Volume 17 No. 2 - Mar/Apr 2001
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THE COMING OF RODEN'S 'WONG-WONGS'!
There are extended Gotha features for this issue with new front and rear cover colour plates along with a detailed kit review supported by Harry Woodman's illustrated notes on the 1917 German bombers. We also have excellent Spin Spad A2 and Eduard Pfalz D.IIIa photo-build-logs and Colin Owers presents the first in a detailed study of Curtiss H.16 flying boats with over two dozen images-many showing revealing interiors. On other pages: readers' models; book reviews; detailed looks at the very latest kits and decals, plus Roland D.IV triplane fighter plans; Italian SIA biplane colours and markings together with some novel Toolbench ideas!
TWO review builds in this issue and the first is Spin's 1:48 scale SPAD SA-4 pulpit fighter assessed by Rod Holland in over three pages of detailed modelling notes and sequential photography to create a really impressive and unusual model. On other pages Steve Rutland takes on the 1:48 Eduard Pfalz D.IIIa providing six pages of photos in monochome and colour with a full description of his stunning build that offers hints and tips galore. Superb reference is realised by Colin Owers with the first in a two part pictorial on the US Curtiss H-16 flying boats with 16 great images of interiors whilst Colin also presents a plans feature on the Roland D.IV triplane with history,photos and drawings in the two popular scales.Alberto Casirati continues his Italian
two-seater colours series with the SIA biplanes and Readers' Toolbench offers some vital modelling tips to help new modellers.The kit review section is dominated by Harry Woodman's assessment of the Roden 1:72 scale Gotha G.II/G.III kit with illustrations and notes on how to improve the model parts. Couple all this with the usual departments and you have another must-have edition!
