My Wings of Glory Planes

19	Caquot	Brown Balloon
19	Caquot M	Yellow Balloon
19	Nieuport 16	124E Escadrille Lafayette
19	Nieuport 16	62E Escadrille
07A	Spad XIII	Baracca
07B	Spad XIII	Fonk
07C	Spad XIII	Rickenbaker
07D	Sopwith Camel	Barker
07E	Sopwith Camel	Elwood
07F	Sopwith Camel	Olieslager
07G	Albatros D.VA	Udet
07H	Albatros D.VA	Weber
07I	Albatros D.VA	Jentsch
07I	Fokker DR I	Rahn
07J	Fokker DR I	Von Richtoften
07K	Fokker DR I	Kempf
08A	Fokker D.VII	Goering
08B	Fokker D.VII	Schafer
08C	Fokker D.VII	Udet
08D	Sopwith Snipe	Barker
08E	Sopwith Snipe	Baker
08F	Sopwith Snipe	Ryrie
08G	LFG Roland C.II	Von Richtoften
08H	LFG Roland C.II	Seibert & Pleger
08I	LFG Roland C.II	Luftstreitskrafte
08J	De Havilland Dh 4	Cadbury & leckie
08K	De Havilland Dh 4	American Exp Force
08L	De Havilland Dh 4	Atkey
101B	Spad XIII	Coadou
101C	Spad XIII	Madon
101E	Spad XIII	Chavannes
102C	Sopwith Camel	Stackard
102D	Sopwith Camel	KissenBerth
102E	Sopwith Camel	Maclaren
103B	Albatros D.VA	Von Hippel
103C	Albatros D.VA	Jacobs
103E	Albatros D.V	Von Richtoften
104A	Fokker DR I	Von Richtoften
104B	Fokker DR I	Kirschstein
104C	Fokker DR I	Lothar Von Richtoften
104E	Fokker DR I	Baumer
105A	Fokker E.III	Immelmann
105B	Fokker E.III	Hautzmayer
105C	Fokker E.III	Buddecke
106A	Halberstadt D.III	Camouflage
106B	Halberstadt D.III	Keudell
106C	Halberstadt D.III	Luftstreitskrafte
107A	Morane-Saulnier Type N	Navarra
107B	Morane-Saulnier Type N	Gilbert
107C	Morane-Saulnier Type N	Chaput
108A	Airco DH 2	Saundby
108B	Airco DH 2	Hawker
108C	Airco DH 2	Andrews
109A	Hanriot HD.1	Coppens
109B	Hanriot HD.1	Fucini
109C	Hanriot HD.1	Scaroni
110A	Aviatik D.I	Linke-Crawford
110B	Aviatik D.I	Sabeditsch
110C	Aviatik D.I	Turek
111A	Sopwith Triplane	Collishaw
111B	Sopwith Triplane	Dallas
111C	Sopwith Triplane	Little
112A	Siemeins-Schuckert D.III	Lange
112B	Siemeins-Schuckert D.III	Veltjens
112C	Siemeins-Schuckert D.III	Von Beaulieu-Marconnay
113A	Spad S.VII	Guynemer
113B	Spad S.VII	Soubiran
113C	Spad S.VII	23rd Squadron
114A	Albatros D.II	Szepessy-Sokoll
114B	Albatros D.II	Von Richtoften
114C	Albatros D.II	Boelcke
115B	Fokker D.VII	Sachsenberg
115C	Fokker D.VII	Stark
116B	Sopwith Snipe	Kazakov
116C	Sopwith Snipe	Sapozhnikov
117A	Nieuport 17	Baracca
117C	Nieuport 17	Thaw / Lufbery
118A	Albatros D.III	Frommherz
118B	Albatros D.III	Gruber
118C	Albatros D.III	Von Richtoften
