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Summer of flyers....


At least at the end of the summer anyway......

Well good thing we like 'em?

Max, I figured you'd just look at it and scratch it out in 1/2 hour or so

I think you should Max. Then you could just build yourself a whole frakin' airforce!

It has a lot more complex lines and angles to it than you might think. The more I look at it, the more I realize what a sexy design it really is.

Well, all those titans need some airsupport right?


also, looking good here dave.

I never drilled the flight stand for My Marauder Destroyer Didde, I modeled it with landing gear out. But I bought a big piece of square clear acrylic rod to mount that heavy bastard on if I ever actually play with it. It's the epitome of a superheavy tank-hunter!

I really want one of those sexy strike fighter kits...

This is the controversial photo of the box of the plastic kit. Some say it's a photoshop, others say they didn't release it in 2009 because of the economy.

Since the stupid OP space marines now have 2 plastic flyer kits, it stands to reason that there will be more for other armies. This seems like it would be the ideal mate for the Valkrie/Vendetta IMHO.
But I dunno.

Well, I did do a papercraft one a while back to see if I liked em. I think it would actually take about four hours The remora from draft to cast is only about two hours of work total.....




But not that I am tooting my own horn, or anything. I don't think it would look as sexy as the FW. Dave is right, their early models are top notch.....

The reason that I think that photo is NOT the FW kit is because of the bitz I have marked out here:

On the nose...this little fin bit is listed on the parts list of the instruction sheet (but no mention of where it goes) of the FW kit, but it is not actually in the kit, it is the same part #31(fin and sensor) on the instruction sheet as the little thing glued to the vented afterburner cowling. The little aerial thing above the cockpit is not part of the FW kit, there is no mention of it either. It could be someone's addition to the FW kit, but it looks like a GW bit to me. I put one of my "fin and sensors" there because the drawing in the Imperial Aeronautica book had it there.

Also, the tail seems a bit thicker than the FW kit to me.

I didn't think FW kits came in a box.....

Yes, a brown box, but this is supposedly a picture of the plastic version that has not yet been released.

Sounds like I need to get going before they release it.....LOL

I don't really like the Lightning fighter as much...not as cool IMHO

This:

Reminds me of this:

Im not fond of the lightning either, too curvy for me. I kitbashed one out of a valk (top left flyer):

I had forgotten your Warlord, Vit.....


Still looking that good?

Nice group there Vit!

Yeah, I like the blocky look of Imperial vehicles myself.

I haven't even thought about Flyers yet. I've seen rumor threads about the Chaos release, it looks like something out of a bad sci-fi movie on the USA Network.

Unfortunately not, the warlord is still unfinished, i expect the next time a big apoc game comes round ill finish it up then. Did just finish a warhound though (pics forthcoming in my imperium thread).

I dont mind fw's chaos flyers myself, but some of the epic stuff looks terrible.

Back ot:

What colour scheme you doing the 'bolt in dave? Same as the marauder?

Sorry just reread my post I have one thunderbolt, I was asking if you had 2

From what I heard from someone at GW the plastic thunderbolt was an idea, however was never actually made into a kit.

They did mention there was some mock ups nocking around the net, plus an altered FW model that people were assuming to be the plastic kit.

However you never know if they are telling you the truth or BS

I bought both tbolts to be escorts for the Marauder Destroyer, but since fighter wings and bomber wings are organized differently in the Navy, they will have a jungle camo scheme on top and a light grey underbelly. The Navy recruits from Catachan just like the Guard does, so they should all be different, but still have a unifying look.

Now that would look cool two thunderbolts escorting the marauder bomber, you could always give them a general camo pattern, then give the tail wing an individual design .

hey dave... those radios are one hell of a cool kit for your ongoing fallout table idea! and since you now have so much expirience with woodgrain these should be a cool sight to see if you start working with them!

and man... seeing the carved cross in that plane... that needs some balls for such a task...

so... how long till your voting is finished?

I just posted my judging...now take this awful burden from me!!

dsteingass wrote:This is the controversial photo of the box of the plastic kit. Some say it's a photoshop, others say they didn't release it in 2009 because of the economy.

Since the stupid OP space marines now have 2 plastic flyer kits, it stands to reason that there will be more for other armies. This seems like it would be the ideal mate for the Valkrie/Vendetta IMHO.
But I dunno.

From someone who uses photoshop ALOT this is definatly photoshop, but the crap quality of the design could also mean that the box is WIP but I dont believe it (want to, but dont)

Rogue Wolves wrote:

dsteingass wrote:This is the controversial photo of the box of the plastic kit. Some say it's a photoshop, others say they didn't release it in 2009 because of the economy.

Since the stupid OP space marines now have 2 plastic flyer kits, it stands to reason that there will be more for other armies. This seems like it would be the ideal mate for the Valkrie/Vendetta IMHO.
But I dunno.

From someone who uses photoshop ALOT this is definatly photoshop, but the crap quality of the design could also mean that the box is WIP but I dont believe it (want to, but dont)

I wish it was I would buy a shed load of these could you imagine the fun you could have with them

i WANT to believe

I really loved the Lightning, and when I owned one, it really spanked the table. The new Avenger is a brutal, brutal flyer. I want three of 'em.

I wish I could win the lottery, so I could build my Imperial Navy Strike Carrier...