Tim’s Formula De

Here are some pics of some Formula One race cars for the game Formula De.



These figs belong to a buddy of mine and have been in my basement, unpainted (go figure) for some time. Ral Partha (now Iron Wind Metals) is the manufacturer and for what they used for they are pretty nice.


The painting seemed easy at first, glued to styrene sheet, prime black, dry brush white and then add color.



For a more skilled painter these small figs would probably be very easy and fast to paint....for me it was a little different. My huge hands had trouble moving the brush around to paint only small details and they didn't come out as I really wanted, but I think they'll do.

For those of you that have never played Formula De your missing out. Its an easy to play board game of Formula One racing. There may be other types of racing mods out there for this game, but I'm not aware of them.

The board looks like a race track and you use different color dice to determine how many squares you move as well as what gear your in.

I've been told the game is out of print, but may be coming out in a new edition (not sure when).

They guy I painted these figs for is an old Car Wars fan and was one of the creative forces for the CADC. He and the other creative force behind the CADC came up with a Car Wars type mod for Formula De. I've played it once and I have to say it preserves the essence of both games nicely. Its easy and fast to play like Formula De and it has all the destruction of Car Wars.

I don't normally like to publish the names of my family and friends so you'll have to check back to see if they check in and ID themselves.

Take care,

Screech