119A	Fokker E.V	Lowenhardt
119B	Fokker E.V	Osterkamp
119C	Fokker E.V	Sharon
120A	Nieuport NI.28	Hartney
120A	Nieuport NI.28	Hartney
120B	Nieuport NI.28	O'Neill
120C	Nieuport NI.28	Rickenbaker
121A	Phonix D I	Lang
121B	Phonix D I	Urban
121C	Phonix D I	Gruber
122A	Nieuport 11	Chaput
122B	Nieuport 11	De Turenne
122C	Nieuport 11	Ancillotto
125A	Nieuport 16	Ball
13A	Nieuport 17	Lufbery / Thenault
13B	Nieuport 17	Nungesser
13C	Nieuport 23	Kibanov
13D	Albatros D.III	Brumowski
13E	Albatros D.III	Hautzmayer
13F	Albatros D.III	Voss
13G	UFAG C.I	Flick 23/D
13H	UFAG C.I	Luftahrtruppen 1
13I	UFAG C.I	Luftahrtruppen 2
13J	R.A.F. RE8	Longton & Carson
13K	R.A.F. RE8	Ferguson & Fry
13L	R.A.F. RE8	Aviation Militaire
201A	Bristol F.2B Fighter	Harvey & Waight
201B	Bristol F.2B Fighter	Arkell & Stagg
201C	Bristol F.2B Fighter	Headlam & Beaton
202B	Halberstadt CL.II	Schlachtstaffel 23B
202C	Halberstadt CL.II	Neimann & Kolodzici
203B	LFG Roland C.II	Luftstreitskrafte
203C	LFG Roland C.IIA	FFA 292B
204A	Airco DH.4	50 Squadron
204B	Airco DH.4	Cotton & Betts
204C	Airco DH.4	Bartlett & Naylor
205A	UFAG C.I	161 - 37
205B	UFAG C.I	Flik 62/S
205C	UFAG C.I	161 - 138
206A	R.A.F. RE8	30 Squadron
206B	R.A.F. RE8	Marsh & Mackay Dempster
206C	R.A.F. RE8	59 Squadron
208A	Hannover CL.IIIA	Hager & Weber
208B	Hannover CL.IIIA	Baur & Von Hengl
208C	Hannover CL.IIIA	Luftstreitskrafte
209A	Sopwith 1/2 Strutter	Costes & Astor
209B	Sopwith 1/2 Strutter	Collinshaw & Portsmouth
209C	Sopwith 1/2 Comic	78 Squadron
210A	Albatros C III	Bohme & Ladermacher
210B	Albatros C III	Meinecke
210C	Albatros C III	Luftstreitskrafte
23A	R.A.F SE5A	Bishop
23B	R.A.F SE5A	Dallas
23C	R.A.F. SE5A	Boudwin
23D	Phalz D.III	Houn
23E	Phalz D.III	Klein
23F2	Phalz D.IIIA	Holtzem
23G	Breguet BR 14 B2	De Greffer & Marshelle
23H	Breguet BR 14 B2	Griebil & Carron
23I	Breguet BR 14 B2	Browning & Duke
23I	Rumpler C IV C	8012 / 17
23J	Rumpler C IV C	MFFA 2
23K	Rumpler C IV C	8267 / 17
301A	Caproni CA.3	Buttini
301B	Caproni CA.3	CEP 115
301C	Caproni CA.3	Taramelli
301D	Caproni CA.3	La Guardia
302A	Gotha G.V	Aschoff
302B	Gotha G.V	Von Jorff
303A	Handley Page 0/400	RAF
303B	Handley Page 0/400	RNAS
304A	Zeppelin Staaken R.VI	Schoeller
304B	Zeppelin Staaken R.VI	Schilling
Deluxe Set	Albatros D.VA	Baumer
Deluxe Set	Sopwith Camel	Brown
Deluxe Set	Spad XIII	Luke
T & T	Nieuport 16	Navarre

