Finished

Challenger II Desertised

Underside painted

Ju-88A-5

4

Ford GT40 Mk.II ’66, Part 1

Bulkhead detail

TF-104 Starfighter

Right Side

SdKfz. 2 Kettenkrad

Finished 2

Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) Ausf. E/F

Special Hobby F-84F Mask Set

F-84F Thunderstreak

Finished set of Japanese field kitchen accessories

Japanese Military Field Kitchen Equipment

Finished Model

Bf109E-1

Aligning flat wheel surfaces.

Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB, Part 3

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Gotha Go 242/244
Book Author(s)
Ricardo Martin Lezon
Review Author
Tomasz Menert
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$16.25

The book “Gotha Go 242/244” from Kagero publishing delivers a wealth of information within its 57 pages. It provides a free poster displaying two Gotha gliders flying over a winter landscape during the transport of supplies to besieged German forces in Crimea in 1943/1944. The poster fits inside the book and shows the book’s cover image. The quality of the poster and the color profiles are great.

There are five chapters in the book:

Crecy TSR2 2025 Edition

TSR2: Britain's Lost Cold War Strike Aircraft: Revised and Updated Edition
Book Author(s)
Tim McLelland
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Crecy Publishing, Ltd.
MSRP
$34.95

Established in 1997, Crécy Publishing is one of Europe’s leading publishers of transport and military history titles. We have a strong emphasis on aviation titles and, since the acquisition of the Ian Allan Publishing list, we are also the world’s leading railway book publisher. Starting with the publication of a single book, our company has grown through a mixture of organic growth and the acquisition of quality publishing lists. Today, Crécy Publishing imprints include: ABC guides, Classic, Goodall, Hikoki Publications, OPC (Oxford Publishing Company) Pilot’s Notes. Imprints we have absorbed into our list include Air Data, Flight Recorder, Ian Allan, Noodle Books and Nostalgia Road.

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September 1939 Over Poland, Part II
Book Author(s)
Damian Majsak
Review Author
Tomasz Menert
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$31.43

The book “September 1939 over Poland Part II” from Kagero publishing offers 20 pages of side, top, and bottom profiles of aircraft in 29 color profiles, as well as 6 decal sheets for 1/48 and 1/72 scale subjects in 200mm x 180mm format. It also provides a free poster displaying a Polish light bomber PZL.23B Karaś in action. The poster fits inside the book and shows the booklet’s cover image without any inscriptions. The quality of the poster and the color profiles is great. The decal sheets provide a lot of options for both German and Polish aircraft from 1939.

Product

References for Modellers #3 - Messerschmitt Bf 109D-1

Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing

Continuing Kagero’s new series of books aimed at modelers is this volume focusing on the Dora version of the Bf-109. It is packaged in a self-sealing sleeve with a 8.5 x 11 booklet of 26 pages. Included is a small decal sheet.

The cover is heavy card stock and the pages are high quality gloss paper. The format is similar throughout the series. This one is slightly different, however. This volume sports single pages of high-quality images. These large images allow you to see the weathering and wear marks that modelers love.

There are five full color profiles, including the centerfold of a colorful Swiss Bf-109D-1 in red and white stripes. The decals for this machine are included in 1/72nd and 1/48th scale.

Also unique in this volume is the inclusion of full color 3D drawings which should prove useful for modelers. There are six pages of line drawings, including two pages that go from the Bf-109A to the 109D-1 (Late).

Product

References for Modellers # 1 - Messerschmitt Bf 109E1-E3

Review Author
Floyd S. Werner Jr.
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$15.50

Safely packaged in a resealable sleeve is a beautiful 8.5 x 11 booklet and a small decal sheet. The booklet contains 25 pages of high-quality paper featuring clear photos. Most pages have two large photos which make details easy to see. A variety of variants are covered in this volume from the early E-1 to the E-3. This period of use for the Bf-109 was quite colorful with a variety of paint schemes. Kagero has shown most of the paint schemes. There are 16 pages of photos, four pages (not including the back cover) of wonderful color profiles. Six aircraft are included in the profile views. There are six pages of line drawings to show the differences and changes in the variants. The drawings are in 1/72nd and 1/48th scale.

Text is limited to the captions on the photos. That really isn’t the purpose of this book.