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    On the Aerodrome Home page, there is a mention of a series 3 reprint in 2016. Does anyone know where I can get more info on that?

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    Nothing's been announced yet, but it'll be sometime after Series 9. Gut says 4th Qtr or very early '17.
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    Is there a lot of demand out there for Series 3 other than the Alby? Seems like series 4 is he one everyone is chomping at the bit to get.

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    agreed - I just saw the series 3 thing on the home page and was wondering if it was real - I could use a few more R.E. 8's

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    Quote Originally Posted by P-51D View Post
    Is there a lot of demand out there for Series 3 other than the Alby? Seems like series 4 is he one everyone is chomping at the bit to get.
    Some folks I know want more Nieuport 17s, but yes, Series 4 is the one everyone (including me!) is waiting for; but we have to get Series 3 out of the way first, so the sooner we get Series 3 reprinted, the sooner we can all get our paws on Series 4 reprints!
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    I was really hoping Ares would listen to it's fans, and break the series reprints up. Keep linking scouts and 2 seaters will have left over 2 seaters that cost cash to make, and are sitting in inventory for awhile.
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    Does anyone know if Brumowski will be reprinted?

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    I've not heard anything new on the Series 3 reprint front in some time. Last thing I hears was 2016 and I posted that on the front page.


    Quote Originally Posted by Canestri10 View Post
    Does anyone know if Brumowski will be reprinted?
    In the past they have reprinted the most popular plane from each Series, so a reprint of Brumowski would be a safe bet.

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    I am waiting for those Albatri too. Brumowski and Hautzmeyer will complete my collection

    Not the best plane but the best looking IMHO.

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    I know Brumowski was popular back in the day but the biggest issue with series 3 originally was only one German Albatros D.III (Voss). I think you would get better sales with more Luftstreitskrafte - Von Richthofen red D.III as a must and perhaps a couple of other Jasta 11 kites. Kurt Wolff would be a good candidate given he was the highest scoring pilot during Bloody April. Wolff's Albatros was red with green elevators and tailplane. If an Austrian machine is on the table I would suggest Linke-Crawford's aircraft with the falcon on the fuselage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer View Post
    Wolff's Albatros was red with green elevators and tailplane. If an Austrian machine is on the table I would suggest Linke-Crawford's aircraft with the falcon on the fuselage.
    Carl, do you have any pics of that bird? I can't find any.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    Carl, do you have any pics of that bird? I can't find any.
    No I don't. The description was provided by Lothar von Richthofen in ,Ein Heldenleben' and was also mentioned by the Rittmeister himself in ,Der Rote Kampfflieger'. I would hazard a guess the spinner was green also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer View Post
    No I don't. The description was provided by Lothar von Richthofen in ,Ein Heldenleben' and was also mentioned by the Rittmeister himself in ,Der Rote Kampfflieger'. I would hazard a guess the spinner was green also.
    That is why I have asked. Also know the description provided by MvR himself, but no pics...
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    If a red DIII belonging to MvRs is done I doubt Brumowski will be reprinted. That would mean two all red DIIIs.
    I think they pair up a MvR DIII with Voss.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LOOP View Post
    If a red DIII belonging to MvRs is done I doubt Brumowski will be reprinted. That would mean two all red DIIIs.
    I think they pair up a MvR DIII with Voss.
    The Rittmeister and Werner Voss would be good choices. Thinking about it a fairly plain Albatros D.III with timber fuselage would be good for repaints - something like Udet's D.III.

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    I'm just after the scouts from S3. 1 or 2 N17 and 1 or 2 DIII.
    I have the 2-seaters I need from that series. Waiting for the Rumpler in S4.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer View Post
    Thinking about it a fairly plain Albatros D.III with timber fuselage would be good for repaints - something like Udet's D.III.
    I'd buy that for a dollar! (well, for however many dollars it retails at!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Helmut View Post
    I'd buy that for a dollar! (well, for however many dollars it retails at!)
    Nice 'Robocop' quote, showing your age there Tim!! Original was by far the best - Ronnie Cox, Kurtwood Smith & Miguel Ferrer as baddies - all kinds of awesome.


    I am looking forward to some Nieuport 17s as well. One for Albert Ball (red spinner), an Italian job and another French version would do me.

