Messerschmitt Bf 109: (No. 17 Osprey Modelling Manuals)

With number 17 the Osprey Modelling Manuals start a regular subseries on modelling specific aircraft types. The first covers the standard Luftwaffe single-seat fighter of the early years of WW2, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the mount of aces such as Adolf Galland and Wemer Molders. With detailed step-by-step model photography, specially commissioned walkround photography, scale drawings and wartime shots, these books will provide all the details needed to model the main Bf109 version - the 109E 'Emil' - and other variants, particuarly the 'Gustav', the most numerous of all Bf 109 types, and the strange double-deck Mistel.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Brief History of the Bf 109, Brief Survey of the History of Bf 109 Modelling; Modelling the Bf 109E; Painting and Construction, Superdetailing, Weathering; Modelling Bf 109 Production Modifications and Variants; Detailed walkaround photographs of the Bf109E, scale drawings, camouflage and markings Model round-up References

About the Author :
Jerry Scutts has worked in the field of aviation publishing since the late 1060s, writing over 40 books that have covered a broad spectrum of subject matter ranging from US Navy floatplane fighters in World War 2 to the exploits of the Usaaf's Phantom lls over Vietnam, His specialist areas are the Luftwaffe and the US Army Air Forces in World War 2, and he originally appeared on the Osprey list as long ago as 1977, when he wrote the second volume in the now much sought after Air Cam Air War series - many of the jacket illustrations in this series were also painted by him. Jerry has been a regular contributor to Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series since its inception in 1994.

Review :
This is a very good introduction to modelling the Bf 109. It's a little surprising not to see any Battle of Britain aircraft among the models, but a volume like this can't cover all the extraordinary diversity of versions and camouflage schemes of Messerschmitt's most famous creation. "Rowan Baylis, AeroScale"" "This is a very good introduction to modelling the Bf 109. It's a little surprising not to see any Battle of Britain aircraft among the models, but a volume like this can't cover all the extraordinary diversity of versions and camouflage schemes of Messerschmitt's most famous creation." -Rowan Baylis, "AeroScale" "This is a very good introduction to modelling the Bf 109. It's a little surprising not to see any Battle of Britain aircraft among the models, but a volume like this can't cover all the extraordinary diversity of versions and camouflage schemes of Messerschmitt's most famous creation." --Rowan Baylis, AeroScale