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Title: Tiny Planes- *NEW* 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: Iain R on May 19, 2022, 10:30:22 PM: This'll be something of an irregular feature, I've had the urge to paint tiny planes for a couple of years, but I just can't get into aerial gaming; I think I like the idea of it, rather than the mechanics...

Took the plunge with these three first, to keep the Malaya froth going.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/ZSak5w.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmZSak5wj)
Blenhiem I bomber (actually a fighter variant here, because I forgot to file off the ventral gun pack...) of Sqn Ldr Arthur Scarf VC, 62 Sqn RAF.

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Brewster Buffalo I of P/O R D Vanderfield, 453 Sqn RAAF. Intriguing to consider what may have happened had the Commonwealth flown the more powerful variant used succesfully by the Finns...

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/FLSO1i.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnFLSO1ij)
Hawker Hurricane IIb Trop of 232 Sqn. The Hurricane force was something of an amalgamation of personnel and machines from various sources, so the usual squadron and aircraft codes weren't carried (a well known photograph shows one simply carrying a "D", but I'd ran out of D decals...) The four outboard .303s were commonly dispensed with to improve performance.

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/p99fOV.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pnp99fOVj)

All 1/300 Raiden Miniatures.
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: robh on May 19, 2022, 10:48:13 PM: Those are great, lovely clean work on the panel lines.
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: OSHIROmodels on May 19, 2022, 10:59:08 PM: Nicely done :)
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: flatpack on May 19, 2022, 11:00:22 PM: Great job there.
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: has.been on May 20, 2022, 09:05:24 AM: Quote
I think I like the idea of it, rather than the mechanics...
We are thinking (Flatpack will be doing the hard work) about using the
Fistful of Lead Star fighter rules. Should give a good fun & action packed game.
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: flatpack on May 21, 2022, 05:14:56 PM: Gulp 🥴
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: Driscoles on May 21, 2022, 08:20:05 PM: Brilliant
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Post by: Gunner who? on May 26, 2022, 12:56:53 PM: I especially like how you painted the canopies! Great!
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: Captain Darling on May 29, 2022, 08:27:11 AM: Very well done air support Iain!
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: Old Contemptable on May 29, 2022, 08:32:31 AM: Well done!
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: Mason on May 29, 2022, 12:02:07 PM: Very nice!
:-*
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: Commander Roj on May 29, 2022, 02:09:02 PM: Quote from: Iain R on May 19, 2022, 10:30:22 PM
This'll be something of an irregular feature, I've had the urge to paint tiny planes for a couple of years, but I just can't get into aerial gaming; I think I like the idea of it, rather than the mechanics...

Those are excellent. Almost too good for gaming! There are quite a lot of rules options out there. What have you tried? There must be something to suit you!
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- 1/300 Malaya Defenders
Post by: Iain R on September 03, 2023, 05:59:26 PM: Cheers guys! I have returned to scratch the intermittent Tiny Planes itch, this time with some naval oddities.

Grumman Martlet Mk III 805 NAS, North Africa, 1942. Part of an order for Greece taken over by the British, hence the unusual colour scheme (which no two sources really seem to agree on) of Middle Stone over US Navy Non-specular grey.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/eBOwEb.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poeBOwEbj)

Bristol Beaufort Mk I, Mediterranean, 1942. A highly unusual and non-standard scheme of Light amd Dark Mediterranean Blue over Azure, most likely 55 Sqn RAF's Station Hack rather than representative of their operational aircraft.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/bIP7FU.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmbIP7FUj)

Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IIc, 800 NAS, 1943. Another one with conflicting information in the sources about exact colour placements.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/0y8HUZ.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/po0y8HUZj)

Fairey Fulmar Mk I. 806 NAS, Mediterranean 1940. Another wishful fudging of colour schemes from multiple sources, mainly due to confusion betwee "Sky Grey" and "Sky Type S", it appears.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/924/umWr1Z.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/poumWr1Zj)
Title: Re: *NEW* Tiny Planes- 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: LouieN on September 03, 2023, 07:43:14 PM: Those are great.
Title: Re: *NEW* Tiny Planes- 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: has.been on September 03, 2023, 07:49:25 PM: I don't care if you had to 'Fudge' the colours. They look brilliant. :-*
Title: Re: *NEW* Tiny Planes- 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 03, 2023, 09:48:10 PM: Lovely 8)
Title: Re: *NEW* Tiny Planes- 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: Vanvlak on September 04, 2023, 07:58:42 AM: Superb, the canopies in particular are brilliant, and I love the choice of unusual colour schemes. Nice to see a Beufort and an Blenheim, not to mention the Martlet and the Boomerang, but the Sea Hurricane is particularly fetching. 8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: *NEW* Tiny Planes- 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: Michi on September 04, 2023, 08:06:21 AM: Great sight to see: You did fantastic paintjobs on them! :-*
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- *NEW* 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: flatpack on September 04, 2023, 02:15:37 PM: Great detail on them. Outstanding work.
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- *NEW* 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: Iain R on September 06, 2023, 11:43:12 PM: Thanks guys, very kind of you! I thought I was done with the Tiny Planes for now, but a game of Wings of Glory last night now has me awaiting the arrival of some 1/200 oddities that Ares don't make that I can paint up and mix in with my mate's collection from that game... guess I'll have to start a new thread for those! lol lol lol
Title: Re: Tiny Planes- *NEW* 1/300 Naval Oddities
Post by: Joelegan on October 01, 2023, 08:43:42 PM: Iain,
Great work.

Joe