Ohhhhhh
Pup and Fe2
Roland D and maybe a Hansa Seaplane
That is great news Andrea, and despite all the wishes, I will take whatever comes with the utmost thanks.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
While awaiting the arrival of the big birds from across the pond I wondered what the current status of affairs was with series 9 release? It seems to be ages ago it was announced, but all seems quiet on the Western front. Anybody heard of a likely release date for these?
We have this picture...
Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!
I think we've got the reprint of S3 next. I've lost count of which new series we up to but which ever it is I'd say they will be with us for back end of this year if we're lucky.
One of them's next Mark ! Did you splash the Raider after I left ?
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Do anyone know if the Albatros and the Strutter counts as 2-seaters or as large 2-seaters?
Just checking if I need more hangartrays
We've seen pics of Series 9' prototypes already (see a few replies above in this very same topic) but not yet of Series 3 reprint -- I havent even seen any discussion of possible new schemess.
So I would bet my left nutt, not both of'em, but the left one yes, that it will be Series 9, then Series 3 Reprint, then Series 10
I'm just guessing... but I'm assuming that they'll be classified a Two-Seaters, rather than Large Two-Seaters. I could be wrong, but they're pretty close size-wise to the three Halberstadt CL.II, LFG Roland C.II, and the UFAG C.I (quite the compact little two-seater). I'd be more concerned about the Albatros, as it's the biggest of the bunch. To be a little more specific:
Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter7.7m long with a 10.21m wingspan (32.16m2 wing area)Albatros C.III8.0m long with a 11.69m wingspan (36.91m2 wing area)Halberstadt CL.II7.3m long with a 10.77m wingspan (27.50m2 wing area)LFG Roland C.II7.7m long with a 10.30m wingspan (26.00m2 wing area)UFAG C.I7.3m long with a 9.45m wingspan
That was my thought to Chris.
A DH4 is 9.35 m long and a wingspan of 13,2m. That's one size bigger.
Yeah, shouldn't have tried dropping stuff in front of it instead of bugging out - learn by doing ! My A wings made up for it and making the most of the distraction to take the carrier out.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Series 10.
Pup, please, please.
DH9 anybody?
No, sorry. It's Leutnant Jean Chaput, Escadrille N 57, April 1916.
But you can easily repaint it as an Escadrille Lafayette plane. Or several.
An important note: this is the first series in which a new illustrator join the team. All cards and all color schemes for models had been painted by Vincenzo Auletta, up to now. With these planes, David Méchin start working on his side.
Should be standard two- seater size P-G. Currently up to 15m wingspan has a standard size base & could be considered a standard sized two-seater, though the exact maximum has not been defined, and, as Chris has shown, both the two-seater's have wingspans well below that.
More here in the FAQ on base sizing
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
I just took a very close look at the photo of the prototypes listed above, and it looks like only ONE of the Strutters is a one-seat "Comic" (as indicated by the twin guns angled forward over the rear of the upper wing), and at least one of the other two prototypes of it is a two-seat version (as indicated by a single gun pointed toward the tail of the plane AND a single gun pointed toward the front of the plane just visible in front of the upper wing). Am I correct? Could my hopes for multiple versions of the Strutter be true?
Eris
Yep, Andrea's confirmed that previously Eris.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
He did? Harumph!!! But then, with eight pages of comments in this thread, I'm not surprised I missed something important like that ... even though now I see there were at least a dozen posts on that announcement out there in the open for anybody to see ... oops! ...
All kidding aside ... hurray for the confirmation!!! They all look awesome!!!
Eris
Last edited by Eris Lobo; 02-12-2016 at 00:12.
Neither am I ! Actually, Herr Oberst got the skinny from Roberto at Ares in post #229 (last June !) following a little confusion over what was being released:
in this release, we'll have the two seat version (two styles) and the "Comic fighter" version (one seat to the rear).
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Maybe for series 10, Ares can finally provide official rules (and official models, of course) for the FE2b and FE2d? Pretty please?
Eris
I agree with you, and I would love seeing a "Salmson 2" too
But there is a French version of Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in this series, so I'm not dying for a French two-seater right now. The Italians, on the other hand, don't have any two-seater yet, not even an Italian version of an allied plane. That's why I want a Pomilio -- even better than an Ansaldo A1, which would have been my first choice for a new Italian model otherwise.
Now, if we want a French heavy-fighter, this is what we really need:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caudron_R.11
Last edited by Gallo Rojo; 02-12-2016 at 10:09. Reason: adding pics and links
That model looks really great! I can see it being very popular.
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