Mar 13, 2017 | Articles
Aces and Aircraft of World War I by Christopher Campbell Copyright 1981, Blandford Press, Great Britain This is a highly informative volume on the early days of military aviation, with 160 illustrations. Aces and Aircraft of World War I chronicles the birth of...
Mar 17, 2017 | Articles
The Best Phantom Ejection Seats For those modelers who want a truly detailed F-4 Phantom cockpit, if you are building in 1/72 scale, most out-of-the-box cockpits are not enough. The only truly detailed Phantom driver’s “office” I’ve seen in 1/72 was in the...
Mar 16, 2017 | Articles
Blue Moon Over Cuba: Aerial Reconnaissance during the Cuban Missile Crisis by Captain William B. Ecker USN (ret.) and Kenneth V. JackCopyright 2012 by Osprey Publishing; Oxford (United Kingdom) Blue Moon Over Cuba, based largely on the previously unpublished memoir of...
Mar 16, 2017 | Articles
Ghosts of the Air by Martin Caidin Copyright 1997 by Barnes & Noble; New York Just in time for Halloween, this re-issued publication of true-life supernatural accounts in the aviation world will make those who don’t believe in ghosts think twice....
Mar 17, 2017 | Articles
Quickboost 1/48 Exhausts for Accurate Miniatures IL-2 Sturmovik Cost: $5.95 Kit No. QB48079 Comments: Realism at an affordable price Quickboost has released a set of engine exhausts for that famous flying tank hunter of the Eastern Front, the Accurate...
Mar 16, 2017 | Articles
Mk 54 Depth Charges with Bomb Racks by Attack Squadron 1/72 scale Kit No. 72003 Price: $9.35 (7 Euros) Comments: Resin with photo-etched details; great for detailing 1/72 WWII anti-submarine aircraft Attack Squadron, a Polish manufacturer, has released a long-sought...
Mar 17, 2017 | Articles
Night Hurricanes – Hawker Hurricane decals by Eagle Strike In 2002, Eagle Strike released a set of markings for night intruder Hurricanes, Set No. 48124, that provide four striking versions of the Hurricane Mk.IIc employed from 1941-42, carrying the war to the...
Mar 16, 2017 | Articles
The Other Missiles of October: Eisenhower, Kennedy and the Jupiters 1957-1963 By Philip Nash University of North Carolina Press, Copyright 1997 The Other Missiles of October highlights an often overlooked but critical component of the history of the Cuban...
Mar 17, 2017 | Articles
Quickboost 1/72 F-4 Phantom Ejection Seats Kit No. QB72011 Cost: $5.95 Comments: Excellent, Crisp Detail for a reasonable price (Editor’s Note: Although an earlier article, “Best Phantom Seats” featured a strong sampling of many of the top...
