Guest Picture

Here's a shot of Dougie's Robinson's Rhodesian's.

This shot will either motivate you to start the period or leave you in despair about your own painting skills. I am leaning toward the latter.

Thanks to Rolf at Liberation miniatures for the pic.

Rhodesian Air Force

This is a partial list of the available aircraft in 1/72 scale.
1 squadron fighter : flew Hawker Hunter FGA .9 available from airfix
2 squadron fighter/trainer: DH Vampire F.9. Frog and airfix makes F.5. The F.9 is a tropicalized F.5. Trainer variant is tandem seated T.11 there is a model available unknown maker.
3 squadron transport: C-47 / DC-3 Italeri, Esci, testors
4 squadron COIN: Provost, Cessna 337, Matchbox makes a Provost. Arii makes cessna. Airfix makes an o-2 which is a militarized cessna
5 squadron Bomber: Canberra airfix
6 Squadron Training: Provost . matchbox
7 squadron Helicopter: Alouette III Heller makes several versions of this helicopter
8 squadron Helicopter: AB205 Italian built version of huey. esci
this list is NOT comprehensive I am still working on it and as additions to it become known I will add them on.

all of the above can usually be found on ebay
a good website on vampires http://www.brushfirewars.org/aircraft/dh_vampire_rhodesian/dh_vampire_rhodesian.htm

Game on 3/22/07

This series of posts is about a game that was played between Chris H. Author of a great new set of miniature rules that are forthcoming and myself. (your welcome for the plug)
The rules set was Fireforce found for free on David Manley's site. The figures are all Liberation miniatures 20mm figures. The aircraft are a mix of airfix and heller 1/72. Due to my limitations on the computer start reading the posts at #1 and continue on to 12.

12

The strikes are not as effective as hoped but the last group of ZANLA disperse leaving a batter Rhodesian Security Forces in command of the field.

The game over, points are added resulting in a narrow ZANLA victory. congrats to Mr. OOS for a excellent game.

11

Green Leader! A flight of Hawker Hunters are brought in due to the heavy casualties the Rhodesians have experienced.

10

The firepower of the last Zanla group proves to much for the last stop group and they retreat into heavy cover carring their wounded with them but they have 1 last trick up their sleeves...

9

The surivors of the 1st two stop groups combine and continue the sweep.

They're found! a firefight ensues beween the 2 sides.