Warthog

Here's another title aimed straight for the modeler from Dataview Publications. This title provides full-color coverage of the A-10 Thunderbolt II. This is #13 in Dataview's "Modeler's Close-Up" series. Unlike previous versions, this title takes a little time (and eight pages) to provide a brief history of the aircraft in development and subsequent combat.

Following the history of the aircraft, this title has 39 full-sized color photos of up-close details from around the airframe. These shots range from the wheel wells to the nose gas vents, from the heater on the outboard missile rail to the Pave Penny pod suspended under the nose.

These are followed by eleven color shots from the USAF and two smaller shots from the author's library. Two pages are excerpts out of the USAF technical order for aircraft paint schemes (USAF TO-1-1-4) with two pages covering the standard low visibility schemes used on the A-10/OA-10 fleet (including FS colors).

This sample was electronic, in Adobe Acrobat(tm) .PDF format. If you have high-speed internet access, you can download the title in a few minutes, and for $4.99, is an inexpensive reference to have around, not to mention not taking up space on a bookshelf!

This title is available directly from the publisher at Dataview Publications (www.dataviewbooks.com).

My sincere thanks to Dataview Publications for this review sample!