Before I set the game up I sent a bit of time looking at model planes and helicopters that I could use in my game. It was then that decided to try something out.
Almost 20 years ago I first started gaming in 20mm scale and I had some planes and helicopters lying around that I had used back then.
This got me wondering - how would 1/72 scale planes and choppers look like on a flight stand with the 28mm figures?
Provided the craft were never at the same level of the 28mm figures, I thought it could work ok.
I was pleased with the results, so I will show what I did:
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| LRRPs in a crater pop a smoke grenade as a wave of NVA close in |
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| A fast mover flies over head to drop its payload on the NVA |
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| Another shot of the fast mover |
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| Once the jet clears the area a huey comes in to extract the LRRPs |
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| The slick at another angle. |
These photos also show the attempt at a smoke grenade that I made.
I honestly think that the 1/72 models can be used in a game just as long as they aren't next to the figures.
I also have a Cobra gunship [the skids broke off :-( ] and a bird dog spotter plane that I can use.
Also, please note that this is not a battle report - just a few photos experimenting with the models after I laid out some scenery for my next game.
7 comments:
Those flight stands are awesome!!!! I'm using 1/48 scale planes/helicopters and am struggling with how to make flight stands for them. do you think my scale models might be a little large for your particular design of flight stand?
I think the stand would work with the 1/48 Hueys - the base is reasonably large.
I am not 100% sure, but I think I bought them from a bloke called "Top Gun Ace" (the screen name on TMP forum), but I can't find his website, and he hasn't been online since 15th March 2011.
here is the profile from TMP: http://theminiaturespage.com/man/topgun/
and some photos of his stands in action:
http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e368/Top_Gun_Ace/Topgun%20Marketing%20Flight%20Stands/
Thanks mate - I'll check it out
It looks great I'd never would of though of it like that!
Looks good to me Shelldrake. I had a go at making my own altitude stands and posted about it here:
http://downamongtheleadmen.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/altitude-bases.html
and here:
http://downamongtheleadmen.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/altitude-bases-2.html
Nice work Shelldrake, never thought of looking at it from that angle, also I like the coloured smoke nade, effective.
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