The Bristol Beaufighter – Airframe Album 14 : – A Detailed Guide To Bristol’s Hard Hitting Twin

Author: Richard A. Franks
Published: Valiant Wings Publishing
ISBN: ISBN 978-0-9957773-8-5
Price around £18.95 GBP
Review with Geoff Coughlin (November 2018)

176 Pages high quality glossy art paper; colour and black and white throughout. Colour profiles by Richard J, Caruana.

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The Publisher’s fourteenth title (no less!) in the Airframe Album series covers the Bristol Beaufighter.

Here’s what the publisher says by way of description:

Our fourteenth title in the Airframe Album series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the Revell (1:32nd), Tamiya, new tool Revell (1:48th), Hasegawa, new tool Airfix and older kits in 1:72nd scale.

Contents include:

• A wealth of historical photographs and detail images of preserved Beaufighters
• Period detail images during production and service use
• Fully detailed 3D isometric views by Chris Sandham-Bailey of all prototype, production and projected airframes
• Full colour profiles and concise camouflage and marking notes by Richard J. Caruana
• Data from flight manuals and spare parts catalogues
• Lists of all Beaufighter accessories and decals produced in all scales
• Kit builds of the new tool Revell 1:48th Beaufighter TF.X by Steve Evans and the new tool Airfix 1:72 TF.X by Libor Jekl
• 176 pages text plus cover.

So what do we think?

Geoff C.