PREORDER: The Pacmin Story
IMPORTANT NOTE
This is a preorder listing. It is not yet available to ship. Please read the entire description and product details before making your purchase.
ABOUT
For more than eighty years, Pacmin Studios has quietly shaped the aerospace world, turning visionary concepts into exquisite scale models that sealed business deals, propelled innovation, and became crown jewels in private collections. Yet the company behind them has remained a largely hidden mystery.
How did a modest post-war model shop survive fierce competition, family drama, changing technology, and near financial collapse to become the world's premier builder of aerospace display models? Get unprecedented access to Pacmin's archives, workshops, and leadership to uncover its untold story.
Inside The Pacmin Story, you'll learn how these masterpieces are imagined, engineered, and crafted as you meet the artisans who bring them to life. Featuring over 700 stunning, never-before-seen photographs, this book reveals the techniques, personalities, reinventions, and quiet brilliance that carried Pacmin through eight remarkable decades.
DETAILS
The Pacmin Story is available in hardcover format with two different dust jackets to choose from. The "Pacmin Blue" dust jacket is limited to 100 copies.
The book measures approximately 12-inches by 11.25-inches, contains 384 pages, and weighs approximately 6.5 pounds.
PREORDER INFORMATION
The book is scheduled to begin shipping in October 2026. To celebrate Pacmin Studios' 80th anniversary, we are offering a special preorder price of $80. Once released in October, the book will be listed at $100.
SHIPPING
Shipping is free within the contiguous United States via USPS Media Mail. All other territories will pay calculated shipping via FedEx.
Questions or concerns? Feel free to reach out to us at themodelshop@pacmin.com.