Brigade Models Space Fighters

I ordered a few of the Brigade Models Squadron Commander space fighters for use with the new Fistful of Lead Starfighters! rules and they arrive today. I did consider using the old EM-4 Silent Death plastic spacecraft for this but now I'm definitely going to switch to selected fighters from the Brigade Models range, as they tick all my boxes. 

I wanted to have models with a bit of size and heft, which is exactly what you get with these metal ones, which are somewhere in the 6mm to 10mm range as far as scale goes, although it's not easy to tell. I've used a 1/285th scale Raiden Miniatures Spitfire V for comparison purposes and you can easily see how much larger the Brigade Models fighters actually are, so more like 1/144th scale.

The first model I have is the Polish 'Rokita', which is clearly based on a Soviet Sukhoi fuselage, so has a really cool retro look, just like something out of 1970's sci-fi art. I really like it. The other is a four part model from the American range called the 'Raptor', which is a very dynamic looking fighter craft and definitely lives up to it's name. I think it will paint up really nicely too.

I am very impressed with these sample models so will pick out some more of the range, based on the designs that I like and with an eye to the fighter building system from the rules. The plan is to have an eclectic mix of space fighters with some in pairs or groups of three and others just as single models, painted up in different schemes for some quick and dirty sci-fi space skirmishing.

The Brigade Models range can be found here:

https://www.brigademodels.co.uk/SquadronCommander/index.html