Tiny Air Combat WWII

All,

So I've gotten deep into Thomaston's "Tiny Air Combat," having bought and mounted a slew of them:

The whole mess, a ton of WWII and Post-WWII stuff.

I finished up all the WWII stuff.  Hell, I've even played seven dogfights and posted them here (fights 12-18):
https://oldleadbreed.blogspot.com/

I'd been playing a makeshift gaming surface; I'm happy to report that I've finished my new, permanent gaming surface, which you can see under the box holding the aircraft.

Let's take a closer look, see what I've got.

Six F4U Corsairs.

Six F6F Hellcats.

Six F4F Wildcats.

Six SBD Dauntlesses.

Six TBF Avengers.

Six P-40 Warhawks.

Six B-25 Mitchells.

Six P-38 Lightnings.

Six carrier-based A6M Zeroes.

Six D3A Vals.

Six B5N Kates.

Six land-based A6M Zeroes.

Six G4M Bettys.

And six Ki-43 Oscars.

Now for some closeups.

The Wildcat.  The sharp-eyed amongst you will note that I have repainted them a lighter shade of blue-gray.

A Dauntless, one of the most graceful aircraft out there, in my opinion. What, your 1/900 aircraft don't have red and white tailstripes on them? ;)

A Hellcat.

A Corsair.  I'm not really happy with my paintjob, tried to do the blue over gray, not enough contrast.

A P-40.

A B-25.  My olive drab paint was a little lumpy, dammit...

A P-38.  Very happy with how these turned out.

A Zero of the 'Kido Butai.'

A Val dive-bomber.

A Kate torpedo-bomber.

An Oscar.  Ugh, the camo doesn't very good closeup, but it looks decent on the table.  To whit:

Three Avengers closing in on their target are bounced by a pair of Oscars...

But are saved when a tri of Hellcats pounce on them.

Anyway, wanted to show off what I'd finished in terms of aircraft and my new board, and I'm looking at getting those USAAF P-40s into the action this weekend.

V/R,
Jack

FOR SALE: 1/600 WWII, Vietnam, and Modern Aircraft Collections

All,

I was upstairs to make some clean space so I could, ya know, actually get some gaming in, and I noticed something: it's getting harder and harder to make a clean space.  Ya know why?  I got too much stuff!!!  So, as much as I don't want to, I need to clear some more space.  Over the past few years I racked up a decent-sized collection of 1/600 (3mm) aircraft, mostly from PicoArmor (Oddzial Ozmy), but a sizeable amount from Tumbling Dice as well.  I've got WWII Pacific, WWII Battle of Britain, Vietnam War (USN and USAF), and a cross section of 'modern' air wars.

***The aircraft are in various states.  Some are completed (primed, painted, washed, decals, magnet applied), then others go down from there, all the way to simply primed, with everything in between.  I'd guess that just a little under half of all the aircraft for sale are ready for the tabletop; if you're unsure about the status of particular aircraft, contact me via the comments here or via email.  I'm selling these fairly cheaply because they're 'as is,' I'm not looking to put more effort into painting these so I can sell them, so please keep that in mind.

I'm selling them in packages, and I'm selling as follows:

Whole Package: N/A
Vietnam: $55 ($50 + actual shipping for International)
WWII Battle of Britain: SOLD
WWII Pacific: SOLD
Modern: SOLD

I can't really see myself breaking these up into smaller packages, you'd have to be offering some serious cash, AND I'd really have to like ya, and I don't like that many people ;)  In any case, I think I'm offering pretty competitive rates, pretty much less than the bare metal costs.  I'll ship anywhere; the US price includes postage, international can knock $5 off the price BUT you have to pay ACTUAL SHIPPING.

If you're interested in buying, please contact me via email at: big jack mac (at) hot mail (dot) com
-Take out all spaces, replace parentheses with "@" and "."
I very much prefer to do business via Paypal, it's quick, easy, reliable, and there's a record of the transaction, and I'll have your order in the mail within two days of payment.

The whole mess, from left to right: modern, WWII Pacific, WWII Battle of Britain, and Vietnam.

