Duke Hawkins’ 45th book

It has taken us more than 4 years to finish our newest book and it is one of the biggest in the series; the 45th book in the Duke Hawkins series is a complete portrait on the Dassault Rafale fighter jet. This 196 page book has over 400 high-quality photographs, showing the jet in spectacular action and never before seen detail. No part of the Rafale is overlooked, from the fuselage, wings, landing gear, vertical tail and air intakes. An extensive chapter on the cockpit of the Rafale is included, as well as on maintaining the jet, showing a lot of internal details.

In this book, we show you the differences between the different standards of the Rafale, from the F1 and F2 to the F3, F3R and F4. Every version of the jet is included: the single-seat Rafale C, two-seat Rafale B and the naval version, Rafale M. While most of the Rafales shown in this book are of the Armée de l’Air & de l’Espace and the Marine National, aircraft of other countries are also included: Croatia, Greece, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

With the 44th book in our Duke Hawkins series, we return to one of the legends of the US Navy: we bring you a 148-page portrait of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. This book includes a lot of action photography, as well as images of every possible detail of the aircraft, including the cockpit, fuselage, wing fold, landing gear, avionics bay, vertical tail fold and more. The aircraft, nicknamed Hoover, had a crew of 4 and was specifically designed as an anti-submarine hunter.

This new book will be available in April from us or your favorite book- or modelshop.

Our Classics series is getting bigger and bigger! Soon, we will release the 7th book in the series and for this one we needed 140 pages ! The new books brings a very close look at the legendary North American B-25 Mitchell. Quite a few of them are still in airworthy condition, even though they need a lot of work to keep them that way. 80 years on, there are several restoration projects going on and we were lucky to photograph one of these in detail. This book is filled with incredible action and detail. So, if you’re building a model of the B-25, this will surely help you along! And to prove it, we also produced a limited edition gift set, which includes the 1/48 scale HK Models kit.

While the use of the NH90 helicopter started with some controversy and some operators even withdrew it more quickly than expected, at the time of writing, the medium-sized helicopter was ordered by 14 countries and more than 600 have been built. At the basis of this book are the NH90s that were bought by the Belgian Air Force, which bought two versions: the TTH – Tactical Transport Helicopter – and the NFH – NATO Frigate Helicopter – but photos of all operators of the helicopter are featured in this book!

This new book in the Duke Hawkins series – the 43rd – is filled with both action and detail. Included in this book are the different versions of the cargo bay, cockpit and one of the most extensive maintenance chapters that’s what we’ve done so far! Close to 400 photos are packed in this 148 page book! It is available now from us or from you favourite book or modelshop!

Good news for anyone in the United States that wants to buy one of our books; all books are now available from renowned reseller Sprue Brothers in Missouri. So, with over 50 books now released since we started this adventure and many more to come, we’re back in the USA!

Our book on the Eurofighter Typhoon has been out of stock for some time, but I’m happy to say: it’s been reprinted. This book has 116 pages and shows the Typhoon is never before seen close detail, including the air intakes, engines, cockpit and wheel bays, as well as in action. Today, the jet is in service with 9 different countries, while a tenth, Turkey, has 20 Tranche 5 Typhoons on order. You can order your copy now from us or your favorite book- or modelling shop.

With the release of our new new book in the Classic series on the North American B-25 Mitchell, we present a limited edition gift set, which includes lots of goodies. The basis of this new gift set is the 1/48 scale HK Models B-25, which features a lot of details, finely engraved panel lines and rivetsand a an impressive fit of the wings to the fuselage.

Also included in this set are decals for 6 aircraft; 4 that were flown out of Corsica during the Second World War and two by the Netherlands Air Force in Indonesia. Also included are 3D printed parts, such as the engine cowlings and the upper turret.

To finish this gift set, a set of masks and of course our book are included. The price of this set is 125 euro. You can order it from us or from your preferred model shop. Have a look at the finished model on our Modelling Blog.

Hardcover book project with Philip Stevens

For many years, aviation photographer Philip Stevens has been visiting preserved aircraft around the world. He visited aviation museums, air bases, gate guards, restoration projects, private collections and even aircraft that are all but forgotten. Upon talking to Philip, I immediately felt his passion for aviation history and plans were made to present his high quality photographs in a book.

While there is still a lot of work to be done on this book and the release date is still unkown, I wanted to share with you that we are working on this special project. This hardcover book will focus on aircraft survivors, some of them the only ones left in the world, in collections in Europe. With this book, we hope to motivate you to visit some of these aircraft yourself and learn about their place in aviation history. This book will also give a technical insight in how to photograph vintage or veteran aircraft in sometimes difficult areas.

So, we’re preparing a very special project for November 2026: A limited edition Gift Set in 1/32, presenting a 1/32 scale F-16 B MLU. This is based on Academy’s Sufa, but with a huge amount of 3D printed parts, designed specifically for this set. What is included in this set is:

• Vertical tail for Belgian F-16B MLU
• Vertical tail for Dutch F-16B MLU
• Instrument panels front and back for the cockpit
• 2 highly detailed ACES II ejection seats
• Detailed canopy framing
• IFF antennas in front of the cockpit
• Reinforcement plates on top of the fuselage and wings
• Carapace antenna
• Engine exhaust
• Decals for 6 markings, 3 Belgian and 3 Dutch F-16B MLUs
• A new 48-page book
• Canopy and wheel masks

Only 200 of these gift sets will be available, only through pre-orders. Check here regularly to get to know more about this 1/32 scale project!

New in the Classic series is our book on the Fairey Swordfish. A product of the interbellum, the Swordfish finds itself in between the era of the biplane and the aircraft designed for the Second World War. The Swordfish was a carrier-borne torpedo bomber and first flew in the Spring of 1934. A total of 2.391 were built, 692 by Fairey and 1.699 by
Blackburn. This 5th book in the series brings a complete portrait of the aircraft that became famous for the attacks on the Bismarck battleship and the port of Taranto. No detail is overlooked, from the wings, engine, cockpit and fuselage to the landing gear. Action photos of the two sole surviving Swordfish were possible thanks to a close collaboration with Navy Wings, based at Yeovilton, where the aircraft are kept in fantastic condition.