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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Sakuragi Miniatures on March 19, 2025, 07:34:09 AM
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Let's share our pulp adventure ready airplanes! I'd like to see what people are using on their table.
I've got these two:
Mitsubishi Ki-15 Karigane prototype "Kamikaze"
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/250319-5_1.jpg)
This model has been a bit kicked around by two moves, so I leaned into it and gave it the nuln oil treatment to make it look worn. It feels like a good classic 1930s design without looking generic, that can carry more than a pilot.
The real airplane was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft purchased by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in 1937 to cover the coronation of King George VI, breaking the Tokyo to London world speed record along the way. (94 hours!)
I wrote an article about it here: https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/building-the-record-breaking-kamikaze/ (https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/building-the-record-breaking-kamikaze/)
(http://Kyushu J7W1 Shinden prototype interceptor)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/250319-9_1.jpg)
This pusher was developed at the tail end of World War II and just looks so "futuristic" for its time, I look forward to putting it in a game. Unlike the Ki-15, it sits so high off the ground its useless as cover and characters can fight under it.
The real airplane flew twice before the war ended, and the data gathered showed it had many issues that would need to be corrected before it was battle ready.
Then it defeated Godzilla.
I wrote an article about it here: https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/the-godzilla-fighter-j7w1-shinden/ (https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/the-godzilla-fighter-j7w1-shinden/)
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Oh, the J7W1 Shinden is always sick, not a world away from the Dornier Do 335 Pfeil, another late war prototype invoking a swept wing and a pusher engine.
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I really liked the appearance of the Shinden in Godzilla Minus One. Is was a perfect match, I think. Your model is literally ace!
I have only a limited number for pulp aviation on the gaming table. Two of them are Boieng Peashooters (weathered die cast models):
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA56QezZBjaMbXItjFCMFmrZAWtaTu4m0SxO7jTesQAzqNrMQmLA1mpxKfwPOGJQ0pPLaEY6kcGkFQGTAUckZ_oaU6EksH6U-04d5HW8jTM-OIQPmvxKPGmZLdq4ktWBSzZgl2cWMl1U/s320/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+155.jpg)
And there is a Grumman Duck for amphibious action too:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTW-fVPP_x7rpXvUJF-nxSrcjsNYYViWVTrPHLwxe2Vl9UgiazG1w5iuGq6kXMY-ldTEhHzhIj5w1EnkuN80Bm_qLCReSqKXzgJkLN8SF2sZa-HEKrJMa4OpI2GO8fNa-2U9hcxuY30k/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+108.jpg)
Not really a plane, but pulp at it's best - my paper made (and aluminium foil covered) Haunebu II flying saucer...
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9y0g4tZK8vxmd2SqkT8r-JAuuYB4wlpXvqJZnQS94WbbrLzK-iMQRpeQvwVhyLMjjII_k9n_aOQ3yIUNyXXqpk7KGQB2a_-JpqabylUhphL0txPETx2H7x6aqMUvIs5gYZUQXQ0tcjlbySealv-cFC0Qsg2nCZnjrnym4lQpqPseLeuQFyu4B6ePgw/s640/MiniaturenfotosOriginale193.jpg)
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I really liked the appearance of the Shinden in Godzilla Minus One. Is was a perfect match, I think. Your model is literally ace!
I have only a limited number for pulp aviation on the gaming table. Two of them are Boieng Peashooters (weathered die cast models):
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA56QezZBjaMbXItjFCMFmrZAWtaTu4m0SxO7jTesQAzqNrMQmLA1mpxKfwPOGJQ0pPLaEY6kcGkFQGTAUckZ_oaU6EksH6U-04d5HW8jTM-OIQPmvxKPGmZLdq4ktWBSzZgl2cWMl1U/s320/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+155.jpg)
And there is a Grumman Duck for amphibious action too:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTW-fVPP_x7rpXvUJF-nxSrcjsNYYViWVTrPHLwxe2Vl9UgiazG1w5iuGq6kXMY-ldTEhHzhIj5w1EnkuN80Bm_qLCReSqKXzgJkLN8SF2sZa-HEKrJMa4OpI2GO8fNa-2U9hcxuY30k/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+108.jpg)
Not really a plane, but pulp at it's best - my paper made (and aluminium foil covered) Haunebu II flying saucer...
