LSP_Kevin Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I'm pleased to announce that Peter Castle's Building Race #80 Spitfire Mk XIVe in 1/18 Scale is now available! This 565-page eBook features Peter's award-winning conversion of the HpH Models 1/18 Seafire 47 to represent a Spitfire XIVe—specifically, Race #80, as flown by James McArthur in the Tinnerman Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio, on September 4th 1949. Peter rebuilt much of the airframe, scratch-built most of the detail parts in aluminium and brass, and covered the model in aluminium litho-plate for an authentic natural metal finish. Peter's model won the National Senior Champion award (among many others) at Scale Model World in Telford in November 2017, and its construction is presented here in forensic detail. Not only does the book contain a blow-by-blow account of every stage of the build, including how Peter fashioned many of the intricate details, but also: an illustrated account of the history of TZ138 by noted aviation illustrator and author Juanita Franzi; a 12-page tutorial on Turning Small Parts with a Rotary Tool; a 33-page tutorial on Designing Your Own Photo Etch Parts; a 16-page tutorial on Skinning Models in Metal; a 15-page tutorial on Forming Metal Around Compound Curves; bonus: seven full-page walkaround photos of a Spitfire Mk 19 seat. This book is a must-have for aspiring scratch-builders, Spitfire fans, and any modeller interested in learning from the best. The book is $22 Australian dollars as a downloadable PDF from our store. Please check out the sample pages below: Kev sandokan, Jan_G, airscale and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Yes please...Actually very interested in the visual tutorial on skinning models in metal. Which really makes this book a keeper. airscale and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Thanks, William! I'm sure you'll enjoy it. And thanks for your support! Right at this very second, though, I'm uploading a new version, as I forgot on thing on the original upload. Should be available again in a few minutes. Kev williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 OK, downloads are good to go again! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Thanks, Dan! I'm glad you like it. And the point of the book was definitely to bring everything together in a concise, organised manner, and bring as much value to it as possible. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Thanks, Maru - I hope you like it! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Downloaded and i will feast my eyes more thouroughly on the book when flying tomorrow. What a wonderful build Peter has done and what top notch editing you've done Kev. It's a real privilege to get a chance to peer over the shoulder of Peter during his build process! Thanks to both of you ! K Lothar and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Thanks, Karim! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 As Murphy's Law would have it, now that Peter Castle's new Spitfire book is out, one particularly diligent reader has identified a number of typos in the original release (well, three to be exact). These were very minor, but I felt it was important to correct them—this being one of the benefits of digital publishing! I've now uploaded a new version of the file, which is what new purchasers will receive from now on. If you've already purchased the book, you can simply re-download the newer version using the link in your original download email. If you no longer have that email, please see our article Purchasing & Downloading Our Books for more information on how to obtain the file. I'd like to thank Paul Monforton for bringing these errors to my attention. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thanks for the heads-up on the typo, Maru. I've fixed it now, and uploaded v1.2 to the server. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I had only time to flip through this, but I must say it's huge! Fantastic job done, guys! Juraj LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thanks, Juraj! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Impressive Well done Kev and Peter, a superb item. .. Edited April 19, 2018 by TonyT LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Thanks, Tony! And thanks also for your own valuable contributions to the book. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 As we know, nothing in this world is perfect—least of all the process of publishing a book! Feedback from readers and contributors has led to some further refinements of the new Spitfire book, and this has resulted in v1.4 now being available. New purchasers will receive this latest version by default, but existing owners can also update their copy by re-downloading the book (please see the article Purchasing and Downloading Our Books for more information). Hopefully there won't be a v1.5! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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