writes:With the release of the Check Your 6! rules, my interest in WWII air-combat gaming was rekindled. Finally, a set of rules that I like, and that work well for club games!
After a hunt through the boxes and boxes of figures, I discovered my old aircraft collection... and decided a revamp was required. My collection was mainly Heroics and Ros aircraft, with a few Raiden models in the mix. A trip to The Baggage Train and an exchange of cash left me with bags and bags of nice shiny metal.
So, off to the workbench with a flight of Stukas! As we were planning on doing the desert campaign, I decided that these would be the start of my German air force.
Tools/paints required
- sharp craft knife
- needle file or sandpaper
- drill and 0.7mm drill bit
- model filler
- superglue gel (or equivalent)
- spray primer (or equivalent)
- Vallejo colours
- Desert Yellow
- Pastel Blue
- German Camouflage
- Prussian Blue
- White
- Black
- varnish
- Decals (I recommend Dom's Decals)
- small magnet
Stage 1
The aircraft comes in 3 parts: the main aircraft model, and two wheels for the undercarriage.
Stages 2 & 3
The model comes with a large piece of flash on the leading wing edge. This needs removing (and the wheels need removing from the sprue).
Once the model is cleaned up, then drill a hole through the wings for the wheels to be attached to.