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9y0g4tZK8vxmd2SqkT8r-JAuuYB4wlpXvqJZnQS94WbbrLzK-iMQRpeQvwVhyLMjjII_k9n_aOQ3yIUNyXXqpk7KGQB2a_-JpqabylUhphL0txPETx2H7x6aqMUvIs5gYZUQXQ0tcjlbySealv-cFC0Qsg2nCZnjrnym4lQpqPseLeuQFyu4B6ePgw/s640/MiniaturenfotosOriginale193.jpg)
Those are all quality, did you do the paint job on the Duck too? I love those! I have a die cast in Argentinian Navy colors that I need to repaint.
I was raised in a Naval Aviation family and spent the first four years of my Navy career in aviation, so aircraft are near and dear to me.
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I don't use planes in my games yet, but I'm thinking about it... :)
I have some plane models, not always suitable; but I don't have patience any more to build very detailed model kits as I loved to do when I was a teenager.
I am also thinking about 1:144 models. In true life when a plane is flying in the sky it looks small to our eyes; so I'll tell my 28mm figures that they can perfectly accept to see 1:144 planes above their heads! lol
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I 'shrunk' a 1/48 Lindberg Jenny (fuselage and wings shortened) so that it doesn't take up too much room on the table...
(https://brawlfactory.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pulp-aircraft-montage.jpg)
Aircraft in the Testors(Hawk) line of air racers -though 1/48- are small enough 'stock' that they work well enough (imo) when used with 28mm figs.
--completed Laird Solution shown, and three in the 'plastic pile of shame'--
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Those are all quality, did you do the paint job on the Duck too?
Thank you, yes I did. It's a rather good Czech 1/48th scale plastic kit. There are a few more in-game photos:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY4gKHUcHUOqeiO98-Ce0YUOdlNgIq8J2oXWXkz8u1u_V5u5mq2pmiMxlTe8Z1lLJSGAZjs9f169929dcKJkr6JUUxqYnEsaNh98r1aBnwNKXxbboMErBg0DTgRBQHK1_6-_8byvVM-4/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+041.jpg)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HNjSYuEkI-Dg8l6Zj4rwHweOVzx55_Hxq1ICAUUHY4f2bP8pNzaveItV_tNRVnvX2XoKwt6ysKKz5F2xk8P1ZQMYluEOASioecIX_9DLcEvhFEtG7-ZdXJBPTV3VJVzWh1OS5ORzwQw/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+046.jpg)
I cut the decal's letters and assembled my own base/carrier name... :D
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY6MdYz9VExui916Wg_Hmz6SHSGYcISmq4Uv1lNeIVQ4Cq0p_DGAhAX0cFv9laVxhS_6DK-jqBDJYNxyBGRbuwWgyXVpJtKMZ8eMSeGZWMJPV9Q0UAcMaJ_CbCQBWY40OatjWpl9XBa0/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+055.jpg)
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That is even nicer up close! I had my Avionics Technician A school at NAS Pinacolada, I mean "Pensacola."
I have a few fictional versions of city I use in my stories; Muroc is Edwards Air Force Base (Muroc is the dry lake bed the base is on) and Dunmore for Norfolk (Dunmore St. in Norfolk commemorates where Lord Dunmore, last royal governor of Virginia, took his last steps in the city during the Revolution).
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I use ?Twopenny Ha?penny? aircraft for my VBCW air games (because they are two and a half-D) glued to mounting board and assembled.
John Gypson has a selection of paper cut-out, military aircraft from the 30?s and 40?s on the ?Junior General? site. He has done a good job of highlighting them, imo, and for one-off games could be the answer to your prayers.
https://juniorgeneral.org/index.php/figure/designer/John%20Gypson
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Those 2 1/2 d aircraft have a certain charm. Some of the fuselages strike me as easily done in foam or balsa that could be shaved and sanded into full 3d, particularly at 1/72 or 144 scale.
I might make attempt to make something in 1/54 with that approach as a bit of landed terrain.
