Looks like another twelve to add to the collection...plus extras for repaints. Bring 'em on! (When do we get more balloons?)
Looks like another twelve to add to the collection...plus extras for repaints. Bring 'em on! (When do we get more balloons?)
Last edited by Flying Helmut; 03-28-2019 at 10:41.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Yes, you are right.
So I will say Wings of War series 2 and 3 reprints by Ares have a sculpt quality quite good.
Let’s suppose this next serie will have the same sculpt quality.
I do hope so!
Or better, if that is possible!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
A nice group. Would have liked to see Ball, too but I am not complaining! I am a big fan of the Breguets, there will be more in my scenarios!
Not a standard one.
On the picture below, the comment says : “Rumpler C.IV 8231/17 is from the same July 1917 production order as numbers 7950/17 - 8349/17, but is one of the few airframes covered with lozenge fabric.
Wings of War lozenge Rumpler C.IV is number 8267, also included in the same July 1917 production.
So it can be considered these two Rumpler 8231/17 and 8267 have an unusual painting, that gives them more interest.
And it is a good reason to get the WOG model even if we have the WOW model !
The 8256 Rumpler edited by Ares has on its fuselage side the phrase “Good People Don’t Shoot”.
(not visible on miniature picture)
(see picture below)
The Ziegert Rumpler has a beautiful Lion head decoration on its fuselage.
This Rumpler C.IV (serial number 8518) belongs to the unit FA 209.
Source Wingnut Wings : http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/produ...tid=3042&cat=3
Last edited by monse; 04-05-2019 at 05:42.
Here are some historical informations about the two french Breguet.
Comments are translated from this outstanding french website : French squadrons of WW1
http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escad...recherches.htm
BREGUET BR.14 B2
Escadrille BR 111 - Audinot/Hellouin de Cenival - Stanley/Folger (BR.14 A2)
BREGUET BR.14 B2 - Escadrille BR 111
http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escad...adrille111.htm
The two pictures show this plane after a failed landing. No date and no information about what happened to the crew.
The red strip might be an identification marking and can be seen on upper wing (1st picture) and on fuselage (2nd picture).
The painted white rudder differs from the other planes of the BR 111 squadron.
The black circle on the rudder seems to be a personal insignia.
The emblem of BR 111 squadron shows a white swan on a blue lake and a red sky (french flag colors).
The migrating swans fly in V formation. This tactical formation has been adopted for bombing missions.
First planes of the squadron to have this emblem are the Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in February 1917.
BR 111 squadron is part of GB 6 (Bombing Group 6) included in the Escadre de bombardement n°12 (Bombing Wing 12).
BREGUET BR.14 B2 - Escadrille BR 127 - Audinot/Hellouin de Cenival
http://albindenis.free.fr/Site_escad...adrille127.htm
On the picture, senior officer cadet Adrien Hellouin de Cénival (observer) and adjudant Georges Audinot (pilot) stand in front of a Breguet 14 B2 of their unit in 1918.
Their plane has been shot down in the Somme area near the cities of Ham and Nesle, during a fight with many opponents on March 28th 1918.
The pilot has been killed and the observer captured.
The emblem of BR 111 squadron shows a yellow flying elephant, symbolizing the Breguet 14 and its bombs load.
The vertical trump has the same orientation of the exhaust pipe of the Renault engine.
At the end of the war, the emblem is changed for a black tiger on a white square.
BR 127 squadron is part of GB 5 (Bombing Group 5) included in the Escadre de bombardement n°12 (Bombing Wing 12).
Last edited by monse; 04-05-2019 at 11:48.
Excellent research there! Rep-worthy!
Pfalz's and Se5s for me, I only have 1 Dallas from the first time around, none of the rest, and McCudden is a MUST.
I might have to get another Breguet too
Lest we forget
If the Pfalz D.III's were excellent at diving, perhaps there might be an extra short dive card in their manoeuvre decks like the one in the Phonix D.I's deck. We shall just have to wait and see.
I have just noticed on the Ares Games Upcoming and Available page that in July they are planning to re-release bags of 50 Additional Flight Stands (i.e. pegs)!
Very useful for the Shapeways, or the aircraft model builders I am sure. Let's hope they do the Bomber stands as well.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Great news : resistance of Pfalz D.IIIa / D.III has been upgraded to 16, like the Wings of War version.
On the pictures below, Ares has revised the wrong bases of the Pfalz.
As notified by Ares, it looks like some of the changes were indeed a mistake.
https://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-w...ks/pfalz-d-iii
Good news!
That will beat least two more sales they make to my knowledge then.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks Monse for the research!
Whoever wants to add infos like those to http://www.wikiofglory.info/index.php will do a favor to all the community!
Excellent news, Monse. Good to know that a company can indeed, correct its own mistakes.
Now delayed until 1st quarter 2020. (joking, I hope!)
Thanks for the update, Monse!
16 Damage points for the Pfalz D.III.D.IIIa - Yay!
Just as it should be.
I'l probably pick up a couple more of these myself now.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Another new change by Ares compared to the first miniatures pictures posted last week concerns RUMPLER C.IV deck.
It is now the K deck (instead of H) like the Wings of War version.
https://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-w...s/rumpler-c-iv
H deck was not accurate as Rumpler C.IV top speed is 175 km/h.
