Valiant Wings The Dornier Do.335 Pfeil - A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Fastest Piston Engined Fighter

[Mike]

The Dornier Do.335 Pfeil

A Complete Guide To The Luftwaffe's Fastest Piston Engined Fighter – Updated and Expanded

Valiant Wings Publishing

 

 

Valiant Wings have now re-released this book, which was originally released in 2016 and was originally reviewed here, and rather than just sit on their laurels they have improved it by adding more pages of photos during the first section of the book, and by adding a detailed build by Steve A Evans of the Zoukei Mura Do.335 kit in 1:32, which hadn't made it in time to be included in the previous edition.

 

 

 

 

The contents listing has changed slightly, as follows:

 

Airframe Chapters

1.            Evolution – Do.335 Prototypes

2.            Evolution – The A-series

3.            Evolution – The B-series

4.            Projects and Drawing Board Designs

5.            Camouflage and Markings

• Colour Profiles

 

Miniature Chapters

6.            Do.335 Kits

7.            Building a Selection

8.            Building a Collection

9.            In Detail: The Do.335

• Cockpit & Canopy
• Fuselage
• Tail
• Engine, Propeller & Cowlings
• Wings
• Undercarriage
• Armament, Ordnance, Sighting & Camera
• Access Panels

 

Appendices

I.             Do.335 Kit List

II.            Do.335 Accessory List

III.           Do.335 Decal & Mask List

IV.          Bibliography

 

1:48 Scale Plans Fold Out

 

 

The text and most of the photos are broadly the same as the previous edition, and you can see a few more photos from the original review below.

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

If you missed out on this book the first time around, grab one while you can, or you'll be kicking yourself all over again.  It is a treasure trove of detail and shows the modeller areas of an airframe that might otherwise remain unseen.

 

Very highly recommended.

 

 

Review sample courtesy of