This year’s Christmas card from Ray Rimell is accompanied by the shock news that Albatros Productions won’t be issuing any fresh titles for a while. However, the disappointment that all vintage aviation enthusiasts will inevitably feel is tempered somewhat by Ray informing me today that the next Modelling Special is planned for later next year - and it will certainly be worth waiting for, the subject being the forthcoming Wingnut Wings Sopwith Camel!

"Having now produced Windsock and the Datafile series for over 30 years we have decided to take a break from regular publishing in order to recharge our batteries and pursue further research into planned future titles for our growing range of World-renowned journals. We would like to thank all of you for your support over the years and wish you a healthy and prosperous 2017.

ln the meantime we continue to sell our many existing publications through our webstore and from our editorial address and will advise you of new and forthcoming titles as they become available - here, via Facebook, our webstore and various other media outlets."

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