Aircraft

The IA-58 Pucará was an Argentinean ground-attack and COIN aircraft that gained international fame for its participation in the Falklands War of 1982. This title features 62 pages, with over 150 high quality photographs including rarely seen...

Paperback, 71 pages with high-quality, full-colour photos and colour profiles The F-16 is one of the most successful and mass-produced modern US military aircraft in service. More than 4,600 units in numerous variants have been delivered, and it is...

Paperback, 68 pages with high-quality full-colour photographs and colour profiles. Multilingual book (English, Spanish, German) This comprehensive visual guide of the MiG-17F shows all the internal and exterior details of the MiG-17F through a...

1/144 is arguably the aircraft scales that has seen more growth in recent times, attracting a large number of followers, especially due to the high quality detail currently achieved by the manufacturers. This scale has many advantages, but its...

In this book, you will discover all the keys to assemble, detail, paint, and weather any 1/144th guided by master modellers through detailed step-by-step tutorials Softcover book, 164 pages plus covers with high-quality full colour photographs The 1/144...

Book, soft cover, 60 pages in full color. This book is Multilingual: English, Spanish, French & German. SOLUTION BOOK is a simple and basic guide intended to help any modeller easily achieve similar results to those shown in each example...

Softcover, 64 pages with high-quality full-colour photos. This book is Multilingual: English, Spanish, Italian & German. This Solution Book is a complete 64-page guide with step-by-step tutorials in four languages (English, Spanish, Italian, and...

SOLUTION BOOK How to Paint Early WWII Luftwaffe Aircraft is a complete 70-page guide that explains step-by-step how to paint any Luftwaffe aircraft with camouflage from the beginning of World War II until 1941. This includes iconic aircraft such as the...

Softcover, 71 pages with high-quality full-color photos and 6 color profiles Throughout history, many aircraft types have retained the natural metal finish of their construction, either partially or across their entire surface, while many others have...

This Volume covers the Luftwaffe fighter force on the eve of World War Two. Here are the fighter units that took part and their aircraft as well as details of events in the West and the "Sitzkrieg". Included is coverage of the Kunstflugstaffel...

87 pages all color pictures portrait format softbound

By Dana Bell 72 pages Softbound

By Dana Bell72 pagesLandscape formatSoftbound

By Pete Clayton72 pagesLandscape formatSoftbound

Dana Bell, celebrated authority on American military aircraft colors, returns with his first book on camouflage in more than twenty years. Aircraft Pictorial 9 covers the interwar development of temporary camouflages, the creation of Dark Olive Drab and...

The first in the series DACO's "Uncovering the..." books, introduces the Lockheed Martin F-16 A/B pre-MLU, F-16 A/B MLU and F-16 C/D Block 40. Never before had there been such a detailed book about the F-16 with more than 500 colour photos and that...

By Danny Coremans Covers all the versions of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, till the last nut, including the last ever pictures of their recent carrier tour in the Gulf (which ended on March 10 with the arrival at their homebase NAS Oceana). Almost...

By Danny Coremans 176 all color pages plus 2 additional large foldouts ( 1 meter / 40" long) with completely revised (and very accurate) 1/72nd & 1/48th scale drawings and the cockpit lay-out diagrams of the F-4B/N and F-4J/S by Willy Peeters Softbound...

By Danny Coremans & Peter Gordts Around 875 (all colour) detailed photos are given of various Starfighters still located all around Europe, some ready to be scrapped, others being restorated with passion and several still in prestine condition. This...

English Electric Lightning F.1, F.1A, F.2, F.2A, F.3, F.6, F.53 and T.5 are completely uncovered By Danny Coremans & Peter Gordts Almost 900 (all colour) photos are given of the Lightnings This book is 21 x 24 cm (5.33 inch x 9.5 inch) 160...

Originally it was scheduled to do one "massive" book of all the F-15 variants, but during the selection of the thousands of detailed (Strike) Eagle pictures it turned out we had too many usable pictures to place them in just one book. And to avoid the...

All-color 8"x9" soft-bound 80-pages Many detailed photos

By Danny Coremans 84 all color pages Nearly 500 detailed photos (all color) Softbound Sample pages:

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages Features of Detail & Scale's newest publication, F9F Cougar in Detail & Scale -- Revised Edition include: F9F Cougar in Detail & Scale ƒ?? Revised Edition continues the Detail & Scale Series focus...

  By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages About the Book: The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most heralded and recognizable fighters of World War II. Built in larger numbers than any other American fighter aircraft in...

