Sunday, April 18

Preview: New decal sets to accompany the new "Jasta 14" book from Luftfahrtverlag-Start

Luftfahrtverlag-Start's new book "Jasta 14 Die Geschichte der Jagdstaffel 14 - 1916-1918" has just been released & to match it they have a new decal set capturing some of the aircraft from the book in three scales. We have some basic info on the book, the decals and how to get them at a discount in our preview...

Preview: New decal sets to accompany the new "Jasta 14" book from Luftfahrtverlag-Start 

To accompany their just released book "Jasta 14 Die Geschichte der Jagdstaffel 14 - 1916-1918" that features the men and machines of that famous WWI hunting group, Luftfahrtverlag-Start has also announce not just 1/72nd, but 1/48th and now even 1/32nd scale decals. We have a quick look at them and the profiles here.

Decal sheet for the book “Jasta 14” 
1:72nd scale
Price: €19.50
(When ordering together with the book, the decal sheet costs € 17.50)
Available end of April
 
Decals for the most unusual 14 Albatros D.II, D.III, D.Va and Fokker Dr.I from the book "Jasta 14". 
Some profiles in a littler high-res showing what they subjects and the profiles are...

Decal sheet for the book “Jasta 14” 
1:48th scale
Price: €19.50
(When ordering together with the book, the decal sheet costs € 17.50)
Available at the end of April
Decals for the most unusual 11 Albatros D.II, D.III, D.Va and Fokker Dr.I from the book "Jasta 14".  
The layout of the decal sheet in 48th scale

Decal sheet for the book “Jasta 14” 
1:72nd scale
Price: €TBA
(When ordering together with the book, the decal sheet costs €2 less)
Available after the end of April
Product Link is not available yet. Email Luft-Start directly for more info on the release date
This sheet covers at least six albatross aircraft, We do not know if they will be adding any of the Fokkers to the sheet as of yet...

The inspiration: "Jasta 14 Die Geschichte der Jagdstaffel 14 - 1916-1918"
Of course these decals were spurred into action by this book, "Jasta 14 Die Geschichte der Jagdstaffel 14 - 1916-1918" written by: Jörg Mückler and Rainer Absmeier and published by Luftfahrtverlag-Start. the book is available now, and the book and decals offer for a cheaper price is something you may want to consider...

"Jasta 14
Die Geschichte der Jagdstaffel 14 - 1916-1918"
Written by: Jörg Mückler and Rainer Absmeier
Published by: Luftfahrtverlag-Start
224 Pages
200 Photos, 9 coloured cards & 21 profiles
Expected release date February / March 2021
Price: € 64 + shipping
Luftfahrtverlag-Start's first book on the subject of the First World War aircraft will be published in very early 2021. They have decided to make more books on this period and the machines and men who flew them. 
The first book  in this genre comes from the team of specialists Jörg Mückler and Rainer Absmeier. Called "Jasta 14", it covers the little-known Prussian hunting squad and their mounts in wood, wire and canvas during the First World War. 
This book is supplied full of photos, indeed the 224 pages contain some excellent visuals of over two hundred photographs. The very nature of the time between then and now meaning some of these were thought lost to time before now.
The use of coloured maps to illustrate the story, the actions of the units and travels of Jasta 14 are combined with with twenty-two coloured profiles of the aircraft of Jasta 14 bring this story to the reader in a way not thought before possible. Use of comparison photos of the places today and back then tie the reader into the time and give us an illustration of just how the physical spaces looked back then are also helpful.
The book is going to print in January 2021, but you can already pre-order by contacting the Luftfahrtverlag-Start team on their website (link is here) to assure you can get in before the rush.
You can find out more about this book and the decals, and if you like them enough, you can order them from the  Luftfahrtverlag-Start website.