In cleaning up the basement and garage I found my collection of Wings of War (now Wings of Glory) WW1 planes. They were well protected but the cards were a jumble so it took a couple hours to sort them out and find all the playing aids. I set up my game mats and a couple of the planes just to cheer myself up and get in the mood for a game. There are a couple people on the internet who have made solo play rules which I am interested in try out soon.
German Planes:
Allied Planes:
One thing I have enjoyed is repainting some of the models. I like the planes as they come but gave repainted a few. These include a number of Triplanes as the Jasta 19 with their distinctive yellow and black tails:
And a number of Nieuport's for the Lafayette Escadrille:
Here is David Putnam's Spad I painted based on a picture of his plane. Flying with him is fellow American ace Eddie Rickenbacker:
I am planning on repainting the two SE5a's I have for the 56th Squadron and the aircraft flown by Arthur Rhys-Davids and James McCudden. I have always liked these planes and these two men were some of my favorite aces:
And George Guynemer's Spad which is right out of the box and great looking:
Good to see a forgotten collection rediscovered. Flying WWI in aerial combat is always fun.
ReplyDeleteI had almost forgotten about these. I think the o KY person more excited was my son. He enjoyed the game and was very good at it unlike me.
DeleteThat's quite a collection. I was thinking that the models looked a bit better than usual, then I read that you had re-painted some. That's it. It certainly enhanced them. Takes away some of the manufactured plastic look too.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thank you for the kind words about my re paints. I appreciate it.
DeleteVery nice work and a game I see regularly demo'ed at UK shows. Something I've always fancied trying but too many other 'project's as it is!
ReplyDeleteThe nice thing is you only need two planes and you can have a enjoyable game.
DeleteExcellent looking game Mark with very snazzy looking planes.
ReplyDeleteAnd great fun.
DeleteI don’t see my WW1 German ace, Heinrich Mannover, there? I still have fond memories of my Airfix WW1 collection, now sadly deep in a landfill site in Surrey.
ReplyDeleteYour ace is off screen right now talking with Ursala Andrews.....
DeleteLooks like a fair sized collection Mark. My gaming buddy Julian got very keen on Wings of War for a while and has a very substantial force of all nationalities. It's a fun set of rules but not something I would want to play regularly!
ReplyDeleteProbably more planes then I will ever need.
DeleteAnd yes, its fun but not a steady diet.