Albatros Productions Ltd

Windsock Worldwide Vol. 23, No 4 July/August 2007

Reviewed By  Michael Scott, IPMS# 43177

MSRP: ;£6.70 ($13.25) Albatros Productions Ltd. 10 Long View, Chiltern Park Estate Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 1BY www.windsockdatafilespecials.co.uk Another interesting volume in the series focusing on WWI and early aircraft and models. This issue covers the Russian Lebed XII, the Hansa-Brandenburg Type CC and a replica Oeffag D.III from Austria. Also, there is a review of Roden's 1/72 Pfalz. The twin-page spread of the Oeffag is particularly interesting, giving the reader a feel of what a 'real' WWI airplane might have looked like in living color set in a natural environment. I found the article and photos of the Hansa-Brandenburt Type CC floatplane, or "naval aeroplanes", to be both interesting and bizarre. The double-X struts between the wings, the high-mounted engine and the little boat-shaped body definitely dates this as an early attempt to make a serviceable float plane. As usual for a main article, it is accompanied by 1/48 and 1/72 scale drawings for the scratch builders out there. The other main article is on the Russian Lebed XII with scale drawings as well. Recommended!

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