Osprey Modelling Manuals
3 primary works
Book 15
The Panzer III was the instrument of Blitzkrieg on land, the major component of the Panzerwaffe in the early war years, and an important stepping stone between the earliest Panzers and the heavier vehicles of the later war years. Over 15,000 were built and the Panzerkampfwagen III saw service in all theatres, serving with distinction in Africa and Russia. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, this book will provide all the details needed to model the main Panzer III version - the Ausf J - and its variants.
Book 18
Osprey Modelling Manual 18 examines Reginald Mitchell's classic Spitfine - the only RAF type in continuous production throughout WWII (over 20,000 were built in some 40 major variations), and an airframe adaptable as a fighter, fighter-bomber and PR aircraft. This book provides all the details needed to model the main Spitfine Marks - the Mks V and IX - and other Spitfire variants. Includes a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest.
Book 19
Osprey Modelling Manual 19 covers the best-known US fighter of WWII - the long-range escort that made possible the USAAF's bombing of Germany by day. This classic fighter - over 15,500 built - would go on to mave a significant postwar history too. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed to model the main P-51 version - the P-51D (nearly 8,000, over half the total number of P-51s, built) - and its variants. There is a full roundup of the models available on the market, details of where you can see the real thing, a select bibliography, and survey of websites of interest.