Category Archives: Aeronef

The Sultan of Swing

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Tony

Joining the Ottoman aerial navy today is our latest Aeronef release – a new version of the Sultan Selim battlecruiser. This original Sultan Selim was bought from Germany and refitted by the Turks, and the design has since been copied … Continue reading →

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Deutsche Dirigible

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Tony

Our second new release of this week is related to the first; this is the German Schleswig-Holstein class battleship, a huge steel-framed dirigible. A number of Schleswigs were sold to the Ottoman Aerial Navy, which promptly converted them into the … Continue reading →

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Ottoman Flagship

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Tony

So, here we have it – the first of this year’s not-Salute releases. As an opener, we have the might of the Ottoman Air Fleet – the Constantinople class Dig Battleship. This model replaces the older design of the same … Continue reading →

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New German Escorts

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Tony

Today it’s the turn of the Kaiser’s aerial navy to get an upgrade. All of our German Aeronef destroyers, frigates and patrol craft are being replaced, and we’ve taken the opportunity to sneak in a new model as well. The … Continue reading →

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Pacific Torpedoes

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Tony

Quite high on our list of ‘Aeronef models we really must remake’ are some of the small torpedo craft – the US and Japanese ones particularly, for which we’ve never had a reliable production mould. They’ve now moved from the … Continue reading →

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Formidable!

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Tony

You have to say the title in a French accent for it to work properly! Today, we’ve completed the redesign process for the first of the major powers of the Aeronef world. With the release of nine new escort vessels, … Continue reading →

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Waifs and Strays

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Tony

Back in April, we upgraded the cruisers and escorts of the British Aeronef fleet when they were released at Salute. However, not all of our planned releases made the cut – two models, the replacement for the Agamemnon monitor and … Continue reading →

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Fallen Giants

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Tony

I recently made some wreck markers for a game of Imperial Skies; they don’t serve any game purpose, but they look good 🙂 I was fielding a small but powerful French fleet, so I modelled my two capital ships (a … Continue reading →

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Croiseurs Français

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Tony

This week we’re updating all of the cruiser classes in our French Aeronef fleet. This includes the cruisers Jeanne la Pucelle and Formidabile, and the commerce raider classes L’Epee and FlĂ©che. Whenever we release one of these updates we always … Continue reading →

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Flying Batteries

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Tony

During the Crimean War, the French used a number of Floating Batteries – ironclad hulls with a complement of heavy guns, but no means of propulsion. They were towed into position by smaller vessels – mostly paddle-steamer frigates – and … Continue reading →

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