An Airline Transport Pilot with a degree in art, Fred's first model was the AMT/MPC 1/25 Scale Tri-Axel Gravel Trailer and semi-tractor truck. Then Monogram's Lunar Lander right after the lunar landing. Third, Revell's 1/32 Bf-109G...he cried havoc and released the dogs of modeling! Fred's interests - if built before 1900 or after 1955, then he probably doesn't notice it.
This is a review by Randy L Harvey of the book, Pirate Queens – The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read from Pen & Sword Books by author Rebecca Alexandra Simon.
ARCTIC CONVOYS 1942 from OSPREY PUBLISHING presents an account of the Luftwaffe's victory over convoys to Russia.
THE JAPANESE DESTROYER SUZUTSUKI from KAGERO is part of the series TOPDRAWINGS, which presents the subject through pages of engineering drawings. Modelers can glean a great deal of detail from this volume.
GERMAN AND ITALIAN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS OF WORLD WAR II from OSPREY PUBLISHING is an exploration of Axis attempts to create a seaborne air arm.
THE DARKEST HOUR from HELION & COMPANY is a concise yet detailed two-volume account of the Japanese campaign to secure their western flank of their Pacific war by destroying United Kingdom offensive capabilities of the Royal Navy Far Eastern Fleet. This...
Filled with an abundance of research, USN SUBMARINE VS IJN ANTISUBMARINE ESCORT is a fascinating study of United States unrestricted submarine warfare and the Japanese campaign to counter it.
Artitec has increased their a range of Dutch historic sailing ships.
RUSTY RAIL continues to add to their nautical range with this water line lobster boat.
ARTITEC launches a new vessel, North Sea Fishing Cutter. It comes with multiple decals.
Imperial Japan [sic] Navy WWII Late War Set 2 by LifeColor is a six-color set of satin acrylics to reproduce deck colors and camouflage colors.
Need a 1/87 hand hefting your HO stash of models onto the storage shelves? Playing matchmaker between buoys and gulls? Have a port to detail? ARTI...
LifeColor is releasing 4 new paint sets. 3 sets for figure painters and 1 set for naval modelers will be available on market in 1-2 weeks.
Ju 87 Stuka vs Royal Navy Carriers Mediterranean is a new book from Osprey publishing LTD, examining the effectiveness of the Stuka against the armore...
ARTITEC announces new small craft for 1/87 modelers.
North Cape 1943 The Sinking of the Scharnhorst is a new title from Osprey Publishing LTD. The 356th title in their Campaign series, it is the story of the last sortie of the veteran German battlecruiser and the British efforts to stop her from destroying...