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Spotlight On: Northrop F-5E & F-5F Tiger II
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Review Author(s)
Frank Landrus
Book Author(s)
Alexandre Guedes
ISBN
978-83-65281-59-3
Other Publication Information
Hard Cover, Square Bound, A4 [8.6” x 12.0”], 44 pages
MSRP
$25.00
Product / Stock #
Spot 13
Company: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books - Website: Visit Site
Provided by: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books - Website: Visit Site
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Alexandre Guedes was born in 1975 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alexandre has always had a love for drawing, painting, and building scale models where military and civil aviation has been his primary focus. He created a design company, Communication and Design Tentacle where he directs graphic design projects, signage projects, and advertising campaigns. His Facebook page, Alexandre.Guedes.Design Facebook, was initiated in January 2016. Be sure to check it out!

Alexandre Guedes begins with a one-page introduction to the Northrop Tiger II and then dives into the color illustrations. There are forty-two color side profiles depicting both sides of twenty-one Northrop Tiger II aircraft. Where appropriate, enlarged scrap views focus on unique markings. Where possible, camouflage colors are provided with FS numbers. The aircraft include examples from around the world as noted in the Table of Contents below.

The Table of Contents includes the following sections:

  • Introduction
  • Northrop F-5E USAF 58th TFTW [Page 2]
  • Northrop F-5E Mexican Air Force
  • Northrop F-5E Swiss Air Force
  • Northrop F-5E Yemeni Air Force
  • Northrop F-5E Chilean Air Force
  • Northrop F-5N USN VFC-13 Aggressor
  • Northrop F-5EM Brazilian Air Force [Page 13]
  • Northrop F-5S Royal Singapore Air Force
  • Northrop F-5T Royal Moroccan Air Force
  • Northrop RF-5E Malaysian Air Force
  • Northrop F-5F USN VFC-13 Aggressor
  • Northrop F-5F Honduran Air Force [Page 24]
  • Northrop F-5F Indonesian Air Force
  • Northrop F-5F Kenyan Air Force
  • Northrop F-5F Taiwan Air Force
  • Northrop F-5F Royal Saudi Air Force
  • Northrop F-5F Tunisian Air Force
  • Northrop F-5FM Brazilian Air Force
  • Northrop F-5T Royal Singapore Air Force [Page 37]
  • HESA Azarakhsh Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
  • Northrop F-5E Thai Air Force 904th Aggressor

I particularly enjoyed the HESA Azarakhsh Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force profile which is a reverse-engineered variant of the Northrop Tiger II that was introduced in 1997. The tail features a golden shark logo over the Azarakhsh (Lightning) name.

This edition of ‘Spotlight On’ provides an interesting view into a chapter of aviation history. A quick search of the wild world web shows that there are plenty of Tiger II decals in 1/72 and 1/48, even the aforementioned HESA Azarakhsh, so re-creating any of the featured aircraft should be no issue.

My thanks to Mushroom Model Publications and IPMS/USA for the chance to review this great book.

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Reviewer Bio

Frank Landrus

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Frank retired from the Ophthalmic industry with over thirty-six years of Research and Development experience. Frank's first model kit was a 1959 Hawk 1/72 US Marines Vought AU-1 Corsair and has been building models for over sixty years. Frank's first encounter with IPMS was attending a North Central Texas ScaleFest show in 1984. Frank soon became more involved in Make-N-Take activities and became the IPMS Western Coordinator for Make-N-Takes [West of the Mississippi River]. Make-N-Takes quickly became a local model contest and airshow staple reaching a high of reaching over 1,300 children before the COVID shutdown. Frank has volunteered to assist in contest judging since 1985 and is currently the Nationals Head Figure Judge until he is dead or they find someone better.