"Scale for Biplanes" Topic

Which scales are relevant for biplane air-combat gaming?

Which scale(s) are you playing in?

1/300 but would go to 1/600 if more models were available.

1/144 Wings of Glory.

1/144 Wings of War/Glory

1/144 and 1/285.

1/144th, since you can get prepainted, and preassembled minis, so can start playing right away with them.

1/72nd scale WWI aircraft are a very nice size to game with as well.

Both scales offer kits which you can assemble and paint, if you like, too.

1/114th WofG. For ease of use and fun rules!

1/144 Wings of Glory, I tried 1/285 a few years back and I think the Wings of Glory minis and game are right on the money for an enjoyable game to play and look at.

1/72nd and 1/144. I enjoy modeling so 1/72nd is my primary scale. Our group uses a modified version of the Avalon Hill game Richtofen's War.

Depends on the game.

For Blue Max, 1:72 is a great choice because visually and playability I found this scale works best because WW1 aircraft are smaller than WW2 aircraft.

With 1:72, your choices and availability is good too.

For most other games, 1:72 or 1:144.

For WoW/G, use their miniatures.

Mostly 1/300th, and 1/72nd – but I do have some 1/600th

1/144 for me – I'm a huge fan of 1/600 for later periods, but love the visual spectacle of the bigger models for WWI – lozenge camouflage and individual markings make a big difference.

1/144 pre-paints. I also have some 1/72, from before Wings of War made the smaller scale popular. The 1/72 kits are fun to build and even more spectacular than the smaller kits, but are not as robust IMO.

Yes. I prefer 1/72.
They are spectacular but fragile.

I am strictly 1/300 and I love Žem!

1/144 Wings of Glory for all of the reasons stated above- mostly because they look great and I don't need to paint 'em to get gaming

1/600th when they have the models I want (and if I can solve the super glue shear "flying wing" problem) but I have some 1/300th in the mail off Ebay and some pre-painted 1/600th paid for.

I play Wings of Glory but sold all my planes as our usual GM has more than a few of each plus 3rd party models.

1/72 for Blue Max / Canvas Eagles…

I prefer 1/72 for "Mustangs and Messerschmidts".

1/600 are rather hard to detail and quite fiddly, but I like having large swarms of Camels and Bristol Fighters barrelling into a horde of Fokker D VIIs.

The 1/144 and 1/72 look great, but I use 1/300. They are a pain to assemble, but look pretty good without having to go into the detail of the larger models.

Wings of Glory- so 1/144 for WW1 and 1/200 for WW2.

1/144 and 1/285. The former due to Wings of War…and Reviresco kits, and Red Eagle kits, and the tons of Shapeways offerings. You can pretty much cover most of the operational aircraft of the Great War.

I like 1/285 as it matches with my Check Your 6 WWII and Korean War planes, plus using Canvas Eagles is nearly like using CY6.

1/144 as they can be purchased from Shapeways, being 3D printed out of very light materials. This is important as we mount them on vertical dowels, marked off in 1-inch increments, with the planes being slid up/down to indicate elevation. We play using OOP Red Baron rules for WW-I aerial combat.

The bombers, such as the Ilya Muromet, are too heavy when cast out of metal, but in the ultra-lightweight resin used by Shapeways, they are easy to mount, easy to adjust on the stick! Their detail is not great, but they're a wonderful compromise, overall. Cheers!

1/72nd scale for my Blue Max games…gotta love the detailing I can do with them, a bit of a challenge on anything smaller. Plus I own over 150 models, most vintage and out of production, so I have a pretty extensive line for all aspects of WWI air gaming.

See link for some of my aircraft:
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1/144 Wings of War/Glory models.

I wrote my own 'John's Wings of Blue Max war, 'Arry Tate' rules, just as an excuse to buy, build, and paint Airfix 1/72 WWI aircraft again, love 'em!

(Oh, and Roden for the Se5s, one of those curious holes Airfix had in most of their ranges!)

John

1/144 scale has always seemed optimal to me, although I do use 1/72 scale for air support assets for WW1, SCW, CCW, and WW2 ground combat games…

Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net

1/144th Wings of War/Glory for me as well.

Having passed on my 1/300 planes to Texas and dabbling with 1/144 I've gone back to small scale and got some 1/350 from shapeways and they are lovely.

Pretty much all the major aircraft are covered but there are some odds and ends that I would like that aren't available yet. If you've got patience then go for 1/300 then go for h and r.

Does anyone make german lozange for 1/300 1/350?

Canvas Eagles in 1/144th…. huge selection of planes to use in both kit and ready made and the 3d printed planes ar every nice indeed….