Viking Forge's latest effort is an A-26 invader. As with other aircraft in this line, detail is a bit heavy, but it paints well and looks quite good on the tabletop. The plane is clearly an early A-26B, as it carries the gun pods distinctive to this mark and also features the early style canopy. Gamers wanting a late model Invader need simply file off the pods and build up the canopy area just a bit with putty. The Squadron/Signal book, A-26 Invader in Action #134 has lots of good photos and drawings to help with this. The plane's a bit oversize - about 1/240th scale in length and just a bit large in wingspan, and it's a bit squat in cross section. As Viking Forge's model is the only one I'm aware of in this scale, and as most gamers are somewhat forgiving regarding exact scale representation, I expect this A-26 will find a place in many gamer's late WWII and Korean War aircraft stables. The Viking Forge A-26 Invader is available for $3.50 at your local game store. - BILL RUTHERFORD

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