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Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 01:06 AM UTC
The latest news from Valiant Wings looks set to get British hearts racing! Next up from Valiant Wings come the Hornet and Sea Hornet in what promises to be the most comprehensive reference yet on de Havilland's ultimate twin piston-engined fighters.
Airframe Album No 8 is coming!

I am delighted to announce the next title in the Airframe Album series from Valiant Wings Publishing. This series of books offers everything that modern modellers want when they are tackling a specific subject and includes

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

Airframe Album No 8 - The De Havilland Hornet & Sea Hornet - A Detailed Guide To The RAF And FAA’s Last Piston-engine Fighter by Richard A. Franks

Our eighth title in the Airframe Album series will be an essential companion for anyone tackling the HPH (1/32) , Trumpeter (1/48) and the Special Hobby and Frog kits in 1/72 scale.

Contents will include all the elements listed plus:

A wealth of historical photographs
Period detail images during production and service use
Isometric views by Wojciech Sankowski of all prototype and production airframes
Colour profiles and by Richard J. Caruana
At least 144 pages in total
Lists of all Hornet/Sea Hornet kits, accessories and decals produced in all scales
Kit builds of the Special Hobby 1/72nd Sea Hornet NF Mk 21 by Libor Jekl and the Trumpeter 1/48th Hornet F Mk 1 by Steve Evans

Airframe Album No 8 - The De Havilland Hornet & Sea Hornet- A Detailed Guide To The RAF And FAA’s Last Piston-engine Fighter by Richard A. Franks will retail at only £17.95 per copy + postage and packing.

The book will also be available from all good hobby stores and specialist bookshops . Publication is scheduled for early November. ISBN is 978-0-9930908-0-6


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 OFFERS-Save money!

1/ £2.00 off P&P for all individual direct pre-ordered copies both UK and worldwide before November 1st !

2/ Save £1.00 on RRP! Pre-order before November 1st at the special price of £16.95 per copy!


Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here - on AEROSCALE.
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