Minairons plane

[martin goddard]

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

[Leslie BT]

Good to hear that you had a great game.
Hope tonights game goes as well.

[Camulogene]

Hello Martin,

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

[Leslie BT]

Nice plane and beautifully finished as well.

What did you do to make the stand?

[Camulogene]

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":



Others pictures of his fantastic Peter Pig and Minairons collection there: http://thebrushbrothers.forumactif.fr/t92-b1bismai40-projet-no-pasaran-armee-republicaine-15mm

[Leslie BT]

Good bit of lateral thinking.

[martin goddard]

That chato looks superb!

[Leslie BT]

Ordered the Minairons 1/100 FIAT CR.32 FIGHTER realy like the 30's Italian styling.
I'll post pictures when built.

[Leslie BT]

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.