AK Learning 15 Modelling from Scratch (AK527)

Sooner or later every modeller hits a part they can't buy — a bespoke greeble, a custom base, a whole scratch-built vehicle. This is AK Interactive's dedicated guide to getting there, walking you through the tools, materials and thinking behind building from raw plastic rather than a kit.

What's inside

• How to plan a scratch-build before you cut anything
• Working with styrene sheet, rod and strip to fabricate your own parts
• Using putty and filler to sculpt details a kit can't provide
• Practical projects that build the core techniques step by step

It's a focused, no-nonsense read rather than a picture book — ideal once you've got a few kits under your belt and want to start building the parts nobody sells.

English-language edition, 88 pages, softcover. Stock up on AK Interactive's diorama range for the materials, or read our guide to the AK Interactive range to see where scratch-building fits your bench.