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Albatros Productions Ltd. |
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Windsock International Magazine Volume 21 #4 and Volume 21 #5 |
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Reviewed By Howie Belkin, #16 |
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£6.60 GBP Soft cover 8 ¼” x 11 ¾”, 36 pages, 8 pages are full color; Ray Rimmel Editor/Publisher. If you enjoy World War I aviation history and modeling, you should subscribe to Windsock International. Each issue starts with a photo gallery of awesome out-of-box thru scratchbuilt readers’ models, a message from the Editor, who happens to be one of the most renowned WWI aviation experts, Despatches (latest updates), Propwash (reader feedback), Logbook (recent publications), Devil in the Details (spotlight on a specific a/c detail), 20th Anniversary; Gone West (a kit collectors’ column), Product Reviews and articles. Volume 21 #4 July/August 2005 features an exclusive on-set visit to Flyboys, a new movie on the Lafayette Escadrille being filmed down the road from the publisher’s office, due for Autumn 2006 release; Part 2 of Colin Owers' USN Colours series; 1:144 scale Zeppelin kit review; the 1950’s Keil-Kraft Camel; Alan Toelle's analysis of genuine Pfalz D.IIIa fabric; Jasta 5 D.VII green tail schemes with color drawings; and upgraded Roden 1/72 Bristol fighter conversion. The latest kit and product reviews and ads brought to my attention decals from FCM of Brazil and 1/32 figures of von Richthofen and Frank Luke that I was unaware of - and more as they say! Volume 21 #5 September/October 2005 features Camel Colours by equally renown author Bruce Robertson; Part 3 of Colin Owers' USN Colours series includes color profiles of Curtiss AB-5 and F-Boats; the Guillows Bristol Bullet model; movie and DVD reviews of some old and new flying films; Dr. Raleigh Williams’ Those Magnificent Flying Machines seen at the Phoenix 2004 IPMS-USA Nationals; reviews include an extended one of the new Hobbycraft 1:32 scale Camels and Eduard's 1:48 D.VII; plus all the usual departments and announcements on 2006 DATAFILES and Specials! Windsock International is available from “selected outlets worldwide,” Wise Owl Worldwide Publications in the USA www.wiseowlmagazines.com 760 603-9768, or direct from Albatros Productions Ltd., 10 Long View, Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 1BY. Tel: (UK) 01442 875838. Fax: (UK) 01442 876018 website www.windsockdatafilespecials.com at approximately $11.75/issue or $92 subscription P&H included. Many thanks to Albatros Productions for the review copy. |
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