One of their
most releases in MMP's Single series highlights the Messerschmitt Bf-109F-4. The
F series concentrated on cleaning up the design of the 109, smoothing out the
fuselage and wings. It also had the latest version of the DB 601 that had
powered the E model. Early operations with the F-2 variant had shown that the
aircraft was a delight to handle, however, it had structural issues that caused
some planes to lose the tail section during hard combat. This is not good. It
was initially externally braced, but soon this bracing was added to the inside
during manufacture. The F-4 was pretty much the ultimate of the variant and a
plane that most who flew it and later versions thought had the best balance of
all the 109s.
In line with the other releases, this one is in
the large A4 size with several distinct sections. There is no
history of the type, but there are superbly done plans in both 1/48 and 1/72
scale. This includes fuselage cross sections that are often missing from other
plans. The book includes a goodly number of photos showing both the entire aircraft
and some details. A real plus to this are a number of
illustrations from the airframe manuals. The book finishes up with large, full page color
views of an in-service example along with a detailed page covering the
instrument panel.
It is another great addition to the MMP family of books that
offers all that both the modeler and the enthusiast are seeking in a
plans/detail book on a
specific aircraft without going into a ton of detail. I did learn a few things
from this book that I'd not known before and I consider myself fairly well
versed on the aircraft. It is a book that I found to be
well done and one that I
can highly recommend to you.
August 2020
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