HT Model Magazine

F-16 A, B, MLU, C, D reference book

Produced by Peter Novorol'nik and Jozef And'al

Product # 906  

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Oct 28 2003

  Czech Republic National Day 

This new softcover book from HT Model Magazine is specifically devoted to the F-16.  This is  a soft cover book made from heavy weight glossy magazine paper, so it will hold up well to continued use.  The cover....(although a soft cover) is made from thick glossy paper and will hold together well.  The book is produced in Slovakia, so it is written in the local language, but considering this is mainly a reference photo book.....the fact it's not written in English is not a drawback. 

So...what do you get?  Quite a bit.  This reference book is devoted to photos of the F-16.  And what a selection of photos......over 360 glossy detail photos.  There are also 40 beautifully done colour profiles of various F-16's worldwide......I've included one colour profile below to give you a feel.  Some of the photos in this book are available on the net and I'm proud to say a few of my own photos were worthy enough to be included in this very complete photo reference book.

 

 

 

Included with each colour profile is info on the particular plane as well as information about it's paint scheme...although not in English.....you can figure out some of the text.  Above is an example of one of the colour profiles.  Below I've include a tiny selection of some of the pages....out of respect to the producers of this fine book, I am not providing larger scans.

66 Cockpit photos over 45 Landing Gear & wheel well photos Engines & Intakes Colour profiles

40 different F-16 colour profiles featured in this book

The landing gear well photos are shot by someone with excellent access to these detail rich areas......also included are many photos of open access panels as well as the radar inside the nose cone.  There are a few pages of photos devoted to the various weapons and weapons pylons carried by the F-16.  And the list goes on and on.

I'm quite impressed with the quality of this new book and I look forward to other editions from this company.  I recommend this book to anyone interested in the F-16 and especially modellers looking for more reference photos.  I am quite pleased to add this book to my library.....it will prove to be a very helpful book on future F-16 models.  Special thanks to the folks at HT Model Magazine for the review sample and bringing this book to my attention.  

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Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford