Arawasi International Magazine Issue 8 SOLD OUT ENGLISH TEXT Pages: 52 Photos: 70 (of which 17 in colour) Colour Profiles: 16 Illustrations: 21 Size: A4 Price: $US 12.00 (postage included)

Contents: -ON CLOSER INSPECTION #3: Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia - The subject of the latest set of Arawasi/Hobic decals, comprehensive coverage charts the long, largely unsung service career of an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF) stalwart. A great read, complemented by astounding artwork and phantastic photos! As if that weren�ft enough, Mike Goodwin supplies a few words of wisdom about the Sonia's Mitsubishi engine. Text: Peter Starkings / Illustrations: Mark Rolfe -Hiro's Farewell: H4H Flying Boat Series - A must-read for all Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force (IJNAF) fans! Comes complete with great photos, two of which has never been published before! Just in case you're ever asked, �gWhat was the first IJNAF flying boat to see service in a war zone?�h Text: Paul Thompson -Heavy Metal Leviathan: Mitsubishi Ki-20 - The story of the IJAAF heavy bomber that was secretly developed in the 1930s. Based on the Junkers G38 airliner, it had a wingspan wider than that of the Boeing B-29 of a decade later. Text: Peter Starkings -Tribute to an Envoy: Gasuden TR-1 & TR-2 - At the lighter end of the scales, we stay in the 1930s to delve into the background of Gasuden's attempts to market a medium transport aircraft to rival the Airspeed Envoy. Text: Mike Goodwin -Young Japan: Forgotten Symbol of Pioneer Era, Pt. 2 - Concluding the account of the two intrepid Japanese pilots-one of whom had only recently qualified-who set out to fly from Tokyo to Rome in 1931 in a trainer biplane that had been rejected by the military. Text: Yanagisawa Koji / Illustrations: Mark Rolfe -The Colors of Sally - Five Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally colour profiles, each with a detailed caption, round off this issue's special features on IJAAF Mitsubishi types. Text: Don Marsh, Paul Thompson / Illustrations: Don Marsh -Repelling "Horseflies" - The first in a series with a different angle; what Japanese front-line and test pilots thought about their adversaries' aircraft and those that flew them. Includes two photographs kindly supplied by the leading Japanese aviation magazine, Koku Fan. Text: Eleftheriou-Domoto Kiri, Eleftheriou George / Illustrations: Mark Rolfe -RELIC RARITIES - The first in an occasional series sees what can be gleaned from a detailed look at the tailcone from a Mitsubishi Zero-Sen Model 52. Text: Shima Chiaki -MURAYAMA'S SPRUES & NEWS - Murayama Hiroyuki, Arawasi International's resident expert on the plastic model trade, brings you his first overview of the previous quarter's Japanese-related kit and after-market releases. These include some products that might be impossible to obtain outside Japan, but this might be where buying through this very Web site could help you . . .