Another batch of completed WW1 aircraft, all from Tumbling Dice, naturally.
At the front are a couple of Fokker DR1s, in the middle some French Farman F20s and at the back a mighty Zeppelin-Staaken RVI bomber.
The Farmans being chased by a couple of triplanes.
The Farmans will pass as F40s if you don't look too closely, so are useful for a few years of the war.
My Fokker Dr1 collection. I couldn't find what you'd call a 'standard' colour scheme for them , so they are all done in the markings of named pilots based mostly on which colours I liked the look of.
Triplanes on patrol.
And here's the big bomber. It's wingspan was on a par with some WWII long-range bombers.
This huge aircraft has a crew of eleven. Those brown spots on the rear of the upper wing are gun positions, used by the mechanics who are stationed in each of the engine nacelles. With a rear-gunner or two in the fuselage this plane can put out a fair bit of fire behind and to the sides.
Note the enclosed cabin.
The extremes of size - teeny tiny Dr1s escort a mighty giant.
Now I have to design some fun scenarios for the Zeppelin-Staaken (and the Gothas of course).
Loving the paint jobs. Some good work there matey.
ReplyDeleteNice 😉 By coincidence I picked up a few models from Tumbling Dice at the Hammerhead show here in the UK today. I’m intending gaming Italy vs Austro-Hungary in WW1, but there are only a limited number of suitable models. It’s very much a case of “at least it looks a bit like a XXXXX model xxx” - provided you don’t stare too closely.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
Yes, you can get away with quite a lot with 'lookalikes'.
DeleteAlthough there's always the scratchbuild option as well :)