The Vietnam package:
12 F-4 Phantoms (8 OO, 4 TD)
13 A-4 Skyhawks (7 OO, 6 TD)
9 F-8 Crusaders (6 OO, 3 TD)
10 A-7 Corsairs (6 OO, 4 TD)
8 A-6 Intruders (4 OO, 4TD)
4 A-1 Skyraiders (all TD)
4 H-3 helicopters (all TD)
1 E-1 Tracer (TD)
2 RA-3D Skywarrior/EB-66 Destroyer (both TD)
2 RA-5 Vigilante (both TD)
3 F-105 Thunderchiefs (all TD)
4 MiG-21 Fishbeds (all TD)
2 MiG-19 Farmer (both TD)
2 MiG-17 Fresco (all OO)
6 MiG-15 Fagot (all OO)
And, just for fun, 8 F-86 Sabers (OO, didn't know where else to put them)
*82 Vietnam aircraft and 8 Sabers
Price: $55 ($50 + actual shipping for International)

Top to bottom: F-4s, A-4s, F-8s, and A-7s.

A-6s, H-3s and A-1s, RA-5s, A3D/EB-66, and E-1, MiG-21s, and F-105s.

MiG-15s, MiG-17s, and MiG-19s, then F-86s.

The WWII Battle of Britain package:
8 He-111s
6 Do-17s
6 Me-110s
4 Ju-88s
4 Ju-87s
8 Me-109s
6 Hawker Hurricanes
6 Supermarine Sptifires
3 British light bombers, not sure which type
*51 total aircraft
Price: $40 ($35 + actual shipping for International)

Top to bottom, with British light bombers at left: Spitfires, Hurricanes, and Me-109s.

Me-109s, Ju-87s, Ju-88s, and Me-110s.

Do-17s and He-111s.

The WWII Pacific package, with Japanese at bottom left, USAAF at top left, and USN/USMC at right.
4 G4M "Betty" bombers
8 B5N "Kate" torpedo bombers
8 D3A "Val" dive bombers
16 A6M "Zero" fighters (eight white and eight green)
3 white light bombers, don't recall what type, might even actually be Soviet bombers I painted up as Japanese...
3 green light bombers, a different type than the one above, but same concept, don't recall what kind.
4 B-25 Mitchells
2 US light bombers, don't recall which type
8 P-40 Warhawks
8 P-38 Lightings
8 P-51 Mustangs
4 F4U Corsairs
8 TBD Devastators
8 SBD Dauntlesses
7 F4F Wildcats (can't figure where #8 went)
8 TBF Avengers
8 F6F Hellcats
*115 total aircraft
Price: $70 ($65 + actual shipping for International)

Top to bottom: "white" Zeroes, Vals, Kates, and Bettys.

The two different types of light bombers that I can't remember, "green" Zeroes, and "white" Zeroes.

P-38s, P-40s, two light bombers, and B-25s.

Start in the center, got F4U Corsairs, P-51 Mustangs, and P-38s.

Hellcats, Avengers, Wildcats, Dauntlesses, and Devastators.

Yeah, the P-40s have shark mouths on them ;)

And lastly, the modern package:
8 Su-27 Flankers
9 F-15 Eagles
4 F/A-18 Hornets
8 MiG-23 Floggers
12 F-16 Fighting Falcons
4 Eurofighter Typhoons
16 MiG-29 Fulcrums
4 A-4 Skyhawks (painted as Argentinian)
8 Mirage IIIs (4 painted as Argentinian)
8 AV-8 Harriers (4 painted as Harriers for Falklands)
*81 total aircraft
Price: $45 ($40 + actual shipping for International)

Top to bottom: MiG-23s, F/A-18s, F-15s, and Su-27s.

Top to bottom: Mirages, Harriers, A-4s and Neshers (Argentinian Mirages from Israel), two rows of MiG-28s, F-16s, and Typhoons at left.

Closer look at the aircraft for the Falklands.

Eurofighter Typhoons and Iraqi MiG-29s.

Russian MiG-29s, USAF F-16s, Israeli F-16s, and Syrian MiG-23s.

USN/USMC Hornets, USAF F-15s, and Russian Su-27s.

Well, that's it, let's make a deal!

