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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Belisarius on November 28, 2015, 09:18:46 PM

Title: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Belisarius on November 28, 2015, 09:18:46 PM

It's been said that a WW1 flier had a life expectancy of 10 days, well I disproved this today at the club, 10 Minutes more like ,strewh , stone the crows.....

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: von Lucky on November 28, 2015, 09:55:20 PM

Nice, reminds me I haven't done any WWI air wargaming this year. Are they 1/72 kits?

And what unlucky bastard got the Eindecker?

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Belisarius on November 29, 2015, 03:35:15 AM

Yes, all plastic 1/72 kits, oddly enough the Germans won this encounter...

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Belisarius on November 29, 2015, 10:32:47 AM

Some more pics from the game , chaps.

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Vintage Wargaming on November 29, 2015, 12:27:38 PM

Just waiting for the new Airfix Be2c

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Belisarius on November 29, 2015, 02:38:42 PM

Had my 1st look at your blog, loved it.

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: von Lucky on November 30, 2015, 08:03:11 AM

Keep posting - these are lovely.

One of the cheapest wargaming things we can do at this scale; many 1/72 WWI aircraft are AU$5-AU$15 here (Sopwith Camel, Fokker Dr.I, etc). And it's what got me into wargaming as a teenager, had a whole ceiling of hanging aircraft models - many 1/72 WWI models.

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Belisarius on November 30, 2015, 09:44:17 AM

Ah, the happy carefree days of youth.......

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Lindegaard2007 on December 06, 2015, 05:18:09 PM

Lovely planes - what rules did you use?

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Belisarius on December 07, 2015, 02:04:58 PM

Thanks, Lindegaard , an old set of rules "Canvas Eagles ".

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Captain Darling on December 14, 2015, 11:35:33 AM

Hi,

Canvas Eagles they are the 'updated' Blue Max board games rules from memory, good set to use!

Cheers!

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: grant on December 15, 2015, 01:26:32 AM

I have an original, unpunched copy of Fight in the Skies that I would like to do this with. Played it many years as Dawn Patrol, and then found my copy of Fits locally. Yay!

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: wrgmr1 on December 16, 2015, 06:21:20 AM

I really like the FE2b and DH2. Who makes those kits?

Title: Re: Dawn Patrol
Post by: Belisarius on December 16, 2015, 04:32:58 PM

Quote from: wrgmr1 on December 16, 2015, 06:21:20 AM

I really like the FE2b and DH2. Who makes those kits?

I believe these are Airfix and Revel plastic kits , built and owned by David Brown , a long time member of the club. I thought they deserved a wider audience , I particularly like the bracing wires on some of the planes , lovely little models.