What aircraft should be in series nine?

**john snelling** · 09-12-2014 14:47

I'm kinda torn.

Nieuport 11 would be a nice addition to the French to bridge the gap between the MN type N and the N17 also used by most allies Confirmed.
2 French and 1 Italian.

Sopwith Strutter an important aircraft for both the Brits and French Confirmed
Sopwith Pup always loved them
Sopwith Dolphin another late war aircraft
Spad 11/16 is it time for the French to be included in the 2 seater love fest
Nieuport 27 RFC got 71 in Aug 1917, Italians got 100, a French alternative to the Spad VII.

Fokker D.II an early war match for the N11
Pfalz D.XII large number production late war aircraft
Hansa-Brandenburg D.I an A-H aircraft bridging the gap between the E.III and Albatros D.II/III
Phonix D.I a late war aircraft for A-H confirmed

also An Albatros C.III confirmed

What do you want?

**Пилот** · 09-12-2014 14:59

Nieuport 11 certainly.

I can't decide for the rest... Maybe Spad, Hansa and Phoenix?

**Dan-Sam** · 09-12-2014 15:09

Would be nice to have some early wars aicrafts again. I like your way of thinking - some new french stuff and more minis for A-H - very clever with Italian boatplanes from series 8th.

**Baxter** · 09-12-2014 15:27

Float planes?

**Nightbomber** · 09-12-2014 15:33

All planes of Bloody April, I say.

**Doug** · 09-12-2014 16:04

John I agree 1&1/2 strutter and pup would be good as will as sopwith baby.

**Barkmann** · 09-12-2014 16:07

Maybe Dolphin, Fokker D.VIII and later war two seaters?

**FarEast** · 09-12-2014 16:30

Originally Posted by Nightbomber

All planes of Bloody April, I say.

YES or all the planes from the Fokker Scourge!

**Flying Helmut** · 09-12-2014 17:10

Nieuport 11
Fokker DII

Pfalz DXII
Sopwith Dolphin

Sopwith 1+half Strutter
Sopwith Pup

Fokker DVIII

**gully_raker** · 09-12-2014 19:20

We desperately need a BE 2 This was such an iconic RFC aircraft & the main victim of the Fokker Scourge!

And we do need some Pup's

**john snelling** · 09-12-2014 21:21

I like all your posts. I guess there is no wrong thoughts here.

**Lohengrin** · 09-13-2014 05:34

For Allies:
Sopwith Pup
FE 2 or BE 2

Agree we need Bloody April a/c

**Barkmann** · 09-13-2014 07:11

BE 2 seems good. But damn that Dolphin is so nice...

Thanks

Nick

**john snelling** · 09-13-2014 12:25

Originally Posted by gully_raker

We desperately need a BE 2 This was such an iconic RFC aircraft & the main victim of the Fokker Scourge!

And we do need some Pup's

I use the RE's has proxies.

**BobP** · 09-13-2014 12:59

The more the merrier. For me I will enjoy what is produced. So keep the list going.

**Baxter** · 09-13-2014 15:57

Rumpler 6b
Sopwith Baby
Short seaplane
Hansa W29

**FarEast** · 09-13-2014 16:14

We also need some British bombers!

Handley Page Type O
Handley Page V/1500

**Barkmann** · 09-13-2014 16:18

Originally Posted by FarEast

We also need some British bombers!

Handley Page Type O
Handley Page V/1500

**Naharaht** · 09-13-2014 19:55

A Handley Page bomber would be too big for series 9. I believe that one is already proposed somewhere down the line.

Yes, we must have the Fe2b and the Sopwith Pup. What about at least one Hansa-Brqandenberg seaplane or floatplane and a Voisin?

**gully_raker** · 09-13-2014 23:52

Originally Posted by john snelling

I use the RE's has proxies.

I am spoilt as I have 2 Shapeways BE 2c's but I was thinking of those chaps who are not into painting & modelling.

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 09-14-2014 02:46

Nieuport 11.
Sopwith Strutter.
Sopwith Pup.

Fokker D.II
Phoenix D.I
Lohner ML.

Pool any two from three.
Rob.

