I’m a big fan of the Bf 109, and have about 50 kits in my stash and a handful already built, and am always on the lookout for a useful resource, especially for color schemes and markings. This book consists of 16 pages and features detailed scale plans in both 1/72 and 1/48 scales. Those plans show panel line and rivet detail profiles for the F-4, F-2/B, F-4/B, F-4 /R/Trop, F-4/R-1, and the F-6/U-1 in 1/72 scale, and all but the F-6 in 1/48 scale. There is also a plan view of one each in1/72 and 1/48 scale. I’m a huge fan of good, clear rivet detail plans, as I build only 1/72 scale and add rivets to most of the models I build.

The book includes port-side color profiles for 8 different subjects and two-sided profiles and a plan view for two additional subjects, all of which are Luftwaffe aces. The profiles and the RLM call-outs give you what you need to reproduce the schemes, and for the most part the markings. Due to single-sided profiles and no plan views for eight of the subjects, you may need to consult additional references, especially if looking for a particular time period for an aircraft.

Captions are presented in English, with an additional set in the back of the book containing a Polish translation.

I find the book a useful resource, though I would have wished for plan views of all the subjects depicted, which would have made further research mostly unnecessary. I also would have wished for more subjects and thus a thicker book.