Author Steve Ginter is a noted military historian who publishes the Naval Fighter series that was founded in 1980. After graduating from California State University-Northridge, Ginter became a US Navy pilot, serving from 1966 to 1972. Upon leaving the US Navy, Ginter held a series of management positions within the Thrifty Drug chain for the next twenty-one years. In 1996, he became the CEO of Sentai Distributors, where he directed company operations until 2011.

Eagle Editions are well known to modelers and aviation historians alike. This is the latest in the “Wings of the Allies” series. It contains 36 pages of mostly never before published photographs and eight color profiles.

The types of aircraft covered in this volume are, P-38 Lightning, Tomahawk Mk. IIb, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, RAF Mustang Mk I and IVA, Hurricane, Spitfire, P-39Q, Mosquito, A-20 Havoc/Boston,B-26 Marauder, Whitley Mk.V, Wellington, Pe-2, SB-2, B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, and the Lancaster. The photos give a good look at markings and nose art. The last part of the book contains “A Closer Look” at B-17 Outhouse Mouse, with crew and service information which is well illustrated. The book concludes with some gorgeous profiles by James Bentley! Another genuinely nice new feature is a foldout sheet printed front and back with the Eagle Edition decal sheets available for the aircraft featured in volumes one and two.

ICM has reboxed its He 111 kit for a unique Captured Heinkel scheme in 1/48^th scale. The Part 2 review is a continuation and conclusion of what was written from Part 1.

Review Process for Part 2

This is a box stock build with no aftermarket products used during the assembly process. From Part 1, we move on to painting and final assembly.

The landing gear parts are thin and fragile. It is highly recommended to use good side cutting nippers to remove them from the sprue tree. For assembly, I used the wheel wells as a jig to put the parts together but waited to permanently install them later down the road after painting.

The model is primed with Mr. Surfacer 1000 gray. The engine nacelles, vertical tail edges, rudder, and some windows were painted flat white in preparation for masking to match the box illustration.