Albatros Productions, Ltd.

Windsock Worldwide Vol. 24, No. 5 September/October 2008

Reviewed By  Perry Downen, IPMS# 14000

MSRP: $12.95 Web Site: www.windsockdatafilespecials.co.uk First, let me thank Albatros Productions for offering this magazine to IPMS for review. Windsock Worldwide is a 32-page magazine for the World War I airplane enthusiasts. This bi-monthly publication offers book, kit, and accessory reviews, as well as interesting articles concerning the aircraft of WWI. The following is an overview of the contents in this particular issue. Six books, all related to WWI aircraft in some way, are reviewed. Each is rated in terms of value to the modeler - an interesting little aid. A Reader's Gallery of color photographs depicting the modeling efforts of some readers takes up two pages. Included are the modeler's construction and painting notes. Part 7 of a series of articles titled RE8 (Reconnaissance Experimental 8) Squadrons 1914-1918 contains several old photographs of the two-seat biplane and some interesting information on the squadrons that flew them. An excellent color plate of three RE8s by Bob Pearson is provided for the modeler. Part 2 of a series on the Austro-Hungarian naval airplanes contains several black and white photographs and specifications for the Mickl Type G flying boat. Many kits, decals and accessory items are reviewed in this issue. Again, all items relate to the WWI era. It's interesting to note that each kit has a rating. It is unclear if the rating pertains to quality, ease of construction, cost or a sum of all three. Each kit review finished with suggested readings pertaining to the subject airplane. This is a nice touch. In the center of the magazine is a pull out page. This month's subject is the AEG G.V (Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft, G series, fifth model of the series). The main feature of this section is the 3-view line drawing in 1/72 scale by Ian Stair. Ronny Bar has provided a striking color drawing of the AEG G.V on the back cover. The feature story is of Bill Hannan's research and build of a balsa wood and silk span scratch built four-winged Armstrong Whitworth FK.10. His efforts resulted in not only a beautiful model, but also some long needed building information. Ronny Bar translated this into a beautiful color plate of the AW FK.10 and Ian Stair produced the crisp 3-view line drawing with cross sections in 1/72 scale. I can highly recommend this publication primarily based on the information provided in terms of the color plates, line drawings, photographs and bits of little known history. Again, a big thank you goes to Albatros Productions, Ltd. for providing this publication to IPMS for review.

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