Warpaint Books

13/03/2026

Warpaint 152 Junkers Ju 86 available to Pre order https://tinyurl.com/Warpaint-152-pre-order
48 pages £16.00 By Daniel Kowalczuk
The Junkers Ju 86 is one of those fascinating types developed in the 1930s by a Germany re-arming in secret, and was a twin-engine monoplane configured as both a medium bomber and ten-seat airliner. First flown in 1934 and introduced in 1936, it featured Jumo 205 diesel engines and a smooth stressed skin design. Although initially used by the Luftwaffe and trialled in the Spanish Civil War, it proved inferior to rivals like the He 111, becoming obsolete by 1939. Later high altitude variants extended its service life with the Luftwaffe, but its service, both civilian and military, with countries as diverse as Chile, Hungary, South Africa, and Sweden make up the bulk of its story.
Warpaint 152 follows the usual format telling the full history of the development and service, and includes a full walkaround of the single surviving airframe, and colour profiles and plans by Sam Pearson. 48 pages £16.00

21/01/2026

ON SALE NOW https://tinyurl.com/Warpaint-151
Warpaint 151 Hawker Siddeley HS748 & Andover By Adrian Balch. £18.00
Making its first flight on 24 June 1960 the prototype AVRO 748, G-APZV, became a very successful rugged replacement for the many DC-3 Dakotas flying around the world. In production, it became the second most successful British turboprop transport aircraft and was only superseded in numbers produced by those of the Vickers Viscount.
A total of 381 Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft were built, including eighty-nine manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India, with production running from 1960 to 1988 for this successful turboprop airliner and its military variant, the Andover. The total included, thirty-seven Andovers for the RAF and RNZAF.
Over fifty military HS 748s were sold, seventy-two for the Indian Air Force, plus others for RAAF, Brazilian Air Force and others, making a substantial portion of the 381 total built, with many going to various air forces worldwide for roles like transport, navigation training and VIP transports. The HS748 was selected for the Royal Family as the Andover CC.2 and three of them served The Queen’s Flight faithfully and reliably for over twenty years from 1964
There are other publications that focus on all the civil airlines that have operated the HS748, but as a Warpaint publication, this is the first time all those that saw military service with air forces around the world have been featured – and nearly all in over 160 top quality colour photographs with notes on colour schemes and markings. This is another quality Warpaint by author Adrian Balch, supported by accurate profile drawings by artist Sam Pearson and a must-have addition for aviation historians and modellers alike. https://tinyurl.com/Warpaint-151

08/01/2026

Our next Warpaint book no 151 Hawker Siddeley 748 & Andover more details to follow. All 150 Warpaint books in stock.
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19/12/2025

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10/12/2025

05/11/2025

On sale now
Warpaint 150 - RAF Harrier 11 by Andy Evans £17,00 60 pages
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The essential Warpaint series celebrates its milestone 150th release with a subject close to the hearts of all military aviation enthusiasts, telling the all-to-brief story of the Har-rier II in British service.
Lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs covering all aspects of the aircraft’s development and operational service, this account starts with the replacement of the RAF’s GR.3s with the GR.5, followed shortly by the even-more-capable GR.7, and ends with final deployment of the type to Afghanistan as part of Joint Force Harrier.
As with previous titles in the series the book includes a comprehensive walkaround, scale plans and colour profiles by Sam Pearson, and draws another line in aviation histo-ry under a type that reached the end of its service prematurely. The Harrier has been covered in all the major scales by the model kit industry and, with a myriad of high quality detail shots of the aircraft both at work and at rest, this latest Warpaint repre-sents an essential reference for a modelling project.

15/09/2025

Our next Warpaint Book no 149
Aero L-39, L-59, L-139 & L-159 Albatros
By Jakub Fojtík Ph.D. 84 pages £20
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This latest Warpaint title covers the Aero L-39 Albatros, a a Czech-designed jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aero Vodochody during the 1960s as a successor to the L-29 Delfín. It first flew in 1968 and entered service in 1972, becoming the standard jet trainer for Warsaw Pact nations. With over 2,900 units built, the L-39 be-came one of the most widely used jet trainers globally, praised for its reliability, ease of maintenance, and versatility. Building on this legacy, the L-159 ALCA (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft) was introduced in the late 1990s, developed to replace aging Soviet-era fighters in the Czech Air Force, first flying in 1997 and entering service in 2000.
This authoritative and highly relevant title includes all the regular Warpaint features with historical text and images, a full breakdown of the aircraft’s widespread global ser-vice, and artwork an scale drawings by Petr Kolmann.

15/07/2025

Coming soon Warpaint Special No 7 Pre order available at the https://tinyurl.com/warpaint-7helldiver
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver By Kev Darling £25.00
This latest Warpaint Special features 116 pages packed with historical photographs and information and is a welcome addition to the series. Colour profiles and scale plans by Sam Pearson complete this tour de force by author Kev Darling.
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was one of those aircraft that was either loved or hated, there was no middle ground. Forged in a hurry for the forthcoming war the Helldiver was designed in a hurry and built by mostly underskilled personnel while being bombarded by the customer with their extra changes and demands. Despite this pressure Curtiss managed to produce a prototype that flew, even though it would soon reveal strength and build problems. The first production model, the Dash-1, was beset by many problems that saw one carrier captain demanding that the Helldivers be removed and the offloaded Douglas Dauntless dive-bombers be reinstated. From the SB2C-3 onwards, after undergoing a full modification programme, a competent combat aircraft would emerge.
Used throughout 1944-45 the Helldiver squadrons, now operating from the fast carriers, took the war to the Japanese all the way to Tokyo. Post 1945 the Helldiver would stay on active service until replaced by the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider. Overseas usage would see later build models being operated by France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Thailand. The Royal Navy also formed a single squadron that would never deploy on active service. Undergoing flight testing in Britain, Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown would declare that the Helldiver was the worst aircraft he had ever flown.