Wingspan 4
1:32 Aircraft Modelling

Canfora Graphic Design & Publishing

Reviewed by Francesco Guedes

Canfora Publishing has several book of Aircraft, AFV and diorama modelling as historic book.

This book is a collection of several buildings aircraft, specifically articles 10 with properly completed models. And at proper scale - 1:32.

The whole structure between the various items is identical in approach to the subject, but with different modellers with distinctive styles.

On first reading, is the clear sense that the text is fluid, easy to read with some very good modelling information

This book is not a FAQ or a pure SBS as full-page close-ups are combined with step-by-step but an informative and mojo up to the modeler. The works are inspirational and can effective have a positive effect in modeler motivation.

All models are inspiring, with the precise purpose: to inspire and motivate the modeler.

The book format is quite unique, in its landscape form, that allows to have big and detail picture of the step-by-step parts and very good picture of all the detail.

All the builds are flawless and simply amazing.

The index:

• Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A-8
  Hasegawa – Tomas Banic
  P-51A Mustang
  HobbyCraft – Ralph Riese

• F-5E Tiger II
  Kitty Hawk – Oto Drobík

• Douglas  C-47 “SkyTrain”
  HpH Models – Zdenek Sebesta. Keeping the model kit, this work is epic.

• Dornier Do-335
  Hong Kong Models – Brian Criner

• PZL- 11 C
  IBG Models – Toni Canfora

• F-35A
  Italeri – Jan Kopecky

• FE. 2b “Early”
  Wingnut Wings – Mikael Terfors

• Mig-23MF Flogger
  Trumpeter – Henrik Redin

• Polikarpok I-16 “Type 24”
  ICM – Anders Isaksson

All features have a small side table with the main information:  the model kit used, the aftermarkets, and paints brands (and not the references).

Also every single work has a color label to identify all articles, to a quick search.

It's a display of beautiful works, with a few tips and some photos of WIP with spectacular photographs of fantastic models.

Several techniques are presented throughout the several builds, it is told how to do, with several pictures of the step to take and to achieved that goal.

Also show up the use several aftermarkets items on the builds.

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Every single work is top quality, the best you can see in magazines an modelling books.

This book is one of the best modelling book on market. Not being a FAQ book, neither it intended to be, it`s full of pictures, of fantastic builds, with landscape format photos with every single detail at view of the reader.

The book has a fantastic color registration and print quality, with some excellent model photography reproduced on 128 glossy pages.

The main goal of this book is being an inspiration to other modelers, to get up your mojo, to get you motivated, and also to learn the techniques and tricks with some of the best aircraft modelers in the world.

The next one will be epic – a special WWI wingspan.

Highly Recommended

Thanks to Canfora Publishing for the review sample.

Review Text and Images Copyright © 2022 by Francisco Guedes
Page Created 13 February, 2023
Last updated 13 February, 2023

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