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    Default Colours 2015 Ares new releases

    https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...eb&oe=569123AD

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    Just found these.

    Hopefully WSS don't mind me putting these links on to their page on Facebook. Mind you, it's social media so if they didn't they wouldn't put them on there.

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    Nice pictures. Thank you for sharing them. The second picture shows that one of the Douglas Dauntlesses will have French markings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naharaht View Post
    Nice pictures. Thank you for sharing them. The second picture shows that one of the Douglas Dauntlesses will have French markings.
    That'll be the repaint queen then

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Manley View Post
    That'll be the repaint queen then
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Manley View Post
    That'll be the repaint queen then
    True dat
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    Pretty bombers - I wants one ....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naharaht View Post
    The second picture shows that one of the Douglas Dauntlesses will have French markings.
    Because this makes sense.

    The French flew... what, 3% (fewer than 200 of nearly 6,000) of the production run? I'm not going to lie... I don't get it. I am in no way trying to insult anyone involved in the decision-making process, but haven't we been down this road before...?

    Who is clamoring for a Free French Dauntless?

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    Dauntless we want yes, but Free French?

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    How do our French members feel about this? Would they welcome more French aircraft?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fast.git View Post
    Because this makes sense.

    The French flew... what, 3% (fewer than 200 of nearly 6,000) of the production run? I'm not going to lie... I don't get it. I am in no way trying to insult anyone involved in the decision-making process, but haven't we been down this road before...?

    Who is clamoring for a Free French Dauntless?
    Hawker Hurricanes with one British pilot, p'raps ?

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    I would welcome more actual French planes. MS 406 would be nice, Potez 631, Brequet Bre 693, anything to flesh out the '40 battles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    Dauntless we want yes, but Free French?
    My initial reaction too; however, the French were the second largest user of them. I would rather had a US army A-24, or a New Zealand on e
    Karl
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    IMHO, one extravagant and two common schemes are OK. Much better that Bader+Kutuzov+who? It is something like two UK Gladiators and one Norwegian. May be there are players who are not interested in Pacific theatre - for them is nice to have a British Wildcat and Free French P-40. For the rest of us there are two standard SBDs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    I would welcome more actual French planes. MS 406 would be nice, Potez 631, Brequet Bre 693, anything to flesh out the '40 battles.
    Absolutely my thoughts as well, Peter. But they should be actual FRENCH produced ones. I would add Caudrone Cyclone to your list, but those you mentioned are of course so to say iconic for France 1940. Moreover, MS 406 would be easily presented in Finnish service.
    My only objection was raised against producing "iconic" other allied types, like P-40 in starter set in French cockades. Of course one may say: "Hey man, you also got a Polish Spit in the set" but that was not the case. The chequer on Falkowski's (or even Skalski's) planes are just little markings like those individual insignia, so they do not interfere with the general scheme.

    Thanks Karl for your info on French Dauntless. But do you mean war or postwar service?
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    By the way, French SBD on the second photo has invasion stripes. It should be possible use it for European 1944 missions, right? Operation Dragoon, 8/15/1944.
    Do not throw up minor types - we played a nice mission with D. 520 during Prague Con 2014 and every year we are playing with Yaks.

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    Sorry guys I, imported the pictures to the series 6 thread.
    Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    Nice targets for the RAF/FAA over Gibraltar too.

    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    I would welcome more actual French planes. MS 406 would be nice, Potez 631, Brequet Bre 693, anything to flesh out the '40 battles.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Interesting to note the French Douglas SBD Dauntless. When Airfix relaunched their 1/72 offering of the same aircraft type during 2014 they too offered French markings and I have never seen these before.

    Now I have seen this I will probably paint & decal my unbuilt Airfix SBD as a French example. The Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs JE-J (Invasion Stripes) and ZX-6 (Desert Camouflage) are still available as 1/72 Airfix kits in places although Airfix introduced another 1/72 Spitfire Mk IX kit onto the scene in early 2015.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan-Sam View Post
    ...we played a nice mission with D. 520 during Prague Con 2014 and every year we are playing with Yaks...
    I'm a fan of the Dewoitines and Yaks, but I like them French and Russian, respectively. Just like I would have liked my Hurricane's British and my non-US P-40s to be RAAF.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Manley View Post
    That'll be the repaint queen then
    Has to be doesn't it .


