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Leyland Retriever General Service

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Short Sunderland Mk. I

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Jagdpanzer Marder I (Sd.Kfz.135)

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Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB, Part 3

Instrument panel

Sea Vixen FAW 2

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RG-31 Mk 3 Mine-Protected APC

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Soviet Submarine Project 628

Invasion stripes

Spitfires, Naši se vracejí

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F4F-4 Wildcat

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Italian Tanks & Semoventi M-13/40 M-14/41 M-40/41

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WWII Regia Aeronautica – Early Colors and Late Colors
Review Author
Pablo Bauleo
Published on
Company
AMMO by Mig Jimenez
Scale
NA
MSRP
$16.75

I have been using enamels for many years (a couple of decades) now. Enamel hobby paints are getting hard to find and there are the health considerations on enamels, so I have been exploring different acrylics options out there. I was excited to see I had the chance to review the AMMO products as my recent experiences with their products have been good.

The set A.mig - 7237, Regia Aeronautica Early Colors, includes six 17 - ml eye - dropper style containers of paint for

  • Grigio Mimetico/ FS 36293
  • Giallo Mimetico/FS33434
  • Forest Green / Verde Mimetico 3
  • Marrone Mimetico 1 / FS30118
  • Clay Brown / Bruno Mimetico
  • Medium Brown / Marrone Mimetico 53193

These “Early Colors” were used - among others - by the CR.42, Breda.65, Sm.79, Fiat G.50, etc.

The set A.mig - 7237, Regia Aeronautica Early Colors, includes also six 17 - ml eye - dropper style containers of paint for

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F2H Banshee Part 2: F2H-3 and F2H-4 Variants
Book Author(s)
Bert Kinzey
Review Author
Jim Bates
Published on
Company
Detail & Scale, Inc.
MSRP
$19.99

When I was a young modeler in the late 80s, Detail and Scale publications were a revelation. Walkarounds, history, and modeling all in one book. What more could a teenage modeler in a pre-internet world want? However, I did not have the chance to see any of their publications for quite a while.

Detail & Scale now publish both digital and print books, and I was given the paper copy of the F2H Banshee Part Two which covers the “big banjos,” the F2H-3 and F2H-4. The book looks very similar to the vintage D&S paperback books, but is longer with less glossy paper. Topping out at 103 pages, the book follows the typical style in the series, with 282 photos and 15 colour profiles. One nice thing about the upgraded series is much more colour in the book, including all the profiles and 170 of the photos.

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Club 1/72 Aircraft Drawings: The Best of Mariusz Lukasik
Book Author(s)
Mariusz Lukasik
Review Author
Brian R. Baker
Published on
Company
Kagero Publishing
MSRP
$24.95

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.

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British Fighter Aircraft in World War I: Design, Construction, and Innovation
Book Author(s)
Mark C. Wilkins
Review Author
Bill Kluge
Published on
Company
Casemate Publishers
MSRP
$39.95

In this follow up to his volume on German aircraft, author Mark Wilkins takes an in-depth look at the concepts, design, and construction of the fighters from five of Britain’s most prominent Great War aircraft manufacturers. This profusely illustrated book uses images taken from manufacturers’ drawings and plans, period photographs and advertisements as well as numerous images of museum and privately built and owned replicas.

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Cross & Cockade International Spring 2021 Volume 52/1
Book Author(s)
Mick Davis
Review Author
Frank Landrus
Published on
Company
Cross & Cockade International
MSRP
$42.53

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.