On the Check Your 6! front I have several planes getting ready to be sent to Miscellaneous Miniatures for painting. This series will break down what is being sent off and how they fit into existing or new projects.
Early Italian World War II - I am adding a Short S.25 Sunderland and six Gloster Gladiators to the existing collection from departed friend Bob. Adding the Sunderland will allow me to tackle a scenario from Falcon of the Duce that I have been wanting to do for sometime - Slow Boat to Bardia. It is a tough fight for the Italians with four CR.42s facing off against the flying boat, which has a Robustness of 4 and machineguns galore. For those who have flown CR.42s, you know there is little in the way of punch when it comes to the Falco's armament against such a robust aircraft. This will make a nice Check Your 6! introductory scenario as I would run the Sunderland and give each new player one CR.42. The Sunderland will be painted as above. The planes are resin prints from Flight Deck Decals, scaled to 1/285th.
It is a fine casting...er, I mean printing |
The Gladiators will allow me to tackle a few scenarios from the The Falcon and the Gladiator: The Air War Over the Western Desert 1940 – February 1941. This is a pdf written by Chris Stoesen and available via Wargames Vault, containing thirty-eight scenarios. The Falcon and the Gladiator is definitely worth the price as the pdf is well over one hundred pages in length and is filled with information to go along with the scenarios. While I have four Gladiators already, having six more will allow me to do at least eight scenarios from the pdf, using a mix of CR.32s and CR.42s along with a few other assorted aircraft. The Gladiators will also have the Temporate Land Scheme of dark earth and dark green, with half black and half white undersides.
The details are fantastic and the quality is amazing |
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