Crimson Skies Forum

Only 8 of them are metal. The rest are Wizkid resprays. And remounts. I bought one of the Wizkid miniature sets a few years ago to see if they were the same scale as the Ral Partha minis I already had. After the Wizzers went out of business they were practically giving them away on eBay. I ended up ...

Luckily the can of Army Painter matt black undercoat was more than up to the task. :) They were indeed based on the Black Swans section from BtCV. Here's a close-up of the Bloodhawk, which is piloted by Erica "The Streak" Boch: http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag348/FantomPencil/Crimson...

Thanks..! Here's a close-up of the Devastator of Gertrude "Bootleg" Barone, Lead 5 of the Third Squadron. http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag348/FantomPencil/Crimson%20Skies/BlackSwanInsig_zps9e2ce7ea.jpg Which reveals not only my barely adequate brushwork in more detail, but also that ...

Well, this took me a while. But it's finally finished..! http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag348/FantomPencil/Crimson%20Skies/BlackSwans_zps2a1cc931.jpg Arguable the most famous Pirate/Privateer squadron in the CS universe, The Black Swans. All 36 of them. http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag348...

Shock - Gunner.

Yup, that makes sense to me..! Many thanks for the enlightenment after all these years.

Now to find some players...

This has been bugging me for years. Just what the hell does "Shock-G" mean in the Specials boxes on the Aircraft Maneuver track record? Push, Smoke and Shock I get, but Shock-G..? You're either in Shock or you're not. Is it just there to fill up the space..? Was this once a rule for failin...

My biggest gripe with the F4 Bandit miniature is it looks like it just ate 5 other miniatures *chortle* I like the design of the plane, but I always thought that the miniature was twice the size it should have been. Same with the Phalanx - a model so vast, it covers up most of the map..! I'd be int...

Absolutely amazing brushwork..!

Although I am wondering what that Defender is doing in ISA colours...