[WWI] Wings of War aircraft

[Rob Stewart]

Nice looking collection, but they are not cheap.

Rob Stewart

dnsh at verizon.net wrote:
> 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:
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>> 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
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>>> 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,
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>>> 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.
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>>> 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
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>>>> A few  people responded to my original post-- I'll respond to them all at 
>>>> once, to keep the thread focused:
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> From Ted:   There are some built prepainted from F-Toys of Japan...
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>>>> My comments:
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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....
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>>>> 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. )
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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:
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>>>> 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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