Coming soon: Airframe & Miniature No.1
Second Edition - The Me 262
A Complete Guide to the Luftwaffe's
First Jet Fighter
Valiant Wings Publishing’s returns to where it all started ten years ago with a much expanded Second Edition of our very first title. This is the sixty-second book that we have published in our ten-year history.
The modelling map of the Me 262 has changed considerably over the past ten years so this title is a new book - completely rewritten, redesigned and expanded from the First Edition containing 208 pages packed with vital information that no active modeller and Luftwaffe enthusiast should be without.
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Out now: Airframe & Miniature No.12
2nd Edition - The Supermarine Spitfire
Part 1 (Merlin-powered) including the Seafire
Updated & Expanded including:
- Foreign Service
- Assessments of all the new kits since the first edition, including Airfix, Eduard, Tamiya & Revell
- A build of Eduard’s new tool 1/48
Spitfire Mk I kit - Now 272 pages!
The Spitfire is probably the most popular aircraft modelling subject around. This book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choice of variants and schemes that apply to the Merlin-powered versions.
Customers in the USA and Rest Of World countries
Owing to ongoing delays with mail going overseas we are looking at sending some high value/heavier weight packages over 2kg by courier. When placing your order please provide a contact telephone number. Customers in Canada, please note that there is a Royal Mail weight limit of 2kg for mail handled by them so please provide a contact number in any case.
We still strongly advise ALL overseas customers to purchase tracked or signed postage options appropriate to your country while mail services remain under pressure. You can check which service is applicable to your country at Royal Mail.
Customers in the European Union - what changes after January 1st?
It is business as usual for our customers in the European Union:
- We are currently not making any changes to mailing prices to the EU.
- Our mailing systems have been in place since October 2018, so are compliant with international mailing requirements. Your books will be mailed as normal.
- The only difference that you will see is a UK customs sticker on your book package.
We have been mailing books all over the world for over ten years, so it's just an extension of what we do already. - The agreement between the UK and EU provides for a tariff-free trading environment, so you should not get any surprises when you receive your package.
Keep watching for our new titles during 2021.
Our sixteenth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the HpH Model (1/32nd), Monogram, Meng (1/48th), Fine Molds/Eduard, Italeri and older kits in 1/72nd scale.
IPMS/UK SMW 2021 dates have been announced!
For more information visit the IPMS/UK website
Out Now: Airframe Detail No.9
The Westland Lysander
The Westland Lysander remains a subject of interest to enthusiasts and modellers alike. It has been kitted in most scales over the years and now it seems right to produce a title on this particular type.
Contents include period detail images; technical information; walk-around images of preserved examples; colour profiles by Richard J. Caruana; and a full detailed build of the new Dora Wings 1/72 scale Mk III (SD) kit by Libor Jekl. Now 112 pages plus covers.
Paints & Materials
We can send Mr Hobby paint and materials by UPS to UK addresses only. As each shipment is subject to a Hazardous Goods surcharge we recommend that you buy in bulk for cost efficiency. This may be useful for clubs or modelling groups wanting to share costs. Unfortunately we cannot supply outside the UK. Please note that paint and materials classified as Hazardous Goods must be ordered separately from books, kits and other accessories.
Paints and materials are also available at shows and to callers at our warehouse. Personal visitors to the warehouse are welcome - please call in advance to check that we have your preferred colours or materials in stock.
Covid-19 Update - week commencing 1/2/21
It is still business as usual at Valiant Wings Publishing. However, we are taking appropriate measures to minimise risk to recipients of our books and other products. While current restrictions apply for England our new warehouse is still open to personal callers on a collect only basis (one visitor at a time) on Monday and Thursday afternoons and at other times on request. Please call 07963 956221 in advance,
So far mail continues to be collected, transported and delivered in the UK. The good news is that Royal Mail have resumed deliveries to most of the countries previously on suspension. However customers may still experience long delays, the length of these being down to air cargo capacity and how well local services are operating It is worth checking your own country’s postal service website to check on status for your postcode area.
Thank you very much for continuing to buy our books. Please stay safe and healthy.
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Changes to Online Payments
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Many active scale modellers like to build subjects based on a theme or historical event. This series looks at specific areas and events in the history of aerial warfare.
Covers the historical aspects of the battles in the air and at sea over and above Midway between the 4th & 7th June 1942. The historical narrative is by Patrick Branly with numerous period images; colour profiles by Richard J Caruana.
AE10 features 6 specially commissioned kit builds: 1/72nd Airfix Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, & Nakajima B5N2 ‘Kate’ and Hasegawa Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless by Libor Jekl, plus the 1/144th Sweet A6M2b Zero and 1/48th Academy Vought SB2U Vindicator, Italeri TBF/TBM Avenger and Hasegawa Nakajima B5N ‘Kate’ by Steve Evans.
192 pages: Airframe Album No.15The Gloster/A.W. Meteor
A Detailed Guide To Britain’s First Jet Fighter
Our fifteenth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the HK Model (1/32nd), Tamiya, new tool Airfix (1/48th), Dragon, Special Hobby and older kits in 1/72nd scale.
Contents include a wealth of historical photographs; period detail images during production and service use; detail images of preserved examples; 3D isometric views of prototype and production machines by Wojciech Sankowski; colour profiles by Richard J. Caruana; 192 pages; lists of accessories and decals; kit builds of the new tool Airfix 1/48th FR Mk 9 by Steve Evans and the Dragon 1/72nd F Mk I by Libor Jekl.
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