**Boney10** · 09-14-2014 03:34

Series 9

Sopwith Strutters single & two seaters
Sopwith Pup
Sopwith Baby

Roland D2
Hansa Brandenburg CC
Hansa Brandenburg W18

**Roger Wilco** · 09-14-2014 04:56

I vote early war two seaters too.

**Gangrel** · 09-14-2014 05:41

I'm finding it hard to disagree with anything here, but one slightly warped part of me would like to see the Hansa-Brandenburg W.29! Right with you Gary!

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 09-14-2014 08:49

BE2 (any variant or 1 of each B, C)
Sopwith Pup
Sopwtith 1 1/2 strutter (single/single/double)

DFW C.W. (more produced than any other aircraft)
Fokker DII
Phoenix DII

**Mrkev** · 09-16-2014 04:00

Originally Posted by Nightbomber

All planes of Bloody April, I say.

This please! A Bloody April pack would be really nice, come to think of it

I'd love to see the FE2B in there, too, but that's a long shot at best.

**Kubajs** · 09-16-2014 08:02

Some very early planes would be nice. What about Bleriot and Taube?

Or I'd like to see more planes for italian front - Pomilio PC vs. Phönix.

**Kubajs** · 09-16-2014 08:02

Sorry - double post.

**Mike White** · 09-17-2014 00:52

Personally I'm happy with just about anything that comes BUT I would like something that makes any purchase of planes on my credit card statement say something like "Household essentials" or similar. It would save me from a lot of grief with the missus!!

**john snelling** · 09-17-2014 07:21

Originally Posted by Kubajs

Some very early planes would be nice. What about Bleriot and Taube?

Or I'd like to see more planes for italian front - Pomilio PC vs. Phönix.

The Italian Front (IF) was number one for me for a long time. I'm working on Bloody April (BA) now. The availability of models for BA far exceeds what is available for the IF. The Italians getting a it's own two seater would be great as well as the AH getting another fighter.

**Diamondback** · 09-17-2014 13:36

Italian 2-seater (Pomilio P-series?), A-H floatplane/flying-boat (Lohner L or one of the Hansa-Brandenburgs), A-H fighter... what Entente fighter to complete? (Basically, this would directly counter-balance Series 8 with its pair of Munchkin Fighters, Italian seaplane and CP two-seater.)

**csadn** · 09-17-2014 14:04

Originally Posted by Diamondback

what Entente fighter to complete?

Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 -- fighter and long-range-recon bird.

**grumpybear** · 09-17-2014 14:39

I wish for anything from anywhere just soon, the sooner the better

**Doug** · 09-17-2014 20:47

I am torn between the release of some more seaplanes, and a Be2c which is a must and long over due and a Sopwith one and half srutter and an FB2c and a Sopwith pup an all British release.

**john snelling** · 09-18-2014 08:12

Originally Posted by grumpybear

I wish for anything from anywhere just soon, the sooner the better

I hoping for some news soon. I going to buy some more shapeways in DEC. I rather have Ares models.
Are they going to release series 3 repaints (N17s and Alb D.III's) in 2015.

**milcoll73** · 09-18-2014 21:22

pfalz DXII and sopwith dolphin to fill obvious holes.
be2 and taube so the early fighters have something to escort.

**flash** · 09-19-2014 00:14

Originally Posted by FarEast

We also need some British bombers!
Handley Page Type O
Handley Page V/1500

Believe the 0/400 is in the pipeline, isn't it ? - the V/1500 wasn't used so shouldn't be considered.

**Twisted_terrain** · 09-19-2014 00:43

Originally Posted by Kubajs

Taube

I'm with on that, however I don't think they'll be flying off the shelves. It appears the strutter (fighters and bombers) and pup have got almost everyone's vote. Sopwith all the way. Ooh yeh Be2's as we'll.
I must have missed a release, I need all the Se5'! And I do mean all of them.

**flash** · 09-19-2014 00:44

The reprints will roll on so we will get series 3 & 4 eventually, there is certainly mileage in new releases of 'early war' , 'late war' and maybe a specialist sea/float plane set ?

early war: Strutters/pups/BE2/FE2/N.11/Bristol fighter/ C class Albatros,Rumpler,Aviatik,DFW/selection of early D types, Fok,SS,Rol/

late war: Sopwith Dolphin/N.27/RFC Spad XIII (w/ounded wings)/Spad XII/Pfalz D.XII/Roland D.VIb/SSD.IV/JuD.I

Not even getting into AH/Italian fronts & float planes I think it's safe to say that there is no lack of options for the future !

