introduction

AFV Plans "1914-1938" is a great reference for modelers who like to build early armor. Each vehicle covered has multi-view drawings and the scale drawn to assist modelers.

the book

This book is a comprehensive display of armored fighting vehicles from the first armored cars to the advanced tank prototypes just before WWII. It starts with the Rolls-Royce and Minerva Armored Cars by Britain and Belgium respectively. This edition ends with the some of the AFVs that would go on to be key players in WWII like the German Panzer IV Ausf. A and British A13 Cruiser tank.

The book starts with an introduction that explains the drawings and range of vehicles covered. There is also a page showing the scale conversions necessary to either enlarge or decrease the size of the illustrations for easy model-building. Each page shows a different vehicle in crisp 3 or 4 view drawings along with the scale they are drawn in and has a scale ruler on it. The drawings are very nice and show the front, rear, top, and at least one side of each vehicle. Variations on the basic design that led to different marks are also illustrated as insets on the same page as the vehicle. Also, areas that are obscured by parts of the vehicle are shown in detailed insets on the page. The range of vehicles covered varies from common ones like the British Mk IV tanks, US M1917 6-ton tank, and Czech LT vz. 38 light tank to lesser known vehicles like the German Gepanzerter Kraftwagen Sd.Kfz 3 armored car. The vehicles are easily grouped by year as well.