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This book is a mixed bag. While looking through it, we come away feeling that our money is well spent with many photos of four types of the Panzer I. Most of the photos are in color but there are no plans or color profiles. The text is not very inspiring with only a paragraph of history and rather bland captions. So, we are left to the photos. Luckily, they are of very good quality.
The Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A has the best coverage provided courtesy of the examples at Oslo and Axvall, Sweden. For the HiPM kit (or better yet, the Tristar or a converted Italeri/Zvezda kit), there are 67 color photos of which 21 cover the interior. However, 7 are just cropped versions of a larger photo in the book.
The Panzer IB suffers the most with only 20 photos of which two are close-ups. This is a real let down since it was possible for the authors to contact some American correspondents to properly photograph the details. All the general photos are boring.
The radio version, the KlPzBfWg IB does not fare much better with only 9 photos. The biggest difference is the new hull superstructure and the radios inside yet all the photos are of exterior views. One is left to wonder what the radios look like?
Yet, the last installment is a pleasant surprise. The Alan Panzer I F kit now has a nice reference thanks to the 27 photos. Only one is in color but the detail is outstanding with the photographer not forgetting the lower hull.
If it weren't for the weak showing for the Panzer IB & PanzerBefehlswagen, I would give it a higher rating. As it stands, it is recommended. I bought my copy directly from Poland from Jadar Models.
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