Still pottering with the VSF Prussians for HotT, and I turned my mind to a couple of flyers. In imagining these I thought that perhaps the Prussians had stuck with the mechanical wing approach to one-man flyers rather than trying such things as rocket or jet packs. So I took a look at some da Vinci drawings, and came up with these.
They are based on this figure from the Airfix WW1 Germans.
The wings are made from light card cut to shape, and scored heavily before painting to represent the 'ribs', the articulation if you prefer.
Given the number of 3 point elements I have chosen to make (again reflecting the idea that the Prussians had opted for an airborne navy with airboats, and artillery), I felt the need for some 1 point elements to allow me to balance things up where necessary. Lurkers simply don't 'feel' Prussian to me. However a commenter on a previous post on the HotT iOGroup (thanks Terry) suggested some Landwehr. So, finally a use for the Airfix marching figures, and those 'casualties' as well, in a couple of horde bases.
I think the army is at about 67 points, so not too far to go to reach the 72 point mark for Big Battle.
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