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I find the two thicknesses of mounting board enough for me, but yes, it would be no great hardship to fit a spacer. Although producing the curve of a fuselage would be interesting.
And yes, the print could be scaled to suit.
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I would probably just file, shave and sand it down and then paint in the details. rather than try to use the 2d print
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I really liked the appearance of the Shinden in Godzilla Minus One. Is was a perfect match, I think. Your model is literally ace!
I have only a limited number for pulp aviation on the gaming table. Two of them are Boieng Peashooters (weathered die cast models):
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA56QezZBjaMbXItjFCMFmrZAWtaTu4m0SxO7jTesQAzqNrMQmLA1mpxKfwPOGJQ0pPLaEY6kcGkFQGTAUckZ_oaU6EksH6U-04d5HW8jTM-OIQPmvxKPGmZLdq4ktWBSzZgl2cWMl1U/s320/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+155.jpg)
And there is a Grumman Duck for amphibious action too:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTW-fVPP_x7rpXvUJF-nxSrcjsNYYViWVTrPHLwxe2Vl9UgiazG1w5iuGq6kXMY-ldTEhHzhIj5w1EnkuN80Bm_qLCReSqKXzgJkLN8SF2sZa-HEKrJMa4OpI2GO8fNa-2U9hcxuY30k/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+108.jpg)
Not really a plane, but pulp at it's best - my paper made (and aluminium foil covered) Haunebu II flying saucer...
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9y0g4tZK8vxmd2SqkT8r-JAuuYB4wlpXvqJZnQS94WbbrLzK-iMQRpeQvwVhyLMjjII_k9n_aOQ3yIUNyXXqpk7KGQB2a_-JpqabylUhphL0txPETx2H7x6aqMUvIs5gYZUQXQ0tcjlbySealv-cFC0Qsg2nCZnjrnym4lQpqPseLeuQFyu4B6ePgw/s640/MiniaturenfotosOriginale193.jpg)
Where did you get the peashooters from please, and what scale are they?
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Where did you get the peashooters from please, and what scale are they?
These are Postage Stamp 1/63rd scale painted diecast models.
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I really liked the appearance of the Shinden in Godzilla Minus One. Is was a perfect match, I think. Your model is literally ace!
I have only a limited number for pulp aviation on the gaming table. Two of them are Boieng Peashooters (weathered die cast models):
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA56QezZBjaMbXItjFCMFmrZAWtaTu4m0SxO7jTesQAzqNrMQmLA1mpxKfwPOGJQ0pPLaEY6kcGkFQGTAUckZ_oaU6EksH6U-04d5HW8jTM-OIQPmvxKPGmZLdq4ktWBSzZgl2cWMl1U/s320/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+155.jpg)
And there is a Grumman Duck for amphibious action too:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTW-fVPP_x7rpXvUJF-nxSrcjsNYYViWVTrPHLwxe2Vl9UgiazG1w5iuGq6kXMY-ldTEhHzhIj5w1EnkuN80Bm_qLCReSqKXzgJkLN8SF2sZa-HEKrJMa4OpI2GO8fNa-2U9hcxuY30k/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+108.jpg)
Not really a plane, but pulp at it's best - my paper made (and aluminium foil covered) Haunebu II flying saucer...
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9y0g4tZK8vxmd2SqkT8r-JAuuYB4wlpXvqJZnQS94WbbrLzK-iMQRpeQvwVhyLMjjII_k9n_aOQ3yIUNyXXqpk7KGQB2a_-JpqabylUhphL0txPETx2H7x6aqMUvIs5gYZUQXQ0tcjlbySealv-cFC0Qsg2nCZnjrnym4lQpqPseLeuQFyu4B6ePgw/s640/MiniaturenfotosOriginale193.jpg)
Thise are all beautifully finished, s your models usually are, but the flysing saucer is really excellent. I really must try that method somehow...
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I picked up this 1:48 scale Junker Ju-52 to use as a passenger plane in my games. So far its made one appearance (in Final Flight for Perilous Island) which does not justify its cost. The fact that I love it is enough to justify its cost. :D
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52100432535_999409f279_k.jpg)
That's a 2x2 board section to help give an idea of size.