By Bert Kinzey and Haagen Klaus; softbound; 104 pages Features of Detail & Scaleƒ??s F/A-18E & F/A-18F Super in Detail & Scale (also Includes the EA-18G Growler): the developmental history of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which emerged from a...

By Bert Kinsey, Haagen Klause and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages P-51 Mustang in Detail & Scale, Part 1 is the first in a three-volume series from Detail & Scale Aviation Publications that covers the North American P-51 Mustang, one of the...

  By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages About the Book: FJ Fury in Detail & Scale, Part 1: Prototypes Through FJ-3 Variants is the first of two books that cover North American Aviation’s iconic early jet fighter that was...

  The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is considered by many to be the most iconic naval fighter aircraft of the latter half of the twentieth century. Colors & Markings of the F-14 Tomcat, Part 1: Atlantic Fleet and Reserve Squadrons is a comprehensive look...

  By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages About the Book:FJ Fury in Detail & Scale, Part 2: FJ-4 and FJ-4B Variants completes Detail & Scale’s two-book treatment of North American’s iconic early jet fighter flown...

  122 pages, 246 color photos Colors & Markings of The F-14 Tomcat, Part 3: Prototypes, Test, Evaluation, and Adversary Aircraft is a comprehensive look at the paint schemes and unit markings used on the Grumman prototypes and by non-fleet...

Book Features: The book begins with a general description of the three major paint schemes applied to the Cougar during its history. The overall Gloss Sea Blue scheme had been in place since 1944 for Navy fighters, and for all carrier-based aircraft...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 114 pages Detail & Scale presents U. S. Navy and Marine Carrier-Based Aircraft of World War II, a unique look at all of the American carrier-based fighters, scout/dive bombers, and torpedo bombers of...

In 2016, Detail & Scale published F2H Banshee in Detail & Scale, Part 1: Prototypes Through F2H-2 Variants. That book covered the early Banshee variants that, alongside Grumman F9F Panthers, were among the first jet fighters to serve in large...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 108 pages F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale continues the established and well known tradition of the Detail & Scale Series of publications with the most detailed look at the U. S. Air Force‹¨«??s...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 104 pages About the Book:F-100 Super Sabre in Detail & Scale is the eleventh volume of the expanded Detail & Scale Series of military aviation publications. The F-100 Super Sabre is significant in the...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages Features of Detail & Scale�??s first digital publication on the McDonnell F3H Demon include: - A complete Developmental History of the aircraft including how it was designed to meet...

By Haagan Klaus and Bert Kinsey; softbound; 102 pages Lockheed’s P-38 Lightning was a unique aircraft, even on the drawing board. When the prototype XP-38 first flew in January 1939, it was the fastest fighter plane of its day. It also possessed...

  By Haagan Klaus and Bert Kinsey; softbound; 102 pages About the Book: The Germans called it Der Gabelschwanz Teuful or “The Forked-tailed Devil.” The Japanese referred to it as two planes with one pilot. But whatever it was likened...

127 pages.  By Rock Roszak   Colors & Markings of the F-106 Delta Dart, is Volume 8 in the Colors & Markings Series. The Convair F-106 Delta Dart has been known by several titles, including “The Ultimate Interceptor” and...

By Bert Kinzey and Chris Sakal; softbound; 104 pages About the Book: F6F Hellcat in Detail & Scale is the tenth volume of the expanded Detail & Scale Series of military aviation and modeling books. The Grumman Hellcat is one of the most...

  The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was one of the most iconic naval fighter aircraft of the latter half of the twentieth century. Colors & Markings of the F-14 Tomcat, Part 2: Pacific Fleet and Reserve Squadrons is a comprehensive look at the paint...

About the Book:Jet Fighters of the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps is a two-book series that describes the entire history of American Naval jet fighters, from the very beginning when many thought that the onset of military jets would mean the end of naval...

  By Bert Kinzey andRock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages, 290 photos (163 in color), 12 illustrations, 6 color profiles About the Book: Detail & Scale originally released B-24 Liberator in Detail & Scale in 2000. In the twenty-three years that...

Colors & Markings of the F-102 Delta Dagger is the second book in Detail & Scale‹¨«??s Digital Colors & Markings Series covering iconic military aircraft of the 20th Century. Between 1984 and 1994, Detail & Scale produced 24 titles in our Colors &...

  By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 113 pages This fourth volume in Detail & Scale’s look at U. S. Navy and Marine Corps carrier-based aircraft focuses on the attack aircraft types that came into being as World War II came to an...

