 Dan Cyr  | 18 Mar 2009 12:12 p.m. PST |
I've got some 1/300 navwar aircraft for WW2 and they are good war gaming models that I like. Can anyone compare other lines of aircraft models to them, such as Raiden, CinC, GHQ, MSD, Scotia, etc? I'm not interested in the fiddly super detailed aircraft as I want to use them for games, not display models. Dan |
 Doms Decals  | 18 Mar 2009 12:28 p.m. PST |
My personal order of preference…. The top 3 are 1/285 scale, while Museum is nominally 1/300 but fits better with them. The remainder are 1/300. Whether you mix the two scales is personal preference; I happily mix them, but don't use the same type from more than one firm. 1. GHQ (Very expensive though.)
2. CinC (But very fiddly multi-part.)
3. Raiden
4. Museum Miniatures
5. Scotia / MSD (Most MSD models are licensed Scotia, although they're steadily adding more unique models, especially 1946 stuff.)
6. Stronghold
7. Navwar
8. Skytrex
9. Skyraider There are specific exceptions all over the place though; eg. Navwar tend to do a particularly nice job with biplanes for some reason. Dom. |
| Mike G | 18 Mar 2009 12:28 p.m. PST |
If you are satisfied with Navwar you will love Raiden, CinC, GHQ and Scotia. GHQ and CinC can be a bit fiddly, they have several parts that have to be glued together. The following link has a bunch of Scotia airplanes painted up. I think only a couple of them are not Scotia. link Mike |
| Sundance | 18 Mar 2009 1:52 p.m. PST |
Scotia are good models at reasonable cost, and they offer an extensive line up. GHQ and CinC are beautiful, but expensive comparatively and offer few models. Myself, I have dozens if not hundreds of Scotias and I'm very happy with them. |
| boggler | 19 Mar 2009 2:37 a.m. PST |
I like Raiden and Museum, although the latter occasionally have some poor moulding flaws. |
| slugbalancer | 19 Mar 2009 7:57 a.m. PST |
I can second Dom's & boggler's comments. I can't afford GHQ or CinC, so I go with Raiden & Museum where I can and Scotia or Navwar where the other two don't have models. Be prepared to do a bit of filling & filing on the Museum planes though but they're worth it. |
| Dan Cyr | 19 Mar 2009 11:22 a.m. PST |
Thanks all. I've already got about a dozen Navwar a/c and have sent away for some Raiden and Scotia a/c to see how they compare. I've got some 1/300 WW1 Navwar and CinC and to be honest, the CinC a/c, while difficult to assemble and is fraigle when done, makes the Navwar a/c look pretty bad (scale and detail). I've been impressed with the WW2 Navwar a/c so far. It is a hard balance between wanting a good looking a/c and having one that can stand up to gaming. Dan |
| Timmo uk | 20 Mar 2009 11:54 a.m. PST |
I currently only play B of B so the Raiden range suits me well although I would like to see a Ju87, Ju88 and a Donier in production. I wouldn't mix 1/285 and 1/300. |
| Phil DAmato | 24 Mar 2009 7:15 p.m. PST |
I am a big fan of the Scotia. I have about 800 of them. They have a great range and are reasonably priced. Phil |
| vihkr7 | 23 May 2009 10:30 a.m. PST |
Hey magfor61/Mike: Who made the black flight stands with dials for alt and speed in your photos? I really like them and have been searching for the manufacturer. Thanks,
Vihkr |
| gweirda | 23 May 2009 12:08 p.m. PST |
I second (or third?) the point about C-in-C fragility --the metal is just too soft and the thin wings/tail-surfaces (though better scale-wise) too vulnerable during what I consider normal gaming use. |
| Mike G | 25 May 2009 5:21 a.m. PST |
The stands are made by Forge World. I do not know who carries them in the US. I bought them directly, good exchange rate. I got them in a week after ordering. Mike |
