Authors: Ofer Zidon and Shlomo Aloni
Published: Wizard Publications (Israel) www.wizard-publication-israel.com
ISBN 978-9657371039
Our thanks to Bookworld (Wholesale Limited) for providing this text for review
Soft-back, 79 pages, profusely illustrated in full colour throughout, English text throughout, quality art paper
Scale modelling subjects featuring aircraft in Israeli IASF service are now very popular. Note the new Kinetic and Hasegawa 1:48th scale ‘F-16I “Sufa” and stunning IsraCast F-16I “Barak” (Lightning) resin and etched conversion for the Tamiya F-16C/J in 1:32nd scale? As with all these projects, quality reference material is essential. Enter this recent publication from Wizard Publications. It is clearly aimed directly at scale modellers and whatever your aviation interest, it will have something for you.
The book is full of high quality colour images with practically useful text and captions. Just look at the contents:
- Fighter Force
- Transport Wing
- Special Operations
- Attack Helicopter Force
- Assault Helicopter Force
- UAV Fleet
- IASF Flight Academy
- The People Behind the Force and
- Weapons
What this means is that whatever your interest: F-16Is, F-15I “RA-AM”, UH-60, AH-64A-D, AH-1, CH-53, UAV or A-4 – this book has got it covered. Furthermore, brief coverage is given to the weapons carried by various types. So, if you are interested in Israeli types this is an excellent book to act as a one-stop-shop. Isradecal Publications produces further excellent titles on specific types and if you are familiar with those, this title is very similar in approach and treatment.
Highly recommended. GC.