1/144th Scale Lethal Skies?

I have been pondering the possibilities of larger scale modern aerial wargaming using Lethal Skies, the new air to air combat rules that I downloaded yesterday. These have been designed for 1/200th scale and upwards, rather than the usual 1/300th scale and downwards, which seems counter intuitive given the ranges and speeds involved in modern fighter engagements? Anyway, it gives me the excuse to dust off some old 1/144th scale Airfix, Revell and Minicraft plastic kits that I have stashed in the loft!

After a rummage, I have found a trio of the old Airfix MiG21PF Fishbed D plastic kits, which I bought really cheap in a Hobbycraft sale years ago, with a view to using them at some point for wargaming purposes. These models are re-issues of an even older Chinese kit, so they are pretty crude but ideal for wargaming as a result. I quite like the idea of painting them up for a Middle East or African air force, perhaps Egyptian, Syrian or Angolan, or even an imaginations air force from my AK47 Republic wargames? It's just an idea at the moment but I think it might be fun.

Lethal Skies

This is a new(ish) set of card driven miniature modern air warfare rules, available from Wargames Vault and published by Talion Games. The rules and some sample aircraft, weapon and trait cards are available as Pay What You Want downloads, with additional cards available for $2.00 each. The system is designed for larger scale models on circular bases, the blurb suggesting 1/200th scale as an ideal size, although I would have thought that 1/144th scale would be the obvious choice. 

You need to buy a couple of the relevant aircraft profile cards, then the appropriate weapon cards and trait cards before you can play, so it could end up being an on-going cost if you want to use more than a handful of types. However, once you have the required downloads you can use them again and print multiple copies. I think it looks interesting, as I've always fancied some 1/144th scale jet combat using model kits, so I think I'll download the core rules and some sample cards for a closer look:

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/252496/Lethal-Skies-Rules