The oooh shiny of the week

 

In the last entry i mentioned a queue that is stretched over the next couple of years.  And then this happens.

The good folk over at Tabletop Games sent me a text:

 If there was a 4 1/2 ft model of the Yorktown,  would you and the people who play Blood Red Skies be interested in a scenario based on Midway with the Japanese attack?

Naturally I said yes.  Because we have 

BRS USN dive and Torpedo bombers.

BRS USN Hellcats (F6F)

BRS USN F4F WIldcats.

 

It s always easier to say yes to a project where you have all the units in hand.  A player can handle six machines in a squadron; so there is enough to outfit three players on the US side.

Turns out Trumpeter makes a 1/200 scale kit. The same scale as the Blood Red Skies aircraft! 

 Looks like a late April date to play.  Assuming the carrier model is ready. I just need to apply decals and touch up a few cockpit canopies.

But I have a feeling I am in for more than decals.