There is a rendered model, made from this book, on its cover page. This is the ultimate "proof" of this publication. If you like it, then the information inside may be also interesiting!

Explanation, what forces me to spend all my free time on the work over this book.

"WM" is not intended to be read "from the begining to the end". Such "normal" text is contained in the first part (up to the chapter 8). It explains what you should to do.
The other parts are optional. They contains details of the program commands, used in this book. They explain how to do it. (If you already know this, you do not need to look there).

Explains, how the keyboard shortcuts and mouse buttons are marked in the text.

Short description of the installation of required software — GIMP, Inkscape and Blender — on a computer with Windows. (Most of the potential readers use this system, I suppose.)

Some suggestion about the sources of good scale drawinwgs. Describes, how to transform them from the printed pages into raster images, prepared for the use in Blender. Simulatously, the reader learns GIMP.

In this chapter I have shown basic verification of the scale drawings. You can find more advanced method in the appendices part, Rozdział (Chapter) 9.

Introduction to Blender for absolute beginners.
I have tried to avoid screens with trivial content, like default Blender cubes or spheres. The reader could get bored with them. I teach the Blender basic on examples of ready model (La-5), attached to this book. The Blender interface, 3D View navigation and basic object transformations - translation, rotation, scale - are described here. I have shown also, how to use cameras. Chapter ends with rendering of the scene with La-5 in flight.

The longest chapter of this book. Shows, mesh after mesh, how to shape P-40. Components of II WW fighters were all shaped in similar fashion, so you can use these methods for the other planes.
It starts with the simplest case - the spinner, which is described in all details. (This is the level appropriate for the novices). Then the description gradually passes to more difficult elements, setting up the steady learning curve.

The final product of this chapter is the airplane, containg all important elements.

Introduction to materials in Blender. Covering whole model with imitation of polished aluminum skin, for the beginig.

Creation of typical flight scene: background setup, lights and cameras. Finally we will obtain the first, preliminary rendering of the model.

Introduction to Blender textures, on the example of panel edges and rivets of the fin. Explanation of the UV space and unwrappings. Unwrapping of all model surfaces to common UV area.

Bump maps and their use in modelling details of the airplane skin.

Color textures: camuflage, markings.

A texture that creates holes (modulating the alpha value) is also presented.

Creation of the main landing gear, tail wheel, and basic cockpit "furniture". Composition of the pilot figure ("a standard one" is delivered with this book, together with other files).

Application of constraints to build the trajectory of the rudder, elevator, ailerons, flaps, and landing gear. (A kind of "virtual mechanism" is created, this way). Usage of universal control panel (a Python script) to easily handle all these moveable parts.

The composition and rendering of the scene in the flight. "Rotating" the propeller. An example of the integration with ground photo (scene on the aerodrome). Placing the model (and its shadow!) on the real picture.

People make mistakes, so even in the best blueprint of the airplane you can find an error. This chpater shows the advanced methods of verification, which can be applied to the scale drawings.

These methods you can use also to compile new, better drawings from the collected material. (If you would like to start create such things)

Introduction to GIMP, and description of the commands, used to create this model.

Introduction to Inkscape, and description of the commands, used to create this model.

Introduction to Blender is placed in the first part of the book, so it is skipped here. In this chapter I have placed Blender commands, which are mode-independent.

Introduction to Object Mode. Description of the commands, used to create this model. (The commands that create the new objects, in particular).

Introduction to Edit Mode. Description of the commands, used to create this model.

Introduction to UV editor. Unwrapping commands, used in this model.

Other commands, used in this model. (Materials, lights, renderer, etc.)

Added just because it appears in the other books.

Some terms, which a traditional (aircraft) modeller can not know. (If he has previously no special interest in computer graphics.)