Guideline Publications for scale aircraft and toy soldier modelling

Guideline Publications 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 for military modellers, covering military vehicle modelling and reference. Fantasy Figures International is the only UK magazine dedicated to fantasy and Sci-Fi modelling and miniature painting. Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures is the first-choice magazine for collectors of Toy Soldiers and model figures of all shapes and sizes. For the Railway enthusiasts we have British Railways Illustrated and Railway Bylines catering to railways enthusiasts of all ages and covering the 'golden age' of British Railways. Guideline Publications have launched two new titles: New Model Truck World is an entertaining mix of plastic kits, die-cast and radio control, along with the latest news and reviews, show reports and reference material, while New Model Farmer & Commercial Machinery World is the UK's number one magazine for collectors of agricultural equipment models in all scales, focusing on all age groups and categories, from plastic kits to die-cast models for serious adult collectors.

All of Guideline's modelling and hobby titles are characterised by a truly international team of contributors. Our titles feature first-class writing by internationally renowned authors and experts, as well as crystal-clear, step-by-step photography that allows our readers to get the most out of their hobbies. Guideline titles are the 'go-to' source 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 publish a range of books and bookazines, including the world-famous Warpaint aviation series, to complement our magazines.

COVID POSTAL RESTRICTIONS If you have ordered from us please be assured that we will try to get your orders to you as soon as possible. We have no delays all our magazines are always printed on time and we never miss an issue. There has been a new way of sending copies to Europe however this does NOT delay copies being sent to you we just have to fill in extra documentation....

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Scale Aircraft Modelling

Scale Aircraft Modelling is the Number one selling Aircraft Modelling magazine, with world-class content. Every month SAM is packed with build features, news, reviews, and in-depth research articles. We cater to every taste in aircraft modelling, from 1/144 to 1/24 and from the earliest days of aviation to contemporary aircraft.

Every month our team of authors from around the world, including many award winning modellers, not only show you the very best in aircraft modelling, but invite you to their bench to show you how and why they do techniques, ,helping the reader to build their arsenal of skills and produce their own scale masterpieces. Their articles are clearly laid out, and easy to follow with step by step text and photos explaining every part of the process and the choices and decisions made by the modeller, as well as things to look out for in the kit, and ways the build can be improved. We include a mix of 'out of the box' builds as well as builds using aftermarket, to show what can be done with any model, at any budget, whilst always striving for a great model for your shelf.

Our strong connections to the industry mean we can bring you the latest news and exclusives, and reports from events around the world, including build features of the newest releases.

Scale Aircraft Modelling, always ahead, always looking forward and always delivering the best in Aircraft Modelling, at a market-beating price.

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Military Modelcraft International

Military Modelcraft International is the world's number one military modelling magazine. Each month MMI brings you the best in armour and diorama modelling, drawing together under one cover the best modellers from across the world. Their detailed step-by-step articles demonstrate the tips and techniques with which you can lift your own modelling to the next level. From the newest releases to detailing and improving classic kits, there is something for all levels of modeller in MMI. Whether you are a gold-medal winner or a novice new to the hobby, MMI has the builds to both inform and inspire.

As well as exclusive, quality modelling content, MMI features research-based reference articles. Drawing on our team of experts, each month we bring you our Armour in Profile feature, looking at the development and history of a particular armoured fighting vehicle or unit. Illustrated with archival photographs and exclusive colour profiles, these build up into a unique reference resource that you'll want to refer to time and time again. Similarly, our Armour in Action feature includes walkarounds of real vehicles and reports from military exercises and parades from across the world.

MMI is also number for news and reviews, bringing you indepth box reviews and 'on-the-bench' builds of newly released kits and listings of the latest products from manufacturers big and small. Illustrated throughout with the crystal clear photography and accessible step-by-step features, MMI is the indispensable monthly magazine for all military modellers.

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Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures

Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures is the world's number one magazine for Toy Soldier collectors and model figure enthusiasts of all descriptions. It is the only print magazine available that provides a mixture of historical features, collectors' stories, how-to guides, and, of course, news and reviews of the latest releases in the hobby.

Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures works with the world's leading Toy Soldier manufacturers, as well as smaller producers from across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and further afield, to bring you exclusive features showcasing the very best the hobby has to offer. Our team of enthusiasts, historians, modellers and reviewers cover all aspects of the hobby and all periods from the Ancient World to the armies, navies and air forces of today.

Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures covers the traditional 54mm/60mm Toy Soldier market, as well as plastic figures from 1/32 to 1/72 scale, as well as model figures in all scales from 28mm. As well as news, reviews and features, Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures contains articles on figure and diorama modelling and painting, all designed to enhance your enjoyment of the hobby. With clear photography and clean design, as well as informative and readable text, Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures is the magazine that no hobbyist can afford to be without

At Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures we are as serious about collecting as you are

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Fantasy Figures International

Fantasy Figures International is the number one international magazine with content that will both inspire and inform. It covers Sci-Fi and Fantasy, bringing together the best painters and modellers from across the world. Each issue features exclusive step-by-step articles allowing you to get the most out of your hobby.

Our Sci-Fi coverage is second to none, featuring Gunpla from some of the best-known names in the hobby, as well as Maschinen Krieger and Stars Wars. Our Fantasy painting articles cover classic subjects and post-Apocalyptic modelling. Fantasy Figures International has something for all levels of modellers, from complete newcomers to the hobby to award-winning painters.

Fantasy Figures International is first and foremost about exceptionally painted miniatures. Our showtime reports feature inspirational painting and modelling from the biggest and best shows worldwide. Fantasy Figures International also brings you the latest in news and reviews from the manufacturers who are shaping the future of the hobby.

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British Railways Illustrated

BRITISH RAILWAYS ILLUSTRATED, now approaching its 30th year and long known by its cheerful acronym 'BRILL'. Colour cover, 56 pages of text and, typically, 60-70 high quality black and white images. There are maps and plans/diagrams in most issues. 'History with a good helping of nostalgia' is its hallmark with some humour thrown in; concentrates on the steam and early modernisation era of British Railways, 1948 to the 1970s (diesel and electric) but also features subjects and themes from the 1930s and the Second World War. Locomotives and locomotive workings feature prominently but there are always items on rolling stock, buildings, bridges, track and signalling as well as human/social aspects. Lively letters pages keep the readership involved.

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Modern Railway News is the new free digital section offered with British Railways Illustrated and Railway Bylines. The supplement provides a monthly look at various contemporary rail operations presented in the same manner as the magazine content, often reflecting familiar locations, procedures, and equipment, and underlining the continuity of our railway network and allowing fans of the railway as it was to appreciate the diversity and interest that is current today.

This issue of Modern Railway News is available as a FREE Digital Edition
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Railway Bylines

RAILWAY BYLINES, now in its 25th year.
Colour cover, 56 pages of text and, like British Railways Illustrated, some 60-70 high quality black and white images. There are maps and plans/diagrams in most issues. Subject matter is wide ranging and the BYLINES in the title is very deliberate; homely branch lines serving villages and country towns, industrial lines serving mills, foundries, works, quarries, mines and ports, together with their often ancient locomotives and their correspondingly elderly and eccentric stock. Both standard and narrow gauge with occasional Irish subjects. Most frequently portrayed period is the 1950s-1960s before such workings and lines began to disappear, though occasionally earlier eras are covered. Editorial is wide-ranging - buildings, stock, structures, social/human aspects and so on - history/nostalgia with a light touch that matches its often out-of-the-way, off-beat subjects.

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Modern Railway News

Modern Railway News is the new free digital section offered with British Railways Illustrated and Railway Bylines. The supplement provides a monthly look at various contemporary rail operations presented in the same manner as the magazine content, often reflecting familiar locations, procedures, and equipment, and underlining the continuity of our railway network and allowing fans of the railway as it was to appreciate the diversity and interest that is current today.

This issue of Modern Railway News is available as a FREE Digital Edition
Please click here to get your FREE digital version

Model Truck World

Model Truck World brings an entertaining mix of plastic kits, die-cast and radio control to your doorstep along with the latest news and reviews, show reports and reference material to enable you to make the best of your hobby.

We aim to develop Model Truck World into the very cornerstone of the truck modelling scene, on a European and international level, with truck models and modellers from all over the globe contributing to our pages, making it a magazine to collect and keep as a comprehensive guide. Each issue brings a dedicated look at the very best models available with a step by step look at how the finished article is achieved in all scales and forms.

Model Truck World includes all styles and ages of truck models including those straight from the box builds to the more involved conversions to mind blowing complete scratch builds on a large scale. We will bring you big rigs to box vans, busses to low loaders, show trucks and those destined for the scrap heap and everything in-between.

We are simply the home of model haulage

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New Model Farmer & Commercial Machinery World

The New Model Farmer & Commercial Machinery World is the UK's best magazine for collectors of agricultural equipment models in all scales, focusing on all age groups from kids to serious adult collectors.

Each issue keeps the reader up to date on releases and announcements from the various model manufacturers and kit producers, both for agricultural and construction related themes and actively welcomes our readers to contribute stories about their collection, or specific projects that they have undertaken. Filled with diecast model reviews, giving the lowdown on the latest replicas to hit the market along with show reports from the UK and Europe covering some of the biggest and most recognised events.

Plastic model kits will be featured in the magazine, with “In the Box” articles showing the contents of each kit before model building experts take over to highlight their build and painting techniques. Conversions and modifications to existing models will give a taste of the skills of hobbyists to create that one-off exclusive model with “How To” tutorials covering various weathering approaches. Find out about other collectors and their collecting habits with the “Collector Profile” stories providing interesting insights into the mind of a collector.

There is a growing range of remote-control models being produced, both from model manufacturers and custom builders so we will endeavour to look into what is currently available along with reports on converting static models into remote control vehicles.

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Warpaint Books Series

The Warpaint series offers a one-stop reference work on a given aircraft type, encompassing a complete and comprehensive history of the development, introduction and service use of its subject. The authoritative historical chapters are accompanied by high quality colour profile artwork, scale drawings, and a walkaround section.

Warpaint focuses on aircraft that are no longer in regular service, or whose remaining useful life will not see any significant modifications. The series has now run to 128 books covering subjects ranging from First World War fighters to Cold War jets, and includes a diverse range of bombers, transports and liaison aircraft.

Widely regarded as one of the essentials for any aviation library, the expanding Warpaint series continues to inform and inspire both the modeller and the general aviation enthusiast.
* Complete and detailed history
* 1:72nd scale plan
* In detail pictures
* Kit, decal and accessory list
* Pages of superb colour camouflage drawings and photography
* Complete production list
* Squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials and codes
* Comprehensive specification

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Full list of our books and bookazines CLICK HERE

After the Apocalypse Curated by David Grummitt and Marco Riolo out 9th April 2021 PRE ORDER TODAY Due to the Bank Holiday in the UK there has been a slight delay
96 pages plus 4 cover
After the Apocalypse, brought to you by the team from Fantasy Figures International and Marco Riolo of Alternity Miniatures. This book brings you the very best in post-apocalyptic modelling, with stalkers, zombies and all manner of horrors from a dystopian future. It features seven previously unpublished articles, each covering a different aspect of post-apocalyptic modelling including figure painting, vehicle modelling and diorama building. Each article is fully illustrated with step-by-step photos, informative text, and extensive galleries of the finished model. Marco Riolo also explains the concept behind and design of some new and exclusive new post-apocalyptic figures to be released by Alternity Miniatures.

Fantasy Figures Year Book
80 pages plus 4 cover

Northern Powerhouse by Ian Edmondson
84 pages plus 4 cover

Armour in Profile-Armoured Fighting Vehicles USA 1945-2018 By MP Robinson, David Grunnitt, Leif Robinson
80 pages plus 4 cover

Camouflage & Markings no1: RAF Fighters 1945 - 1950 UK based Author Paul Lucas
96 pages plus 4 cover

Guideline Shows

We run our own shows London Toy Soldier Show 3 times a year March, June & December and London Plastic Modeliing Show March and December. We attend many shows UK, Europe and North America if you would like us to attend or advertise your show do contact us