Another addition to the Mushroom Model Publications Yellow Series of books is focused on the Douglas F3D Skyknight. This book is definitely focused towards the modeler with lots of black and white and color photos, color profiles of various schemes and markings, and scale plans in 1/72 scale.

The book is divided into the following sections

• Introduction
• Birth and Development
• Versions (9 sections)
• Korean War
• Electronic Warfare
• Vietnam War
• F3D Skyknight Operators
• Skyknight Survivors
• Technical Description
• Detail Photos
  • General View
  • Fuselage
  • Engine
  • Canopy
  • Cockpit
  • Wings
  • Tail
  • Undercarriage
  • Stores

If you ever thought of doing a model of the Skyknight then this is the book for you. It follows the development of the aircraft through each modification with an explanation of what was changed and why, a lot of pictures of the aircraft parked, in action, and color plates showing the markings for different versions of each.

There is a detail photos section showing close ups of the various parts of the plane as well as a section showing pictures and drawings of the cockpit. The book also includes scale planes in 1/72 which I believe is a real bonus.

I pulled out my old Matchbox model of the Skyknight and found that one of the color schemes included in the kit had color photos in this book. It is nice to know that there is a publisher like Mushroom Model Publications that is putting out detailed books that are obviously geared to the model builder.

I would like to thank Mushroom Model Publications and IPMS USA for allowing me to review this book.