Japanese Secret Projects - Experimental Aircraft of the IJA and the IJN 1939-1945 (Volume 1)

Published: April 14, 2015
Book Author(s): Edwin M. Dwyer III
Company: Crecy Publishing, Ltd.

Originally published in 2009 as a single volume, this book has now been republished as Volume 1 of a multi-volume set. The author has had access to previously unpublished information regarding Japanese Army and Navy aircraft designs during World War II and has put together a very interesting look at what could have been.

The book is a hardbound volume with a nice dust jacket cover that… more

Landing Gear for Spitfire Mk. IX, PR XIC

Published: February 24, 2015
Company: Scale Aircraft Conversions

This set is designed for Airfix’s newer molding of the later marks of the Spitfire. It consists of 5 white metal parts: 2 main gear struts, 2 main gear doors and a tailwheel. As always, the parts are designed to be drop-in replacements for the kit parts, however, where the kit has the main gear struts and doors molded together, SAC has split each into two pieces, which adds extra depth and… more

Mobile Barriers

Published: February 24, 2015
Company: Hauler

This is an interesting set of 6 photo-etch moveable barriers that I think will have multiple uses for modelers who build 1.72 modern armor or aircraft or even civilian vehicles or dioramas. In looking at photographs of a number of European airshows, barriers like these show up on a regular basis being used to separate curious spectators from very expensive aircraft.

Construction is… more