[WWI] Wings of War players?

[Tom Mason]

Bill,

There are some built prepainted from F-Toys of Japan a friend of mine got 
thrm  to use in Wings of War. He has built a number of the metal 1/44 planes 
also.
I have played the game quite a few times and it is fun.

T.O.M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Michaels" <bill_michaels at verizon.net>
To: "ww1 Mailing list" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:35 PM
Subject: [WWI] Wings of War players?


> Anyone on this list a player of the Wings of War WW1 air combat game? (I 
> play using the optional 1/144 scale miniatures.)
>
> As a modeler, WW1 fan, and a gamer, I find the game game lot of fun. To 
> date, I've played the game only with the available miniatures, but the 
> modeler in me couldn't let that limitation stand.    Not all of the planes 
> available in the game have been released as miniatures, such as my 
> favorite subject the Sopwith Triplane.
>
> So, I set out to build a 1/144 scale tripe, for use with the game.   The 
> only 1/144 scale Tripe I could find was the Skytrex metal kit: 
> http://www.skytrex.com/index.html?lang=en-uk&target=d137.html
>
> I don't like how this one looks-- so I kept looking.  I found some nicer 
> looking Reviresco models, but they don't make a Triplane.  So, I bought a 
> pair of their Sopwith Camels, and am using them as a foundation for a 
> conversion.   The Reviresco models are also white metal, but they seem to 
> be more accurate overall.
>
> I reduced a 3-view down to 1/144 scale and am using that as my "plans". 
> Reshaping the white metal Camel fuselage was pretty easy-- all I had to do 
> was get rid of the hump and reshape and extend the nose by about 1/16th of 
> an inch.   I cut new wings from sheet styrene, and used my scriber to 
> score the ailerons.  A little sanding converted a flat wing to an 
> airfoiled one.
>
> Now, I'm working on the wing struts-- I need to figure out a method to use 
> that will be scale like in size, yet sturdy enough  to survive handling as 
> a gaming model.
>
> So, has anyone else done this sort of conversion?  Any tips or tricks to 
> share?
>