Kagero has started a new series known as “References for Modelers”. This fifth issue is devoted to the Dewoitine D.520 C1. In particular, it covers both the early and late versions of this aircraft.

The references include a few period pictures (black and white) and covers mostly the French service, but there is one picture of the aircraft in Italian markings. There are a handful of color profiles (and 4-view images in some cases) for French service (1940) and two color profiles in Bulgarian markings, one during WW2 and another that is post-war.

The line drawings in 1/48 and 1/72 scale show side views (port and starboard) as well as top and bottom views. The drawings specify if it corresponds to an early or late aircraft, and a brief description of what the differences are (propeller type). The booklet includes a small decal sheet (in 1/48 and 1/72) for a D.520 in French Service during the 1940 campaign.

The booklet discloses that a lot of the material published in it has already been published before in other publications of the same subject. In my humble opinion, that is not an issue as sometimes the modeler only needs a few reference photos, and this book provides them all, plus you get a decal sheet.

I highly recommend this publication for modelers. I would like to thank Kagero Publishing and IPMS/USA for the review sample.