Scale Aircraft Drawings: World War II
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| Scale Aircraft Drawings: World War II (Scale Aircraft Drawings Vol. 2) |
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| Manufacturer: Air Age |
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| This volume from the editors of Model Airplane News contain incredibly detailed scale drawings, historical data and rare photos of popular WW I and WW II aircraft. Everything from the Sopwith Camel to the Focke Wulf 190 is covered. The three-view drawings by master aviation illustrators such as Wylam, Nye, Larson, Nieto and Karlstrom will make any modeling buff s heart palpitate! |
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 Terrific aircraft resource |
| Review Date: September 6, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Vernon G. Groff Jr., Portland Oregon |
| WOW! What a great resource for an aviation nut. I enjoy building virtual models of aircraft and animating them. This little book is filled with useful information on a large number of WWII aircraft that is hard to find elsewhere. Scan in the drawings and start modeling, just what I was looking for. Plus good text covering each airplanes development, power, performance and variations. I recommend this for anyone who wants to look under the skin so to speak of these fascinating aircraft. |
Details on WW2 planes for modellers
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| Review Date: October 2, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Charles Hall, Raleigh, NC USA |
Like Volume I (covering WW1 planes), this volume covers WW2 planes with reprints of drawings and articles aimed at scale modellers. 37 WW2 planes are covered, from Avro Lancaster to the Westland Whirlwind. Most of the obvious fighters and bombers from the US, Britain, Japan and Germany are included, along with a few pre-war types and trainers such as the Fairchild PT-19. I don't see any transport types however.
And doubtless any selection of only 37 will leave out one of your favorites. The photos are all black & white, the reproductions of the drawings are generally good, although I wonder if they were intended to be printed out in an 8x11" format.
The text includes matters of general interest, as well as specifics which bedevil modellers, like insignia size and placement, and how many variants of a certain plane were available.
Overall, a nice source of information for anyone modelling planes of this period. |
Could be improved with propper abbreviation
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| Review Date: September 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Kågedal Mattias, Linköping, Sweden |
| This book is interesting then it concerns to drawings and most of the information. I would like however that all drawings had both landinggears shown in lowerd positions. The book is somewhat a dissapontment due to the author uses the abbrivation "Me" concerning the Messerschmitt of model 109. Messerschmitt fighters constructed before the the firm changed name in 1938, from Bayersche Fleugze Werke to Messerschmitt AG, were refered to with the abbrivation "Bf", not the "Me". Fighters constructed after the namechange were refered to as "Me" Therefore, it's a dissapointment to se the use of terms as "Me 109C" and "ME 109 G-10/R-1" since that indicated aircrafts put on the drawingboard after 1938. These aircraft were uppdates of aircraft concstructed before 1938 and in my appinion, should be refered to as "Bf 109C" and "Bf 109 G-10/R1" I also would have liked to se aircrafts like the Messerschmitt Bf 110 and the Kawasaki Ki-45 included in the aircrafs used in this book. |
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