[WWI] Wings of War aircraft

[dnsh at verizon.net]

Sram has approximately 60 1/144 WWI types currently avaialble.  Almost all of them now come with decals which is a big plus.  I can't attest to overall quality, but from the reiews I've read the concensus is generally positive.  Here's a link to Hannants' listing:

http://tinyurl.com/4m7rvl


Dan




>From:  <dnsh at verizon.net>
>Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 01:36:44 CDT
>To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>Subject: Re: Re: [WWI] Wings of War aircraft

>
>>From: Tom Mason <tom.mason at charter.net>
>>Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 01:36:44 CDT
>>To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>>Subject: Re: [WWI] Wings of War aircraft
>
>>Bill,
>>
>>There are the 1/144 resin SRAM kits of WWI airplanes. They have a Caproni 
>>bomber and a Zepplin Staaken. They have quite a few planes.
>>
>>T.O.M.
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Bill Michaels" <bill_michaels at verizon.net>
>>To: <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:33 AM
>>Subject: Re: [WWI] Wings of War aircraft
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
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