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We've just learned that Crimson Skies, a recent boardgame from
FASA Corporation, will be supplemented with a line of miniatures.
According to the press material we've received:
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Crimson Skies takes place in an alternative America of the 1930s,
wherein the American Civil War never really ended. Dirigibles dominated the sky while
swarms of pre-jet fighters clash. Throw in pirates and you've got Jordan Weisman's
newest brainchild.
The Story: Only 70 years after fighting a bloody civil war to maintain the
union, the United States shatters under the weight of the Great Depression, regional Prohibition
and mounting isolationism. The transcontinental railroad and the budding highway system
become useless as they now cross hostile borders. Air travel and combat, once a national
obsession, now becomes the life line connecting allied countries. Giant zeppelins cross
the skies, carrying both passengers and cargo.
Where money goes, evil follows. Squadrons of pirates prey upon the behemoths, militias
form to stop them, and each other. Squadrons such as the Empire States Broadway Bombers
and the Hollywood Knights are famous for their hunting prowess.
Rise to the challenge...join an Air Legion today!
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Stu Saylor of Ral Partha, manufacturer of the new figures, writes:
Here are the releases as I myself have them.
These release on the 22nd.
| 20-100 | Whittly & Douglas M210 Raven | March 99 | US$5.95 |
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| 20-101 | Curtis-Wright J2 Fury | March 99 | US$5.95 |
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| 20-102 | McDonnell S2B Kestrel | March 99 | US$6.95 |
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| 20-103 | Bell Valiant Mk II | March 99 | US$5.95 |
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| 20-104 | Ravencroft Coyote | March 99 | US$6.95 |
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| 20-105 | Grumman E-1C Avenger | April 99 | US$6.95 |
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| 20-106 | Curtis-Wright P2 Warhawk | April 99 | US$6.95 |
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| 20-107 | Fairchild F611 Brigand | April 99 | US$6.95 |
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| 20-108 | Hughes P21-J MkIII Devastator | April 99 | US$5.95 |
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| 20-109 | Marquette PR-1 Defender | April 99 | US$5.95 |
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| 20-110 | Hughes Aviation Bloodhawk | May 99 | US$5.95 |
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| 20-111 | Hughes-Lockheed Firebrand | May 99 | US$6.95 |
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| 20-112 | William and Colt Peacemaker 370 | May 99 | US$6.95 |
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| 20-113 | Sanderson FB14 "Vampire" | May 99 | US$6.95 |
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