VLOG // Blood Red Skies : Our completed British and German Squadrons
March 28, 2018 by johnlyons
Hello everyone! Come have a look at the finished German and British squadrons from Blood Red Skies.
I'm very happy with the overall look of the Spitfires. They are vibrant and very distinctive on the table. Making them stand out while still have their historical aesthetic.
Less thought was needed for the ME109's as their colour scheme holds all the vibrancy they need with those yellow noses and wing tips. I feel that even the blue of the canopies really adds another level of eye-catching detail you should not skimp on when painting at this scale.
I painted Sailor Malan at home as an example of the results you can get when you really want something unique. The scheme and markings are all freehanded and based on the plane he historically flew.
And even though his scheme is fairly similar to the planes around him, Adolf Galland still has a certain look to him even at a distance. The mass of yellow-nosed 109's has a real sense of menace to it!
What do you think? Let me know in the comments how you find the paint schemes and what way you would paint your own force for Blood Red Skies.
You don’t get transfers with the models then? Can you buy them?
They are working on transfer sheets 🙂
If you type 1/200 decals into Google you will get a lot for hits on ebay
Amazing job. Watched the tutorials. I at first was abit skeptical on getting into this but it does look like it’s a ‘attention getter’ at a convention,
Would like to see a demo, play through with and without bombers.
The mat is great. I am torn on getting it though , as the clouds, although great for aerial games, make the mat unusable ( ? ) for land games.
The planes look great, but they do (obviously) blend in quite well with the mat. I think I’d prefer a sea mat to play over, with maybe some white cliffs terrain along the British side’s board edge, it’s how I imagine the battle of Britain was fought.
great work on the models john.
Anticipating the arrival of my preorder so much. Great job so far by @johnlyons and the BOW-Team. Hopefully (and for sure) some nice Let’s Plays will commence sometime soon…