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This topic began in the thread on the latest book from Guideline Publications that you can see here, but drifted off topic, so has been stripped out to continue on its own merits I bought this a couple of months ago, and if the plans in the book are accurate, then the new tool/boxing of the Airfix Mig 15 has a fuselage that is way too big and the fairly old KP Mig 15 is about right. The book itself is very good, an interesting read in its own right.

Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-15 Warpaint No.120 Guideline Publications The Mig-15 was the Soviet Union’s first accomplished jet fighter following WWII, the better design of a number of candidates and more capable of achieving transonic speeds because of its swept wings than the other straight winged competitors. Using reverse-engineered, locally built Rolls Royce Nene copies for power they became one of the most produced fighter jets and were upgraded as time went by until they reached the limits of the airframe and were replaced by the upgraded Mig-17 that served in Vietnam against F-4 Phantoms and other supersonic aircraft. This book by author Nikolay Yakubovich and translated into English by Kevin Bridge covers the birth and development of the airframe in great detail, as well as providing tons of excellent pictures, many of which are in black and white due to their being contemporary shots, plus 1:72 plans and profiles in the centre, penned by Andrey Yurgenson. The book is in the usual Warpaint format of portrait A4(ish) with a soft card cover and 60 pages plus content printed on the four glossy pages of the covers. A short introduction details the birth of the type and its subsequent upgrades. Introduction The Start of the ‘Story’ The Fighter Trainer The Mig-15bis All Weather Interceptors Colour Profiles Reconnaissance Aircraft Ground Attack Role ‘Tugs’ Flying Laboratories and Targets On the Road to Supersonic Flight Series Production Colour Profiles In Service Mig-15 version plans in 1:72 The Mig-15 in Combat Colour Profiles Overseas Liveries and Markings A Short Technical Description of the Mig-15bis Aircraft Kits, Decals & Accessories Listing Mig-15 in Detail The pages include a lot of useful pictures with informative captions of aircraft in maintenance, on the field and even after difficult landings, with appropriate photos and drawings dotted around. In the "In Detail" section there are many close-up photos with some items numbered that will be a boon to modellers as well as people that like to know what everything does. Conclusion The Warpaint series always gets a thumbs-up due to their inability to produce a dud. This is an excellent book that will see plenty of use by anyone interest in knowing more about, and/or building one of these early Soviet jet fighters. Very highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of

Soviet WWII flags STEEL (36370) 1:35 Eduard Soviets had flags, most of them were red and some of them had patriotic slogans sewn onto them as well as the old hammer and sickle. This is a set of Soviet flags, so you can probably guess what's in there. As usual with Eduard's Photo-Etch (PE) and Mask sets, they arrive in a flat resealable package, with a white backing card protecting the contents and the instructions that are sandwiched between. The fret is nickel-plated and pre-painted on both sides, which is a good thing as flags tend to be double-sided! There are three flags on the sheet, one a large banner with little lugs on the top to hang it "portrait", while the other two with their patriotic slogans have a golden fringe around the edges, and side loops to hang them. You will of course need to bend them yourself to get a more realistic drape, which will be easier due to them being etched from steel, which is more flexible and thinner than the usual brass PE. Very handy for anything Soviet! And 1:35 of course. Review sample courtesy of