ZEPPELIN BOOKS AND KITS- UPDATED!
'BILLY THE BIRDMAN'!
Ray Rimell's acclaimed hard-cover biography of Lt. William Leefe Robinson who brought down the first German airship on British soil in WWI. Profusely illustrated, the life and career of the modest young airman is meticulously recorded with archival material and rare photos from the family collections. Last few copies are all signed by the author.
ZEPPELINS-THE EARLY WAR YEARS!
This densely-illustrated book with its 78 packed pages charts the dramatic stories of over two dozen early war German airships with scores of rare photos, scale fold-out plans, colour profiles and more. This truly unique publication was published as our contribution to the 2014 WWI Centenary and has proven to be one of our best selling titles..
FLIEG ZEPPELIN,FLIEG!
This superb reference describes all 34 WWI 'P' and 'Q 'Class German Zeppelins built in WWI, following their wartime careers and fates in extreme detail. Not only are six pages of pull-out 1:350 scale plans supported by over 150 rare photos, but also sections on armament,bombs,colours,powerplants plus structural characteristics and unique markings of each airship make this a truly unique appraisal of the first bombers over England and their nocturnal excursions. Colour plates of three types are presented in a centre fold that also includes gondola details in profile. This ultra-rare copy-number 7 of 1000-is VGC
FLIEG,ZEPPELIN,FLIEG!
Excellent 1:350 scale P Class Zeppelin kit injection-moulded by Takom with PE detail parts. Pretty easy to assemble but painting will prove challenging to say the very least! Kit is complete and in mint orde -also includes a free bonus plastic kit of a P Class Zepp in smaller 1:720 scale!
RISE OF THE 'THIRTIES'!
Superbly illustrated monograph chronicles the full and dramatic stories of every one of the 17 German R Class 'Super Zeppelins' produced and operated in The Great War. With over 100 rare archive images; fold-out 1:350 scale plans and 1:96 scale scrap views of engine and control cars over four pages these are just a few of the highlights. Add centre-fold profile artwork, contemporary sketches; details of Zeppelin construction and ordnance plus detailed colours and markings notes for every ship and you have a stellar reference. This is copy No.207/100 and is in virtually mint condition.
ZEPPELIN DOWN!
The true story of the Billericay Zeppelin is related by Ray Rimell in this heavily researched booklet which was published to coincide with the event's centenary in September 2016.
FALL OF A 'HEIGHT CLIMBER'!
Ray Rimell presents a full account of the day in June 1917 when Zeppelin L48 was shot down by RFC fighters on a Suffolk farm field--with the aid of rare archive photographs, exclusive colour plates and artwork. VERY LIMITED STOCK!
L31-THE WHOLE STORY...
This new account of the Potters Bar Zeppelin drama is told by Ray Rimell in this special Centenary edition. With rare illustrations and a fulsome biography of Heinrich Mathy, the German Naval Airship Division's most revered commander, it is a unique historical document of a turning point in the Zeppelin war..
LAST OF THE SUPER ZEPPELINS!
Superbly illustrated 230 page hardback with many specially-commissioned colour paintings by noted American maritime artist Ken Marschall. Chock full of great period photos and a learned text., this is one of the very best books written about the ill-fated Zeppelin.
FATHERS OF THE FEW...
The 'first Battle of Britain' is pictorially recorded by Ray Rimell in this 64 page monograph detailing the air raids over England in 1914-1918. 116 rare photos, individually captioned, tell the dramatic story of the campaign waged by German Army and Naval forces and the ultimately successful efforts of the RFC and RNAS to thwart them. Ppublished by Arms and Armour in 1987, our last few copies are signed by the author.