Petlyakov Pe-2 In Profile & Scale  Vol I

Volume № 14 of the Profile & Scale series covers the lovely Pe-2 Peshka to an entirely new standard of authenticity. More than 65 pages of entirely new, original and not previously published 1:48 and 1:72 scale line drawings reveal the development and complexity of the Pe-2 family as never before. These line drawings are the culmination of many years of dedicated work and based upon the inspection of all known surviving Pe-2 specimens. Particular credit must go to the staff of the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum at Bodø whose assistance was both vital and superior.

Volume I presents many development and variant detail facts about the Pe-2 which have been previously unclear or incorrect. The scale drawings and profiles are complimented by photographs, diagrams, appendices and other documentary material to explain the technical and construction details of the main wartime series.

Many of the colour profiles herein represent examples which will be familiar to students of the Peshka, however no doubt unfamiliar in appearance. This series hopes to dispel the very many misconceptions which persist regarding Pe-2 camouflage and painting practices, and indeed Volume II will contain an entire section on that specific topic.  Several profiles will doubtless be new even to experienced readers, and it is hoped these will delight both the casual interest and the serious student, equally.


"Petlyakov Pe-2 In Profile & Scale  Vol I"
99 pp., full-colour, soft bound in A4 format
ISBN  978-1-326-82456-3

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" This new Profile & Scale series is designed for the modeller and hobbyist as a graphical resource for the subject aircraft. The books are divided into two main sections, with the first containing more than 80 fully rendered colour profiles, each illustrating a specific historical example in exacting detail. The accompanying explanatory text and photographs help to clarify any points of interest and discussion.

This colour artwork is complimented in the following section by dozens of superb scale line drawings which demonstrate the exact shape and dimensions of the machine to a degree never seen previously. These scale drawings cover all of the main variants and developments of the type, including detail views of important modifications and features.

The Profile & Scale series books are a treasure-trove for hobbyist and historian, alike. Those wishing to complete their own modelling project or artwork with the utmost accuracy and historical fidelity will find no better resource with which to do so. "