MMP Books continues to expand its Colour & Scale series, this time with an issue devoted to the Messerschmitt Bf 109G in Finnish Service. At 16 pages long, the book is brief (rather a booklet) but it is very useful and packed with information.

The first seven pages include line drawings of the Bf109G in 1/72 and 1/48 scale. I am not completely sure, but I would say that all the drawings are for the “G-6”, one of the most popular “109”s, which was used by several air forces, making the drawings of value beyond the Finnish Air Force

The next eight pages have ful- color profiles for selected airframes, including: MT-415, MT-435, MT-451, MT-445, MT-455, MT-423, MT-426, MT-456, MT-437, MT-458, MT-231 (the lone G-2 in the book), MT-449, MT-431 and MT-453.

All the G-6 airframes are in typical RLM 74/75/76 with Eastern Front markings while the G-2 has an unusual 74/76 camouflage. None of the aircraft feature the “Warpaint” Finnish scheme of Green/Black/Light Blue.

The last page has a description (in Polish) of each airframe but most of the information listed in the last page is also available as a caption next to each profile or top view.

Recommended.

I would like to thank Casemate Publishers, MMP Books and IPMS/USA for the review sample.