From Airacobras to Warhawks, from Thunderbolts to Lightnings, this book covers both the history of scale World War 2 US Army fighters, and how to get the most from modeling this subject. Step-by-step guides to creating miniature masterpieces combine with color images that clearly demonstrate key modeling techniques. This book also features superb examples of the work of top aviation modelers that will inspire and challenge. Jerry Scutts, has written over 40 books on subjects ranging from US Navy floatplane fighters in World War 2 to the exploits of USAF Phantom IIs over Vietnam. Brett Green has written Modelling the Messerchmitt Bf 110 for the Osprey Modelling series, and is the founder of HyperScale.com, an on-line vitual magazine for scale aircraft and armor modelers.
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What a mistake! A 128-page endless and nearly pointless ramble that could easilly be edited down to a 6-page folder. Pages and pages of the dreariest and most obvious statements of fact which cannot possibly be classed as 'information'. If you look through Osprey's collection of manuals and books written by Jerry Scutts you'll find them rated: 1-star, 2-1/2 stars, 1-1/2 stars. I don't think that of the dozens of publications he's authored that there is one with greater than a 3-star approval. Why does Osprey keep hiring this guy?? I can't resist quoting from the book: "Adding More Detail. Should you now be a little impatient to complete your Thunderbolt and add the finishing touches, there is no reason why time need be spent on adding extra detail to the cockpit area." [Wow!Thanks for pointing that out, this must be why they call it Master Class]...and from the same paragraph: "Paint the inside as accurately as possible, both from your references and the kit instructions." (Now there's a breakthrough notion, Paint it accurately). How about this one: Under the title, "Worth a Thousand Words? By studying the accompnaying instruction sheet, the modeler will now have a good idea of how the kit has been broken down for ease of assembly and the number of stages this will take." [!!!!!!!!] And they made a $35.00 hardback out of this??!! The man has a fixation with the obvious that would annoy an idiot. Further, he continually refers to 1/48 scale as "quarter scale". Absurd. Quarter scale(1/4 scale) means 3-inches equals a foot! 1/48 scale means 1/4 of an inch equals a foot! Good grief. And this is called "master class." And to compound the endlessly inane nature of the narative, it has little if anything to do with the photographs. What is surprising is that Brett Green, whose reviews I've read on several modelling web sites, added his name to this. Anybody want my copy?
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Getting started on a modern kit is therefore easy and requires very little extra financial outlay over and above a set of paints and a few basic tools. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
resin nose, fuselage halves, fighter kits, older kits, natural metal finish, wartime fighters, subject aircraft, cockpit detail, national insignia, plastic modeling, fighter models, scale kit, decal sheet, wing racks, panel lines, plastic kits, spares box, kit manufacturers, drop tanks, many modelers, many kits, fighter group, cowl flaps, markings schemes, new kit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Getting started on a modern kit is therefore easy and requires very little extra financial outlay over and above a set of paints and a few basic tools. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
resin nose, fuselage halves, fighter kits, older kits, natural metal finish, wartime fighters, subject aircraft, cockpit detail, national insignia, plastic modeling, fighter models, scale kit, decal sheet, wing racks, panel lines, plastic kits, spares box, kit manufacturers, drop tanks, many modelers, many kits, fighter group, cowl flaps, markings schemes, new kit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cutting Edge, North American, Flying Tigers, Polly Scale, Brett Green, Aircraft of the Aces, Osprey Publishing New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mission Xtreme 3D: Flying Machines (Mission Xtreme 3D Series) by Red Bird Press in Back Matter
- Escort to Berlin: The 4th Fighter Group in World War II by Jeffrey L. Ethell in Back Matter
- The Mighty Eighth War Manual by Roger A. Freeman in Back Matter
- Mighty Eighth War Diary by Roger A. Freeman in Back Matter
- The Air Force (Defending the Nation) by John Hamilton on page 70
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