Planes On A Train: Wings of Glory + Amtrak = Winning

**surfimp** · 08-01-2014 11:53

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Took the family on a trip on Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Southern California up to Seattle and Portland. We brought Wings of Glory along and had some great dogfighting in both the Pacific Palour Car and the Lounge Car (pictured above). I modded my RAP box with Figure Foam trays so it can easily carry four planes and all cards and accessories. It worked out great! We meant to bring a mat as well but forgot... only regret. Anyways WGF makes a great travel game and generated interest from other passengers.

Steve

**richarddaystrom** · 08-01-2014 11:59

Thank you for sharing Steve!

Doesn't the vibration from the moving train cause the miniatures to bounce all over the playing area?

**Mrkev** · 08-01-2014 12:07

Originally Posted by richarddaystrom

Doesn't the vibration from the moving train cause the miniatures to bounce all over the playing area?

I was thinking the same thing - if I was to do that on a train here I'd be worried about them slipping about, especially when the trains tilt!

**richarddaystrom** · 08-01-2014 12:26

Originally Posted by Mrkev

I was thinking the same thing - if I was to do that on a train here I'd be worried about them slipping about, especially when the trains tilt!

Agreed, no "inertia dampers" on these planes lol

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 08-01-2014 12:31

Originally Posted by richarddaystrom

Agreed, no "inertia dampers" on these planes lol

What we need is grab mat temporally blue tacked in the base hollow. Any one seen a transparent Grab mat?
Rob.

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 08-01-2014 13:02

I bet with a game mat the planes wouldn't slide around.

**surfimp** · 08-01-2014 13:19

Thanks for the positive reception, all

Regarding the train's movement affecting play: while the plastic bases could slide around quite easily on the smooth table surfaces, when the train rocked and bumped along, the planes didn't move around much at all. Certainly not enough to impact gameplay. Having one of the mats along would be ideal, but it was more than playable as it was.

The Lounge Car tables are the biggest, whereas the Pacific Parlour Car were smaller - around the size of a single mat. Both were quite good although we found that the faster planes, like the SPAD XIII, were tricky - you had very little room to maneuver! The Sopwith Camel and Fokker Dr.1 were good, and of course slower early war planes like the Eindecker, Nieuport and similar would be fine / ideal.

All in all, a great way to enjoy a fine game and wonderful scenery!

**csadn** · 08-01-2014 13:22

The vibrations on the train aren't nearly that bad -- the big problems occur when passing over "points", or some of the sharper corners when _Coast Starlight_ is up in the mountains. Other than that, the only difficulty is finding a table which hasn't been occupied....

The saving-grace of _WoG_ is: Cards on a table are far less noisy than rolled dice.

(Why, yes, I have done this before -- why do you ask? ;) )

**Jager** · 08-01-2014 14:42

Originally Posted by csadn

The saving-grace of _WoG_ is: Cards on a table are far less noisy than rolled dice.

(Why, yes, I have done this before -- why do you ask?

)

"Horror on the Orient Express" RPG?
Karl

**Willi Von Klugermann** · 08-01-2014 15:22

Originally Posted by surfimp

Took the family on a trip on Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Southern California up to Seattle and Portland. We brought Wings of Glory along and had some great dogfighting in both the Pacific Palour Car and the Lounge Car (pictured above). I modded my RAP box with Figure Foam trays so it can easily carry four planes and all cards and accessories. It worked out great! We meant to bring a mat as well but forgot... only regret. Anyways WGF makes a great travel game and generated interest from other passengers.

Steve

So, is that the little bugger who keeps shooting me down on RoF ?

**Barkmann** · 08-01-2014 15:41

Great images Steve! Looks like you had a lot of fun. Hey Chris, you play RoF? Nice choice

Thanks

Nick

**FarEast** · 08-01-2014 16:32

Originally Posted by richarddaystrom

Doesn't the vibration from the moving train cause the miniatures to bounce all over the playing area?

Ahhhh more realistic game play - wind turbulence!