I have a multipart 1:48 scale DC-3 which I need to build and paint at some point. The DC-3 is my favourite plane of all time. I've got a Spartan 7W Executive and a Ford tri-motor metal piggy banks. The Ford is too small to really function in 28mm but the Spartan is perfect. (https://flic.kr/p/2nnWkrz)
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I'm jealous, that is a beautiful model! I love the DC-3 as well, but like the Ju-52, the size puts me off building it. I have a Beechcraft Model 18 I've thought of doing up as a civilian airliner.
Thought you would appreciate this:
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/140629C-129-2.jpg)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/140629C-119.jpg)
C-47 flown over an operational Tiger I at TankFest 2014; one of the coolest weird things I've gotten to see in person.
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/150607-C-47s.jpg)
A year later I watched C-47s drop reenactor paratroopers over the Sainte-Mere-Eglise drop zone for the D-Day anniversary.
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Absolutely love it! I'm jealous that you got to see that. Its a dream of mine to go up in a DC-3 one day.
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As my Pulp stories are currently all on an Island, I built a plane a few months ago so there was at least some way of getting people to and from the action.
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/biplane_29.jpg)
It has since been involved in a number of rescue attempts...
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_11_18_rescue_the_diplomat_04_39.jpg)
...not always succesfully.
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_07_21_rescue_the_diplomat_24-1.jpg)
It has been pointed out that Ascension is about 960 miles (1,540 km) from the nearestmajor land mass, and that a single engined plane wouldn't be able to make it that far, and I reolved this problem by pretending it doesn't exist. Maybe one say I'll make a two engined version...
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Absolutely love it! I'm jealous that you got to see that. Its a dream of mine to go up in a DC-3 one day.
Me too. I actually have a ticket for a ride in "That's All Brother!" because I contributed to the fundraiser to save it, but have not lived in the US since then and so haven't gotten a chance to try and take advantage of it.
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Check out the Pulp Plane Library thread that ran from September 9, 2013 to May 28, 2022, here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=58045.0
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As my Pulp stories are currently all on an Island, I built a plane a few months ago so there was at least some way of getting people to and from the action.
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/biplane_29.jpg)
It has since been involved in a number of rescue attempts...
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_11_18_rescue_the_diplomat_04_39.jpg)
...not always succesfully.
(https://korschtal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_07_21_rescue_the_diplomat_24-1.jpg)
It has been pointed out that Ascension is about 960 miles (1,540 km) from the nearestmajor land mass, and that a single engined plane wouldn't be able to make it that far, and I reolved this problem by pretending it doesn't exist. Maybe one say I'll make a two engined version...
I forgot to ask, what kind of plane is that? It's nice.
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Check out the Pulp Plane Library thread that ran from September 9, 2013 to May 28, 2022, here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=58045.0
Thanks for sharing that, I'll have to go through it for ideas.
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I forgot to ask, what kind of plane is that? It's nice.
Thanks. It's a mix of designs I liked; in this case a Fiat Aviazone Cr42, and an Antonov An2.
In my world, the first world war ended in 1917, meaning that Germany never helped Lenin get to Russia, and Britsh Intelligence never funded Mussolini's newspaper, so history was very different.
Then one evening at an international conference an designer from Antonov and a designer from Fiat were in a bar, and after several drinks together they started doodling on a beer mat...
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Nice world you've got there Andy!
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Thanks. It's a mix of designs I liked; in this case a Fiat Aviazone Cr42, and an Antonov An2.
In my world, the first world war ended in 1917, meaning that Germany never helped Lenin get to Russia, and Britsh Intelligence never funded Mussolini's newspaper, so history was very different.
Then one evening at an international conference an designer from Antonov and a designer from Fiat were in a bar, and after several drinks together they started doodling on a beer mat...
Thanks for the neat back story and I can see the kitbash now that you've explained it.
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Nice world you've got there Andy!
Well... Britain is having a crisis and lurching towards extremism and civil war (based on the Very British Civil War scenario), and Ascension is seeing some of the ripples from this, as well as being the centre of a workaround for a trade war developing between Europe and south America.
