Volume 15 No. 1 - Jan/Feb 1999
THE ART OF WAR!
WWI French artist in the field Henry Farre produced some epic contemporary aviation paintings following personal visits to Front Line airfields-seven of his very best are reproduced on the outer covers with the full inside story by Harry Woodman. The first IPMS Nats to be held at Telford yielded many WWI entrants-14 of which are showcased in colour on the inner cover and there's some rare HB W29 images in Archive. Also in this issue, Alberto Casirati super-details Revell's venerable 1:72 scale Nieuport 28 to great effect and there are over ten pages of kit reviews with some fabulous French models in 1:48 scale! On the last two pages we have the fourth in our Decor Debut series with rare photos and a pair of colour profiles depicting a pair of exotoic Hanriot HD.1 fighters.
THIS issue's covers are devoted to the colour paintings of French war artist Henry Farrè with seven of his classic works reproduced in full colour along with detailed side notes and commentary from Harry Woodman. We showcase some amazing WWI models at the 1998 IPMS Nationals at Telford, present a rare HB W29 Archive feature and present a double page spread of great readers' models.Elsewhere,Alberto Casarati reworks the classic Revell 1:72 Nieuport 28 to stunning effect with accompanying full-size detail close-up photos in support. There are more than ten pages of kit and decal reviews including Eduard's 1:48 Albatros D.III; Copper State Albatros W4 and Pfalz Dr.I; Flashback Voisin, Strutters and many more,plus our Decor Debut series continues with No.4 profiling the Hanriot HD.I in Italian service with a pair of truly unique colour profiles and period photos.