western Front. As the Wehrmacht’s tank...

Tank Craft Series: Tiger I and Tiger II Tanks. German Army and Waffen-SS, The Last Battles in the West, 1945

Tiger tanks were among the most-feared fighting vehicles of the Second World War and they gained almost legendary status, yet they never fulfilled their potential because they were not produced in sufficient numbers and the tide the war had turned...

Tank Craft Series: Tiger I and Tiger II: Tanks of the German Army and Waffen-SS Eastern Front 1944

In spite of the relatively small numbers produced, the Tiger I and Tiger II tanks are arguably the most famous armored fighting vehicles of the Second World War. This book, the first in the TankCraft series, uses archive photos and extensively researched...

Tank Craft Series: Tiger I German Army Heavy Tank Eastern Front, Summer 1943

The Tiger I tank, probably the most famous German armored vehicle of the Second World War, might have been a war-winning, breakthrough weapon if it had been produced in sufficient numbers and if it had been introduced earlier on the Eastern Front, before...

Tank Craft Series: Tiger I German Army Heavy Tank, Southern Front, North Africa, Sicily and Italy, 1942–1945

When at Hitler’s insistence the first Tiger I tanks went into action in Tunisia in December 1942 they rapidly gained a formidable fighting reputation despite their lack of reliability and the small number deployed. With its heavy armour and 88mm gun, it...

The Iran Iraq Wars 1980-1988 Vol.4

The Soviet Arsenal in the War in Ukraine

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

ENGLISH VERSION  

Weathering Magazine 004: ENGINES, FUEL & OIL

ENGLISH VERSION

Weathering Magazine 020: Camouflage

The latest issue of The Weathering Magazine is entirely devoted to the critical subject of military camouflage. This is where the painting of all models begins. Within this release, you will see various examples of camouflage patterns used not only on...

Weathering Magazine 023: Die Cast

The Weathering Magazine is the only magazine devoted entirely to the painting and weathering techniques of scale models and figures. In this issue, we will focus on an unusual topic for a scale modeling magazine – pre-assembled Die-Cast and plastic...

Weathering Magazine 024 : Under New Management

In this issue, we focus on subjects that for various reasons, are in service of owners other than the original. We will explore the unique aspects of applying the new paint schemes and symbols, learn to represent the wear and the passage of time on both...

Weathering Magazine 026: Modern Warfare

The Weathering Magazine is the only magazine completely focused on the painting and aging techniques of scale models and figures, created to meet your modelling aspirations. In this issue of The Weathering Magazine, we want to show you a cross-section of...