Category Archives: World War 2

Blood Red Skies Ju-87 “Stuka” bomber

Posted on March 12, 2021 by mellis1644

OK something different today. I finally have taken pictures of these models so it is time to show them off. I got some Ju-87’s for my Battle of Britain/France collection of Blood Red Skies planes a while ago. I then … Continue reading →

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1/600 Battle of Britain German fighters

Posted on December 5, 2020 by mellis1644

Well to follow up the last post. I thought I would finish up the toys for this project – which of course will be the German fighters. For the early war that means Bf 109’s and Me 110’s. You can … Continue reading →

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1/600 Battle of Britain – German Bombers

Posted on November 28, 2020 by mellis1644

US thanksgiving is normally a time when I run a big ‘air game’ for the group. This draws in interested players to do some ‘Dakar dakka’ gaming fun WW2 game. Last year it was a game of blood red skies, … Continue reading →

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JU-88 for Blood Red Skies

Posted on November 23, 2020 by mellis1644

For something different this week I’m going to show some dive bombers. These are for Blood Red Skies so are 1:200 scale planes. I have had these done for a while so time to show them off. These are JU-88’s … Continue reading →

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FW-190 for Blood Red Skies

Posted on June 12, 2020 by mellis1644

I always said that I would focus on the Battle of Britain (and maybe Malta) for this game but the FW-190’s just called to me a while back when I was at one of the local stores that had them … Continue reading →

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2019 Desk clean up – WW2 stuff

Posted on January 3, 2020 by mellis1644

I have a permanent painting desk, but it tends to get filled with part done projects – as well as paint and tools etc. I’m a bit of a messy/disorganized person anyway so that does not help. I also paint … Continue reading →

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Blood Red Skies – Multi-player game and Defiant’s

Posted on November 30, 2019 by mellis1644

It’s a personal tradition that around US Thanksgiving (when I know I will not be traveling for business), I run a big air game for our group. This year was no exception, but this year I decided to use the … Continue reading →

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Tigers and Stug’s

Posted on August 12, 2019 by mellis1644

OK so for this week it’s more German armour. You guys and girls out there reading this blog must think I’m weird, with the variety of subjects I paint. However, part of the reason that I can keep painting and … Continue reading →

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Blood Red Skies – Messerschmitt Bf 110

Posted on July 14, 2019 by mellis1644

After a little break for other projects, now is a good time to show some of the additional planes that I have finished for Blood Red Skies. I am a big fan of the Battle of Britain for air games, … Continue reading →

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Extra German infantry teams

Posted on July 1, 2019 by mellis1644

So after last weeks Soviets I thought I would show the other extra teams that I have done, this time Germans. These are all from Peter Pig miniatures this time – well, all apart from a single figure anyway. First … Continue reading →

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