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Offline Inkpaduta

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6mm aerodome/airfield help
« on: January 26, 2018, 06:13:13 PM »
I would like to do a WWI aerodome or field.
What or who would you suggest for buildings and terrain ect?

Thanks

Offline monk2002uk

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Re: 6mm aerodome/airfield help
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2018, 07:55:12 PM »
Check out the Leven Miniatures range for WW2 airfield buildings. A few would suit WW1:

http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk/pages/military.htm

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Offline FierceKitty

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Re: 6mm aerodome/airfield help
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2018, 08:33:10 AM »
Second that. And they're very pleasant to deal with too.
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Offline Etranger

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Re: 6mm aerodome/airfield help
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2018, 09:26:25 AM »
Assuming you're doing one 'somewhere in France', then a grass field and a few rows of tents will cover most eventualities, with possibly a farmhouse for an HQ building & a barn or two for maintenance. Even the larger ones often had only temporary canvas or timber hangers.


(from https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/340021840602493939/?lp=true) British/French


From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francheville_Aerodrome Standard canvas hangers for individual aircraft clearly visible. American.


German.

Fiddlers Green do a scalable download for a card model for a common tent hanger, although it might be fairly 'fiddly' in 1/300. http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Tent-Hanger-WWI.html
« Last Edit: January 27, 2018, 09:30:19 AM by Etranger »
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Offline James Morris

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Re: 6mm aerodome/airfield help
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2018, 07:04:22 PM »
Leven Miniatures are amazing and ideal for this.

Offline GilmoreDK

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Re: 6mm aerodome/airfield help
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2018, 09:14:43 PM »
Here: https://www.shapeways.com/product/3J33TXPWM/1-350-wooden-hangar-1?optionId=59355280

And soon also the German tent hangars from the pic above.

Offline Inkpaduta

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Re: 6mm aerodome/airfield help
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2018, 11:18:35 PM »
Thanks everyone,

This has really helped.

 

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