Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Book Review
By David L. Veres
| Date of Review | September 2015 | Title | Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Kev Darling | Publisher | Guideline Publications |
| Published | 2015 | ISBN | n/a |
| Format | 50 pages, softbound | MSRP (GBP) | £15.00 |
Review
Tackling Hobbycraft's 1:144 B-36? Modeling Monogram's massive 1:72 "Peacemaker"?
Grab this handy handbook.
Kev Darling deftly details the colorful career of SAC's incomparable "Big Stick" in Convair B-36 'Peacemaker' – 102nd installment in the celebrated "Warplanes" series.
Having cut my teeth at age 5 on Revell's "box-scale" B-36, I candidly confess special fondness for the subject. And author Darling wonderfully recaps the fascinating development, service and variants of, arguably, America's most recognizable Cold-War deterrent.
At least 90 B&W, color and detail shots – most sourced from renowned B-36 historian Dennis R Jenkins – grace this succinct, 50-page study. And nine pages of color plates by Richard J. Caruana provide plenty of inspiration for modelers of Monogram's and Hobbycraft's respective releases.
Tables include B-36 specifications, operational units and production by serial numbers. Sections also cover stillborn FICON, YB-60 and XC-99 derivatives. And a final list summarizes kits, decals and accessories.
I thoroughly enjoyed this terrific little tome. Make it your introduction to one of history's most intriguing warplanes.
Robustly recommended!
My sincere thanks to Guideline Publications for this review sample!