Von Richthofen's 'final' Triplane should be the all red one with Balkenkreuzen...at least that's the one they had 'previewed' in the Kickstarter...
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Sorry, Rob - I missed the post script below the photo...:p Now that you mention it, I do seem to remember Dave's pictures of his handiwork back then....
For sure, Dave - that's one of the things yet to do (I've done it before on repaints - it really makes a difference). I also have some griffon decals...
Glad you have made it official, Ryan! It's a great place full of wonderful people and tons of awesome information - I hope you enjoy it as much as I...
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We have a local group that meets the second Saturday of the month at Epic Loot in Centerville (greater Dayton, Ohio). We use nearly all the rules, except advanced altitude. We have several hundred aircraft in our collections, including some wonderful Shapeways efforts.
It has been QUITE some time since I have visited the 'Drome let alone post a blog entry. I haven't had the chance to game with the gang this summer due to other events, but yesterday seven of us were able to gather at Epic Loot and do up the Italian Front. A sub, several floatplanes, and some of the new Phoenix fighters graced the table. The G Dog was testing a scenario for a upcoming convention, and we played through it a couple of times. It was fun flying the Austrian Macchi as I had more
It looks as though are events will now be on the second Saturday of each month at Epic Loot, located in Centerville. Matt56 will be posting our events on the 'Drome with specific information. The Hobby Shop has been a nice home for us, but they schedule tourneys without much notice, and table space becomes an issue. Epic Loot has larger tables, access to restrooms, is well lit, cleaner overall, and has an opening for us on a regular basis. Parking is a bit hectic, but our lunch spot now is a
The next two Wright Flight gaming events have been scheduled for February 13th and march 26th at The Hobby Shop near Dayton, Ohio. Themes for both are yet to be determined but we have plenty of aircraft so no need to bring anything. Always a grand time!
Campaign Thoughts I - The Wright Flight have been talking for some time about doing a campaign, allowing players to develop a pilot persona that would carry over from gaming session to gaming session. One of the members suggested using the American 94th Aero and picking a German Jasta as their counterparts. If we do a campaign based on the 94th Aero, some factors to be considered before even delving into how would we track kills, earn Ace skills, set up scenarios
The Wright Flight started from a group of gamers who have been pushing lead around tabletops for many years. Ranging from Napoleonics to World War II to everything before, in between, and after, we have forged friendships and shared many excellent experiences over a dew decades now. When we started getting really involved with Wings of Glory a few years ago, we started gaming at The Hobby Shop in Dayton, created
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