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Book Author(s)
Dariusz Karnas, Richard Kent
Review Author
Paul Bradley
Published on
Company
Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books
MSRP
$11.99

New from MMP’s Tank Plans series is this set of scale plans for the British Main Battle Tank, the Challenger I. To 1/35, 1/48 and 1/72 scale, these cover both the standard Challenger I Mk.3 and the modified Desert Version as used in the Gulf War. Each vehicle is covered in four views – each side, top and front. The plans are drawn by Dariusz Karnas and are spread across fold-out pages, some 24 in total.

This is the ideal companion volume to the recent MMP book about the Challenger I, which was reviewed here although that book does contain the basic 1/35 plans inside.

This booklet will be very useful for those who have any of the many 1/35 or 1/72 kits of the type or the Tamiya kit in 1/48. Recommended.

My thanks to the good folks at MMP and Casemate for the review sample.

Book Author(s)
Alan Durkota
Review Author
Hub Plott
Published on
Company
Aeronaut Books
MSRP
$44.99

From Wikipedia: The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. The medal is normally awarded by the President of the United States (the commander in chief of the armed forces) and is presented "in the name of the United States Congress." It is often, but incorrectly, referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Review Author
Pat Villarreal
Published on
Company
ICM
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$99.00

ICM has released a new 1/48th scale Bristol Beaufort Mk. I, Bombing Raid version with decals devoted to No. 22 and No. 217 Squadron. For this boxing, there is an additional Sprue W (3X) that will turn this Mk. I into a bombing raid ordnance configuration versus the torpedo version of the previous boxings (there is no F2 or torpedo trailer sprue in this kit). This is PART 2 of this kit review and PART 1 can be located here:

In the Box

The box and contents review are in PART 1.

Review Process

For this build review, I decided on the Bristol Beaufort Mk. I, L9878 MW-R, No. 217 Squadron, Autumn 1941, as the final configuration. This is a box stock build but I did not follow the instruction build sequence since there are area of improvements noted below that may help the builder.

Book Author(s)
David Heading
Review Author
David Wrinkle
Published on
Company
Pen & Sword
MSRP
$34.95

Publishers’ description: This practitioner's guide to solo wargaming offers comprehensive coverage of the subject, showing how it can be a fascinating complement to social gaming or an entire hobby in its own right. This book integrates ideas from across the hobby to discuss various aspects of gaming alone across all manner of conflicts, whether land, sea or air and in any historical period or imagined setting.