(K deck : 160 to 180 km/h / H deck : 180 to 200 km/h)
Yikes! Lots of strut gaps to paint in this series release, gotta keep those elves busy . . .
Hurrah for the correction to the Pfalz statistics!
The Rumpler was always a K deck..? Did they actually tout it as a H deck or have they simply put the right stands underneath them for photo purposes ? Same for the Pfalz - they were always 16 HP.
Not the first time the stands have misrepresented the real stats on the advertising.
Last edited by flash; 04-07-2019 at 09:53.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Rumpler reset back to Wings of War 'K' deck - good!
I felt uncomfortable about the advertised 'H' deck minis.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
On the first pictures posted by Ares (see 26th March message), Pfalz and Rumpler bases had different data compared to the same Wings of War models.
Due to many complaining, Ares discussed about this with Andrea and it appeared that some of the changes were indeed a mistake, and Ares has decided to revise/reprint the wrong bases and cards.
On left side, the correct bases / on right side, the wrong bases.
Resistance of PFALZ D.IIIa : 16 (instead of 14)
Resistance of RUMPLER C.IV : 15 (instead of 16)
Deck of RUMPLER C.IV : K (instead of H)
Series 4 is now available for pre-order at the Aerodrome Accessories store.
Some informations gathered here about Breguet 14 (crew Stanley/Folger) and 96th Aero Service
Breguet 14 - crew Stanley / Folger
The 96th brought down two more enemy scouts of 15 encountered on raid to Danvillers October 29th . 1st Lt Gilbert Stanley, pilot, and 2nd Lt. H. T. Folger, observer, were wounded in the combat and forced to land at a hospital near Verdun.
Source : 96th History, page 12
The complete document about 96th during WW1 (13 pages) can be loaded :
http://www.2ndbombgroup.org/96thhistory.pdf
Folger is credited with 1 aerial victory on October 29th 1918.
page 217, Aerial Victories of World War I.
https://books.google.com.do/books?id...201918&f=false
Breguets tunnel machine gun
Andrea Angiolino has announced that Stanley/Folger's Breguet has an optional rule card, using an additional "tunnel machine gun" under the fuselage, pointing to the rear. It fires to pursuing planes.
Ģ Later a fixed tunnel gun was mounted in the fuselage to shoot under the tail, as the enemys favorite point of attack was the blind spot where he was screened from the observers tourelle gun by the stabiliser. ģ
page 359 - The U.S. Air Service in World War I, Volume I: The Final Report
https://books.google.fr/books?id=XKL...reguet&f=false
96th insignia The Devil to pay
Just before embarking upon its first aerial mission, the squadron decided upon its insignia, a black triangle outlined by a white strip enclosing the profile of a red devil thumbing his nose at the ground with one hand. In his other, he held a white bomb. This distinctive emblem was designed by 1st Lt. Harry Oliver Lawson, the squadron's very talented graphic artist.
http://warnepieces.blogspot.com/2012...?q=Harry+Brown
A tragic event for 96th but a funny reaction from Germans.
Then, on July 10, 1918, the 96th suffered it greatest fiasco of the war when an entire flight of six Breguets, led by Major Harry Brown, took off in poor weather, became lost, and landed near Koblenz, Germany by accident. Brown and the eleven other men were captured and spent the rest of the war as POWs.
The Germans reportedly dropped a message on a U.S. aerodrome that stated, "We thank you for the fine airplanes and equipment which you have sent us, but what shall we do with the Major ?"
In his Memoirs, General Billy Mitchell wrote, "Needless to say, we did not reply about the Major, as he was better off in Germany at that time than he would have been with us." It is interesting to note that, after the war, Brown apparently spent time in a military prison called "Governor's Island", but the circumstances are a mystery. He was discharged from the Army in 1920 and died in 1960.
http://warnepieces.blogspot.com/2012...?q=Harry+Brown
This event could be an idea of scenario, using clouds rule.
Last edited by monse; 04-14-2019 at 15:57.
Sorry if I missed this. I see that Series 4 is ready for Preorder. Do we know when it will be released?
According to the Ares Games Upcoming webpage, they will be available in July but we know how unreliable their forecasts can be.
https://www.aresgames.eu/upcoming-products
Please feel free to add any historical info to http://www.wikiofglory.info/
Pictures of Breguet 14 and Rumpler C.IV published on Ares FB.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...65315796821106
Nice!!!!
Thanks for the photos Monse!
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
Some excellent detail there, Monse. Thanks for the update.
Nice one Mark.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Love the blue Pfalz
I don't know why but I thought these planes would be out this month Andrea just posted on BGG that they aren't expected until July.
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/32158598#32158598
It is quite common that prototypes are out about half a year before release - not just for checking details, but even for advertising. They are usually pretty close to reality - for example they changed just upper wing machinegun on N.11, nothing else.
PS: Did you notice the time of Andrea's post? Crazy man...
I know that feeling well Andrea!
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Looks like the street date on these bad boys is September 6th, here in the States! Shouldn’t be long after that for our friends across the pond and in other parts of the world.
So how many books are in your personal library?
Yep, Series 4 has landed at the Ares warehouse and they will be shipping to stores this coming week.
Thanks for the excellent news! Especially for those of us newer members who missed out on the initial series 4 releases.
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