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    I hope (but doubt) that they go with all new schemes for the models - three German Albs and three RFC N.17/23's would not go amiss. It's not like they're short of subjects.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baxter View Post
    I am waiting for those Albatri too. Brumowski and Hautzmeyer will complete my collection

    Not the best plane but the best looking IMHO.
    Not the best plane?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    Carl, do you have any pics of that bird? I can't find any.
    what pic you after Andy, the Wolf Red Albatross or the Austrian with the Falcon ?
    I got a pic of that one, plus have the model in my collection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer View Post
    Nice 'Robocop' quote, showing your age there Tim!! Original was by far the best - Ronnie Cox, Kurtwood Smith & Miguel Ferrer as baddies - all kinds of awesome.
    Saw the reboot for the first time last month.

    Meh.

    The original was WAY better!

    Now whenever I see Kurtwood Smith in ANY film, I expect him to slaughter every other character in the room!

    Personally I have a large stash of Nieuport 17s, which, if including my unbuilt Valom boxes, borders on the obscene! I have very little time for repainting now, so any new schemes would be welcome.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Helmut View Post
    Saw the reboot for the first time last month.

    Meh.

    The original was WAY better!

    Now whenever I see Kurtwood Smith in ANY film, I expect him to slaughter every other character in the room!

    Personally I have a large stash of Nieuport 17s, which, if including my unbuilt Valom boxes, borders on the obscene! I have very little time for repainting now, so any new schemes would be welcome.
    Like the Total Recall re-make, I was left with one question "Why?"

    I wish I had bought more D.IIIs and N.17s when they were released. I did pick up 6 F-Toys D.IIIs but my N.17/23 fleet sits at just four, with a second Guynener repainted in Belgian colours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oberst Hajj View Post
    I've not heard anything new on the Series 3 reprint front in some time. Last thing I hears was 2016 and I posted that on the front page.




    In the past they have reprinted the most popular plane from each Series, so a reprint of Brumowski would be a safe bet.
    You are correct. I wish they would come out with a new marketing strategy. I have no interest in buying another Brumowski. You cannot do an easy repaint with him also just a minor compliant is that the aircraft and the maneuver deck was incorrect but, the are just toys. I would buy the whole set of different planes. My vote would be 3 German D.IIIs.

    A new set could include 3 Albatros D.III 153 series with Brumowski and the correct spinner, engine and cards. The series 153 had the 200 hp Austro-Daimler that pushed its maximum speed. THE Italian Front would have another fighter and a lot of fun.

    Carl was correct.
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    Quote Originally Posted by john snelling View Post
    You are correct. I wish they would come out with a new marketing strategy. I have no interest in buying another Brumowski. You cannot do an easy repaint with him also just a minor compliant is that the aircraft and the maneuver deck was incorrect but, the are just toys. I would buy the whole set of different planes. My vote would be 3 German D.IIIs.

    A new set could include 3 Albatros D.III 253 series with Brumowski and the correct spinner, engine and cards. The series 253 had the 225 hp Austro-Daimler that pushed its maximum speed up to 125 mph.
    With a deck that is faster than a Camel, and more maneuverable than a Spad. THE Italian Front would have another fighter and a lot of fun.
    I believe the Brumovski Albatros in Series 3 represents his D.III 153.45, the first aircraft he had painted red with skull devices in October 1917. After the initial licence built versions the 153 series did use a 200hp engine instead of the standard 185hp Daimler. The 253 series with more powerful engines did not appear at the front until June 1918 and Brumovski did not actually score any victories in a 253.

    Don't get me wrong John I would love to see a series of 253 Oeffag machines. In the meantime they could probably just treated as Albatros D.Va's as far as the game goes.

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    The Late 153 and 253 would need a whole new sculpt at least on the fuselage; the OAW-Johannisthal D.III's might be doable by mating D.III wings to D.V fuselage (D.V rudder on D.III aircraft, basically).

    Otherwise, that's 2 or 3 more sculpts to extend the game's reach...

