Daco Publications

Uncovering the Northrop T-38A / AT-38 / T-38C Talon

by Willy Peters  -  Throttle and Sticks Series

 ISBN # 90-806747-4-5    Product # DCB021   MSRP $19.75 Euro

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Aug 16 2006

 

 

 

Willy Peters has a modellers eye for detail and that shows in this Talon book.  This 80 page softcover book from Daco Publications is sure to satisfy the modeller planning on building  a more detailed model of the Northrop T-38A / AT-38 / T-38C Talon.  This book has page after page of those highly sought after detail pics that modellers crave.  This book contains over 275 colour photos of various T-38 Talons.

This book is 21 x 24 cm (5,33 x 9.5 inch), contains of 80 pages as well as various cockpit lay-out drawings and accurate 1/72 scale plans.

close-up details of the nose close-up details of the tail

You get all the much needed detail pics as well as critical hard to find photos that Daco books are famous for.

nose landing gear T-38 A cockpit from every angle

The photos are clearly printed on glossy paper with good light and provide endless detail of the various areas of the Talon including the cockpit, gear bays, avionics bays and all othber areas of interest to modellers.  The photos in this review will give you an idea of what this book has to offer....you've got to buy the book to see the larger photos.

maintenance bays the NASA version 

The photos of the cockpit you need to get your next T-38 looking correct.

a complete chapter about the new T-38C

You also get photos of the engines as well as the engines out of the jet including photos of the empty engine bays.

several pages with scale drawings

The text in this book is mostly photo descriptions to help support the wonderful photos in this book.  Willy also includes an introduction text at the beginning of this book telling about the T-38. 

You can get this book direct from the Daco Publications website.

I'd like to thank Danny at Daco Publications for sending me this review sample.

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford