These books are the most comprehensive and definitive series on scale modeling ever produced. In clear, concise text, enhanced by hundreds of outstanding close up photographs, these books document my techniques, secrets and methods for building scale models. There are no drawings or diagrams in any of these books. Since scale modeling is a visual hobby every technique presented is illustrated with pictures. These books have been described by scale modelers the world over as the fundamental reference material to have at your finger tips whether you are a beginner or an expert. Join the army of scale modelers from around the world who have already discovered how to build better
models by building them the
Mike Ashey way!

Some of the books on this WEB site were originally published as soft cover paper books, but they are now long out of print. I have scanned, digitized and assembled them into electronic book media and each chapter has been assembled into an Adobe PDF file. You can view the chapters on line, download them and print a page, a chapter or an entire book. In each of the paper books there is a gap in the numbering sequence. The pages that are missing are those that were color photos of finished scale models. Many of these finished models were photographed again with a digital camera and you can find many of these finished models in the gallery section of the web site.

MIKE'S FIRST ALL DIGITAL SCALE MODELING BOOK SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR COMPUTER VIEWING, DOWNLOADING AND PRINTING IS NOW AVAILABLE.

JUST SCROLL DOWN TO THE THIRD BOX!

AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF OPERATING THIS WEB SITE AND SLOWLY BUILDING UP THE CONTENT, THE ONE THING WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE WERE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAINTAINING AND UPDATING OUR SCALE MODELING TEACHING WEB SITE.

WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS TO DEFRAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH KEEPING THIS WEB SITE GOING AND CONTINUING TO ADD TO ITS CONTENT.
ANY AMOUNT WILL HELP.

TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE WE HAVE ADDED A PAYPAL DONATION BUTTON
TO OUR WELCOME PAGE.

SINCERELY

MIKE ASHEY

You must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open a book chapter PDF file. Adobe Reader is a free computer software program and if your computer does not have it you can easily download the reader by accessing the Adobe WEB site. There is a link to ADOBE on the welcome page.

DETAILING SCALE MODEL AIRCRAFT

In Mike Ashey’s first book on aircraft modeling all the basic skills necessary to turn an out of the box kit into a masterpiece are presented in easy to read chapters and unprecedented close up photos. Topics include: detailing engines, cockpits and landing gear; cutting off and reattaching control surfaces, hatches and access panels; boring out and detailing guns; scratchbuilding seats and consoles; using after market cockpit instruments; interior scratchbuilding basics; painting; decal application; weathering; and attaching clear parts. All techniques presented use inexpensive tools. This book is an excellent reference tool for aircraft modelers of all skill levels.

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING AND DETAILING SCALE MODEL AIRCRAFT

In his second book on scale aircraft modeling Mike Ashey takes you beyond the basics, revealing all of his modeling secrets. For the first time ever a master modeler shows you, step by step, in sequenced close up photographs how to: scratchbuild cockpits, control panels, consoles, seats and frames and add wiring, switches, dials and gauges; scratchbuild interior parts using resin castings of interior areas; work with photoetch interior and exterior detail sets; work with white metal castings; work with resin cockpit, control surface and landing gear detail sets; and completely rescribe panel lines and surface detail. All tips and techniques presented use inexpensive tools.

MIKE ASHEY'S
BRAND NEW AIRCRAFT BOOK
BUILDING AND DETAILING SCALE MODEL AIRCRAFT

Mike Ashey's 3rd book on building and detailing scale model aircraft is the first of its kind. It is an all digital book specifically organized and formatted for computer reading. This book contains over 500 color photos in seven chapters
which document in step by step sequence, techniques that will make you a better scale modeler.

Digital books are not constrained by the number of pages, limits on the number of pictures, whether pictures can be color or black and white or the limitations of a publishers profit and loss analysis. Digital books give the author complete control and freedom to assembly the book with as much information as needed and include as many color pictures as the
author wants to incorporate into the book.

This electronic book format is designed to incorporate future topic supplements as new techniques are developed, and new types of kits, detail sets and materials emerge from the hobby industry.

This book is designed to view chapters on line while sitting at your work bench or you can download selected chapters or the entire book for printing so that you can use it as you would with any book. I recommend that you print the chapters and keep them in a three ring binder for reference.

This book covers recommended tools and equipment, construction techniques, building and detailing cockpits, detailing engines and landing gear, rigging Bi-planes, painting techniques, weathering and decaling.

BUILDING AND DETAILING SCALE MODEL SHIPS

Mike Ashey’s 1^st book on building and detailing scale model ships was the first of its kind. Using basic skills and simple techniques, Mike Ashey shows you how to turn an average ship model into a highly detailed display piece. Topics covered include: drilling out portholes; adding real chains; removing molded on railings; scratchbuilding railings; using photoetch railings; building up superstructure assemblies; scratchbuilding basics; detailing radars, missiles, torpedoes and guns; resin kits basics; painting; decal application; weathering; rigging and making display bases. All techniques presented use inexpensive tools.

MODELING REALISTIC TANKS AND ARTILLERY

Mike Ashey's book on building tanks, artillery and military vehicles shows you, step by step, in sequenced close up photography how to: make flexible vinyl tracks look real; build up individual track links; drill out gun barrels; detail road wheels with inking pens; build up interiors; build tanks, self-propelled and towed artillery and military vehicles; scratchbuild parts; work with brass photoetch; work with white metal and brass castings; fix resin casting flaws; build up resin kits and detail sets; apply decals; and basic weather. The basics of model building and painting are also extensively covered in a separate chapter.