STRIPEY SPOOK
Syhart hasn’t been a company to shy away from replicating complex display/special liveries and arguably raises the bar with this mask and decal combination, which allows the modeller to finish their Hasegawa 1/48 Phantom FGR.2 in 74 Squadron’s striking 1992 tiger-stripe livery.
Heritage lines ask people to #LoveYourRailway
Heritage railways around the country have launched a new campaign aimed at attracting visitors called #LoveYourRailway.
SLICKS, SNAKES AND LOACHES
Modellers seeking inspiration for Vietnam War US Army helicopters need look no further, thanks to this stunning photo archive (the second on this subject) documenting the colourful artwork worn by those rotary assets in Southeast Asia.
PEKE AT THE ZEKE
Mitsubishi’s A6M fighter was among the best carrier-deployed fighters of World War Two, and the subject of this Pen & Sword Flight Craft volume.
POLISH SPOTTER
Lukgraph, MasterCraft, Mirage Hobby and Aeroplast are among the firms to produce kits of the Polish Lublin R-XIII army co-operation aircraft, and modellers with these may find Kagero’s Monographs book useful.
EUROPEAN SCHOOLHOUSE
The 18th volume in the Duke Hawkins Aircraft in Detail series features the Franco-German Alpha Jet trainer/light-attack aircraft, with a lavish photo-study suitable for aviation enthusiasts and modellers alike.
CAPITAL CONFLICT
Although considered a secondary concern at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, the German Wehrmacht’s attempts to take Moscow became a colossal ordeal with huge numbers of casualties suffered by both sides.
BLOODSUCKER'S STORY
One issue with model manufacturers releasing a newly tooled kit is that some modellers could be unfamiliar with the type’s history – if that’s the case with Airfix’s upcoming 1/48 de Havilland Vampire, here’s the ideal remedy.
LIGHTNING PLANS
While the choice of a specific production block of Lockheed-manufactured, gun-nosed P-38L Lightnings might seem a restrictive subject, the Block 5 airframes were the most common sub-variant and are the focus of MMP’s Single No. 13.
ROTARY WORKHORSE
If ever a publication was designed to be just what a modeller needed to super-detail their UH-60 Black Hawk kit, then this is it – a 126-page photo study of the US Army’s tactical transport helicopter.