North American A-36A Apache

By Przemyslaw Skulski

• Yellow Series No. 6130
• ISBN: 978–83–61421–45–0
• Available from all good bookshops at £15.99, or direct from MMP: 3 Gloucester Close,Petersfield, Hants GU32 3AX Tel: +44 (0)1730 300795. North American Distributors: Casemate; Australian distributors: Platypus Publications.
• Softfback, 128 pages B5

Review by Geoff Coughlin (May 2012)

Our thanks to Mushroom Model Publications for supplying our review sample. Get this excellent title here now at: www.mmpbooks.biz

 

MMP’s Yellow series is building up into a bit of a one-stop-shop in terms of reference material relating to specific aircraft subjects as does the Orange Series and what a reference resource this is. You can sum this title up in one word – stunning!

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The initial version of the famous P-51 Mustang to go into USAAF service was the dedicated fighter-bomber variant, the A-36A “Apache”. This book describes and illustrates the design and development of this little-known version of the famous American WWII fighter. In service in the Mediterranean theatre and in the CBI area, the A-36 proved to be an effective attack aircraft, but also able to hold its own in air-to-air combat and interestingly, the first Mustang “ace” achieved his kills flying the A-36.

All-colour profiles…

You’ll see from the accompanying images that the quality of the profiles is simply stunning, with great weathering effects that look real; certainly some inspiration here in terms of possible modelling subjects.

Scale plans too!

Yep, you even get scale plans in 1:48 and 1:32 scales – how good is that? Photos and technical drawings from manuals are also included enabling you to create a highly detailed model if that’s what you want. What will also help are the great all-colour walkaround detail images of the real aircraft.

This really is a comprehensive package and what’s particularly impressive about this Yellow Series is the depth of detail across the board – it truly is a one-stop-shop reference for the type.

Highly recommended

Geoff C.