Kecay Publishers

Captured Me 109s

by  Jacek Jackiewicz & Miroskaw Wawrzynski

Reviewed By  Floyd S. Werner, Jr, IPMS# 26266

MSRP: $49.90 ISBN: 978-83-924914-0-8 Web Site: www.kecay.com Every once in a while a book comes across my desk that I say, "Holy crap this is great". This is one of those books. So much has been written about 109s that you would think it has all been done. This book proves that it hasn't. This is the second book from Kecay Publishers out of Poland. Unlike many of the publications from this country this book is all in English, which makes it that more useful to English speaking modelers. Printed on high quality paper this soft bound book contains almost 400 photos, mostly black and white but some excellent color ones. Many of the photos I've never seen or are clearer than I remember them. The whole book is published in color with color profiles everywhere. There are 151 side profiles and 32 three and four view drawings. The full color profiles are accompanied by numerous photos in most cases. Aircraft captured not only by the major allies but also those interned in Switzerland and Sweden. This book was obviously written by someone who really enjoyed the subject. Every version of the 109 is represented in one guise or another. As a model builder this book is just about everything you could possibly want in a book. The color profiles are just what the doctor ordered. The photos are inspirational for diorama possibilities. It is nice to see the Messerschmitt is such different colors. Some of the notable aircraft are "Black 6", "Irmgard" Rolf Pringle's 109F, Constantin Cantacuzino "American Flag" and the NASM machine. The colors on some of these aircraft is exceptional and in most cases unique. There is a little color for everybody's taste, everything from Silver, Black, Yellow, Green, Brown, Red, and even Blue. You have to see some of these aircraft to believe them. In some cases an individual aircraft is followed through it's evolution of markings. One such aircraft is "Irmgard". You see it develop from capture to unit hack to testing at Dayton. This is just an example of the great looking machines included in the book. The text is easy enough to read with more than adequate history of most every machine. Some one should do decals for this entire book it is that good. Some may question the price but when you look at an all color book with great photos, drawings and profiles as well as the history of the machines I have to say yes it is definitely worth the money. Besides, the cost already includes the shipping and handling so $49.90 is all that you pay. This is a welcome addition to my library and should be to yours as well. I thought it was worth every penny. Thanks to Kecay for the review copy. I personally am looking forward to further releases from this new publisher. You can obtain your copy by ordering directly from them. I have seen it available in the US from 4+ N.A. book shop at email x4plus@verizon.net. Highly recommended

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