Airfix 1/72 Be2c Kit Build

I'm away in Wales this week but, when I get back in a couple of days, I'm going to have to make a start on an Airfix Be2c kit for a Knights of the Sky game at the end of November. I offered to build this one as a back up in case it was needed, so I'm going to give myself plenty of time to finish it. The kit I have is for a home defence aircraft so I'll need to re-purpose it for service on the Western Front, which will simply involve reversing the observer's machine gun and applying some different decals, nothing too complicated. I also need to find a couple of new crew figures as I've used the ones in the kit for other things. It will be good to build a model as a change from painting small scale stuff!

Manorbier Castle

Hotspur

A good bargain yesterday, £9.99 from Pembroke Castle gift shop for a new hardback copy of this book on Sir Henry Percy, including a lot of wargaming relevant information and a focus of military, rather than political history. 

Pembroke Castle

The Battle of Edgcote - A Wargamers Guide

I found out about this publication from the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society today, co-written by Graham Evans, author of numerous innovative wargame rules, and Richard Lindley, an old wargaming chum from the local club. It does look very good indeed, especially as both authors really know their stuff when it comes to the War of the Roses and wargame design. It's only a tenner including postage too, so worth a closer look if you are interested in the period:

https://northantsbattles.com/edgcote-1469-a-guide-for-wargamers/

Sabre Stripes

A bit more progress on the Sabres and Mustangs yesterday, with everything blocked in apart from the canopies. I have added the invasion stripes to one of the Sabres using a 0.1 black fine line pen, just to see what it looks like, as well as painting the canopy at the same time. The rest will have to wait until next weekend as we are off to sunny West Wales for a short break.

Indo Pakistan Air War 1965 Reading

This looked worth a fiver on eBay so I ordered it as a starting point for research into the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, specifically for more detail on the air campaign. I've also sorted out some 1/600th scale aircraft from my stockpile of Tumbling Dice lead, adding some Folland Gnats and a few more Hunters, Sabres and Vampires for good measure. It will be a good way to make use of some odds and sods from my other projects, while also giving me something different to do with the Wings at War rules.

F-86 Sabres and F-51 Mustangs for MiG Alley and Bag the MiG

I really don't need any more aircraft for MiG Alley but I fancied adding some early war F-86 Sabres and F-51 Mustangs to the line up, so have started painting eight of the former and four of the latter for the game at the club. The invasion stripes will be a challenge but there's only three per band, so not too much to worry about, fingers crossed! There are some scenarios featuring F-86A Sabres in Bag the MiG too, so I might as well kill two birds with one stone.

Continuation War Soviet Aircraft Finished

Polikarpov I-153 'Chaika'

Polikarpov I-16 'Ishak'

Petlyakov Pe-2

Lavochkin LaGG-3

Mikoyan MiG-3

Ilyushin Il-4