Volume 12 No.6-Nov/Dec 1996
One of many exclusives in this issue is the personalised naming of WWI aeroplanes by the Russians after the war with rare photos and full descriptive narrative, a unique contribution from Andrei Alexandrov.
This issue's plans feature continues the BAT Bantam story by Jack Bruce with 1:48 scale drawings and over 15 rare archive images.
Alberto Casirati provides an in-depth review of Aeroclub's 1:48 scale RAF RE8 with stacks of modelling know-how to create a real masterpiece:colour shots of the IWM example at Duxford offer some great reference for modellers. Archive features the Friedrichshafen G.II bomber,there are colour close- ups of the RAFM Fokker D.VII taking shape at Cardington and the latest books and publications are reviewed. Elsewhere we look at a new Halberstadt Cl.II kit from Toms Modelworks; Eduard's PKZ-2 helicopter and a special review section on the amazing AJP brass etch and tissue 1:48 kits-Blackburn Monoplane;Bleriot XI;1910 Taube;Demoiselle and Nieuport 11.