Aces High A Blood Red Skies Plog by CommodoreRob
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Overview of BRS
I have been working on my BRS stuff for a couple of months now. It is a fun manageable project. Squadrons are either 6 fighters or 3 Bombers (although the Bombers are essentially just objectives ATM)
Anyway what drew me in was it appealed to my younger inner airfix building self… The days before I discovered gaming.
So here I am going to wax lyrical about the game and what makes it for me.
Rules
So first up I wowi admit that I have only had a few basic games, so I am no expert yet.
However the rules are clean, they are fun and they capture my view of the feel of the period really well.
This is only the second Andy Chambers rule set I am aware of playing, the other being Dropfleet Commander… honestly BRS is far superior in design and enjoyment.
If you have an interest in WW2 air combat then you really should try and get a game of BRS in.
The Warlord Models
So you have seen these already, but I thought I would add a few words about these. In my opinion the models for this game hit the right spot, the only minor issue is a bit of warping, but that is easily fixed with some hot water.
Warlord have so far released two batches of models, the first batch Spitfires, Me 109s, P51’S, Zero’s and the Yaks. These are soft plastic and made by Warlord, they are very well detailed for the scale, they are not all 100% accurate, and the less said about the stickers the better.
The second batch are the reboxing of the Zvezda 1/200 bombers and transports these are near little snap together kits, with real decals, but do not have a great deal of detail. But at 1/200 scale it’s not too much of an issue.
They are due to release a next wave of planes soon. Which will hopefully include Hurricanes.
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