Andy Taylor
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Hybrid Threats - Concept and Recognition GuidePublished:
This is not an easy to digest book and doesn’t offer a modeler a lot of references, resources, or inspiration for modeling. Having said that, author Michael Fredholm von Essen, did an admirable job of defining a nebulous threat that is hard to recognize, much less counter. From his introduction,
The end of the Cold War was marked by the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. A period of… more |
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Pacific Profiles Volume 17 - Allied Air Power: Netherlands East Indies 1940-1942Published:
The book is a fascinating and remarkable insight into the brief, intense, and crucial Netherlands East Indies (NEI) campaign from the Japanese invasion in December 1941 through capitulation of the NEI. This often overlooked campaign, particularly among Americans who were primarily concerned with the Philippines campaign. Pacific Profiles Volume 17 focuses on the allied air forces in the Netherlands East Indies campaign, including Netherlands East Indies (composing of the ML-KNIL - Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force) and the MLD – Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (Netherlands Naval Aviation Service)), Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), US Army Air Corps (USAAC) and US Navy (USN). … more |
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MiG-29 of Ukrainian Air Forces with JDAM-ER bombsPublished:
From the ICM website,
Upon opening the cover, there is a reinforced white inner box that does a good job of protecting the kit’s seven gray… more |
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Macchi MC.202 Seat - Early VersionPublished:
The 1/32 Italeri Macchi M.C. 202 Folgore (Kit No. 2518) has garnered great attention for the large scale of an important yet often overlooked WWII Italian aircraft. This Aires aftermarket accessory provides everything for an early version seat for the pilot. The resin and PE are well executed and defined, along with easy-to-follow instructions for construction. The Aires aftermarket seat is designed to integrate into the Italeri kit, using pieces of the seat frame, namely the tubular stand and pilot headrest. The construction of the seat was straight forward, and the use of PE straps gave a lifelike look to the seat, and thus the cockpit. It took a little over an hour to assemble, with most of the time being the removal of the resin pour block without damaging the four… more |
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The Armed Forces of North Korea Volume 1, Part 1: Korean People's Army Ground Forces Organisation, Strategy and InfantryPublished:
From the Preface,
We are fortunate the authors are interested in North Korea’s armed forces under its many confusing names and guises. This book is the first volume in a series that is bound to be interesting and fill in large voids in the current knowledge… more |
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China's Fighter for the World Volume 1, The F-7/FT-7 Family: Origins, Evolution and VariantsPublished:
I thought the Chinese Chengdu J-7 was a copy of the Soviet MiG-21 (even the NATO names are similar with Fishcan and Fishbed, respectively). This was but the first of many misconceptions put to rest by author Holger Müller. As stated in the Introduction,
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Macchi MC.202 Seat - Early VersionPublished:
The 1/32 Italeri Macchi M.C. 202 Folgore (Kit No. 2518) has garnered great attention to a large scale of an important yet often overlooked WWII Italian aircraft. This Aires aftermarket accessory provides everything for an early version seat for the pilot. The resin and PE are well executed and defined, along with easy-to-follow instructions for construction. The Aires aftermarket seat is designed to integrate into the Italeri kit, using pieces of the seat frame, namely the tubular stand and pilot headrest. Construction of the seat was straight forward, and the use of PE straps gives a lifelike look to the seat, and thus cockpit. It took a little over an hour to assemble, with most of the time being the removal of the resin pour block without damaging the four delicate seat… more |
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References for Modellers 18 – Focke-Wulf Fw 190DPublished:
While Kagero has an established reputation for quality books that modelers appreciate and use on their library shelves, the References for Modellers series focuses on WWII aircraft. The series is now listed at 19 with Number 18 focusing on the Focke-Wulf (Fw) 190D. The brief, 26 pages are filled with visual information and captions provided in both Polish and English. While no table of contents is provided, nor necessary, the book is broken into the following sections:
Two things really stand… more |
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South Pacific Air War Volume 6 - Wau to Bismarck Sea, January - March 1943Published:
If you believe the Pacific Air War, particularly the Solomons and Southern Pacific theaters haven’t been properly chronicled, you have never heard of author Michael Claringbould. As a fan of his Pacific Profiles series, I was eager to read more of his series, and I was not disappointed. I was introduced to Peter Ingman in this book and thrilled to learn that he partnered with Michael Claringbould for the aforementioned series with three volumes of the Solomons Air War and this, the sixth volume of the South Pacific Air War. From the Casemate Publishers website,
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ZіL-131 AFU with DShKMPublished:
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