This model building manual is aimed specifically at newcomers in the field of aircraft model building. It explains e.g. how to set up your workplace as sensibly as possible, which tools, paints and other aids you should have ready and which basic techniques are available for assembling and painting the kit. These are explained using different models in the scales 1:72 and 1:48: Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 (Tamiya, 1:72); F-15E "Strike Eagle" (Hasegawa, 1:72); Nakajima Ki-84 "Hayate" (Tamiya, 1:48); Kyushu J7W1 "Shinden" (Hasegawa, 1:72); Kawasaki T-4 (Hasegawa, 1:72).