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Vol. 27, No. 4, September/October 2011 The cover and principal article, 10 pages, of this issue are devoted to the beautiful Pfalz D. XII built by the Editor/Publisher, Ray Rimell, from the new Wingnut Wings 1/32 kit. I've long thought this aeroplane appeared to be a slightly more modern, more rugged, better-looking development of the Fokker D.VII. The two types are, of course, unrelated. The feature of this new kit that most intrigues me is the representation of rib-stitching under rib-tapes added to the wing moldings. I believe this is a first in a kit and is a very nice touch that all makers of 1/48, 1/32 and 1/24 kits should emulate; it's probably asking too much for it to be added to 1/72 kits but I'll bet Archer can do it as an after market appliqué. An irritant carried forward, in this review, from the old Scale Models magazine is frequent reference to the kit's sprue-tree numbers when discussing parts; this is useless unless the reader happens to have the kit open on the desk whilst reading the review. In addition to 30 photos of the kit/model the article includes seven reference photos of two different restored D.XIIs. We, here in Puget Sound country, are fortunate in that The Museum of Flight has the ex Champlin Collection specimen for our reference should any of us build a D.XII. Lance Krieg's Modelling Master Class continues its coverage, six pages, of control surfaces, struts and rigging, setting out several ways of addressing, and solving, the many difficulties that can confront the modeler dealing with these aspects of modeling. Lance is giving us some very good stuff in this "Class" and it deserves, when the series ends, to be presented in a separate book for ease of future reference. Other articles deal with a review and build of the new 1/48 special Hobby Fokker D.V biplane in three pages and a two-page presentation on the restoration, by Kolomon Mayrhofer, of one of only two surviving Rumpler C.IV (this subject is also covered in more depth in No. 208 of WWI Aero). The saddest part of this issue is a full page farewell to writer/researcher Alex Imrie, who is best known for his book The Fokker Triplane published in 1992; it is the definitive work on the type and a must have if you want to understand this icon of WWI. All of this good content is garnished with the other regular elements of Windsock: Readers' Gallery, Editorial, Publications Reviews, Decals Reviews and Kit Reviews. Every issue of Windsock is full of material of use and interest to the WWI aviation enthusiast to be filed for future use. Our thanks to Albatros Publications for the review copy. Visit their website for information on subscriptions, payment methods, Data files, &c. |
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