From the Kagero Website – a new series of A-4 size volumes. Each consists of 16-24 pages and includes selected archive photos, colour painting schemes or 3D renders. Some books would contain scale drawings, too. One can find high-quality decal sheet with both 1/48th and 1/72nd scales of one specific painting scheme. If the illustration differs in details from the decal, we will present photos, which were used to develop sheet. Series for modellers as a supplement to other publications or compilation of already published materials.
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The book “Gotha Go 242/244” from Kagero publishing delivers a wealth of information within its 57 pages. It provides a free poster displaying two Gotha gliders flying over a winter landscape during the transport of supplies to besieged German forces in Crimea in 1943/1944. The poster fits inside the book and shows the book’s cover image. The quality of the poster and the color profiles are great.
There are five chapters in the book:
Established in 1997, Crécy Publishing is one of Europe’s leading publishers of transport and military history titles. We have a strong emphasis on aviation titles and, since the acquisition of the Ian Allan Publishing list, we are also the world’s leading railway book publisher. Starting with the publication of a single book, our company has grown through a mixture of organic growth and the acquisition of quality publishing lists. Today, Crécy Publishing imprints include: ABC guides, Classic, Goodall, Hikoki Publications, OPC (Oxford Publishing Company) Pilot’s Notes. Imprints we have absorbed into our list include Air Data, Flight Recorder, Ian Allan, Noodle Books and Nostalgia Road.
The book “September 1939 over Poland Part II” from Kagero publishing offers 20 pages of side, top, and bottom profiles of aircraft in 29 color profiles, as well as 6 decal sheets for 1/48 and 1/72 scale subjects in 200mm x 180mm format. It also provides a free poster displaying a Polish light bomber PZL.23B Karaś in action. The poster fits inside the book and shows the booklet’s cover image without any inscriptions. The quality of the poster and the color profiles is great. The decal sheets provide a lot of options for both German and Polish aircraft from 1939.
Continuing Kagero’s new series of books aimed at modelers is this volume focusing on the Dora version of the Bf-109. It is packaged in a self-sealing sleeve with a 8.5 x 11 booklet of 26 pages. Included is a small decal sheet.
The cover is heavy card stock and the pages are high quality gloss paper. The format is similar throughout the series. This one is slightly different, however. This volume sports single pages of high-quality images. These large images allow you to see the weathering and wear marks that modelers love.
There are five full color profiles, including the centerfold of a colorful Swiss Bf-109D-1 in red and white stripes. The decals for this machine are included in 1/72nd and 1/48th scale.
Also unique in this volume is the inclusion of full color 3D drawings which should prove useful for modelers. There are six pages of line drawings, including two pages that go from the Bf-109A to the 109D-1 (Late).