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    Quote Originally Posted by fast.git View Post
    Just like I would have liked my Hurricane's British and my non-US P-40s to be RAAF.
    I agree with the fact that there could have been more emphasis on British Hawker Hurricanes instead maybe of the Belgian Air Force version. Russia was a big Hawker Hurricane operator and I feel that was a good choice on this basis. Had there been a second RAF Hurricane released by Nexus then maybe the Bader Edition would not have become so collectable?

    With regard to P-40s the Flying Tigers (Kunming 1942) are of historic importance so IMHO the Hill Edition was a good call on Ares part. Like the French version of the SBD the French P-40 is again obscure however it's availability is restricted to my knowledge as part of the WGS WW2 Starter Set only. It has never been available as a standalone unlike the other two versions. I too would have liked to have seen a British / Commonwealth rendition of the P-40 instead of the French version. But I am also aware of how many of the British / Commonwealth P-40s were actually Kittyhawks as opposed to being Warhawks & when I have finished typing this I am off to find out what the differences are between the two as I know they existed
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    Thanks Karl for your info on French Dauntless. But do you mean war or postwar service?
    During the war; apparently the UK didn't use the 9 they got in action (why? so they could use the Barracuda ) and New Zealand only got a squadron's worth.
    Post-war had a number of other users.
    Karl
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    Awesome Intel on the new planes...

    I have to admit I was a little disappointed seeing one of the Dauntless schemes (typically only 3 variations of an aircraft at release) dedicated to something other than British/US Navy.

    Where would such aircraft have been stationed, and what would they have accomplished
    (honest question of interest and not rhetorical or disrespectfully inteded).

    I originally raised my nose at the Martlets, but later had to pay above retail to hunt them down so I could have my British Sea based Group. Now I love em.

    Ask me if I would mind purchasing a Latvian Grumman Avenger right about now... Answer: I would buy as many as I could...!!!

    Thank you for the new release Ares...!!!

    (p.s. Those Japanese aircraft are rocking also...)
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    Unpopular ARES scheme = very popular re-paint machine.....

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    If this is repeated information then I should have gone to Specsavers ...

    Another thread states that the French SBD is actually a French A-24B which is the land based equivalent of an SBD-5. It has no arrestor hook for carrier operations but armament and capabilities-wise these both match.

    Also take a careful look down and to the left of the photo with the French aircraft in it ... You will see the tail and the wing of what I suspect to be a USN / USMC SBD version. All looking very promising.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hedeby View Post
    Unpopular ARES scheme = very popular re-paint machine.....
    +1

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    At least the French P-40 now will have something to escort. (I have never seen the French P-40!) I don't really mind the strange one offs as long as accompanying planes are available or will be out soon. The Russian Hurrricane has a bad rap but at least you can fly it with the Yak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hedeby View Post
    Unpopular ARES scheme = very popular re-paint machine.....
    Although certainly the case, I question the business model that says "Let's design one for the clearance bins...."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teaticket View Post
    ...At least the French P-40 now will have something to escort. (I have never seen the French P-40!)...
    I get your point... and don't disagree. But they would probably be flying Mk.IX Spitfires.

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    First of all I must correct a slight error, these are from Essen show not Colours.

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    You might want to replace these crews figures perhaps? Not the greatest sculpts ever.
    And for the SoG fans amongst you the first glimpse of USS Constitution and HMS Victory.
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    https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...7e&oe=56CEEA6B

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    I thought Colours sounded a bit odd - if I remember correctly Colours is held in Newbury.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spring-Chicken View Post
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    And for the SoG fans amongst you the first glimpse of USS Constitution and HMS Victory.
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    You're not up to date with the SoG stuff.

    HMS Victory & USS Constitution are on sale for month now.

    ...but thank you for the pictures.
    Voilą le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aussietonka View Post
    I thought Colours sounded a bit odd - if I remember correctly Colours is held in Newbury.
    The photos appeared straight after some from Colours so I naturally assumed...........
    It was only as more posts appeared from Essen it became obvious where they were pictured.

    You're not up to date with the SoG stuff.
    Probably because I don't play it actually, I use Langtons fine 1/1200 ships with Blood Bilge & IronBalls rules Am I allowed to say that on here? I thought since they were pictured there and WSS said it was the first sighting of them they must be just about to come out. But having checked Stafford Games site as I type this I see they are in fact available.



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