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Rules => Bayonet and Ideology => Topic started by: martin goddard on February 23, 2017, 09:38:43 PM

Title: Minairons plane
Post by: martin goddard on February 23, 2017, 09:38:43 PM
Got the Minairons Grumman plane for my Republican company. A lovely kit, but the struts and such make the wing assembly very very very  testing.  If you get one of these they do drill easily so I recommend just drilling brass rod through both wings and securing it like that/ I will put a picture up, as I think it looks great with it's pregnant underside!
A better choice might have been the Rata single wing fighter?
Any way, it arrived 3 times tonight and bombed the international brigade with greta success! With only 9 asset points too. a blue on blue action.


martin
Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: Leslie BT on February 24, 2017, 11:44:19 AM
Good to hear that you had a great game.
Hope tonights game goes as well.
Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: Camulogene on February 24, 2017, 01:00:52 PM
Hello Martin,

here with a little pic of a Minairons I 15 "Chato" expertly painted by wargamer friend Jean Luc Chaulet :

(https://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/18/89/10/74/minair10.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/18891074/601)

Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: Leslie BT on February 24, 2017, 05:26:55 PM
Nice plane and beautifully finished as well.

What did you do to make the stand?
Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: Camulogene on February 24, 2017, 06:43:41 PM
Quote from: Leslie BT on February 24, 2017, 05:26:55 PM

What did you do to make the stand?

It is a bit of venetian blind rod bought in a hardware store, with small magnets glued at both ends, so the plane can be landed as well as "flying":

(http://i38.servimg.com/u/f38/19/09/11/75/p1230919.jpg)

Others pictures of his fantastic Peter Pig and Minairons collection there: http://thebrushbrothers.forumactif.fr/t92-b1bismai40-projet-no-pasaran-armee-republicaine-15mm (http://thebrushbrothers.forumactif.fr/t92-b1bismai40-projet-no-pasaran-armee-republicaine-15mm)
Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: Leslie BT on February 24, 2017, 07:11:07 PM
Good bit of lateral thinking.
Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: martin goddard on February 27, 2017, 08:56:20 PM
That chato looks superb!
Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: Leslie BT on February 27, 2017, 09:25:53 PM
Ordered the Minairons 1/100 FIAT CR.32 FIGHTER realy like the 30's Italian styling.
I'll post pictures when built.
Title: Re: Minairons plane
Post by: Leslie BT on March 27, 2017, 09:06:12 PM
my Minairons FIAT CR.32 FIGHTER plane has arrived, cleaned up the kit, assembled it. Yes as Martin said it is a bit fiddly but it all did go together and glued up nicely.

Just to get it painted now. Picture after painting.

Built a couple of BT-5's as well. Easy to make now to get them painted.

Getting my basic platoons finished.