Here's a little something I wrote....

THE box came in the mail two days ago.  I finally got to unboxing the stuff inside!

Kickstarter exclusive!  Awesome!

its a big box.

Cool stats on the back of the box for each plane.

All four of the kickstarter planes

Yes, all four planes.

What comes in the Zep box besides the plane cards, ace cards, etc.  the map and the poster.  though I now have 4 copies of said poster...  

and what's inside the Handly...

Well packaged. Be careful when pulling the plane out, she's in there tight.

Yes, the plane is HUGE compared to that lowly Avitak flying next to it.  If she releases her bombs now, will the factory be obliterated?

Let's have a Cup o' Tea...

4pm and it's time for some tea.  Well, at least that's the English tradition.  But with this cup o' tea, I raise my cup because the English are coming through for me.  I am securing the rights to make my map a reality. It's going to be a slow road, and yet, slightly expensive.  Stay tuned for even more updates!

Gencon 2015 AAR Report: Battle over Margate

Scenario 2:  HMN1576939  German Bombing raid on England, July 7 1917.

Captain Kleine, commander of the England Squadron, has given the order for the raid to start at 8 in the morning.  24 Gothas are to take flight. Your mission is this, break off of the main formation with three bombers and attack Margate.  There are several factories working for the war effort.  As a tactical diversion from the main target of London, obliterate them and return home. 

Scenario 2:  HMN1576939  Defense of Margate, July 7, 1917

                The RNAS has found out that three bombers have broken off of the formation headed for London and are now headed towards Margate.  The RNAS has scrambled fighters to intercept.   Stop these bombers from bombing the factories in Margate.

The battle over margate, I had designed with 9 defenders, and three gothas.  4 of the defenders were coming from other Aerodromes, so these 4 were set up to come out of the clouds and drop into the battle 3 rounds in. I have directional dice to show what direction they drop in facing.  a cool idea for sure.  However, I was 4 people short, so the first four who died would take up one of the four to come in later.

Before the game, this was the shot from the Brits side.  The bombers are a long way off.

And a shot from the Gotha's side...

The game has begun, the bombers moving into position for the bombing run on the first target.

My players setting up their moves.

The bombers are set up for their attack run.

After a fierce attack run, the bombs have all missed their target.  Two hit the coal pile of the power plant, but the plant remained intact.

The bombers move on the second target...

One unlucky Brit got too close to two bombers shots and was riddled until only bits of broken wood rained down.  Bombs rain down towards their target!

Hit, you can almost see the building tear apart from the bombs hitting it!

A successful run!  Four good solid hits on the rail yard.  Mission completed.

A shot from the camel takes out one bomber as they turn for a second attempt on the coal plant.

At this point, only two defenders remain to stop the bombers.

Make that none.  The last defender is taken out.

The aftermath as the two bombers fly home, empty of their payload.  The coal plant survived, with minor damage.  They needed two hits on the plant, best to get one onto the plant itself.

The railyard was hit with major damage, a successful target obliteration.

Gencon 2015 AAR: Destroy the Zeppelin Sheds

Scenario 1:  HMN1576939  England’s Caproni CA.3 planes, June 1917.

Near the end of the Zeppelin Bombings of London, the British had two Caproni Ca.3 Bombers on loan from Italy, complete with their bomber crews.  They were stationed there for this mission, to destroy the Zeppelin Yard in Dusseldorf.  Two Caproni CA.3s and three escort planes head across the channel to destroy the sheds. 

Scenario 1:  HMN1576939  Defense of the Dusseldorf Zeppelin Factory, June, 1917

                Wire has come in informing that the British are flying towards the Dusseldorf Zeppelin factory.   Drive them away from the factory and do not let them destroy it.  We are staging our Gotha Bombers there for a raid on England next month.  Several have already arrived and have been hidden inside the sheds.

The Germans got wind of the British flying in to attempt to destroy the Zeppelin Sheds at Dusseldorf.  Scrambling some of the Flying Circus, the Germans attempt to stop the British from their bombing run.

