Having a Blast!

For my games of Missile Threat, I thought I'd make some bomb blasts, they are not needed to play the game.

It would just look cool!

I decided to make two different types,

-Single bomb blast

-Multiple bomb blasts

NEEDED!

So, you will need. . .

-3/4 washers

-Aluminium wire

-Sand/texturing

-Clump foliage

-Glue gun

-Super glue

-Vallejo Paint (not essential, but gives you idea of colours I used)

Firstly . . .

To start with, Glue some paper to one side of the washer to covour the hole. When dry, cut a piece of aluminium wire (around an inch long) and glue into the hole onto the paper and pack out area around it with the sand/texturing.

 

And then . . .

Using the glue gun, covour the aluminium rods with clump foliage. Once covoured I give the clump foliage a good dose of super glue, this helps bond it all together and makes it more durable.

The multi-bomb blasts were done pretty much the same, except I mounted 4 stems on to a wooden base.

WARNING! When putting the super glue on the clump foliage, I strongly recommend wearing gloves and do it in a well ventilated area.

Any base area that is not covoured in clump foliage, just glue some sand/texturing on.

Then undercoat.

And Finally . . .

I paint the whole thing in 'Heavy Ochre' then give the ground area a wash of Agrax Earthshade (Games Workshop).

The whole thing gets a drybrush of 'Dark Sand'.

The Dust plumes then get a Drybrush of 'Pale Sand'.

Making Missiles

 

For my games of Missile Threat, rather than using counters for missiles, I thought I'd make them.

I have opted for five different types,

-IR Seeking missiles

-Radar guilded missiles

-Air to ground missiles

-Anti ship missiles

-SAM Missiles

NEEDED!

So, you will need. . .

-Green stuff.

-0.6mm (or close to) brass wire.

-Pipe cleaners.

-Plastic rod in 1mm 1.3mm and 1.5mm sizes.

-Flying stands (I use the Medium Dropzone Commander ones)

-Vallejo Paint (not essential, but gives you idea of colours I used)

Firstly . . .

To start with, make some small balls of green stuff, put a small hole in the greenstuff, put another one opposite, and one on the underside.

The holes are for,

Once the green stuff has set I mount it on brass rod. This also makes it easier to hold when painting.

IR Seeking Missiles

Using 1mm plastic rod, cut a length about 6-7mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into the green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Silver Grey' with a 'Carmine Red' nosecone.

Radar Guilded Missiles

Using 1mm plastic rod, cut a length about 12-14mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Silver Grey' with a 'Heavy Charcoal' nosecone.

Air-to-Ground Missiles

Using 1.3mm plastic rod, cut a length about 6-7mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Refractive Green' with a 'Heavy Charcoal' nosecone.

Anti-Ship Missiles

Using 1.5mm plastic rod, cut a length about 7-8mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Field Blue' with a 'Silver Grey' nosecone.

SAM Missiles

Using 1mm plastic rod, cut a length about 6-7mm long and make a point at one end.

Glue into green stuff and undercoat.

Paint missile 'Silver Grey' with a 'Ultramarine' nosecone.

Missile Afterburner

Paint whole blob 'German Yellow' then paint fire like streaks with 'Amaranth Red'

Finishing . . .

Clip off of brass rod (but leave a mm or two)

then glue into flying base (into a drilled hole)

All missiles I glued on level except the SAM that I glued at an angle, then glue pipe cleaner to rear for smoke trail.

Missile Threat

 

This page is a list of all the Missile Threat games we have played.

The rules can be found Here

TEST GAMES

1. Combat Air Patrol

2. Strike

3. Combat Search and Rescue

4. Close Air Support

IRAN-IRAQ WAR 🇮🇷 Vs 🇾🇪

1. 1981 Campaign (10 Missions)

2. 

FALKLANDS WAR 🇬🇧 Vs 🇬🇹

1.

EXTRA'S

-Making Missiles

-Having a Blast!

1981 Iran-Iraq Campaign

 Iran-Iraq Campaign

1981

With each of the four missions tried out, we thought it was time to play a campaign.

With the exception of having the aircraft miniatures and a gaming area, setting up a campaign is pretty simple, you only need to roll for pilot roster.

IRAQ

Fixed-Wing pilots

Poor Skill: 25 pilots

Average Skill: 19 pilots

Competant Skill: 15 pilots

Veteran Skill: 6 pilots

Helo pilots

Average Skill: 23 pilots

Competant Skill: 15 pilots

Veteran Skill: 11 pilots

IRAN

Fixed-Wing pilots

Average Skill: 24 pilots

Competant Skill: 13 pilots

Veteran Skill: 13 pilots

Helo pilots

Average Skill: 23 pilots

Competant Skill: 20 pilots

Veteran Skill: 17 pilots

The campaign will be 10 turns long.

Each game we will roll a D6, on a 1-4 the Iraqi player is the Attacker, 5-6 the Iranian player is the Attacker.

Game size will be determined by rolling 2D6

2: 100pts

3-4: 150pts

5-6: 200pts

7-8: 250pts

9-10: 300pts

11: 400pts

12: 500pts

GAMES

Game 1: Cut off the Head . . .

Game 2: production issues!

Game 3: Tiger Scramble

Game 4: Fighting Phantoms

Game 5: Helping Hind

Game 6: Death from Above

Game 7: Aces High

Game 8: Power Cut

Game 9: Blades of Fury

Game 10: