SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling

SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling SAM continues to go from strength to strength with content as original and vital as ever. There is no ‘right’ way to build a model. Make SAM your choice!

No other magazine has provided such stability and continuity through these challenging times, with a balanced selection of news, reference material, and modelling. In the face of a changing marketplace SAM has proved once again that it is the first, the best, and the most obvious choice for aircraft modellers. With over four decades of publication behind it, and an editorial team committed to prov

iding the broadest possible coverage of the hobby no other magazine has provided such stability and continuity through these challenging times, and we continue to build on this reputation month on month with a balanced content of news, reference material, and modelling to offer the reader not only choice but the inspiration on which to base it. Our historical and reference pieces are widely respected for the coverage they offer, and collected by readers for their ground-breaking research. Our monthly centre-section offers a one-stop precis of aircraft types based on the old ‘Profile’ series, but updated with colour artwork and scale drawings, while Colour Conundrum draws on original Air Ministry documentation to offer new ideas for well-covered subjects, often with unique insights into camouflage and markings. From first-time builders to competition winners, SAM has something for everyone, showcasing techniques and products, and demonstrating skills and ideas that can turn an everyday model into a show-stopper. Always inclusive, our core modelling content is aimed at all skill levels and disciplines. We each assimilate skills and ideas to suit our own tastes, and no publication is better attuned to what its readers want and need from a magazine.

I built this Airfix 1/72 scale Boeing B-17G as an Israeli Air Force, 1948 War of Independence “Mickey Mouse Bomber”. The...
10/11/2025

I built this Airfix 1/72 scale Boeing B-17G as an Israeli Air Force, 1948 War of Independence “Mickey Mouse Bomber”. The Hammer squadron was formed in 1948 flying three Boeing B-17 bombers and continues operations today flying the Boeing F-15I Ra’am.
Yoav Efrati

06/11/2025

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Guideline Publications produces a range of books, including the widely acclaimed Warpaint series. All our titles feature original material written by internationally acclaimed hobbyists, historians and enthusiasts. We pride ourselves on the high editorial and production standards that are the hallmark of the Guideline Publications' brand. We work with the leading kit manufacturers, hobby suppliers, museums, and other institutions, as well as our international team of contributors and highly experienced editors, to ensure our books and magazines continually evolve and maintain their reputation for excellence.

We have a 2nd book ready for Scale Model World Colour Conundrum Compendium #5By Paul Lucas £23.00 The publication of th...
05/11/2025

We have a 2nd book ready for Scale Model World
Colour Conundrum Compendium #5
By Paul Lucas £23.00
The publication of this fifth ‘Colour Conundrum Compendium’ in November 2025 marks not only ten years since the first of these ‘Colour Conundrum’ articles appeared in the December 2015 issue of Scale Aircraft Modelling, but also thirty Years since I first began to research the topic of the Camouflage and Markings of British military aircraft from primary source materials for myself.
As with the previous four Colour Conundrum Compendiums, the articles reprinted here have not been reproduced in the sequence that they were originally published, but have been loosely grouped together in three sections to a common theme and arranged in chronological order within that section. The first section is the most diffuse in that it deals with general principles rather than specific subject areas. The ‘Detail Markings’ chapter spans the period from 1916 to 1970 and the markings described within it are applicable to a wide range of types and applied in conjunction with a wide range of colour schemes. This section also includes the first chapter of new and previously unpublished material to be presented here, a consolidated RAF Vocabulary of Stores Section 33B listing for the Second World War period 1936 – 1945, the product of some 30 years research.
The second section deals for the most part with the Second World War period and contains sub-sections that deal with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm, the latter including the second chapter of new material. The third section deals with the Post War era and includes a significant update upon the topic of Arctic Camouflage made possible by release into the public domain of previously classified documents in the years since the original article was published.
It is almost certain that the interpretations offered here will undergo some degree of revision as further information comes to light because any single visit to any archive has the potential to unearth new information that calls into question what we currently think we know. In the meantime, it is hoped that the material offered here will continue to be found challenging, informative, and of interest to aircraft enthusiasts and modellers alike

Our next available at Scale Model World this weekend.www.guidelinepublicaitons.co.ukWarpaint No.150 Price £17.0-RAF ...
05/11/2025

Our next available at Scale Model World this weekend.
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Warpaint No.150 Price £17.0-
RAF Harrier II By Andy Evans
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.

27/10/2025

November issue SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling on sale now www.guidelinepublications.co.uk
Never miss an issue delivered to your door.12 issues from £60 or 6 issues from £33.00
SAM has something for everyone, showcasing techniques and products, and demonstrating skills and ideas that can turn an everyday model into a show-stopper. Always inclusive, our core modelling content is aimed at all skill levels and disciplines. There is no 'right' way to build a model. We each assimilate skills and ideas to suit our own tastes, and no publication is better attuned to what its readers want and need from a magazine. Make SAM your choice!

November issue SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling on sale now www.guidelinepublications.co.uk Never miss an issue delive...
27/10/2025

November issue SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling on sale now www.guidelinepublications.co.uk
Never miss an issue delivered to your door.12 issues from £60 or 6 issues from £33.00
SAM has something for everyone, showcasing techniques and products, and demonstrating skills and ideas that can turn an everyday model into a show-stopper. Always inclusive, our core modelling content is aimed at all skill levels and disciplines. There is no 'right' way to build a model. We each assimilate skills and ideas to suit our own tastes, and no publication is better attuned to what its readers want and need from a magazine. Make SAM your choice!

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Guideline Publications is the UK's leading publisher of modelling and hobby-related magazines. With a world-class portfolio of titles and an international Social Media presence, Guideline Publications has a dedicated readership that is constantly expanding into new areas. Scale Aircraft Modelling is the UK's best-selling aviation modelling title, covering both modelling and aviation history. Military Modelcraft International is similarly the UK's leading title, covering military vehicle modelling and reference. Fantasy Figures International is the only UK magazine dedicated to fantasy and Sci-Fi modelling. Toy Soldier Collector is the first-choice magazine for collectors of toy and model figures of all shapes and sizes. Guideline Publications have recently acquired two railway titles: the long-established British Railways Illustrated and Railway Bylines, catering to railways enthusiasts of all ages and covering the 'golden age' of British Railways. All of Guideline's modelling and hobby titles are characterised by a truly international team of contributors. All our titles also feature first-class writing by internationally renowned authors and experts, as well as crystal-clear step-by-step photography to allow our readers to get the most out of their hobbies. Guideline titles are the 'go-to' for unbiased and respected reviews of the latest products and our Social Media presence means we are also first to share news of new releases from across the hobby sector. Guideline Publications also publish a range of books and bookazines, including the world-famous Warpaint aviation series, to complement our magazines.