1938 A very British Civil War

[TadPortly]

Argh! it seems I just can't help myself - just secured a 1/48 CR 42 for my BUF (must purchase some more from Musketeer).  The plan is to make it and paint it in Italian colours, but overpaint the markings with BUF ones. I may also add some form of Royalist/nationalist markings (red/blue fuselage and/or nose bands?) as I am sure a number of factions will operate aircraft and there will be a need to differentiate your silver Gloster Gladiator from some communist johnnie's silver Gladiator.  I think I'll go for the old "private purchase aircraft, voluteer pilot" ruse as background to cover direct Italian support.

[nelly]

I've already got a bristol bulldog and a Bristol F2B Fighter as support for the W.H.Y. The race for supremacy is on

[Big Martin]

I've just ordered a 1/48 scale Tiger Moth via the local model shop. Cheap Smer kit at less than £5. Not sure what it'll be like but should do OK as a "wargame" item.
It's going to be a civilian plane pressed into service by my left-wing militia unit and armed up with crude bombs etc. Not sure about the paint job and markings yet - I'll have to see if I can find some photos of the real thing to get some ideas.

[fastolfrus]

No problem

Thank you.
I'll try to carry a folded newspaper and wear a carnation.

Otherwise, where do we find you at the Triples ?

[TadPortly]

I've already got a bristol bulldog and a Bristol F2B Fighter as support for the W.H.Y. The race for supremacy is on

Rather war weary Bulldog and Hawker Hart completed kits already purchased from eBay - luckily all the broken parts are there.  Will keep these in standard pre-war RAF colours as I want to be able to use them for Pulp middle east game.

[paul c]

How do 1/48 kits (planes and tanks) compare to 28mm figures? Are they compatable on the war game table?

[Hastings]

GWP hopefully in its new form will welcome all gamers of a gentlemanly disposition as it previously did. So I dont think you will need a formal introduction or anything!

Yes, God willing there will be a book 2 as well as a reprint. (we were not anticipating the reprint but I reckoned on our stock lasting till October but we will probably be out by the end of Feb now, thanks to your amazing support)Mort and I are beavering away at sections of the second volume now. Rob is doing real work with real history at the mo- well thats what he told us! So Wynd-Grator's contribution is on hold till Rob returns. We can say that the original idea for the character was somewhat similiar to the early life of the leader of the Chindits but at the mo we are as in the dark as the rest of you. Nuff said.
The air war does indeed continues a pace- check out Falkirk's addition to the BUF fleet
http://www.falkirkwargamesclub.org.uk/phpbb-2.0.21/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=8845#8845
Just as well since the Airforces is something we want to cover (along with boats and trains!!)

[whisperin_al]

What will the scope of the second book be?

The first has been a real inspiration (and a little expensive - having prompted me to buy a lot more lead!)

[Mort]

More scenarios. A lot of them campaign based.
Weapons. the home made stuff you'd never get in role books.
More background on areas we didn't cover in book 1.
Who's who 1938.
Stuff other people have written. This is becauce other people have found great stuff. (we will pay for good stuff  ).
stuff from Rob.
We want to make book 2 better than book 1. So we'er not rushing.
So as you can see lots of GREAT STUFF.

[AKULA]

I've already got a bristol bulldog and a Bristol F2B Fighter as support for the W.H.Y. The race for supremacy is on

Rather war weary Bulldog and Hawker Hart completed kits already purchased from eBay - luckily all the broken parts are there.  Will keep these in standard pre-war RAF colours as I want to be able to use them for Pulp middle east game.

The airfields around York have been scoured and yielded up a Hawker Hart, a Bulldog and a prized Gladiator, to keep away prying eyes....

Or at least they will, when i pluck up the courage to take them out of the box, and assemble them....  

[Hastings]

Graphics wise everything will have a makeover from photoshop etc- so hopefully a lot less pixelated images.
Im working on a jolly tactics section with ideas for translating theory manuels into stuff that will work on the wargames table.
plus stuff on the aforementioned planes boats and trains, and using intelligence organisations in games as well as compiling loads of maps at the mo. Mort has also promised more on modelling, and we hope to have lots of shots of the 'big game' plus as many units as we can cram in.

[Lowtardog]

Quick question to the more learned (as beleive it or not I have never painted British figures) what colour is best for the Brodie helmet? I have used a GW green (has a funny name) but on reflection I think it looks to light. Woudl olive drab be a better colour. All help appreciated.

Ooh and when my Terrirotials come what paints to guys use for Khaki. I cant beleive I have never done Brits the most modern force of Brits I have ever painted were for Zulu  and 2nd Boer war ( I am looking for tips on WW1 uniforms)

[Bungle]

The second sourcebook sounds a must already.

And Akky where did you get the Hawker Hart in 1/48?

I have been sitting and trying to figure out how to make stringbags (swordfish) into fighters and bombers as they were made locally, the other local stuff are bombers from the factory and Harts from the Air Volunteers.

[Lowtardog]

Quick question to the more learned (as beleive it or not I have never painted British figures) what colour is best for the Brodie helmet? I have used a GW green (has a funny name) but on reflection I think it looks to light. Woudl olive drab be a better colour. All help appreciated.

Ooh and when my Terrirotials come what paints to guys use for Khaki. I cant beleive I have never done Brits the most modern force of Brits I have ever painted were for Zulu  and 2nd Boer war ( I am looking for tips on WW1 uniforms)

Right found the answers Russian green and US OD for uniform - from artizan page

[Emir of Askaristan]

Smer Kits are great for wargamers - cheap, robustand simple to build. I have a 1/48 Smer DH2 which looks fine against my Copplestone British.

Ive just finished my Academy I-16 for the SCW - again a nice kit, spoiled only by the undercarriage being modelled in the down postion - so i didnt build it. Once I have the decals on I'll take a piccy of that and the DH2 with some figs for comparison.

I also have an Airfix Hawker Fury which I'll build for the BCW. It has to be one of the most beautiful planes ever produced. I had a 1/72nd scale version when I was a kid and I bought this 1/48 version of ebay for £5 before Id even heard of the BCW. I planned to bomb tribesmen on the northwest frontier with it...guess it will be used closer to home now.