V/R,
Jack

Another New WWII and Modern Aerial Project

All,

Several weeks ago I was hanging around over on The Wargames Website, perusing new topics, and one popped up that caught my eye: https://www.thewargameswebsite.com/forums/topic/tiny-air-combat/

There was this crazy cat that goes by "Thomaston" over there posting some super cool pictures.  He had these tiny little aircraft (I'd guesstimate them to be about 1/1250, roughly).  I couldn't stop staring, and just had to get me some.  I reached out to Thomaston, turns out he designs them himself and gets them professionally 3D printed.  I begged and whined a lot and, lo and behold, he was kind enough to make some available for me via Shapeways (whose customer service has been absolutely fantastic, by the way).  And when I say he was kind enough to make some available, I mean he's been amazing.  I thought up some crazy projects I wanted to do, asked him if he could support, and he went out and designed them and hung them on Shapeways, exactly what I wanted, customized for what I was looking for.  I did a test order, got'em, and loved the look, so I quickly did two more orders.  I primed some but couldn't figure out a basing scheme.  I figured out a basing scheme and painted some up, now I need some more (bases and planes)!  Mine do not look anywhere near as pretty as his do, but I figured I'd share what I'd finished so far.

So here is what I've got ready so far; not a lot, but enough to play some WWII games, and a few testers for modern aircraft.  Here's what you're looking at: six US Navy/Marine Corps F4F Wildcats, four A6M Zeroes, six G4M Bettys, one F-4 Phantom, one B-57 Canberra, one MiG-21 Fishbed, and one Su-22 Fitter.  I've got plenty more modern aircraft waiting in the wings (for their bases to get here), and a few more WWII aircraft, but I need to hit Thoamston up for some more WWII, mostly Imperial Japanese Navy.

First up, my six G4M Bettys.  Plain green, some yellow leading edges, red on white national insignia on each wing and the fuselage, and bright blue glass on the cockpits and dorsal turrets.

A closer look, traveling west.

And southeast.  The flight stands are from Litko; they have a 1" flight peg that I cut down to 1/2 inch, gives me just the look I was going for.

Next up, four Imperial Japanese Army A6M Zeroes, painted the same as the bombers, except these have black nacelles.

Two travelling west.

And two travelling southeast.

The six F4F Wildcats, which will serve as both US Navy and US Marine aircraft.  These are French Blue, with white insignia on each wing and the fuselage, red and white aileron, and light gray cockpits.  I kinda wish I'd have gone lighter, brighter blue, like the color I used on the Japanese cockpits, but this will do.

A close up of three Wildcats heading west.  I know the US didn't use Vics, but the rules I'm going to use have you rolling for what shows up to the fight and it's either in pairs or threes.

And three heading southeast.  On to the moderns!

The four modern aircraft I've finished.

The B-57 Canberra in a tan and green camouflage, white insignias on the wings, blue cockpit, and a black nose cone.

The F-4 Phantom is painted up the same way.

The MiG-21 in bare metal (I used 'steel'), with red insignia on the tail and each wing, a red nose cone, and a blue cockpit.

Another look at the MiG-21, trying to get the shadow off.

And the Su-22 Fitter, in light gray, red insignia on the tail and each wing, blue cockpit, and green nosecone.  My Su-22s will mostly serve as ground attack aircraft, otherwise they'll be getting shot down by F-14s (as in the Gulf of Sidra back in the 80s).

Just for kicks, here's what they look like when you get them in the mail from Shapeways.

And here's a photo to give you a sense of size: along the bottom are Thomaston's models, the F-4 Phantom and the G4M Betty.  At top left is a 1/600 Oddzial Ozmy F-4 Phantom, at top right a 1/600 G4M Betty, also from OO.

So I'm waiting on more bases from Litko, I need to order more aircraft from Thomaston (if he's still willing to put up with me, which I say facetiously as he's been nothing but gracious, I just hope I'm not imposing), and then I need to get them all painted and based.  However, I have what I need to play my first fights, so keep your eyes peeled, action imminent!  Along those lines, I also played two more 10mm fights with Squad Hammer this weekend, continuing my campaign in the fictional African of "South Leon" for my "Cuba Libre" blog (https://cubalibrewargame.blogspot.com/), I'm working on the batreps, and these WWII Pacific aircraft will soon be in action over on my WWII Pacific blog (https://oldleadbreed.blogspot.com/).

V/R,
Jack