Recently we spoke about the IJN dive bomber pilot Takashige Egusa. You might remember. This is his book and the title speaks for itself …
Have read a bit in it already. Looks to be a very interesting book about his childhood, private and military life. Came all the way from Sweden and arrived yesterday.
Hi again
Postie’s certainly been busy here on the Isle of Wight today! Really exciting packages have arrived from Special Hobby and Valiant Wings: 
Watch out for reviews soon. 
All the best
Rowan
Shipped via air from Hobby Link Japan.
Hi Mead
Wow! I’m jealous of that little haul! Great kits!
I’ve still got an Accurate Miniatures Mustang that Dave (Grumpy Old Man) sent me years ago and I’m waiting for the right occasion to build it. I loved their kits and was gutted when they folded.
All the best
Rowan
Hi again
A couple of nice packages arrived at “Castle Aeroscale” today - now there’s a blast from the past! 
Fantasy Printshop have sent their latest 1:72 and 1:48 F-100D Super Sabre decal sets:
And I’ve bought a set of HGW seatbelts - not for for a Hurricane, but to use in Special Hobby’s Whirlwind:
Things are a bit crazy at the moment, but I’ll post reviews as soon as I get the chance.
All the best
Rowan
I was pretty I excited to see them in a local store, had to have them all. I’ve since ordered their avenger on eBay!
Hi again
Great catch! Their Avenger is an outstanding kit! It really raised the bar on every count when it was released.
All the best
Rowan
A co-worker of mine down in PA found this while cleaning out his father’s basement, and thought I might like it:
No plans for it yet, but I might try to find a USN carrier deck to put it on.
Jim
Yesterday we had our first club meeting since 8 months and I grabbed this one to add to my sheer endless stash of Eduard kits … 
So far I did not have a G-10
Picked up my birthday gift at Wheels and Wings on the Danforth today the kit that ended up sinking Canuck Models, RIP
Even though it’s a rebox, the parts look VERY good and the decals even better.
PLEASE do a build log on it!
Hi again
Postie delivered a couple of nice items from Eduard which Andy has very kindly forwarded to me: 
First off - what promises to be a beautifully detailed Brassin cockpit upgrade for their new Fw 190F-8 (reviewed here: Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8 | AeroScale).
And then a neat set of 1:48 “smoke ring” decals for Italian WWII subjects:
I’ll try to give these an outing on an actual build in due course, to give an idea of how effective they are for modellers who don’t have the option to tackle this classic camouflage with an airbrush.
All the best
Rowan
Hi Rowan - I bought the Mike Grant smoke rings a few years back - been thinking about them recently and now even more so !
Hi Richard
That was precisely my reasoning for looking at Eduard’s new decals. I reviewed Mike’s decals back in 2007 (I can’t believe it’s SO long ago! 
) and Mike posted a couple of pics of his test-builds in response: AeroScale :: Mike Grant Decals Macchi 202/205 Smoke-Ring Camo Review
Mike’s results still look superb to this day - and I’m always conscious of modellers who, for whatever reason, aren’t able to tackle a finish like this with an airbrush. The proverbial elephant in the room when discussing modelling is that there’s unfortunately an undeniable element of snobbery and superiority-complex involved, so I’m an unashamed advocate of the “cut the cr*p approach” in pursuit of good results where experience, budget or health issues might present an obstacle.
All the best
Rowan
The smoke rings look interesting although I have years ago done these by hand in 1/144 along with the fried egg camo. I do have a couple of 1/48 Macchi 202 & 205 sitting in the stash so maybe.
Not many aircraft have come my way of late but I made an exception for this one.
I’ve noticed this set in their June Info and sure get 2 sets of them. Still have some Hasegawa Folgore and Veltro kits in my stash which I didn’t tackle because I’m surely bad at airbrushing smoke rings. So I can finally build some Regia Aeronautica aircraft now … 
