It's good to see that there are some new planes coming, I'm quite keen on the balloons that have gone quiet, does anyone know roughly what the price of these were when last issued and what year that was?
It's good to see that there are some new planes coming, I'm quite keen on the balloons that have gone quiet, does anyone know roughly what the price of these were when last issued and what year that was?
£30 - £35 as I recall, and this was before I discovered the game, so 2011/2012?
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Nice and shiney, although I have some coming (ha) with my T&t kickstarter, some time over the rainbow, I will be looking to get the Baumer triplane, Chavannes Spad and Mclaren camel, rest already have
According to Dan San Abbott, WW1 German aviation specialist :
MvR never flew any Fok.DR.I painted all red with white cross fields. It never happened. That information comes from someone who is ill informed about how MvR's Fokker Triplane were finished. The photos taken of Fok.F.I 102/17 which were finished in the standard Fokker factory streaked olive-brown finish, have misidentified the finish as being red. A lot of published photos have this caption, it is incorrect.
http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/sh...t=50706&page=4
So the first WOW and WOG reprint all red Fokker Dr.I with Eisernes Kreuz are wrong.
The new all red Triplane with BalkanKreuz is the correct scheme.
Paint schemes of planes flown by Manfred Von Richthofen
published on The Aerodrome : http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=50706
Indeed, that is how I understood it, Thanks!
I hope the Baumer DVa is more like the prototype with the wooden fuselage.
I already have three of the original yellow and ordered it to get something different.
I ordered the MvR Dr.1 to get the correct crosses. (Ooops - forgot this one is coming with T&T - oh well)
Passed on the Barker Sopwith as I have several of those, and the Rickenbacker, Fonck and Udet for the same reason.
Kissenberth I have coming with the tripods, and can't see needing two captured Camels.
I have a WoW Kempf but figured I would get this new one, just fer grins.
Will definitely need to touch up some of these it looks like.
Still ... New planes at last!
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Wish there were more new schemes, especially since Kissenberth is such an oddball. Only a single new allied scheme for the Camel now in both reissues! Kinda crazy for the most iconic allied fighter to now have the fewest unique allied paintschemes across all releases. I do wish we would have gotten a black Jacobs Dr.1, would have fit in nicely alongside the MvR albatross.
This new Serie (Spad XIII, Camel, Albatros D.V, Fokker Dr.I) is supposed to be released in April 2019,
according to ARES upcoming product : https://www.aresgames.eu/upcoming-products
Ares has forgotten to include the Fokker Dr.I in the list but they are informed of that issue and should fix it soon.
APRIL 2019
Tripods & Triplanes - Mk.I "Locust" Tripod Pack
Tripods & Triplanes - Mk.II "Scarab" Tripod Pack
WGF101 - WW1 Wings of Glory: SPAD XIII Airplane Pack
WGF102 - WW1 Wings of Glory: Sopwith Camel Airplane Pack
WGF103 - WW1 Wings of Glory: Albatros D.V Airplane Pack
does anyone know what month the Fokker dvii and S.E.5 a re-prints are coming out
Release of SE.5a has been announced for 2019 2nd quarter, with Pfalz D.III, Bréguet XIV, Rumpler C.IV.
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbi...0892&source=48
Fokker D.VII were released in 2014, with Sopwith Snipe, Roland C.II, Airco DH.4 (WOG fifth serie).
As WOG first serie (Spad XIII, Camel, Albatros D.V, Fokker Dr.I) will be reprinted in a few weeks, there might a few years before a reprint of Fokker D.VII (if there is one).
If they have Ace cards: Buy all, surplus off my Nexus birds. Add an extra Barker Camel for my girlfriend.
If not: Buy all the new decoes, and a Barker for the GF.
Balloon Busters was released in 2010, retailing at £40...
I didn't buy any at that time but used the cards from Burning Drachens - I finally picked up a pair for £40 a few years ago.
I wouldn't expect the new release (should it materialise) to be any cheaper.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
I acquired all mine as parts of collections sold on ebay, or from Ludibay in France and a game store in Italy, paying prices in Euros for these.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Holy Grail of sets... the balloons
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Right after I got into this game and realized how hard to get some of these thing were, I set a list of wants and went on a mission. I found two balloons from someone here, I wish I could remember who but it was when I first started. They were about double retail but at least I got them. I have space for two more if they ever some out again. Later I got the box set from somewhere, I don't recall where, so i got several of the big cardboard balloon cards which is nice to have.
The game is very nice, but the balloons and giants are always a big attraction.
Ares have been promising a reprint of the observation balloons for quite some time. They will come eventually, I suppose.
No they haven't.
