Valiant Wings Publishing

Airframe Album No.1 Second Edition: The Heinkel He 219 'Uhu' – A Detailed Guide to The Luftwaffe's Ultimate Nightfighter by Richard A. Franks Valiant Wings return to where the Airframe Album range started back in 2012 with a second, much expanded...

Revised & UpdatedThis second title in the Airframe Album series covers the Hawker Sea Fury, and is now revised and updated to include: Builds of the AMG 1/48th T.20 and new tool Airfix 1/48th FB Mk 11 kits by Steve Evans Updated information on...

Airframe Album No.3: The CAC Boomerang�?? A Detailed Guide to The RAAF�??s Famous WWII Fighterby Richard A. FranksISBN 978-0-9567198-8-1Our third title in the Airframe Album series covers the Commonwealth Boomerang, and provides an excellent contrast to...

By Richard A. Franks96 pages; softcover Contents include: - A wealth of historical photographs and detail images- Detailed study of the structure, equipment and armament used- Period diagrams, data from flight manuals and spare parts catalogues-...

Airframe Album No.8: The Hornet & Sea Hornet�?? A Detailed Guide to RAF & FAA's Last Twin-Engine Fighterby Richard A. FranksISBN 978-0-9930908-0-6Eighth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the HPH (1/32),...

Airframe Album No.10: The Me 163 Komet�?? A Detailed To The Luftwaffe�??s Rocket-Powered Interceptorby Richard A. FranksISBN 978-0-9935345-3-9The tenth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the Meng (1/32nd),...

Valiant Wings' thirteenth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the Revell (1/32nd), Tamiya (1/48th), Dragon and even the Frog kits in 1/72nd scale. Contents include: A wealth of historical photographs...

Valiant Wings' 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: ...

Valiant Wings' 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. Contents include: - A wealth of...

Seventeenth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the Zoukei-Mura (1/32nd), Hasegawa (1/48th), Italeri and older kits in 1/72nd scale. Contents include: A wealth of historical photographs and detail images of...

  Eighteenth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential reference for any FAA enthusiast tackling the Trumpeter (1/48), Special Hobby and and older kits in 1/72nd scale and will be an ideal companion to our Airframe Album titles covering...

Airframe Detail No.4: The Supermarine Swift �?? A Technical Guideby Richard A. FranksISBN 978-0-9930908-9-9This is Valiant Wings' first title covering a post-WW2 RAF jet. The fourth title in our Airframe Detail series covers a very important, but much...

Airframe Detail No.5: The Boulton-Paul Defiant �?? A Technical Guide by Richard A. Franks ISBN 978-0-9957773-6-1 The fifth title in the Airframe Detail series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the Airfix, Trumpeter and Classic...

Airframe Detail No.6: The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito �?? A Technical Guide by Richard A. Franks Sixth title in the Airframe Detail series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the HpH Model kit in 1/32nd, Dragon/Revell 1/48th, or the Hasegawa...

Airframe Detail No.7: The Henschel Hs 123 �?? A Technical Guide by Richard A. Franks Seventh title in the Airframe Detail series will be an essential companion for anyone tackling the Montex/Alley Cat 1/32nd resin kit, the new GasPatch or older...

By Richard A. FranksISBN 978-1-912932-10-8Eighth title in the Airframe Detail series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the Zoukei-Mura 1/144th, 1/72nd, 1/48th or 1/32nd scale kits, the older Dragon 1/48th example or even the venerable PM...

By Richard A. Franks ISBN 978-1-912932-10-8 Ninth title in the Airframe Detail series will be an essential companion for anyone tackling the Revell (ex-Matchbox) kit in 1/32nd scale, the Eduard/Gavia and Italeri/Hawk/Testor 1/48th examples or the...

  By Richard A. Franks ISBN 978-1-912932-21-4 Tenth title in the Airframe Detail series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the ICM example in 1/48 scale and the 1/72 scale kits from Airfix, Special Hobby, and even the old Frog toolings...

by Richard A. Franks 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 Me 262 is a...

By Richard A. Franks This second book in our much acclaimed series had been out of print for over a year. With new Typhoon kits available in 1/72nd and 1/24th including the ‘Car Door’ version in the latter scale, it seemed right to make this...

40+ pages of technical information20+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams5+ pages of camouflage and markings25+ pages of model builds and modelling information200+ photographs including wartime imagesColour side views and four-views by...

Airframe & Miniature No.9 Second Edition: The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil�?? A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Fastest Piston-engine Fighterby Richard A. FranksISBN 978-0-9957773-9-2This second edition of the ninth book in our much-acclaimed series contains...

40+ pages of technical information20+ pages of walk-around images and technical diagrams5+ pages of camouflage and markings25+ pages of model builds and modelling information200+ photographs including wartime imagesColour side views and four-views by...

Valiant Wings Publishing’s twelfth title in the well-established Airframe & Miniature series- The Supermarine Spitfire Part 1 (Merlin-powered) - A Complete Guide To The Famous Fighter by Richard A. Franks - is coming back, expanded and updatedThe...

by Richard A. Franks; 224 pagesISBN 978-1-912932-11-5The Hellcat is a very popular aircraft modelling subject and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the typeThis fifteenth...

by Richard A. FranksISBN: 978-1-912932-12-2The Hurricane is a very popular aircraft modelling subject and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choice of variants and schemes that apply to the type.This sixteenth book...

By Richard A. Franks The Bf 110 has become very popular aircraft modelling subject in recent years and our latest book will go some way towards unpicking the bewildering choices of variants and schemes that apply to the type. This seventeenth book in...

Airframe & Miniature No.18: The North American P-51D/K MustangIncluding the P-51H & XP-51F, G & J  – A Complete Guide To The Cadillac Of The Skies by Richard A. FranksISBN: 978-1-912932-23-8 The P-51 Mustang is one of the most...

Airframe & Miniature No.19: The Lockheed P-38 Lightining Including the F-4 & F-5 – A Complete Guide To The 'Fork-tailed Devil' by Richard A. Franks The P-38 Lightning is a popular aircraft type with modellers and has recently been the...

AM20: The Avro Lancaster (including the Manchester) Part 1 - Wartime Service - A Complete Guide to the RAF's Legendary Heavy Bomber by Richard A. Franks This covers the Avro Manchester and Lancaster B Mks I, II, III & VI in RAF (inc. RCAF/RAAF)...

Airframe & Miniature No.21: The Avro Lancaster (including the Lancastrian)Part Two - Post-War Service– A Complete Guide to the RAF's Legendary Heavy Bomber Part Two covers post-war variants, use by foreign air forces, civilian types, both...