Sopwith Triplane (1:200)

 

This was (I think) a CapnAhab design. I added a pilot and some engine detail, but that's all, and I printed it on my Mars Pro at 1:200 scale.

The model has no wing-rib or control surface detail at all, and I've just painted some in. The effect is fine, for a gaming piece, and having smooth surfaces instead of ribbed certainly does make applying decals a bajillion times easier.

I've messed about with a range of scales for WW1 aerial wargaming — 1:300, 1:200 and 1:144. The most satisfying from a modelling point of view is 1:144, and for maximizing table space of course 1:300 is best. But I think 1:200 is a very good compromise between the two; big enough to be able to see, and small enough to make the best of available space.

Handley-Page Hampton (1/144)

 

This is one of Roman Troyen's (PlanePrinter on Patreon) 1/200 scale designs, up-scaled to 1/144 and printed on my elderly Ender 3 in PLA.

It's a Handley-Page Hampden, a British medium bomber of the early years of World War II.

In truth, I have no real wargaming use for this model. I really only did it because I have a fondness for the Hampden because it looks so goofy. Apparently the fuselage was so narrow that once all the crew were in their stations, they couldn't really move around inside the aircraft at all, and there was no room for a co-pilot.