SimonCornes Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) Hi Guys I'm after some opinion here. If you had to buy one book to serve as an aid to modelling either of these types, which book would you recommend? I have a Fly 234 night fighter so a bias towards that would be preferable. i don’t want to spend a fortune and I don’t want an extensive read, just good background and good photo references. What would you suggest? Thanks Simon Edited February 27, 2020 by SimonCornes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Valiant wings do both planes and both books are very good. Air frame 13 and 9 are the refs but the arado one is out of print on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thank you for that. I was wondering maybe something Squadron/Signal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Squadron has not released anything about such planes. Go the Valiant route. This is the best cost/benefit ratio you will find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 From what I recall, the Aero Detail book on the 234 is pretty decent. For the 162, I'd need to think on that a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjaques Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 And, Aero Detail 10 (a combined book on the Me163 and the He162) is worth having, too. (Try the usual spots eg Amazon and AbeBooks, although the available titles in the Aero Detail range are also on the Hobbylink Japan site.) For single titles only, my vote also goes for both Valiant books - they really are good, regardless of whether you're being serious about details or just aiming to be better informed and nudge things a bit more than the kits might offer. (I have both Aerodetail titles, too, and am glad I do - if you like photos of existing airframes (with useful captions), they're really handy and complement Valiant Wings.) Cheers, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 If you're interested in manuals: https://www.luftfahrt-archiv-hafner.de/ Sincerely, Mark D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Guys, many thanks for your thoughts. I think that the Valiant Wings option will suit me best. I wonder how east it will be to find a copy of the Arado 234 book at a sensible price?!! No rush though. Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Any thoughts on the Schiffer book by Nowara on the 162? I can get hold of a copy easily enough but I suspect that the content is now a little dated and that the Valiant Wings book would be a better option? Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=valaintwings&qpvt=valaintwings&view=detail&mid=B335B8334B7DA6A9AA2CB335B8334B7DA6A9AA2C&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dvalaintwings%26qpvt%3Dvalaintwings%26FORM%3DVDRE review of the Valiant wings 162 book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Thank you for that - a good book I can see. Valiant Wings will be at the Cosford Model show in early April so I can wait until then - if I have to pay full price, at least it would be post free! I doubt I'll see a second hand copy of either that book or the one on the Arado 234 but you never know! Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 1 hour ago, SimonCornes said: Thank you for that - a good book I can see. Valiant Wings will be at the Cosford Model show in early April so I can wait until then - if I have to pay full price, at least it would be post free! I doubt I'll see a second hand copy of either that book or the one on the Arado 234 but you never know! Thanks again Looks like brand new: www.misterkit.com - The Arado Ar.234 Italy based. Juraj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) Thanks Juraj but at €33 it’s at about double it’s correct price so I think they are taking the mick! Sooner or later Valiant Wings will reprint it - but thank you for sending me the link, it’s good to know what’s out there! Simon Edited February 28, 2020 by SimonCornes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Not really as there is a difference between the Euro and the pound. 33 euros is globally the same than 27 pounds whereas the normal price was around 17 pounds. So the question is rather if you can wait or not. Nowarra books are VERY dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Thierry Thanks for the info on Nowarra books, that’s settled that. I will wait for Valiant to reprint if I can’t get a second hand copy at a decent price. I will see Valiant Wings at the Cosford show in April and I will ask them if they have any plans to reprint soon. Cheers Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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