new 1/144 models

dglewwe · 12 January 2009, 04:47 AM

for those interested in plans for some new/different models being made available, you can check out the news at:

[TMP] "Wargames Factory 1/144 Biplane Requests " Topic

Airfix · 27 January 2009, 04:00 AM

Thanks dglewwe!

Kaiser Bill · 27 January 2009, 07:36 AM

As someone that has never been exposed to gaming...do these planes have any detail to them or are they simply a "representation" of a certain plane?? TIA.

Kaiser Bill

dglewwe · 27 January 2009, 08:13 AM

since they're planned to be injection-molded, i expect the detail level to be fairly decent --at least from a gaming standpoint. the type of plane would be obviously distinct, but they may be missing a rivet or two...

i personaly use a "table-view" perspective when judging detail level, ie: how does it look from 2 - 3 feet or so?

many gamers put lots of work into making their minis true models --but when you make/paint/field a dozen or more of a single plane (to make up a squadron, say) and have the same to do with a dozen or more other types (to create a variety of forces with which to play out different scenarios) the desire to spend hours and hours modelling diminishes as the desire to play the game increases. it's really just a matter of personal taste/goals.

cost also rears its ugly head: to pay a company to make a "real" model when you need to purchase scores to use in a gaming environment becomes pretty hard to justify when "good enough" will do. -especially when the potential abuse the models will receive is taken into consideration: gamers are known for their occassional ham-handedness, and the models WILL be handled constantly during play...no point in putting out a museum-quality piece only to see it dropped/squished/doused in soda...

sorry for the ramble...