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Windsock World War Centenary Spring 2016, Vol.32, No.1
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Review Author(s)
Frank Landrus
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Managing Editor: Ray Rimell
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$15.00
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WindSock Volume 32, Number 1
Company: Albatros Productions, Ltd. - Website: Visit Site
Provided by: Windsock Datafiles - Website: Visit Site
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The Spring 2016 edition of Windsock World War Centenary is the first edition of Volume 32. This edition’s cover story features an enlarged version of Ronny Barr’s Albatros B.II 675/15 side profile.

The Wingnut Wings Albatros B.II is covered in the Kit Reviews section along with period photos from the Harry Woodman collection. The third in a series by the late Harry Woodman focuses on an unpublished update to his rare Scale Model Aircraft in Plastic Card that is a must have. This feature provides updates to the original and is supplemented with plenty of archival material and color photos.

David Byers provides color and period photos of the Roold Helmet, an early safety helmet used from 1912 and throughout the war by aviators on both sides. The color feature by arvo@arvoart.com is the 16th part of the Great War Paint and depicts fourteen aircraft, highlighted by the Finnish Caudron G.3s on floats. My interest was piqued by the reviews of the two new Merit 1/24 kits of the Fokker Dr.I and the RAF SE5a, perfect for a diorama with early automobiles. Of course all the usual suspects also are here with reviews of on-topic books, journals, kits, and last, but not least, figures

Chapters include:

  • Frontline News
  • Logbook Entries (Book / Journal Reviews)
  • Our Reader’s Gallery [Page 3]
  • Practical Modelling… Modeling Vintage Aircraft in Plastic Card Part 3 (Harry Woodman) [Page 10]
  • Helmets, Hats & Headgear: The Roold Helmet (David A Byers)
  • Picture Postcard Album
  • Great War Paint No. 16 (Part 1) Caudron G.3, France 1915 (arvo@arvoart.com) [Page 17]
  • At The Movies with Greg VanWyngarden [Page 18]
  • In Your New Kitbag (Kit Reviews) [Page 22]
  • Albatros B.II Archiv! [Page 28]
  • Figuratively Speaking (Kit Reviews)

This publication is highly recommended to WWI aircraft model builders and those with an interest in WWI aviation history. The publication contains excellent color images of real aircraft and advertisements that provide one with the compass to find aftermarket goodies.

My thanks to Albatros Productions Ltd. 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.