Post by boomerbill on Mar 4, 2023 21:19:24 GMT
The only Japanese aircraft downed by a Canadian in North America was a Rufe, brought down in the Aleutians.
I always wanted to find a source for a Rufe, and came up with this somewhat generic IJN floatplane (Thanks to Rockhaven of eBay; aka Dobbies Hobbies on Facebook), which I have painted in the likely green of aircraft in that theatre, and the controversial purple/mauve/lilac scheme that was the box art for a Rufe model in the 1960s.
I built that lilac Rufe when I was a kid and am happy to do another one, even though the knowledge-keepers on the cyberverse believe the reports of a purple Rufe were just bad lighting and paint wear. I believe that AAAF is a game, and since play is intrinsic to games, let's play...
Rufe performance was viewed very favourably by Allied pilots, so I am thinking that some small adjustments to the A6M2 Zeke Stat Card would be all that is necessary to put this on the table.
So, Speed 2-3 and Hi Speed 4 (not 5); same attack values (7/4/2); Same Armor/Vital/Hits (2/5/2); reduce Turn to 5, Climb to 4 and increase Dive to 4.
Your thoughts on this are welcome.
I always wanted to find a source for a Rufe, and came up with this somewhat generic IJN floatplane (Thanks to Rockhaven of eBay; aka Dobbies Hobbies on Facebook), which I have painted in the likely green of aircraft in that theatre, and the controversial purple/mauve/lilac scheme that was the box art for a Rufe model in the 1960s.
I built that lilac Rufe when I was a kid and am happy to do another one, even though the knowledge-keepers on the cyberverse believe the reports of a purple Rufe were just bad lighting and paint wear. I believe that AAAF is a game, and since play is intrinsic to games, let's play...
Rufe performance was viewed very favourably by Allied pilots, so I am thinking that some small adjustments to the A6M2 Zeke Stat Card would be all that is necessary to put this on the table.
So, Speed 2-3 and Hi Speed 4 (not 5); same attack values (7/4/2); Same Armor/Vital/Hits (2/5/2); reduce Turn to 5, Climb to 4 and increase Dive to 4.
Your thoughts on this are welcome.