The island itself has a small wealthy class and a large underclass of people, often stuck on the island with no means of leaving, and of course has become a haven for spies, smugglers and criminals. If you know the "Babylon 5" series, think of that but in the 1920's.
Also, there's no plumbing.
But apart from that, yeah, it's okay.
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People always forget about the lack of plumbing and its impact on life until they find themselves without it.
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Also, there's no plumbing.
A lot of dirty deeds can be done in the outhouses.
~ , ~
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Done dirt cheap, I assume?
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I would love to put one of these on my board, the Italian IMAM RO.37 Lince (Lynx) reconnaissance aircraft. These entered Royal Italian Air Force service in 1933 but in 1938 several were sold to the Kingdom of Afghanistan. This example was found during the Afghanistan War in 2006 and brought back to Italy for restoration; it's in the Italian Air Force Museum on Lake Bracciano. I wrote about the museum when I was stationed in Italy: https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/storytelling-at-lake-bracciano-the-italian-air-force-museum/ (https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/storytelling-at-lake-bracciano-the-italian-air-force-museum/)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/150117-212_1.jpg)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/150117-218_1.jpg)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/150117-219.jpg)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/150117-226.jpg)
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These are a set of early 1930s racing seaplanes, also at the Italian Air Force Museum. Thanks to Porco Rosso, there's a model very similar to these.
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/150117-206.jpg)
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/150117-196-M.39.jpg)
Macchi M-39
The M-39 was designed in eight months and won the 1926 Schneider Trophy, Italy's last victory in that series.
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/150117-985-FIAT-C.29.jpg)
Fiat C. 29
Built in 1929 for the Schneider Trophy race, this is the oldest Fiat aircraft in existence. Also, very dangerous and nearly killed the test pilot. Twice.
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/150117-242-M.67.jpg)
Macchi M.C. 72
Broke the world speed record in 1934; still holds the world speed record for a piston-powered seaplane as of 2025. Moving at 440 mph, it was faster than the more famous Hughes H-1 Racer.
(https://www.wayfarerdaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/150117-211-M-67.jpg)
Macchi M-67
Also built for the 1929 Schneider Trophy race, the only Italian aircraft to participate that year. Unlike the C.29, successfully killed it's test pilot.
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That last picture shows a lot of exhaust diffusers. Are there two V12 engines in line driving the propeller on the same shaft?
Anyway there is proof that red goes faster! :D
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That last picture shows a lot of exhaust diffusers. Are there two V12 engines in line driving the propeller on the same shaft?
Anyway there is proof that red goes faster! :D
Ah, I see two propellers! Even cooler!!!
Very close to Crimson Skies. :-*
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Ah, I see two propellers! Even cooler!!!
Very close to Crimson Skies. :-*
I made an error in stating it was the M-67, it's actually the M.C.72 and it still holds the record for fastest piston-engine seaplane ever built. For a time it was also the fastest airplane, faster than even the more famous Hughes H-1 Racer. Probably because it's painted red. I'll update the original post in a moment.
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There is also this japanese one. :D
Sorry, it's a serious thread here. ;)
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A plane's a plane. Even a... short plane.
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And some even fly.
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I found one of the pulpiest airplanes:
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-aeroplan-at-the-mountains-of-madness-campain-264538 (https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-aeroplan-at-the-mountains-of-madness-campain-264538)
(https://dl2.myminifactory.com/object-assets/63a2f538e5b5e/images/aeroplan.jpg)
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As long as we're talking old anime, here's something less transporty, but exceedingly pulpy: the autogiro from Lupin III, Castle of Cagliostro. It's a still widely available 1/48 plastic kit.
(https://www.modelbouwenzo.nl/WebRoot/StoreNL3/Shops/80239986/5964/E5DA/B743/0F46/68F1/C0A8/2BB9/66C6/LupinIIIAutogyroBoxArt.jpg)
I have one I still need to finish, and it's a simple, but very well fitting model. The only changes I made were a tube in the ventral surface to put it on a flying stand and a change of pilot. I used a Copplestone(?) Roaring Twenties metal pilot torso for that. I believe my project stalled at trying to find clear plastic stiff and thin enough to represent its spinning rotor...
