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de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth - Warpaint Series No.101


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de Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth

 

Warpaint Series No.101

 

 

 

 

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The de Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth is possibly one of the most recognised and well-known aircraft ever built; mainly as it was used extensively in both military and civilian versions, and many pilots probably started their adventurous flying careers at the controls of one.

The Tiger Moth had a world-wide reputation for being simple but tough, so much so that over 200 are still flying today; with quite a few to be seen at air shows etc.

The author, Adrian Balch, has obviously spent considerable time and effort in researching for this publication. Not only is the historical perspective well covered but he has found some really interesting photographs, both colour and black & white, to bring the whole story to life. To accompany this, the book is nicely populated throughout with excellent full colour illustrations from the noted artist Richard J. Caruana.

 

 

 

 

 

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As soon as you turn the first page, you are presented with a beautiful 4-view illustration of a colourful Tiger Moth in civilian registry but with camouflaged upper surfaces.

 

 

 

 

 

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The history of this aircraft is fascinating to read and Adrian has included some good reference photos to assist with his narratives. His research has pulled up some interesting observations, which he is not afraid to alert us to. Adrian confirms the confidence of his research in the example, at the top of the page above, in which he points out various anomalies on current Tiger Moth's colours and markings, for a repainted version of a historic CFS Aerobatic Team aircraft

 

 

 

 

 

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There are 44 full colour side profile illustrations from Richard Caruana displayed throughout this book, both military and civilian variants are depicted. These must be a just the inspiration needed for anyone with a model kit they wish to build.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tiger Moths were exported all over the world and there are pages detailing these, such as the view above which also shows tabular data for imported Tiger Moths from the Indian Air Force.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A full A3 size page is included that contains general arrangement plans drawn at 1:72 scale. These plans have been drawn by Richard Caruana and go well with his lovely illustrations. Above is a small section of the Tiger Moth plan and only covers a little detail; the full plan being a very useful reference indeed. The plan is stapled in place thereby allowing easy removal if required for referring to alongside your model build.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The book is profusely illustrated with good quality photographs, mostly in colour, and they show many variants and colour schemes; such as the civilian registered airframes above.

 

 

 

 

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Three pages, of the total forty-six including covers, are devoted to close-up walkaround views of special interest areas; including instrument panels and floats/wheels etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion


The Tiger Moth is a lovely aircraft and one that once would have been found at most airfields around the country, if not the world, and I am of an age where the Tiger Moth was the most ubiquitious of all the aircraft in my spotter's book!

There seems to be a plethora of model kits of the Tiger Moth available in all scales; with possibly the exception of my favourite scale 1:144. Add to this some nicely detailed aftermarket parts, photo-etch and decals, then this book must surely become a much needed reference aid for the modeller; as well as a good read for those who just like the de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth.

Very highly recommended.

 

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