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.
For the beginner this is excellent, and, speaking as a modeller of many years, there are plenty of useful tips in here even for the experienced modeller.
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Military Model Scene
For the beginner this is excellent, and, speaking as a modeller of many years, there are plenty of useful tips in here even for the experienced modeller.
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Military Model Scene
“…providing everything the modeler needs to recreate an accurate representation of these historic tanks.”
Read the full review [link=https://armorama.com/list/panzer-iv-medium-tank-german-army-waffen-ss-last-battles-in-the-west-1945---tankcraft-43]here.[/link]
Armorama
“…providing everything the modeler needs to recreate an accurate representation of these historic tanks.”
Read the full review [link=https://armorama.com/list/panzer-iv-medium-tank-german-army-waffen-ss-last-battles-in-the-west-1945---tankcraft-43]here.[/link]
Armorama
"This is another terrific, inexpensive and handy book for anybody wishing to build models of these ships, and also for those who just want quick and easy to read reference book."
Nigel Denchfield - IPMS Battleship Group.
"This is another terrific, inexpensive and handy book for anybody wishing to build models of these ships, and also for those who just want quick and easy to read reference book."
Nigel Denchfield - IPMS Battleship Group.
"In summary, in this book Brian Lavery has exploited the best of contemporary publishing skill, especially in colour illustration, to provide a synthesis of the insights available in his earlier major works such as The Ship of the Line and The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815. Here his years as senior curator at NMM bear further fruit, and this authoritative account in affordable and handy format cannot be commended too highly."
Read the full review [link=https://www.naval-review.com/book-reviews/wooden-warship-construction-a-history-in-ship-models/]here.[/link]
Naval Review
"In summary, in this book Brian Lavery has exploited the best of contemporary publishing skill, especially in colour illustration, to provide a synthesis of the insights available in his earlier major works such as The Ship of the Line and The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815. Here his years as senior curator at NMM bear further fruit, and this authoritative account in affordable and handy format cannot be commended too highly."
Read the full review [link=https://www.naval-review.com/book-reviews/wooden-warship-construction-a-history-in-ship-models/]here.[/link]
Naval Review
"All in all a fascinating beautifully illustrated three Volume set."
The Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
"All in all a fascinating beautifully illustrated three Volume set."
The Society of Model and Experimental Engineers
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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 18: Titanic and her Sisters Olympic and Britannic
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...
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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 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 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...