Volume 13 - 1997*Five issues only...
FLIGHT OF THE KONDORS!
2006 IPMS Nationals WWI winners' snapshots in colour head up this edition with a novel 1:48 scale Albatros Dr. I Triplane conversion incorporating one Eduard D.V with a resin wing set. Lengthy plans feature from Peter Grosz profiles the diminutive Kondor D.I/D.2 experimental fighters of 1918 with 1:48 and 1:72 scale drawings of both types by Colin Owers. Harry Woodman relates the saga of captured Friedrichshafen FF33 floatplane Marine Number 698 in Russia, whilst on other pages we have RE5/ and RE7 photo/drawing data from JMB/GSL files. Special SPAD features include some rare French examples in Archive and Gregory Alegi traces the history of Italian SPAD VII survivor S.1420 presenting nine colour images of this rare specimen's original fabric covering complete with its WWI markings and insignia supplying the best possible reference.Readers' models in colour with regular columns Logbook and Products carrying news and review of all the latest releases of the day.
HALBERSTADT AND HYDROGEN!
In this packed issue we have a scratch-built SL9 airship model in colour; special three-page photo archive of Brandenburg W.12s licence-built in the Netherlands and an enormous RN battleship gun turret with a flying-off platform to display the Eduard RNAS Sopwith Pup! On other pages: Spad VII engine detail and a comprehensive Tom's Modelworks' Halberstadt CL.II kit build review complete with archive photo file. Foreign Legion Part 31 has the stories of night bomber pilots Hughes and Sebesta with rare photos and colour drawings of Voisin and Farman F.40 -the latter in full French five-colour camouflage. All the usual regulars including Mauro Cescutti's 1:48 scratch-built all-blue Oeffag flying boat flown by Banfield in Gallery. Among kits under review are: Eduard 1:48 Albatros D.V and D.Va;Collishaw's Black Maria Triplane; Pfalz D.III -their first one-and 1:72 scale Fokker E.V 'Sea Eagle', plus DFW C.V and Rumpler C.IV from Skybirds '86 and more...
FABULOUS FRIEDRICHSHAFEN FEATURES!
Extensive coverage of the German Friedrichshafen G.II bomber with over 20 rare photos from Pete Grosz with many showing cockpit internals, gun positions and bombs and backed up with 1:72 scale drawings. All vital and unique reference for Tom Wictor's candid and comprehensive four page model build of the Skybirds '86 G.II resin kit! Elsewhere, the Kondor D.VI experimental biplane fighter of 1918 is drawn by Colin Owers with more PMG Collection images; Harry Woodman looks at contemporary capture reports of a Gotha WD.7 plus there's a spread of 200-hp. Austro-Daimler engine photos from Koloman Mayrhofer. Colour pages present close-ups of newly completed classic restorations: the RAFM Fokker D.VII and the Culley Camel for the IWM in Lambeth. Propwash and Logbook columns all feature as does Products with reviews of the new kits including: AJP 1:48 Caudron G.4; 1:200 scale diecast Hansa Brandenburg W 12; some colourful card kits with a preview of the Blue Max 1:48 Sopwith F.1/2F.1 Camel kit!
CONCLUDING THIS YEAR'S RUN!
For the last edition of 1997 we have Part 22 of The Windsock A-Z of scale WWI aeroplanes covering Fokker E.V/D.VII fighters from Marcos Miniatures to Kelloggs with many more in between. Robert Karr describes his amazing 1:48 Nieuports at Toul diorama and Bruce Robertson covers all the captured German aircraft that fell into British hands, given specific G numbers and carefully studied and reported upon. One prime example was Hannover C.13199/17 and we have reprinted the original Ministry report over six pages including many photos and sketches of the airframe. Elsewhere we have a short 'Big Ack Archive', Harry Woodman looks at a German self-destruct device and all the regular columns appear with the latest books and decals. This issue's Products reviews the Lone Star 1:48 Junkers J-1; Hippo Macchi M-5; another Pfalz D.III from Eduard in Voss' colours and a detailed analysis of the Blue Max Camel. In 1:72 we have Airkits' Caudron G.2; Farman MF 20; Morane Saulniers Type AC and P plus the Pegasus W 29 floatplane and a strip-down PE Camel from Eduard...