Aero Imageworks APRIL Newsletter out now

Aero Imageworks April newsletter has been sent out today via email. As usual with the newsletter, it containd details on up and coming products and allows for pre-ordering of new products. We have a couple of new decals available for pre-ordering with more on the way later in the year.

It's great to have James Brayshaw onboard to do the decal artwork for the 1/24th scale Airfix DeHavilland Mosquito kit. This has freed up time which I've used to do a huge amount of original research that will show in the final decal package.

I've also got more time now to start pumping out the updates for Pacific Spitfires website.

RAAF Warplanes book shows its age

I'd expect that even in 1969, this book wasn't a big seller!

Airfix box lid paintings

‘The vintage years of Airfix’, showcases the superb artwork of Roy Cross who was responsible for much of the box lid artwork during Airfix’s heyday in the 60’s and early 70’s.

This large format 128pp book contains well over 100 paintings depicting aircraft from all periods plus a few warships, armoured vehicles, cars and even a couple of motorbikes!






I found it to be an absolute joy to see these paintings as the artist had originally prepared them showing all the meticulous detail that was often lost when printed on a kit box lid or ‘header’ on the plastic bag packaged Series 1 kits.

If you only buy one book this year, this is the one to buy, you wont be disappointed.

Nearly forgot, here's an interview with the great artist himself by Top Gear's 'Captain slow' James May.

Clive Caldwell bio

Here's a reworked and complete version of my video comment on Jeffrey Watson's biography. The raw video was made a couple of years ago, sorry about the poor quality image.


In the background you can see RAAF flag, WW2 RAAF officers hat and tunic with wings and group of medals, Air Crew Europe Star, Pacific Star, 1939-45 Star and British War Medal.