Ace Publications

Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet
Seria ‘Pod Lupa’  #14

By Floyd Werner, Jr. #26266


 ISBN 83-86153-21-0

The Polish publishers at ACE Publications have produced a wonderful book on the Me-163. This softback magazine style book contains 36 pages of photographs and drawings that depict every example of the Komet, including the Japanese J8M1. Although the text is in Polish the captions are in English. While there are drawings for the interior of the Me-163 what really set this offering apart from others is the beautiful line drawings of every version from prototype to the Me-263, again that includes the Japanese Shusui. The photographs are both color and black and white. There are no “Oh my God!, Where did they find that” photos, but the quality of the photos is exceptional. The detail photos are fantastic. There are photos of the airframe that I’ve never seen. If you want to really superdetail a model of the Komet this book is essential. It has everything, including the area where the T-Stuff storage tanks are. I cannot remember any books addressing the Shusui, but this book includes four photos of the cockpit, as well as, photos of the Chino aircraft. There is a section on models and accessories included, however, it is written in Polish. It would be nice if the publishers produced the text in English, but the photos speak volumes. I highly recommend this book and look forward to others in this series.

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