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Miniatures Adventure => VSF Adventures => Topic started by: Auton on May 02, 2008, 08:21:48 AM

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Auton on May 02, 2008, 08:21:48 AM

Anybody here play aeronef?

I just painted the ones I had, in April. A mixture of Wessex Games, Brigade Models & Irregular

(http://www.nick101.f9.co.uk/Log/April08/AeronefJap.jpg)

(http://www.nick101.f9.co.uk/Log/April08/AeronefMisc.jpg)

(http://www.nick101.f9.co.uk/Log/April08/AeronefUSA.jpg)

(http://www.nick101.f9.co.uk/Log/April08/AeronefIrregular.jpg)

Title: Aeronef
Post by: wolfgangbrooks on May 02, 2008, 08:32:53 AM

Which is which, I dont' think I've seen pics for the Wessex or Irregular ones. They all look neat!

Title: Aeronef
Post by: fastolfrus on May 02, 2008, 08:56:20 AM

Looking good.
Mine are mainly sitting waiting for a warm sunny day to get them undercoated.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Auton on May 02, 2008, 09:05:45 AM

Quote from: "wolfgangbrooks"

Which is which, I dont' think I've seen pics for the Wessex or Irregular ones. They all look neat!

Oops, my bad, should have captioned them

Top picture are Brigade Models, Japanese
Second, Wessex Games, a mixture of nationalities
Third, Wessex Games, all US
Final, Irregular Miniatures, Heirs of Uranus

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Vanvlak on May 02, 2008, 09:21:44 AM

Very nice Auton - especially the paint job on the Japanese.
I collect Aeronef, but have no opponents on the island. Trying to get someone interested in playing when I have some free time. I'm currently building what I called a Vander Wellin fleet - the worst, lowest down, nastiest air-types collected in one big fleet.   :)

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Bullshott on May 02, 2008, 01:26:23 PM

Very nice Auton.

Your fleets are yet another source of inspiration for me to buy some nefs.
I particularly like the design of the Irregular nefs - for a change I actually find myself preferring the design of Irregular over other manufacturers!

Title: Aeronef
Post by: twrchtrwyth on May 02, 2008, 02:23:41 PM

Nice. 8)

Title: Aeronef
Post by: pixelgeek on May 02, 2008, 03:40:16 PM

Quote from: "Auton"

Final, Irregular Miniatures, Heirs of Uranus

Wow. I need to make another order with Ian :-)

Edit: What section of the site are those 'Nefs in? I can't seem to find them in the 2mm section

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Bullshott on May 02, 2008, 03:52:51 PM

Quote from: "pixelgeek"

Quote from: "Auton"

Final, Irregular Miniatures, Heirs of Uranus

Wow. I need to make another order with Ian :-)

Edit: What section of the site are those 'Nefs in? I can't seem to find them in the 2mm section

I 've just been searching for them too. Found them in the 6mm section  :?  - on the Science Fiction and Space Ships page.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: pixelgeek on May 02, 2008, 03:58:49 PM

Quote from: "Bullshott"

I 've just been searching for them too. Found them in the 6mm section  :?  - on the Science Fiction and Space Ships page.

Thanks

Auton, these fit well with the Brigade Models figs even though they are listed as 6mm?

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Auton on May 02, 2008, 04:01:40 PM

Yes they scale well, as you can see I've used the same bases throughout

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Thunderchicken on May 02, 2008, 04:29:51 PM

Very nice. The good thing about Aeronef is the ease of putting a fleet together.

Auton, is the long flat Nef (I think it's called Britannic) in the second picture from Wessex Games? I can't seem to find it on the website. I could do with a couple of those to convert to aircraft carriers.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Auton on May 02, 2008, 04:39:02 PM

Yes it's a Wessex ship. They have some that aren't currently available (including the Xenephon gunships) but if you email Steve there he might be able to help you out

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Thunderchicken on May 02, 2008, 09:50:48 PM

Quote from: "Auton"

Yes it's a Wessex ship. They have some that aren't currently available (including the Xenephon gunships) but if you email Steve there he might be able to help you out

Lovely, I'll drop Steve an e-mail.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Rabbitz on May 03, 2008, 01:46:11 AM

Awesome,

Been playing Aeronef over here in Australia .  (Japaneses, American, German and a newly arrived Russian fleet now available for deployment)

Next mission is the invation of the red planet .
Any ideas on who makes suitable Alien ships to represent indiginous life on Mars?   Looking for 2 distinct types.  One more humanoid one more giant squid or some such.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: wolfgangbrooks on May 03, 2008, 04:16:49 AM

Thanks for the heads up on the manufacturers. I need to get some painting done to justify getting some of those.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Auton on May 03, 2008, 08:38:31 AM

Quote from: "Rabbitz"

Awesome,
Next mission is the invation of the red planet .
Any ideas on who makes suitable Alien ships to represent indiginous life on Mars?   Looking for 2 distinct types.  One more humanoid one more giant squid or some such.

If you can find any, there's the old Game Tech range of SkyGalleons of Mars ships. Alternatively how about some of the Brigade Models, Iron Stars ships for the humanoid race?

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Sendak on May 03, 2008, 09:32:58 PM

Some time ago I passed by some aeronef goodies. Then, I got lost in the work-a-day world.

This thread brings them back into my sights.

Please excuse the question, what scale are these, 6mm = 1/285 or 1/300 if I recall correctly. :oops:

I would suppose 25mm or 28mm vessels are also produced (or kit-bashed)?

Looks like some good hardware for thrashing about.

I suppose there are rules a-plenty also?

Very tidy work by the way. Like the ensigns also.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: pixelgeek on May 04, 2008, 01:41:32 AM

Quote from: "Sendak"

Please excuse the question, what scale are these, 6mm = 1/285 or 1/300 if I recall correctly. :oops:

1:1200 although the Irregular vessels are listed in their 6mm category.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Thunderchicken on May 04, 2008, 08:41:03 AM

Quote from: "Thunderchicken"

Quote from: "Auton"

Yes it's a Wessex ship. They have some that aren't currently available (including the Xenephon gunships) but if you email Steve there he might be able to help you out

Lovely, I'll drop Steve an e-mail.

I heard back from Steve, unfortunately he no longer has any of the models I'm after but he did say that, time allowing, he will be re-releasing them later this year along with some new designs.

In the meantine, if anyone has any old Wessex Games nefs they don't want...........

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Svennn on May 04, 2008, 09:28:30 AM

I have quite a few of the Brigade models and even painted some of them. Never played the game although I did get a set of the rules.

I had never seen those Irregular ones before but will have to get some now - especially the larger ones.

Title: Aeronef
Post by: Agis on May 05, 2008, 06:44:38 PM

Best painted 'Nefs I have seen so far.
Thanks for sharing!