**gully_raker** · 08-01-2014 17:02

Great stuff Steve!
Did you get any onlookers?

**Naharaht** · 08-01-2014 17:11

Well done, Steve! Would fitting magnets to the bases help or are the tables plastic?

**surfimp** · 08-01-2014 19:53

Originally Posted by Willi Von Klugermann

So, is that the little bugger who keeps shooting me down on RoF ?

Yup! And he's even better at WGF than he is at RoF!!

P.S. we just watched The Blue Max for the first time the other night - now we have a face to put to your name

**surfimp** · 08-01-2014 19:59

Originally Posted by gully_raker

Great stuff Steve!
Did you get any onlookers?

Yes, we got a few, but they didn't stay long. Have had more lasting interest at local coffee shops; I suspect it's rather hard / blocking for other passengers to linger around the tables on the train.

Originally Posted by Naharaht

Well done, Steve! Would fitting magnets to the bases help or are the tables plastic?

Not sure what the tables are made from but I don't think magnets would help. The planes really did quite well, but one of the WGF mats would be ideal and would just about perfectly cover the table, especially in the Pacific Parlour Car.

**Willi Von Klugermann** · 08-01-2014 20:36

Originally Posted by surfimp

Yup! And he's even better at WGF than he is at RoF!!

P.S. we just watched The Blue Max for the first time the other night - now we have a face to put to your name

No need to bring my old avatar back then. How did you like the movie ?? I was a little younger than your son when I first saw it way back in '65

**surfimp** · 08-01-2014 21:17

Originally Posted by Willi Von Klugermann

No need to bring my old avatar back then. How did you like the movie ?? I was a little younger than your son when I first saw it way back in '65

The flying and trench scenes were amazingly well done. The story was... kinda "meh" and a felt bit forced IMHO.

Full disclosure: we were playing a game of WGF at the same time so I wasn't paying much attention when there weren't planes in the air.

**milcoll73** · 08-01-2014 22:23

Originally Posted by surfimp

Took the family on a trip on Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Southern California up to Seattle and Portland. We brought Wings of Glory along and had some great dogfighting in both the Pacific Palour Car and the Lounge Car (pictured above). I modded my RAP box with Figure Foam trays so it can easily carry four planes and all cards and accessories. It worked out great! We meant to bring a mat as well but forgot... only regret. Anyways WGF makes a great travel game and generated interest from other passengers.

Steve

i love it!!! so do these qualify as the fastest moving ACTIVELY USED wgf minis in the world now???

ps i sense a new thread........

**Doug** · 08-01-2014 22:45

I am impressed

**grumpybear** · 08-02-2014 06:46

A game to play from airplanes to submarines, and every where in-between

**prymus** · 08-02-2014 11:30

Fantastic Steve, combines my two favorite things, trains and games!

**csadn** · 08-02-2014 20:26

Originally Posted by Jager

"Horror on the Orient Express" RPG?
Karl

Worse -- _Dragon Dice_.... >;)

This is where having a party of four comes in really handy -- one need not worry about confusing the Mundanes on the train with involved tactical discussions....

**Jager** · 08-03-2014 04:35

Originally Posted by csadn

Worse -- _Dragon Dice_.... >

This is where having a party of four comes in really handy -- one need not worry about confusing the Mundanes on the train with involved tactical discussions....

Yeh, the uninvolved, uninitiated generally don't understand when you talk about finishing off the survivors, and looting their bodies

Karl

**csadn** · 08-03-2014 14:39

Originally Posted by Jager

Yeh, the uninvolved, uninitiated generally don't understand when you talk about finishing off the survivors, and looting their bodies

Karl

Or worse, planning the heist....

"Is there a problem, officers?"

**BobP** · 08-04-2014 12:50

Well now we know how portable the game is. Have to think about that if I would take a cruise. Wings at Sea.

**surfimp** · 08-04-2014 13:30

My modded RAP box works amazingly well... use it all the time for all our games, both home and afield. It holds 4 planes and all decks and accessories.

I've detailed its construction here for anyone interested: http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...l=1#post297174