Michael Furry
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Hitler's Miracle Weapons, Volume 2Published:
Every once in a while, a book comes along that you can’t put down. For me, it’s typically a fictional mystery. Hitler’s Miracle Weapons, Volume 2 offers all the suspense of a fiction mystery, except that it’s not. It’s non-fiction, is full of surprising facts, offers clues to mysteries still yet to be solved, and will keep you wanting more. The use of rockets and rocket-powered flying craft by the Third Reich is not a new discovery, but what were the real intentions in terms of the development and use of these strange and mysterious weapons? Was Wernher von Braun just reaching for the stars? What secrets are still hidden in large underground rocket bunkers in France and Germany? Why are many documents regarding Hitler’s rocket program still classified today? Was there a V-Weapons… more |
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Hunting-Percival Pembroke, Prince & Sea PrincePublished:
“The Spy Who Loved Me”. What does a classic James Bond film have to do with the Hunting-Percival Pembroke, Prince, and Sea Prince? The Pembroke was used as a spy plane. The latest title in the Warpaint Series focuses on the Pembroke, Prince, and Sea Prince and provides a thorough look at this British, high-wing utility aircraft. The text is organized by headings, starting with a brief history of Hunting-Percival and then moving into the development of each type, foreign users, demobilized aircraft and aircraft for sale, and finally a survivors listing. Each section provides an in-depth look at each variant as well as the units that operated each type. The book is filled with photographs, captions, tables with variants and specifications, three view drawings, interior… more |
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Ki-51 Sonia Instrument Panel (1/48)Published:
The Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia is one of those aircraft that has been consistently neglected by model kit manufacturers. Nichimo produced a kit in 1975 and that was the only option available until 2019 when Wingsy surprised Japanese aircraft model enthusiasts with a new tool kit. Yahu from Poland produces photo-etch instrument panels for a large number of kits including the Ki-51. I do not own any Yahu photo-etch instrument panels so this review allowed me to get a first hand look at their products. The instrument panels come packaged in a small zip lock bag with a card stock header giving the product name and stock number. The pilots instrument panel is bagged separately from the radio operator/rear gunner’s instruments. The radio operator’s instruments are all attached to a small… more |
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WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Acrylic Paint SetPublished:
Paint colors used by Japan during WWII are elusive and always seem to be up for debate. ICM has added a set of Imperial Japanese Navy colors to their range of acrylic paint sets. This set is packaged in a small rectangular box with images of the colors printed on the front. The back of the box features a profile of a Japanese ship with color call outs. This set includes five 12ml bottles of color and 1 17ml bottle of clear gloss. The bottles have twist-off caps and the opening is big enough to allow a Popsicle stick to be used to mix the paint. The colors in this set are as follows:
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WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Acrylic Paint SetPublished:
Paint colors used by Japan during WWII are elusive and always seem to be up for debate. ICM has added a set of Imperial Japanese Navy colors to their range of acrylic paint sets. This set is packaged in a small rectangular box with images of the colors printed on the front. The back of the box features a profile of a Japanese ship with color call outs. This set includes five 12ml bottles of color and 1 17ml bottle of clear gloss. The bottles have twist-off caps and the opening is big enough to allow a popsicle stick to be used to mix the paint. The colors in this set are as follows:
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J-20 Mighty Dragon - Asia’s First Stealth Fighter In The Era Of China’s Military RisePublished:
The J-20 is a fifth generation fighter aircraft that has elevated China to a world leader in combat aviation. J-20 Mighty Dragon, Asia’s First Stealth Fighter In The Era Of China’s Military Risetraces the development of the J-20 from its roots in the Korean War to the current deployment status as well as the responses other nations have taken to counterbalance this modern air superiority fighter. The text is organized into five chapters covering China’s need for an air superiority fighter, development, deployment, the aircraft’s future and assets needed for deployment, and international challenges and responses. Supporting the highly informative text are hundreds of color photos and captions that give further insight into this highly advanced fighter aircraft. In addition to… more |
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NAA Mustang III Europe 1944-1945Published:
This is a very simple publication. The subject of this book is the Mustang III as deployed by the RAF in Europe during 1944-1945. The book is 16 pages long and features three view line drawings in 1/72 and 1/48 scale, profile artwork for 13 aircraft with English captions, and a final page of captions for the profiles in Polish. A scale is not given for the profile art but they appear to be close to 1/32. The three view drawings include rivet lines and these would assist the modeler in adding rivets to a given model. The profile art will provide the modeler with some artistic inspiration for weathering and painting effects. As stated above, this is a simple book with one theme, scale drawings, and profile art. Thank you to Casemate for the review sample. |
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Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21RPublished:
The Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 is probably one of the best known Soviet aircraft. Operated by nations all over the world, the Mig-21 holds the distinction of being the most produced warplane since WWII. The subject of MMP’s newest monograph is the reconnaissance variant Mig-21R. The 24-page book is composed of line drawings, photographs, captions, and a color profile of a single aircraft. All of the aircraft featured are Polish Air Force. Close in-detail photos of the fuselage, wing, tail, undercarriage, armament, cockpit and canopy are provided. Two pages are dedicated to the interior of the vertical fin providing details of the spars, ribs, hydraulic lines, fuel lines, and components not normally seen. Other photographs are of operational Polish Air Force aircraft. … more |