Andrea has mentioned their intent to reprint, but he doesn't work for Ares.
Roberto told us the balloons were to be scheduled for last year (with a separate Nieuport 16 with rockets), but the Tripe-pods got in the way (the rocket planes, and therefore the balloons) were held up to be released after the Tripe-pods, to supplement that game.
No reprint date has ever been "promised".
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
However, scenarios with balloons are so much fun.
Below, pictures of a balloons barrage scenario with leaflets to drop over a target behind the barrage.
http://wingsofwar.forum2jeux.com/t21...-20-avril-2018
Nice!
That's a lovely-looking Pfalz D.IIIa in the second picture!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Sulring painted it.That's a lovely-looking Pfalz D.IIIa in the second picture!
Check his album :
https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/al...p?albumid=3088
Just placed my order with the aerodrome store. I only ordered 5 planes because I will also be receiving the T&T kickstarter. I only needed 4 planes but I ordered a Kempf which I already have (I love that plane).
I finally got my order in the other day, after much angst, sturm und drang. Unfortunately, the problem turned otu to be the browser I was using. Payment interface doesn't like chrome, I had to revert to Internet Exploder.
But the important thing is, I *did* get the order in, so all is well in the end.
I only got involved in this game a month ago. But seeing how much fun it is, how limited the availability is for some items and being pointed to the campaign scenarios (thanks, Sam), Ive pre-ordered all 12 planes. Not to mention another 38 from various sources....I got carried away.
I have to check my T&T order so i can place an order in the store. Its been so long I forget what lever I backed on Kickstarter!
It seems like the Nieuport 16 will only be available in T&T starter set....rather like the ones in Balloon Busters. Does that make the aliens something akin to balloons with a sting?
Ive been on a splurge of painting Spanish Napoleonic figures which was caused by Amazon making an offer I couldnt refuse - all 7 volumes of Omans Peninsular war as e-books for $20 CA. Now Im into a friendly speed painting contest with someone from down under. Heres a pic of my most recent.
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I promise no more out of period / genre pics. Besides Im keen to have a go at painting some WWI planes.
Hmmm...
I have an Invasion and a Second Invasion pledge. And, I already have four Dr.1s and even more Camels. Almost all the Kickstarter planes will be going into the convention prize bin for give-aways.
I have two balloons, but would really like another for those barrage scenarios. Perhaps a few more for double-sided scenarios. Not a few thousand, though.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
I have that those too but they're the older Minifigs and these are AB miniatures. Anyway you can see my attraction to painting WWI aircraft - love the colours.
Btw - I did enjoy your DYM: Coming and Going scenario. I did it twice - with it set in 1917 on the Italian-Austrian front. The first time I didn't read the scenario carefully enough and had an escort for the bomber. However, that was the more interesting game (at least for Part 1 - not so much part 2 as both intercepting scouts were shot down in part 1) so that's what I'm intending to write up and post on the general AAR forum.
My Spanish Army is Minifig. (mounted for Napoleon's battles) I still have hundreds to paint!
Glad you had fun with the DYM scenario. Looking forward to your AAR.
All of the OTT scenarios can usually be adapted for different front or periods of the war. There are loads to pick from. I missed the first OTT campaigns and hope to play them out someday.
I just checked my T&T pledge so now I can put in an order for the reprints of series 1 I won't be getting with it.
Well my AAR wont be as elaborate as the ones Ive seen on the campaign forum. You guys go all out! Im intending to do the AAR as a letter home...thinking thats somewhat original then I see its been done and in German too. Oh well, Im sticking to my plan.
I didnt get involved soon enough to be part of the Kickstarter but Ive ordered all 12 reprints as none of these aircraft were available and theyre all good ones to have. I will order the T&T as well as I want the N16 and aliens make a good scenario in lieu of balloons.
Es tut mir nur ein bisschen leid.Originally Posted by ShadowDragon
No reason you can't also adopt that format-plenty of people have adopted the "informal report to higher HQ" format, or the "briefing/debriefing" format. It's all good.
On another thread there has been discussion about the Nieuport 16s and whether they will just be available in T&T sets.
Having looked at the Airplane Packs pages for WGF both the Navarre Nieuport 16 and one for Albert Ball are listed. From my reading that suggests they will be separate airplane packs and not just in T&T. There is an asterisked comment that says Navarre would only be in T&T not in an airplane pack but if that's the case why list it under airplane packs? As far as Ball goes it seems it will definitely be an airplane pack.
No details of when though. But once T&T is released surely would follow shortly?
https://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-w...ks/nieuport-16
Does anyone know anywhere in UK that will have the reprints such as barker ect I checked gamesquest and no mention of new releases or pre orders.
Thanks
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