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I've long thought that the excellent TFL WW1 aerial rules 'Algernon Pulls It Off' is the poor cousin of 'Bag The Hun'. It is a
fantastic set of rules which uses the same mechanisms and yet really captures the unique flavour of aerial warfare in the Great
War. Rich Clarke has long promised a much needed revised updated version with better graphics in the not too distant future.
We are indeed lucky as gamers of WW1 air warfare that there now exists wonderful models in 1/144th scale prepainted, and with
wonderfully lozenge camo wings even. These are increasingly expensive but can be used straight out of the box and are great for
both Dads and small children to play aerial games with. However Shapeways 3D printed planes turn out well with a little
preparation. There are still a few F toys kits around from their Biplane Collection range too if you look hard or are prepared to be
patient.
These miniatures come with blobs as pilots/observers. These can be removed and replaced by crew available from Peter Pig and
Reviresco which greatly improves the aesthetics. This task varies from really fiddly to mind numbingly annoying and not
something to attempt when you're tired, or in a bad mood as it will probably result in the plane flying for real, but into the nearest
wall.
Additional decals can be obtained from Dom's Decals which helps to model particular Jastas or Squadrons, or like me make a few
interesting hypothetical machines.
Mervyn Douglas has made an FAQ sheet for Algy which he has allowed me to place on my site HERE
fantastic set of rules which uses the same mechanisms and yet really captures the unique flavour of aerial warfare in the Great
War. Rich Clarke has long promised a much needed revised updated version with better graphics in the not too distant future.
We are indeed lucky as gamers of WW1 air warfare that there now exists wonderful models in 1/144th scale prepainted, and with
wonderfully lozenge camo wings even. These are increasingly expensive but can be used straight out of the box and are great for
both Dads and small children to play aerial games with. However Shapeways 3D printed planes turn out well with a little
preparation. There are still a few F toys kits around from their Biplane Collection range too if you look hard or are prepared to be
patient.
These miniatures come with blobs as pilots/observers. These can be removed and replaced by crew available from Peter Pig and
Reviresco which greatly improves the aesthetics. This task varies from really fiddly to mind numbingly annoying and not
something to attempt when you're tired, or in a bad mood as it will probably result in the plane flying for real, but into the nearest
wall.
Additional decals can be obtained from Dom's Decals which helps to model particular Jastas or Squadrons, or like me make a few
interesting hypothetical machines.
Mervyn Douglas has made an FAQ sheet for Algy which he has allowed me to place on my site HERE
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