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I am still a big fan of the CS models and novels! :D
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUCyFU2TsDqDAT7KKAQep9E_mCANGckFN8kGgoCyAgyKml71EKG0iy0Ka4ChztmAJatU9__ojAplEEVztrGO8OntZ8k2nEVVU3GfvfkZJXR5nl1RNLAjwAHyYo9UCKKgM05YET2CneS4/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1072.jpg)
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Excellent mate
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I am still a big fan of the CS models and novels! :D
Same here. And let's not forget the super fun PC game! 8)
I actually have all of the planes from the old clicky game (and extras), as at one point I had been planning to port the X-Wing (1.0) rules to be used for CS, but the amount of DTP work was rather daunting and I never seem to find the time to work on it. I even bought a mat for the game ::)
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What game series is CS? I used to play X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter religiously.
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What game series is CS? I used to play X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter religiously.
If you love X-Wing and TIE-Fighter, you'll like Crimson Skies as well for sure. It's not a series, regrettably; it's just the one PC game from the early zeroes, although I believe there was also a console port (X-Box) that did get a sequel:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/CrimsonSkies_coverart.jpg)
Link to the Crimson Skies wikipedia page. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Skies_%28video_game%29)
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What game series is CS? I used to play X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter religiously.
It was a 1998 tabletop game too, played on hexagon grid maps with 1/200th scale white metal models. Each plane had a "character" sheet with specific stats and where you could blank out damaged sections with the help of an ammunition specific template.
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Have a look here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3855/crimson-skies
There was a series of papreback novels too. The background is an imagined America in the 1930s after another secession, mainly driven by the depression. New states/state conglomerates are struggling for independency and transport is done by giant Zeppelins, which fall prey to air pirates. Jet engines are not yet invented, but aircraft designs are state of the art and mostly experimental piston engine propelled beauties/uglies. I loved it and still do!
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Okay, I've heard of Crimson Skies but never played it. Interesting background, I think it was partially "borrowed" for the anime "The Magnificent Kotobuki."
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...I think it was partially "borrowed" for the anime "The Magnificent Kotobuki."
Never heard of it, but looking at its Wikipedia page, I think we can safely agree on that lol
Looks kinda fun too, actually...
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The CS planes were always cool looking, never had a chance to try the game.
STL files for printing are here:
https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=crimson+skies+airplane&type=things&sort=newest&page=1
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Never heard of it, but looking at its Wikipedia page, I think we can safely agree on that lol
Looks kinda fun too, actually...
It's a very fun show. The creator was hyper-fixated on realistic aircraft to the point of consulting manuals and blueprints and, early on anyway, flight mechanics.
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Hmm, that series does sound fun!
Also the tech geekery sounds on a par with the tanks of Girls und Panzer, which was a superb series (and still waiting for the final Finale movies to drop...)
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Hmm, that series does sound fun!
Also the tech geekery sounds on a par with the tanks of Girls und Panzer, which was a superb series (and still waiting for the final Finale movies to drop...)
You outed yourself first, so I'll out myself too. There's a little Floof with a tank shell sitting atop my computer tower right now.
Also, Kotobuki is made by the creator of Girls und Panzer. Even before I knew that, I had my suspicion watching the first episode with the absurd amount of detail piled into the start up process of a ki-43 Hayate, his favorite airplane.
The wait for the "movies" is so frustrating! Every other year we get 60 minutes of new story...
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You outed yourself first, so I'll out myself too. There's a little Floof with a tank shell sitting atop my computer tower right now.
If you take a close look at my avatar, the chibi sketch was done in artist's alley at Anime Boston 2019 in my Saunders cosplay I was wearing for running Garupan games with 15mm tanks and homebrew rules.
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If you take a close look at my avatar, the chibi sketch was done in artist's alley at Anime Boston 2019 in my Saunders cosplay I was wearing for running Garupan games with 15mm tanks and homebrew rules.
=^,^=
The Saunders insignia on your avatar isn't subtle, is it?
Thats a nice set up you have, I should do up some Saunders Shermans in 28mm. I should get the decals from Company B.