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Decals are all on now, but the carrier film is noticeably discoloured in person, so I'll have to work on that. Ironically, Plasmo just published a video on YouTube about removing decal carrier film after application. I'll give it a whirl if I can find some Zippo...
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v1.8 of “Building the HpH Fw 189” Now Available & On Sale!
I'm pleased to report that Building the HpH Fw 189 ‘Uhu’ in 1/32 Scale has just been updated to v1.8, and for the next few days, is available for just 5 Australian dollars! In this 74-page eBook, Jan Gabauer tackles the impressive…
I had a lot of trouble getting the positioning of the title decals right with the Welsh 777, ruining them in the process, so ended up ripping them off and creating paint masks.
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Apart from a couple of touch-ups, that's the painting completed on the Welsh 777. Now I just have to hope that the decals from 1996 hold up...
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v2.0 of “Building the Wingnut Wings AEG” Now Available & On Sale!
I'm pleased to announce that the very first title in our Build Guide Series, Building the Wingnut Wings AEG G.IV Late in 1/32 Scale by Karim Bibi, has now been updated to v2.0. And for the next 4 days, the price has been reduced to…
v1.1 of “Building the Hawker Hunter in Worldwide Service” Now Available!
Thanks to contributor and eagle-eyed reader Ray Deacon, we've fixed an erroneous caption for the photo on Page 157 of Building the Hawker Hunter in Worldwide Service. This means that a v1.1 update is now available! We've also…
I have to confess that my hopes for this weren't very high, so you can imagine how pleasantly surprised I am at this result. It looks even more convincing in person. Let's hope the decals hold up!
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Not a lot of progress at the bench this week but I did manage to get all the silver leading edges done - Tamiya AS-12 in this case, which is a great analogue for the metallic grey that these areas are on the real thing (as opposed to a polished metal look).
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“Building the Hawker Hunter in Worldwide Service” Now Available!
I'm pleased to announce that our latest title, Building the Hawker Hunter in Worldwide Service, is now available for immediate purchase and download! The price is 35 Australian dollars. In this 958-page eBook, Geoff Coughlin—with the…
Building the Hawker Hunter in Worldwide Service
In this 958-page eBook, Geoff Coughlin—with the aid of a host of contributors—guides you through the specifics of building the Hawker Hunter in worldwide service. With 11 kits builds, 15 model galleries, 10 colour profiles, 10 walkarounds, and a…
“Building the Hawker Hunter in Worldwide Service” Reaches First Draft!
I'm pleased to report that all the layout work for our next title, Building the Hawker Hunter in Worldwide Service by Geoff Coughlin, has now been completed! The development process now enters the proofing and editing phase,…
The Welsh 777 now has its wing panels painted. I've decided to go for a bit of a hybrid scheme, cherry-picking various features of the "battleship grey" livery to suit my preferences. There are a few touch-ups to take care of, then I'll paint the natural metal bits.
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New 20%-Off 4-Day Flash Sale!
We're kicking off February 2026 with another 4-Day Flash Sale! Just use the coupon code feb2026 to receive 20% off the value of your cart. The sale will end at midnight, 4 February 2026 (AEDT). That coupon code again: feb2026 And the link to our web shop: In other…
Token Electra cockpit. I've also started painting the passenger seats, but am a bit stuck on what colour to paint the floor. The real thing is some kind of stripy carpet, but I think I'll just end up painting it dark grey. You'll never see most of it anyway.
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Moving into the painting stage on the Welsh 777, with SMS Light Grey applied to the wings, tailplanes, and under the fuselage. More soon!
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Back to the Electra now. All the interior seating has been installed, and everything bar the cockpit area has been given a coat of primer. I also removed part of left door framing at the rear lounge area, which was the main cause of the fit issues I discovered there.
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With a light coat of Mr. Surfacer, you could probably sand within 30 minutes. I tend to leave it a day or two just because that's about how long it takes me to get back to the build. I honestly wouldn't put that Vallejo shit through my airbrush if you paid me!
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The Welsh 777 gets yet another primer coat, this time switching from the dense but coarse SMS grey primer, to the much finer Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 grey. I was hoping to start painting next, but found some blemishes to fix. And then another coat of ... primer!
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Chipping away at the Electra interior. Each of the seats needs several stickers, depending on its position. Test-fitting shows that the presence of the interior components complicates getting the fuselage together quite a bit, and the nose section doesn't fit at all.
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v2.3 of “Building Brick’s Sabre in 1/32 Scale” Now Available & On Sale!
This title, Building Brick’s Sabre in 1/32 Scale by Eric Galliers, will always hold a special place in the KLP catalogue, as it's the very first eBook title we ever published, way back in July of 2017. I'm always happy to…
Not shooting for total accuracy, so I just grabbed a bottle of SMS Stainless Steel off the paint rack and went for it. Looking at your photos, it seems it should have been darker and less metallic!
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Engines and pylons for the Welsh 777 done. They're a bit lo-fi, but close enough for gubment work. Just need to add the logo stickers and a gloss coat or two, and I can put them aside while I paint the rest of the airframe.
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A major milestone with the Welshmodels 777, with basic construction finished and the application of an overall primer coat. We're still a long way from paint, however, as this is just what I call the "fact-checking" layer, with lots of remedial work to come.
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I've started tinkering with the One Man Model 1/72 Electra. This is a 3D-printed kit using the FDM process, and has some pretty serious layer lines. Here, the main fuselage pieces have been assembled into left and right halves, ready for work on the interior.
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v1.1 of “Chevron and Cross” Now Available & On Sale!
I'm pleased to report that Chevron and Cross: Camouflage Paints and Camouflage Schemes of the Royal Hungarian Air Force has now been updated to v1.1, and is currently available for just 20 Australian dollars (sale ends at midnight, Friday 23…
I knew I wasn't really that close with the wing-to-fuselage join on the Welsh 777, so I've focussed on getting a strong bond, rather than a clean one. I've reinforced both joins all the way around with black CA, and cleaned up the excess with cotton buds and debonder.
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Progress on our next title, "Building The Hawker Hunter
in Worldwide Service", is going well, and we're over 250 pages in! We also have a slightly revised cover image. Projected to launch by the end of February.
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Finally got the wings on the Welsh 777, but there's lots of filling and sanding ahead before the result is acceptable!
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v3.0 of “Building the British Phantoms Vol. 1” Now Available & On Sale!
I'm pleased to report that Building the British Phantoms Volume One has been updated yet again, this time to v3.0! This update features a new 44-page FG.1 build in 1/144 scale by Akiyoshi Kishino, which he completely designed…
I've put together a quick'n'dirty grass mat base for the Trumpeter Emil. This is really just to prevent the undercarriage from splaying over time - and eventually collapsing altogether. And like the rest of the build, is deliberately low-effort!
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