[WWI] Wings of War aircraft

[Bill Michaels]

A few  people responded to my original post-- I'll respond to them all 
at once, to keep the thread focused:

 From Rob:    How about card models?  They generally come in 1/50 or 
1/33 scale, and  there are quite a few to choose from.
The idea is, I scan them into my computer and reduce the size to what I 
want.  Then you print them out on cardstock or poster paper and glue 
them together.

 From Carlos:   Take a look here: http://tinyurl.com/6ccfv4.   These are 
1/144 I belive. Meant for the Wings of War card game, they are very nice 
and ready to go.

 From Ted:   There are some built prepainted from F-Toys of Japan...


My comments:

First, thanks to all for the responses.   Most of the people I've 
encountered playing the game are gamers first, and not really WW1 
modelers like most of us here.   I figure that, as a modeler first, I 
should be able to come up with some planes that will be the  envy of my 
gaming compatriots...<g> ... and I figured I can't be the only list 
member who enjoys this game.

The paper model idea sounds very  interesting--  Have you already tired 
this, or is this just an idea?   The reason I ask is because I wonder if 
the thickness of the paper become a factor-- when you scale down the 
original paper model, won't you need to go to thinner paper as well to 
keep everything lined up?  I wonder how sturdy the resulting model would 
be, too....

Carlos-- the link you send was for the official Wings of War 
miniatures-- the ones used with the game.  Those are the ones that WoW 
players already have--   I'm looking for ways to expand the list of 
available aircraft.    (In case anyone is interested-- the link Carlos 
provided is for Boulder games, where I ahve purchased all my WoW stff so 
far-- they have excellent service and the best prices I've seen  for the 
games and components. )

Ted:  I agree-- the F-toys are pretty nice.   I recently ordered a set 
from a guy on ebay-- they are very suitable for use with the game.  The 
problem with them is that the F-toys only have two new WW1 subjects-- a 
Spad7 and an Albatros D.III.

For those not familiar with the game,  some background:  Wings of War 
started as a simple card-based game, with fairly simple game mechanics. 
It is a game, not a flight simulation, so soem things are abstracted 
away in the interests of playability and reducing complexity.   Still, 
it has a historical feel, and is easy to learn and play.   The game was 
popular, and spawned two expansions, adn some booster packs, with a 
variety of additional plane types in each release.   About a year or 
more ago, they introduced a line of 1/144 scale miniatures to use when 
playing the game-- it is much more visually appealing and fun to move 
the little planes around the table, than a card with the plane's 
picture.   The following planes are currently available:

Series 1:   Fokker Dr.1, Sopwith Camel, Spad 13, Albatros D.V
Series 2:  DH-4, Roland C-II, Sopwith Snipe, Foker D-VII.