 The bombers and their escorts get into position for the run, while being harassed by the circus.

A very unlucky German gets caught in between two bombers and an escort.  He didn't survive.

A German setting up for a flyby, opens up his guns on the bomber...

Kill Shot!  A bullet hits one of the bombs in the payload and it explodes, raining fiery debris over the countryside.

The pilot of the bomber didn';t line up right for a bomb run, he's got to now circle around for another pass.

German Aces chase after the British bomber.

Another look from behind a German plane.

The Bomber is still trying to circle to get a good run at the sheds.  not one bomb has dropped yet.  German planes surround him, the escorts are no match.

The killing shot, ends the attempt at bombing the sheds.  The Germans are successful at keeping the Gothas stations inside the sheds a secret for next month's raid on London.

Giants of the sky

Here at GenCon

Battle over Margate

A quick recap of the game the German might continued and Margate was obliterated

the fire marks indicate where bombs hit and exploded

Zepplin sheds survived!

A quick AAR...

The Germans repelled the British bombers and the sheds survived.  The two bombers fell to the might of the flying circus!

Look for more pics and a full AAR after the con.

Gencon Bound!

I am heading out for Gencon tomorrow.  See everyone on Thursday!

If you are coming here for the first time stick around.  I will have pictures from the con, and more information about how to get the Custom Map for Wings of Glory shown below!

One Week.....

One week and I'll be at Gencon.  I have my planes packed for each event, with a couple extra just in case.  My maps are also packed in boxes as well.  I've got two boxes.  the 6x10 sections for Ares Games Booth, and the other box holds my two pieces that I'm gaming on.  Plus, one 3x5 section to showcase the entire map.

Hope to see you there and may your plane fly high and your shots ring true!

~The LingSter

I'll just put this here...

Remember, half the map is 6 FOOT by 20 FOOT

Gencon and Ares Games

Ok folks, it's official.  I will be at GenCon this year. My map will be making it's official debut there.   I will be playing two scenarios on my map.  The parts I am playing on are going to be 5&9 and 12&16.  If you'd like to see the coastline up close and personal, The coastline will be divided into two parts, 1,2,5 & 6 and 3,4,7 & 8.   these two 6 foot by 10 foot sections will be showcased at the Ares booth.  So stop by and have some fun!

UPDATE:  My games at Gencon are almost full.  There are three slots left for the Friday game, to destroy the Zepplin Sheds.

The Map...

This is the map in it's 16 three foot by 5 foot peices.  That's a total of 12x20 feet for the whole thing.  I am expecting to offer this map in most anyway I can slice it.  3x5, 3x10, 3x15, 3x20, 6x5, 6x10, 6x15, 6x20, 9x5, 9x10, 9x15, 9x20, 12x5, 12x10, 12x15... well I could go on, but you get the idea.  Plus, the bigger splices, say... 3x10... there are 12 potential different maps in that size.  so yea, it's epic... and deserves something really epic to go with it.

WAR! Over England!

The Germans have launched attacks at England.  Their bi-planes fly over our cities... bombing our factories.  it's your duty to join the fight.  Take the fight to them.  get them away from our homes and our children!

What you are looking at is the final version of my map. I have enlarged it to look 10x better than before.  it fits with the planes nicely...

Now comes the hard part of trying to make this monster available to the world.

Songs of the Great War....

If you were playing a game of Wings of Glory, would you want some music playing?  Some music that puts you into that time period?

Cylinder Radio: Popular Songs of World War I

Prototype of England....

Ok folks, here is a prototype of a section of my map.  I am printing one more prototype to see if that helps.  This seems good, but the next might be much more awesome.  For now, here's some pics of it:

The glare is from the sunlight coming through the tee I was under on my picnic table.

A SE5a flying over a small town and a very high altitude...

At this altitude, will the bombs hit their target?  

More to follow come the end of the week!