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Title: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: thejammedgatling on 13 October 2012, 04:26:37 PM
Seem to be pics up of the new DUST fliers and the artwork for the Icarus expansion seems to show an idea for the US variant. Interesting concepts, though possibly a little too futuristic. Beautiful paintwork though, wow.

(http://www.beastsofwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dust-Tactics-Operation-Icarus-Airfield.png)

(http://www.gamesalute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dust-Air-Unit.png)

more here:
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=3634
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: FATROC on 13 October 2012, 05:40:37 PM
I can't wait to get my hands on a couple of these! Reminds me of the old Nitto SF3D Fledermaus model. Love the Quonset huts! Those will be useful in a lot of different gaming systems.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Andym on 13 October 2012, 06:02:17 PM
Lovely paint work as usual by the Dust fellows! And that flier looks ace....apart from the big straw sticking out of the front!! The cannons nearly longer than the plane!!!!!
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: FATROC on 13 October 2012, 06:42:21 PM
I believe that is supposed to be a 7.5cm a.t. gun. It looks about right when compared to the ones mounted on the wartime HS-129b ground attack aircraft.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: FATROC on 13 October 2012, 06:50:21 PM
Here's an example. I believe this is th Italeri 1/72 scale model.


Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Weird WWII on 13 October 2012, 07:37:01 PM
I'll be getting some of those buildings!

Brian
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: manic _miner on 13 October 2012, 07:58:11 PM
 They look great.Some nice new additions to the range coming out.The buildings are on my list to buy too.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: modiphius on 13 October 2012, 08:04:33 PM
Yep the gun is a 75mm gun off a Panzer IVH - those German planes were tank killers
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: thejammedgatling on 14 October 2012, 08:34:51 AM
so here's that other pic of the American flyer..suppose it's quite close to what we'll see if it is on the box art?

(http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/dust-tactics/wave7/air-raid.png)

looks a lot like a cut down P38:

(http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acimages/p38_bystronski.jpg)
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Bubbles on 14 October 2012, 11:10:36 AM
I don't think I like the american flyer.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: thejammedgatling on 14 October 2012, 12:06:01 PM
not sure..I've always thought there was something a bit futuristic about the Lightning body shape, and a nice counterpoint to the German design

but where's the Typhoon re-vamp that I want to see?
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Londoncopper on 14 October 2012, 12:16:23 PM
One of the Dust comics has a nice pic of a Typhoon-ish type RAF fighter.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: thejammedgatling on 14 October 2012, 12:59:20 PM
One of the Dust comics has a nice pic of a Typhoon-ish type RAF fighter.

love to see that..any link to a pic?
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Marine0846 on 15 October 2012, 03:06:19 AM
Like the buildings alot.
Will be picking some up.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Weird WWII on 15 October 2012, 03:58:03 AM
So what's with the half naked female ground crews!

Brian
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Jakar Nilson on 15 October 2012, 04:33:23 AM
So what's with the half naked female ground crews!

Brian

Paolo Parente, that's what.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: commissarmoody on 15 October 2012, 06:51:04 AM
So what's with the half naked female ground crews!

Brian
Yeah like what are there rates, I need my truck detailed :P
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: tnjrp on 15 October 2012, 07:16:54 AM
Paolo Parente, that's what
Indeedy.

The BoW post about this managed to make me laugh with the mythology comment -- nothing new there otherwise:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/dust-tactics/control-skies-dust-tactics-operation-icarus/
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: robertsjf on 15 October 2012, 03:41:07 PM
So what's with the half naked female ground crews!

Brian

It's easire to wash oil off of skin than out of clothing.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Weird WWII on 15 October 2012, 11:07:48 PM
I bet those cockpit washes are a sight to see!

Brian
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Xenomrph on 16 October 2012, 07:32:52 AM
Those Axis jets are hot, can't wait to pick up some of those things.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Elbows on 18 October 2012, 01:19:42 AM
Remember guys, while some of you may think the German stuff looks a bit too futuristic...the Germans were way ahead in aircraft design, and had stuff like that already on the drawing board back in the actual WW2 era.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7414638970_c3a37d20a9_b.jpg)

(http://www.luft46.com/ghart/ghtrb-2.jpg)

I think it looks very reasonable - and in line with the Luftwaffe's prototypes and designs.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Hildred Castaigne on 18 October 2012, 01:41:56 AM
so here's that other pic of the American flyer..suppose it's quite close to what we'll see if it is on the box art?

looks a lot like a cut down P38:

I forgot what a good-looking plane the P-38 was!
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: commissarmoody on 18 October 2012, 02:02:07 AM
Oh I love the p-38, by grandpa piloted one in the pacific theater.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Blackwolf on 18 October 2012, 02:47:17 AM
Will be buying these :) Cracking!
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: King Tiger on 02 November 2012, 05:06:07 PM
The horten was more than just on the drawing board, that beautiful piece of German engineering was flying, I believe 1 was the tester, but the 2nd never got a chance.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Tacgnol on 14 November 2012, 05:20:34 PM
Lovely lines on those German fliers. They've done a great job on imagining how late-war designs could have advanced post '45, I think.
Title: Re: DUST fliers pics up
Post by: Aldramelech on 14 November 2012, 08:32:48 PM
The horten was more than just on the drawing board, that beautiful piece of German engineering was flying, I believe 1 was the tester, but the 2nd never got a chance.

Yep NASA own it, stored in boxes until recently.