    Now imagine what could have been if the D.Va and 253 design teams had put heads together...
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    Quote Originally Posted by LOOP View Post
    If a red DIII belonging to MvRs is done I doubt Brumowski will be reprinted. That would mean two all red DIIIs.
    I think they pair up a MvR DIII with Voss.
    MvR's Albatros D.III was not completely red. F-toys produced a 1/144 scale model some time ago. You sometimes can buy one via eBay. here is a picture of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carl_Brisgamer View Post
    Like the Total Recall re-make, I was left with one question "Why?"


    Of course, the _South Park_ episode taking on the fourth _Indiana Jones_ movie springs immediately to mind....

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    Hoping the Brumowski is one of those reprinted. Just a great look.

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    I have the e F-Toys ones too. They are nice models ��

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    Good God not another Richtofen plane, i cant think of anything more tedious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken at Sunrise View Post
    I have a couple of these. One in its original scheme, the other with the non-red bits painted over with a thin red so the original camouflage scheme is apparent beneath.

    Good God not another Richtofen plane, i cant think of anything more tedious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by strontiumdog View Post
    Good God not another Richtofen plane, i cant think of anything more tedious.
    But predictable
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    Quote Originally Posted by strontiumdog View Post
    Good God not another Richtofen plane, i cant think of anything more tedious.
    Except the Albatros D.III is THE Richthofen aircraft. He scored 24 victories in the type, more than any other aircraft he flew, and it was the type he flew throughout Bloody April 1917. I think Albatros DIII serial 2253/17 (20 kills in April 1917) is a suitable candidate for an Ares miniature.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Manley View Post
    I have a couple of these. One in its original scheme, the other with the non-red bits painted over with a thin red so the original camouflage scheme is apparent beneath.
    For repainters the good thing about the Rittmeister's Albatros D.III is that with the application of the right colours to the spinner and elevators you could quickly field almost all Jasta 11's order of battle during Bloody April.

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    That's the plan! If I ever get around to it...............
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    These two are in my wish list for Series 3 Re-printing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gallo Rojo View Post
    These two are in my wish list for Series 3 Re-printing

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    Love to see this also

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    The Blau Maus flown by Lt Hermann Frommherz is another aircraft available as an F-toys model.
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    The third F-toys Albatros D.III was flown by Lt Hermann Goering.
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    The red and white is very nice and I like the Goering DIII too

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    I'd like that red-n-white!

    Already have 6 blue mice, though
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gallo Rojo View Post
    These two are in my wish list for Series 3 Re-printing

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    Love these schemes - if Ares produce these i would forgive them if they didnt redo Brumowksi

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    I'm looking forward to this reprint, as I never picked up either a D.III or a Nieuport 17 in the old Nexus days.

    Question: I've been reading the threads here at the Aerodrome about the Austrian D.III variants-I had never realized how significantly they outperformed the German versions. Is there any possibility that the eventual reprint might see a revision of the maneuver deck or any "special rules" cards to reflect the improved performance of the Austrian series 153 or 253 D.IIIs?

    (As I have just started collecting Italian and A-H aircraft for the game, I would be very happy if there was an opportunity to add high-performance D.IIIs to my collection!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gallo Rojo View Post
    These two are in my wish list for Series 3 Re-printing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolfbiter View Post
    I'm looking forward to this reprint, as I never picked up either a D.III or a Nieuport 17 in the old Nexus days.

    Question: I've been reading the threads here at the Aerodrome about the Austrian D.III variants-I had never realized how significantly they outperformed the German versions. Is there any possibility that the eventual reprint might see a revision of the maneuver deck or any "special rules" cards to reflect the improved performance of the Austrian series 153 or 253 D.IIIs?

    (As I have just started collecting Italian and A-H aircraft for the game, I would be very happy if there was an opportunity to add high-performance D.IIIs to my collection!)
    Ta do a shortcut. Just fly a DIII with a B-deck and a climbrate of 2 and you have an Oeffag 153

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    Quote Originally Posted by LOOP View Post
    Ta do a shortcut. Just fly a DIII with a B-deck and a climbrate of 2 and you have an Oeffag 153
    Thanks for the suggestion! D.IIIs would be nice to have because they can be fielded with both German and A-H forces.

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    Ok we've had Series 9 now - is there any update on Series 3 reprints? (foaming at mouth).



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