Mark Peacock has sent us details of what looks set to be a sure fire hit for Valiant Wings – a detailed reference study of the iconic Gloster Gladiator.

Airframe Album No 12 - The Gloster Gladiator - A Detailed Guide To The RAF’s Last Biplane Fighter - by Richard A. Franks

The Airframe Album series of books is now five years old. Airframe Albums offer everything that modern modellers want when they are tackling a specific subject.
They include:

Period diagrams
Data from flight manuals
Data from spare parts catalogues
Fully detailed 3D isometric views of prototype and production machines
Full colour profiles and concise camouflage and marking notes

For our twelfth aircraft subject we have rung the changes and gone with our first biplane subject

Airframe Album No 12 - The Gloster Gladiator - A Detailed Guide To The RAF’s Last Biplane Fighter - by Richard A. Franks

This book will be an essential companion for anyone tackling Gladiator kits in all scales and complexity from the old Pyro/Inpact 1/48th and Frog or Heller 1/72nd scale kits to newer offerings from the likes of Silver Wings (1/32nd), Roden (1/48th) or the new tool Airfix example (1/72nd).

Contents will include all the elements listed plus:

A wealth of historical photographs and detail images of preserved examples
Period detail images during production and service use
Isometric views by Chris Sandham-Bailey of all prototype and production airframes
Colour profiles and by Richard J. Caruana
At least 100 pages in total
Lists of all Gladiator accessories and decals produced in all scales
Kit build of the Silver Wings 1/32nd example by Steve A. Evans


Airframe Album No 12 - The Gloster Gladiator - A Detailed Guide To The RAF’s Last Biplane Fighter - by Richard A. Franks will retail at only £16.95 per copy + postage and packing.

The book will also be available from all good hobby stores and specialist bookshops . Publication is scheduled for late September. ISBN: 978-0-9957773-1-6

Pre-orders can be made via the Valiant Wings website, www.valiant-wings.co.uk, by ‘phone on 01234 273434 (+44 1234 273434 if calling from outside the UK) or by writing to:

Valiant Wings Publishing
8 West Grove
Bedford
MK40 4BT

Special pre-order offer!

Order before September 25th and save £2.00 on post and packing!
Win a superb Gladiator A3-size print in our pre-order prize draw! We have two different ones to give away, both created by Seweryn Fleischer including the specially commissioned cover image.

Best wishes
Mark Peacock
Publisher

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