Steve Budd has sent this wonderful, very personal review of Stephen Bungay’s “The Most Dangerous Enemy – A History Of The Battle Of Britain”. Thank you Steve for the review, and for the reminder of what a momentous battle this was. ‘Of all Germany’s possible enemies, Britain is the most dangerous’ wrote Oberst Beppo Schmid, Head of Luftwaffe Intelligence on
Read moreDrew Hatch shares his thoughts on a new armor modeling book. You do know armor is not Corsairs, don’t you Drew? 😉 Whoa! Hold everything – Stop right there! What the heck is this crazy airplane guy doing reviewing an armor book? Has the tide changed or celestial bodies become reachable through warp drive? Nope – but you’re getting close.
Read moreForum member Scooter Meek (Scot M.) sent in this review of a great resource for modelers. One can never have enough references! If you’re looking for a place to enjoy Christian fellowship and modeling discussion, I invite you to join our forums! The Modern Viper Guide is one of a growing series of books authored by Jake Melampy that caters to
Read moreSteve Budd submitted this fine review of one of Osprey’s “Versus” titles, this one from the World War I time period. I have several from World War II, and like Steve, find them very useful. Osprey continue their successful run of military aviation titles with this excellent ‘ Dog fight double’ publication, that looks in some detail at two of
Read moreYou may recall a short while back I highlighted Mark Buchler’s resin update set for Lindberg’s F11C-2 Goshawk. The set corrected several kit parts, and added several more detail parts. Well, Mark has been quite a busy guy. He not only scratch-built those parts, and then cast resin copies, he also decided to write a book about it! If you’ve
Read moreDon Gentile and Johnny Godfrey formed one of the best lead/wingman teams of WWII. Between them they destroyed over 50 German aircraft, in the air and on the ground. Gentile’s P-51, named “Shangri-la”, is one of the most famous Mustangs of the war. When I saw this on the shelf at the local Books-A-Million, I couldn’t wait to get home
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