I'd like Sopwith Dolphin/N.27/Pfalz D.XII/Roland D.VIb for next late set though and pups/strutter/DFW/Roland D.II for early

**Twisted_terrain** · 09-19-2014 00:49

I was thinking about the c class Hun machines, they'd be lovely, but your not really going to field more than 1 that often.

**john snelling** · 09-27-2014 15:21

Ni11 is in the next series. de Turenne is included, but for the Italians we will rather put our golden medal Giannino Ancillotto since ut features Le Prieur rockets. He got his medal flying across an exploding balloon je got so near to be sure to destroy it, and flew back home with stripes of yellow balloon canvas hanging to his wings.

So we know one plane and two pilots.
Three planes and 10 pilots to go!!!!!

**Twisted_terrain** · 09-27-2014 15:33

N11 = Cool, means I won't have to sub my 17's in anymore.

**greenalfonzo** · 09-27-2014 15:43

The rocket thing makes me fear they are reusing the Balloon Buster molds. The N.16 is basically identical to the N.11. I can't see how they wouldn't do a new sculpt though to go with the other planes in the series. Not a fan of rockets on planes in my dogfights, I would have rather they left the rockets to the special box planes. Ancillotto's scheme is as plain and boring as possible, anyway.

**Pseudotheist** · 09-27-2014 17:02

Originally Posted by greenalfonzo

Ancillotto's scheme is as plain and boring as possible, anyway.

To be fair, at the very least it should have a tri-color cowling, as well as under the wings, just cause it's Italian. Right there that's more exciting than many of the British aircraft we've had.

**john snelling** · 09-27-2014 17:06

with 80a
Giovanni "Giannino" Ancillotto - Nieuport 17, Ni 3592 flown by s.ten. Giovanni Ancillotto in Oct 1917. This is one of the Italian built aircraft and has a star painted over the fuselage roundel.
1 26 Oct 1917 Nieuport 17 Seaplane K367 2 seater
2 26 Oct 1917 Nieuport 17 1 Seaplane K212 2 seater
3 27 Oct 1917 Nieuport 17 Seaplane 212
4 03 Nov 1917 Nieuport 17 DFW C.V unknown unit
Posted to 77a.
1 Shared with Alvaro Leonardi, Cabruna and Lombardi.

with 77a
Giovanni "Giannino" Ancillotto – began flying the SPAD VII but preferred the Nieuport 11 for balloon busting due to the aircraft was able to carry rockets.
5 30 Nov 1917 Nieuport 11 Balloon BK 13
6 03 Dec 1917 Nieuport 11 Balloon BK 10
7 05 Dec 1917 Nieuport 11 Balloon BK 2
8 22 Jul 1918 Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (129.38) Flik 101G
9 24 Jul 1918 Hanriot HD.1 Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (169.161) Flik 101G During a night raid.
10 21 Aug 1918 Hansa-Brandenburg C.I (369.143) Flik 19D
11 27 Oct 1918 1 Unknown fighter
1 Shared with Serafini and several British pilots flying Camels one was lost.

**john snelling** · 09-27-2014 17:14

Originally Posted by Pseudotheist

To be fair, at the very least it should have a tri-color cowling, as well as under the wings, just cause it's Italian. Right there that's more exciting than many of the British aircraft we've had.

Some call it boring, I call it easy repaints.

**Teaticket** · 09-27-2014 17:16

I just hope the series all are from the same relative time so they can be used together. Lots of great suggestions above. Yes, we wants all the prescioussssess!

**greenalfonzo** · 09-27-2014 18:34

Originally Posted by Pseudotheist

To be fair, at the very least it should have a tri-color cowling, as well as under the wings, just cause it's Italian. Right there that's more exciting than many of the British aircraft we've had.

Yeah, I shouldn't have said boring! I'm always happy to get an Italian plane. But my personal taste these days is for as distinct, as colorful schemes as possible, and there are some really bright and unique schemes for the N.11. I have to remember that Ares is, and has always been, more focused on selecting suitable pilots rather than the just the most attractive paintschemes.