Monday 5 October 2020

Bretonef



I used to play an awful lot of Aeronef back in the day and was reminded how much fun the game is when I opened a draw and found my Portuguese fleet, together with a handful of Bolshevik ships that  was going to form the nucleus of a full squadron (using the Austro Hungarian range as a starting point). The Portuguese are mainly Brazilian and Argentinian aeronef from the superb Brigade Models range, together with a couple of dirigible battleships converted from plastic Hindenburg zeppelin kits. I've also got an entire Japanese fleet somewhere in battleship grey but I have no idea where it has ended up? 


Anyway, all this rose tinted reminiscence has inspired me to plan another aerial fleet but this time I have a cunning plan to create a Duchy of Brittany squadron, based on the premise that Brittany is an independent nation with its own military forces. It also means I can cherry pick all the coolest models from the Brigade Models range to create a new fleet, which is a good way to make the most of all the cool stuff that has been added since I last perused their catalogue. There's even a Breton naval ensign that I can fly, albeit a pre-revolutionary Breton Admiralty flag, but I'm sure it will look splendid nonetheless. The Breton other half will be mildly amused too?

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