126 pages.  By Rock Roszak & Miek Heideman Colors & Markings of the A-6 Intruder in U. S. Marine Corps Service and Navy Test & Evaluation Squadrons, is Volume 7 in the Colors & Markings Series. It completes Detail &...

  By Haagen Klaus; softbound; 102 pages The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an iconic aircraft. Its historical significance, celebrity, distinctive appearance, and combat record set the Tomcat apart from many of its contemporaries. The U. S. Navy operated...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 108 pages Features of Detail & Scale's newest publication, F-8 & RF-8 Crusader in Detail & Scale include: A detailed developmental and operational history of the Crusader, a jet fighter that achieved a...

By Bert Kinsey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages Designed under great secrecy and in considerable haste by a team led by Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson during World War II, Lockheed’s P-80 Shooting Star will forever hold a significant...

About the Book:Jet Fighters of the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps is a two-book series that describes the entire history of American Naval jet fighters, from the very beginning when many thought that the onset of military jets would mean the end of naval...

As its title implies, F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter – An Illustrated Developmental History, covers the design and testing of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter, one of the most revolutionary military aircraft in history. The Nighthawk...

By Bert Kinsey, Haagen Klause and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages The P-51 Mustang was one of only a very few military aircraft that could be conclusively called a “war-winning design.” It was a truly remarkable aircraft design that...

  By Bert Kinzey,Rock Roszak & Jim Rotramel; softbound; 102 pages The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is one of the most recognizable combat aircraft of the 20th century. Designed as a supersonic fighter-bomber with the ability to deliver both...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 102 pages About the Book: The Digital Detail & Scale Series continues with the newest title, SBD Dauntless in Detail & Scale, covering the development, history, and details of one of the few U. S...

  Colors & Markings of the A-6 Intruder in U. S. Navy Attack Squadron Service, Volume Six in the Colors & Markings Series, provides a rich, visual history of one of the most iconic warplanes to every fly with the United States Navy. From...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 103 pages F2H Banshee in Detail & Scale, Part 1: Prototypes through F2H-2 Variants include: - A developmental history of the F2H Banshee, from its beginnings as a follow-on to McDonnell�??s FH-1...

By Bert Kinzey and Rock Roszak; softbound; 108 pages Features of Detail & Scale's newest publication, F4F & FM Wildcat in Detail & Scale include: A detailed developmental and operational history of the Wildcat, and follow that with an...

By Ioannis Lekkas84 pagesHardbound11.5 inches x 8.25 inches in sizeDiscover the details behind the action of the ultimate attack helicopter in service with the Hellenic Army's 2nd Battalion of Attack Helicopters. Hundreds of new action photographs...

Each book measures 8.5" X 11" and contains 36 pages of Black and White photos, some in color. Rare images of Martin Drewes Bf 110 included! ISBN 978-0-9794035-3-8 (0-9794035-3-7)

Each book measures 8.5" X 11" and contains 36 pages of Black and White photos, some in color. Jerry has assembled a huge collection of Luftwaffe aircraft images over the past 40 years and has been developing his ideas over the past 15 years for a...

Mark Proulx continues to research, write and assemble our Luftwaffe photo series of booklets, Number 8 includes Me 262 "White 15" rare Luftwaffe Turbo. Each book measures 8.5" X 11" and contains 36 pages of Black and White photos, some in color. Eight...

Here is the ninth issue in the continuing series of booklets featuring extraordinary photos depicting a wide variety of Luftwaffe aircraft in various settings, conditions and states of repair/disrepair. Mark Proulx continues to research, write and...

By Jerry Crandell 360 pages 9" x 12" size Hard Cover ISBN 978-0-9761034-7-9 Featuring 14 different fighter pilots who flew Fw 190s and Bf 109s: Hans-Ekkehard Bob, Oskar Bösch, Gerhard Hanf, Rolf Hermichen, Gerhard Kroll, Elias Paul Kühlein,...

An autobiography by Wolfgang Falck, Father of the Luftwaffe Night Fighters. Here Falck provides the reader with a fascinating behind the scenes personal view of life in the leadership of the German Luftwaffe, its successes, its operations and failures,...

By Thomas H Hitchcock 208 pages 9" x 12" size Hard Cover ISBN 978-0-914144-53-3 180 photos, 40 color photos, 36 color illustrations, 75 drawing plus 19 tables and charts.

40 pages; softbound

40 pages; softboundThe second in an exciting series of full color profile books designed, written and illustrated by Thomas A. Tullis. Finally a series providing the reader with a comprehensive collection of some of the most famous aircraft in...

-Covers USN/USAF/foreign service variants -175 color & B&W profiles/paint schemes/drawings -66 pages

Includes 57 B&W photos, drawings, technical data and specification. 34 pages.

