Thanks for all the help with the Flowers-class question. I'm looking for a source for 1/900 scale Hawker Tempests and Typhoons. I've looked on Shapeways and couldn't find the 1/900 scale for either of those. Direwolf Depot has a number of planes, but neither of those that I can tell.
Thanks for all the help with the Flowers-class question. I'm looking for a source for 1/900 scale Hawker Tempests and Typhoons. I've looked on Shapeways and couldn't find the 1/900 scale for either of those. Direwolf Depot has a number of planes, but neither of those that I can tell.
I have looked to Trumpeter for small scale aircraft. They do some 1/700 scale planes, but not the Tempests or Typhoons, that I can tell.
Those who don't remember their history are bound to do something or other...
Thanks for all the help with the Flowers-class question. I'm looking for a source for 1/900 scale Hawker Tempests and Typhoons. I've looked on Shapeways and couldn't find the 1/900 scale for either of those. Direwolf Depot has a number of planes, but neither of those that I can tell.
Given that both types had a very limited impact on the war at sea in WW2 I cannot see what you can use them for. Typhoons were involved in a disastrous attack on British minesweepers in the English Channel post-D-Day which was enough to convince the RAF to keep them out of naval matters.
Right at the end of the war Typhoons were also involved in attacks on docked merchant shipping in Germany which also resulted in many many unnecessary civilian deaths. The Nazis had used the ships as floating concentration camps but the Allies believed the ships were being prepared to allow SS and high ranking Nazis to escape to Norway and decided to sink them.
Not really sure. I assumed squadron 486 of the RNZAF had spent some time in the Pacific, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I'm building up a New Zealand force and was going to use them. Since the game has ships that weren't completed, using them would be akin to using those I suppose.
Since most (well all since 2009) of my games are solo affairs, it's more for my own benefit than any historical accuracy. Thanks for posting the links. I found the Cap Arcona story very interesting.
The NZ Corsairs were very active and probably better aircraft if you need to bolster your NZ fleet. I wanted to add Monowai and Arabutus to the team cards. An old Vickers Vincent/ Wilderbeest would be a cool Also
I have 2 Corsairs to add. I am re-purposing one WAS mini to be the Arabutus. What mini in the game do you think would sub for the Monowai. Also, do you have some stats worked up for the two?