The Book

This book is aimed at serious modelers, primarily those who build in 1/72 scale, and provides excellent drawings in scale of 14 aircraft, including the following:

Henschel HS-123, Arado AR-196, Messerschmitt Bf-109A-D, Messerschmitt Bf-109E and EB, Messerschmitt Bf-109T, Messerschmitt Bf-109F, Messerschmitt ME-262, Dornier Do-17/Do-215, Curtiss P-40, North American P-51 Mustang, Douglas SBD Dauntless, Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, and Saab J-20 Tunnan.

Price on the CCI website shows 30 Pds. Equivavent US currency is $42.53 plus shipping.

Cross & Cockade International is a non-profit UK based group known as the First World War Aviation Historical Society that publishes their journal four times a year. They also provide a free newsletter (sign up on their website) and occasionally publish WWI themed books like the Sopwith Dolphin monograph I reviewed earlier for IPMS USA. This Journal is the sister of the US Journal, Over the Front.

Another quick addition to the lovely new Tamiya 1/48th scale F-4B is this decal set which includes decals to recreate the numerous numbers and cautions found on the aircraft's access doors. Also included are decals to recreate yellow canopy rain seals, as well as adding details to engine nozzles.

Inside the package, there is a large foldout sheet with large enough print to add all the appropriate decals for the door markings. What I found nice is the size of the instructions which open to 10” x 14” and are dual sided; top on one side and bottom on the other. Also included in this set are additional markings for the F-4J. The instructions are color coded with black being both B and J versions; Red is specific for the B version and Green is specific for J versions only. And did I mention they are big enough to actually read!