Written by Steve Ginter 275+ photos / 6 color/and more 150 pages

By Steve Ginter & Nick Williams114 pagesSoftbound

In 1953, the mainstay of carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) forces in the Navy were represented by a pair of Grumman AF-2W and AF-2S Guardians flying as a hunter-killer team and operating from an escort carrier of the Commencement...

The North American AJ "Savage" came into being as a direct result of the greatest Navy and Government controversy since Billy Mitchell and the Battleships. This controversy was over the future Nuclear strike capabilities of the Navy, if any. 128...

The unusual and innovative swing-wing Jaguar program ended up being a one airplane project even though during its development, orders were placed for one hundred and twelve aircraft. That ship, BuNo 124435, would only be flown by one pilot, Corwin...

It was no secret to the U.S. Navy that jet and rocket aircraft were being developed in Europe, and that once fully developed, would be of superior performance than piston engine aircraft. Because of these facts, the Navy initiated investigations...

Bob Kowalski continues the saga of the bomber Torpedo (BT) program and the similar Scout Bomber (SB) program with the obscure story of the Douglas XSB2D-1 and BTD-1 "Destroyer". The United States was still at peace when the Navy issued a...

By Bob Kowalski49 pagesSoftbound

For more than two years prior to the Navy issuing RFP (Request for Proposal) in 1964, Convair engineers had been evaluating designs for use in the limited war and counter-insurgency arenas. These designs were evaluated by many military and civilian...

Written by Test Pilot Corky Meyer 200 B&W photos 145 pages

Lockheed had an early lock on military jet trainer production in the United States with its very successful two-seat derivative of the P-80/F-80 Shooting Star, the T-33A/TV-2. As good as the T-Bird was, Lockheed believed a much more capable trainer...

The J79 powered Mach 2 Supertiger derivative of the F-11F was developed into a world class performer and was marketed as such. It impressed the foreign aviators who tested it so much that it became their first choice. That is until the...

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In early 1937, Curtiss and Vought, the Navy's two pre-war suppliers of fleet catapult scout floatplanes, were asked to submit bids for a high-speed replacement of the very successful SOC Seagull series. Navy design number 403 called for a mid-wing...

The Kaiser Fleetwings XBTK-1 was initially designed to meet a 1943 Navy requirement for a "single-seat carrier based high performance dive bomber." As was the normal war-time practice, design studies were requested from companies without a major...

Written by Steve Ginter  Development and Squadron histories Over 300 photos & 30 drawings The ultimate Navy Skyhawk book on the market All Squadron patches shown

USMC/USMCR/USNR Douglas A-4A/B Skyhawks is he companion volume to Naval Fighters Number Forty-Nine, the Douglas A-4A/B Skyhawk in Navy Service. The Navy volume contains 61 pages of development, aircraft description details and drawings, that pertain...

The A-4 Skyhawk was the workhorse of the Vietnam War. It flew more strike missions than any other Navy aircraft and its losses in combat amounted to 37% of all Navy combat losses. The Navy lost 195 A-4s out of 530 total losses. The next highest...

Douglas A-4 E/F Skyhawks in Marine Service is the companion volume to Naval Fighters Number Fifty-One. Douglas A-4 E/F Skyhawks In Navy Service. The Navy volume contains 41 pages of development, aircraft description details and drawings, as well as...

 includes 121 pages covers the A-4M, A-4N, A-4AR, A-4KU and the AF-1

By Scott Libis65 pagesSoftbound

"Comic book stuff" was the typical response on one would draw in 1938 when the subject of rocket propulsion came up. To most, the subject of rocket power conjured up images of Buck Rogers and the Saturday afternoon matinee. Rocketry was the flight...

This was one of the first aircraft used as a target drone. This book explains the original concept outlining the need for a remote controlled aircraft and how that concept evolved into the QF-86 program. Lots of photographs from both inside and...

Includes Blue Angels, Reserves, and Argentina Volume two of the Panther story focuses on the usage of the aircraft by the United States Marines. In Korea the F9F, like its propeller-driven counterparts (AD Skyraiders and F-4U Corsairs), were...

Written by Steve Ginter History, patches & 375 photos of 67 Navy panther units

By Bob Kowalskis73 pagesSoftbound

Written by Corky Meyer

* Written by Steve Ginter * 80 pages

The two seat Grumman Cougar was one of the first swept-wing trainers to be put into service with the Navy and was also one of the first two seat version of a fleet fighter. Before this the new pilots were just given a lot of ground training and just...