Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe Book Review
By David L. Veres
| Date of Review | December 2019 | Title | Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Artur Juszczak, Dariusz Karnas | Publisher | Mushroom Model Publications |
| Published | 2019 | ISBN | 978-83-65958-63-1 |
| Format | 24 pages, softbound | MSRP (GBP) | £9.00 |
Review
Considering your first foray into modeling Luftwaffe jets?
Make Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe – sixth in MMP’s growing “Singles” series – your handy handbook on Nazi Germany’s revolutionary warplane.
Spanning just 24 pages, it conveniently provides 1:72- and 1:48-scale plans, period photos, detail shots, tech-manual illustrations, color cockpit views, and informative captions. Alone, the color main instrument panel artwork is worth the relatively modest cover price.
Color profile and plan views illustrate RLM 74/75/76-bedecked “White 1” of Erprobungskommando 262 in June 1944 – completing coverage.
Just add a page with, say, four or five more Schwalbe schemes – and it’d be the perfect Me 262 reference for beginners!
With thanks to MMP for the review copy.