#167 Blood Red Skies
Building the Messerschmitt Bf109E-4 and Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia in 1:72 scale from the Airfix boxing of the Blood Red Skies tabletop game.
Notes
Blood Red Skies is a World War II mass air combat game from Warlord Games, written by renowned game developer Andy Chambers.
The Kit
Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain Airfix No. A1500 1:72 is the Airfix boxing of Warlord Games ‘Blood Red Skies’ ruleset with four Airfix 1:72 models to be used in the game. I purchased this direct from Airfix for £16.66 (Jan-2024).
See instructions
Contents:
- 1 x Blood Red Skies Rulebook
- 2 x Supermarine Spitfire MkII Fighter Model Kits (A01071B)
- 2 x Messerschmitt Bf109-E Fighter planes Model Kits (A01008A)
- 4 x BRS Advantage Flying Bases
- 2 x Reference Aircraft Cards
- 8 x Combat Dice
- 6 x Pilot Skill Level Discs
- 6 x Boom Chit Tokens
- 6 x Zoom Tokens
- 3 x Cloud /Air Defence Clusters
- 1 x Navigation Caliper
- 1 x Range Finder
- 2 x Movement Templates
A01008A Messerschmitt Bf109E-4
The kit includes two Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 Airfix No. A01008A 1:72
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver - Metallic | No 11 | ||
| Black - Gloss | No 21 | ||
| wing tips | Trainer Yellow - Matt | No 24 | H413 |
| cockpit interior | Slate Grey - Matt | No 31 | H62 |
| cockpit details | Black - Matt | No 33 | |
| exhaust pipes | Gunmetal - Metallic | No 53 | H18 |
| Flesh - Matt | No 61 | ||
| Ocean Grey - Matt | No 106 | ||
| lower camo | Aircraft Blue - Matt | No 65 | H67 |
| upper camo 1 | RLM 02 Grau - Matt | No 240 | H70 |
| upper camo stripes | RLM 70 Schwartzgrun - Matt | No 241 | H65 |
| propeller rear | RLM 70 Schwartzgrun - Matt | No 241 | H65 |
| upper camo 2 | RLM 71 Dunkelgrun - Matt | No 242 | H64 |
| propeller front | RLM 71 Dunkelgrun - Matt | No 242 | H64 |
Luftwaffe Pilots:
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| harness clips | Silver - Metallic | No 11 | |
| life preserver | Trainer Yellow - Matt | No 24 | |
| helmet, sleeves, boots | Black - Matt | No 33 | 70.950 |
| face | Flesh - Matt | No 61 | AMMO F-550 |
| uniform | Ocean Grey - Matt | No 106 | 70.868 |
| harness | Pale Stone - Matt | No 121 |
A01071B Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia Build
The kit includes two Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia Airfix No. A01071B 1:72
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tan - Gloss - Acrylic 14ml | No 9 | ||
| Silver - Metallic | No 11 | ||
| Trainer Yellow - Matt | No 24 | ||
| upper camo 1, seat back | Dark Earth - Matt | No 29 | H66 + H72 |
| upper camo 2, cockpit interior | Dark Green - Matt | No 30 | H330 |
| cockpit details | Black - Matt | No 33 | |
| propeller | Black - Matt | No 33 | |
| White - Matt | No 34 | ||
| exhaust pipes | Gunmetal - Metallic | No 53 | H18 |
| lower camo, wheel well | Beige Green | No 90 | H74, H31 highlights |
RAF Pilots:
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| boots | Black - Matt | No 33 | 70.950 |
| helmet | Dark Earth - Matt | No 29 | 70.941 |
| uniform | Dark Green - Matt | No 30 | 70.921 |
| face | Flesh - Matt | No 61 | AMMO F-550 |
Build Log
Getting started..
Pilots
Spitfire Mk.Ia Build
Bf109E-4 Build
Final Gallery
Playing the Game
Blood Red Skies gets a 7.3/10 rating on Board Game Geek.
I haven’t actually played it yet(!), but here’s the essential gameplay:
Turn order:
- Advantaged Action Phase: advantaged planes are activated in order from highest pilot skill to lowest
- Neutral Action Phase: neutral planes are activated in order from highest pilot skill to lowest
- Disadvantaged Action Phase: disadvantaged planes are activated in order from highest pilot skill to lowest
Activating a Plane:
- Shoot
- Burn advantage
- Manoeuvre
- Dive
- Move
- Pilot Action
- Shoot
- Outmanoeuvre
- Climb
- End Activation
Credits and References
- this project on scalemates
- Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain Airfix No. A1500 1:72
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia Airfix No. A01071B 1:72
- Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 Airfix No. A01008A 1:72
Research References
- https://www.blood-red-skies.com/
- Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain (2017)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109
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