Crafts & Hobbies - Models

Filled with 1:72-scale drawings of armored vehicles from Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, and Romania, including: Tiger I and II heavy tanks and their variants (Germany)Jagdpanther tank destroyer (Germany)Maus super-heavy tank (Germany)Toldi IIa medium tank (Hungary)AB 41 armored car (Italy)Ho-Ni III self-propelled gun (Japan)R-1 tankette...

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeler through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This...

Build Your Dream RC Airplane from Scratch: The Ultimate Guide to DIY Remote Control Aircraft ConstructionMaster the art of building RC airplanes from scratch with this comprehensive guide to remote control aircraft construction and DIY RC plane building. Learn how to build balsa wood...

By the end of 1944 the Wehrmacht had been pushed back to the borders of Germany and the Army's defensive efforts increasingly relied on ad-hoc units scraped together from depleted tank and infantry formations. Despite the dire strategic situation and the ever-crumbling front, industrial...

This vintage book is a complete guide to building model historical boats, with information on tools and equipment, complete directions for assembly, practical tips and hints, and more. Profusely illustrated and highly accessible, this volume is ideal for those with little previous experience, and...

Scale plans in 1/32, 1/48, 1/72 scale of the Italian FIAT G.55 aircraft12 A3 size scale plans of RWD-8 FIAT G.55.Author: Dariusz KarnasISBN-10: 8368377072ISBN-13: 9788368377071Publisher: MMPLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/2026Pages: 12Format: Paperback

This antiquarian book contains a collection of historical articles on the planning and construction of model sails. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated, the articles of this guide will be of considerable utility to modern readers with an interest in building model...

Get your hands busy with this beginner-friendly guide to model making. Experienced model maker Raymond Francis Yates shares his tips and tricks in creating miniature replicas of cars, planes, ships, and buildings. With easy-to-follow instructions and detailed illustrations, this book will inspire creators of...

From about the middle of the seventeenth century, the Navy's administrators began to commission models of their ships that were accurately detailed and, for the first time, systematically to scale. These developed a recognized style, which included features like the unplanked lower hull with...

The Boy's Book of Model Aeroplanes: How to Build and Fly Them, with the Story of the Evolution of the Flying Machine (1910) by Francis A. Collins is a comprehensive guidebook for young boys who are interested in building and flying model aeroplanes. The...

"What a fantastic painting guide filled with tips and techniques for beginner and veteran modelers." -- Historical Minatures Gaming SocietyThe books in the scale modeling SM Series focuses on one main project with the most comprehensive coverage from start to finish. The SM Series...

Model Airplanes are Decadent and Depraved tells the story of the American glue-sniffing epidemic of the 1960s, from the first reports of use to the unsuccessful crusade for federal legislation in the early 1970s. The human obsession with inhalation for intoxication has deep roots,...

Science fiction and fantasy movies of the 20th century feature many iconic figures and monsters, and the ability to create and own many of them in the form of models provides fans with an opportunity to mingle amongst the greats and not so greats....

During WWII, the German armed forces were by far the largest users of half-track vehicles. These vehicles served in the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, and Waffen-SS as personnel carriers, artillery tractors, engineering vehicles, and self-propelled platforms for anti-aircraft guns. Among them was the versatile Sd.Kfz. 11,...

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world, many of which are contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the navy or the shipbuilders themselves, ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. Treated...

There are many "how-to" books in today's world of scale modeling, but none has covered the "why's", as well as, the "how-to's"...the artistic approach...until now. In TANKART, a painting and weathering guide book series, the focus is on taking real-life observations of paint and...

Fold adorably KAWAII paper models of all your favorite animals! Tatsukuri Origami is a one-man folding sensation on YouTube, with over 140,000 subscribers and over 40 million views. His book presents over 40 of his most popular animal models with incredibly clear and simple...

Reading Śiva is an illustrated bibliography on the Hindu god Śiva in the arts, crafts, coins, seals and inscriptions from South and Southeast Asia. It results from a century of ABIA bibliographic work and covers over 1500 academic publications since 1672. This scholarly and...

The French aircraft carrier Clemenceau was one of the largest and most powerful ships that served the Marine Nationale. Her keel was laid in November 1955 at the Brest Arsenal Ch. Atlantique in St. Nazaire, and she was launched two years later - on...

A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the SPAD 61C1, with scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.Author: Artur JuszczakISBN-10: 8368377161ISBN-13: 9788368377163Publisher: MMPLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/15/2025Pages: 24Format:...

This new photo album is number 37 in the MMPBooks/Stratus "Camera On" series and is the first to cover such a broad selection of Germany's medium off-road passenger cars, including the *Mittlerer geländegängiger Personenkraftwagen* and related vehicles. It features over 140 photographs showing these...

Get your hands busy with this beginner-friendly guide to model making. Experienced model maker Raymond Francis Yates shares his tips and tricks in creating miniature replicas of cars, planes, ships, and buildings. With easy-to-follow instructions and detailed illustrations, this book will inspire creators of...

This book presents 90 high-quality colour profiles of third-generation MiG-21 variants, including the MF, M, and R models used by the Polish Air Force. It is an essential visual reference for aviation enthusiasts, historians, and scale modellers focused on accurate camouflage and markings.Detailed captions...

The Avro Vulcan, arguably the best known of the British 'V-Bombers', was an integral part of Britain's nuclear deterrent. During the Cold War several RAF squadrons were equipped with Vulcans, including some assigned to Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) sorties to counter immediately any threat...

Grumman F6F Hellcat was one of the best fighter aircraft of the World War Two era and the most effective fighter of the US Navy. There is no doubt that Hellcats won complete air superiority for the Americans over the vast areas of the...

The How To Make It Book Of Crafts by Sprague, Curtiss is a comprehensive guide to crafting various DIY projects. The book is divided into different sections, each focusing on a specific craft such as woodworking, painting, jewelry making, and more. Each section includes...

Fully illustrated guide to creating realistic and highly detailed finishes on models of WWII German and Russian tanks.The Second World War is a favorite for modelers, and this comprehensive guide to techniques suitable for 1/72, 1/48 and 1/35 scale tank models will be invaluable...

The LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS(R) NXT 2.0 set offers hundreds of building elements, programming software, and powerful electronics that you can use to create amazing robots. But where do you begin? This eagerly awaited second edition of the bestselling Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide is...

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeler through a brief history of the subject class, using scale plans to highlight differences between sisterships and changes in their appearance...

Uses contemporary photographs and meticulously researched, superbly presented color and monochrome illustrations.Combining the destructive firepower of the 75mm gun with the mobility of the Pzkpfw IV medium tank, the Jagdpanzer IV was quite possibly the most effective tank destroyer of the Second World War....

Bulgaria is arguably the historically most underrated Axis ally that actually fought the Allies during World War 2. Despite remaining outside the main battleground of the war, the Eastern Front, this Balkan country did take its fair share of warfare, particularly due to the...

The North American P-51 Mustang had a humble genesis as a British request for single engine escort fighter. The projects in the book take the modeller from the aircraft's beginnings to the ultimate manifestation of this elegant and deadly bird, the F-82 G/H Twin...

There are many "how-to" books in today's world of scale modeling, but none has covered the "why's", as well as, the "how-to's"... the artistic approach... until now. In TANKART, a painting and weathering guide book series, the focus is on taking real-life observations of...

The T-55 tank first appeared in 1958, a result of numerous improvements made to the (1949) T-54 series, and with a lineage stretching back to the wartime T-34 and the T-44. The T-55 series has seen service around the world with many armed forces,...

The birth of the Ninth Squadron (Novena Escuadrilla) of the Spanish Navy Fleet Air Arm (Flotilla de Aeronaves in short FLOAN) took place in 1987 with the receipt of the first three AV-8B aircraft from McDonnell Douglas factory in St. Louis on October 6...

World War II saw a large variety of uniforms on battlefields around the globe. Mike Davidson, using a clearly photographed, step-by-step approach, employs hobby paints and oils to recreate twentieth century warriors. Starting with commercially produced figures, he guides the reader through the process...

In this our fifth book in this modelling series we undertake an excursion into a new scale, modelling in TT120. Falling between the popular stalwarts of OO and N, the Market Deeping club were challenged to create a display layout in this scale, based...

A book that explains various tools and techniques necessary for successfully building models with brass, now in its second edition with a new chapter on shipbuilding. Whether substituting for an existing plastic model kit part or assembly, making a master pattern for casting, or...

Welcome to the exhilarating world of radio-controlled (RC) aviation! Whether you're an aspiring pilot or a hobbyist looking to take flight, "Flying High" is your comprehensive guide to mastering the art of flying RC helicopters and planes.In the vast realm of RC aviation, the...

Horten Ho 229 is the first ever "flying wing" jet. The machine was built at the very end of World War II in the German Gotha factory. Today, the best-known structure of this type is the American strategic bomber Northrop B-2 Spirit, but the...

This is the second edition of the first English language book to describe in detail the aircraft carried by Japan's extensive submarine fleet in World War Two. More than any other nation, Japan designed, built and operated aircraft launched from submarines, using them for...

This book compiles the color profiles, scale plans, and photo details of the single variant of the Curtiss Hawk H-75A-2. Scale plans are in 1/72 & 1/48 scales, plus drawings from technical manuals. It also contains photos of the details in black and white.Author:...

The Tiger tank is probably the most famous tank of World War II. Both the Tiger I and its successor, the Tiger II, were used as bases for other German vehicles. This book covers a wide range of vehicles based on the chassis of...

The American battleship USS "Massachusetts" is one of the best known units of its class during World War Two. It was built at Fore River (Quincy) Shipyard in Massachusetts in 1939-1942 and was one of four South Dakota type battleships. The crew serving on...

Special GSL25 extended coverage! 8 pages of some of the nation's best model cars! We premiere Revell's '29 Roadster and '57 Ford wagon kit! Rodney Williams builds a Mercedes classic. The Lynx Project is uncovered.Venom part four: Interior. Centerfold is Mike Hensley's wild 1960...

Andy Singleton, in association with the Kent Battle of Britain Museum has produced an excellent guide to building and painting scale models of the iconic fighters involved in that critical struggle. Aimed at beginner and intermediate modellers, the step-by-step instructions will help the reader...

This book compiles the color profiles, scale plans, and photo details of the single variant of the Curtiss Hawk H-75A-1. Scale plans are in 1/72 & 1/48 scales, plus drawings from technical manuals. It also contains photos of the details in black and white.Author:...

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warships. In general these cover plastic and resin models of 20th century subjects but, like the previous volumes on Nelson's Victory and Captain Bligh's Bounty, this is a radical departure...

Crochet for Beginners: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Learn How to Crochet Quickly and Easily - Even If You've Never Held a Hook BeforeAre you ready to learn how to crochet from scratch, even if you've never picked up a crochet hook in your...

Don't you just love the tiny, little details in LEGO(R) sets? Want to add some detail inside your own buildings? This book is full of mini-builds that any AFOL who is a fan of Modulars, Buildings, or City themes will love! Build furniture, appliances,...