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Title: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on March 24, 2018, 12:20:52 PM: For a long time I wasn't able to find out how a small ship in early 16th century like a fly-boat and/or pinnace may looks like.

Than I have seen that at Jamestown Settlement there are three replicas, two of them are the smaller ships I am looking for.

So maybe someone has visited this place before and may have made a lot of photos of these ships ... especially of the Godspeed?
Title: Re: help needed Jamestown Settlement ship photos anyone ?
Post by: Mindenbrush on March 24, 2018, 01:05:30 PM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspeed_(ship)#/media/File:Godspeed_replica.jpg
Looks like the far one in this shot
https://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/jamestown-ships/
Title: Re: help needed Jamestown Settlement ship photos anyone ?
Post by: FifteensAway on March 24, 2018, 01:16:52 PM: Zero chance of finding them this weekend - prepping for and running a game today at a convention and playing tomorrow - but I visited there a dozen years ago and got to see and visit one of these ships while others were actually sailing the waters off of the recreated Jamestown (which is not at the site of the original which I also visited, archeological site so inappropriate for the reconstruction).

I'll see if I can find those photos - the exist. Somewhere?

However, that second linked photo should help a lot.
Title: Re: help needed Jamestown Settlement ship photos anyone ?
Post by: has.been on March 24, 2018, 05:41:52 PM: I too visited those boats/Jamestown, about 25 years ago. Will try to find the pictures, but don't hold your breath.
Title: Re: help needed Jamestown Settlement ship photos anyone ?
Post by: Sterling Moose on March 24, 2018, 09:16:40 PM: Any use:
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/1514-240318222955-320572437.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/1514-240318222956-32058142.jpeg)
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/1514-240318222954-320562101.jpeg)
Title: Re: help needed Jamestown Settlement ship photos anyone ?
Post by: Sterling Moose on March 24, 2018, 09:38:56 PM: (http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/32/1514-240318222950-32048444.jpeg)
Title: Re: help needed Jamestown Settlement ship photos anyone ?
Post by: ichwillauch on March 25, 2018, 07:05:55 AM: Thank you all for your help!
I am still looking / asking for pics showing the deck and the bow structure of the Godspeed and the two other ships. I started yesterday with the first scaling and drawing of the plans for the hull.

The Godspeed
(https://i.imgur.com/8FkXoMZ.jpg)
The Susan Constant
(https://i.imgur.com/EkonyNI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/F2R3MpZ.jpg)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on March 26, 2018, 10:09:42 AM: The inner structure of the Susan Constant is taking shape.

(https://i.imgur.com/nxfeIBj.jpg)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: OSHIROmodels on March 26, 2018, 10:13:35 AM: Another promising build :)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on March 28, 2018, 08:02:31 AM: The inner structure for the Godspeed, it's really a small ship
(https://i.imgur.com/8ZAMPu3.jpg)

And a third ship, this time a spanish war galleon, loosly based on the plans of the San Salvador paper model
(https://i.imgur.com/kCs6nQt.jpg)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: tomrommel1 on March 28, 2018, 09:13:13 AM: nice start !
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on March 29, 2018, 10:41:57 AM: Thanks for the kind comments.

For the spanish side there are three more ships in the pipeline, hulls are more or less finished. Now masts and sails must be made.

A small spanish galleon
(https://i.imgur.com/n3vB7bV.jpg)

and her sister ship
(https://i.imgur.com/h3ZkQQP.jpg)

and the mighty flagship of the spanish squadron
(https://i.imgur.com/Sk3TYP7.jpg)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: Byblos on March 29, 2018, 01:05:11 PM: Superb work :-*
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: tomrommel1 on March 29, 2018, 02:18:04 PM: lovely
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on March 31, 2018, 09:07:34 AM: Some small update:

The Jolly Boat made by Games of War as the smallest command available ingame
(https://i.imgur.com/nKs4zFd.jpg)

And I rediscovered my old gaming cards for some home brewn naval warfare. The idea is that depending on the quality of the ship and the experience of the captain a number of cards can be drawn. There are six different cards: load guns, fire guns, change speed, change direction, prepare for boarding action, and a special maneuver card to handle anchors and boats.
(https://i.imgur.com/nPf0LD3.jpg)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on April 01, 2018, 06:59:46 AM: Two ships finished for the english side.

The Sea Dog made by Games of War
(https://i.imgur.com/xMk5XK4.jpg)

The Sloop made by Ainsty Castings
(https://i.imgur.com/pYbnT2K.jpg)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: Andym on April 01, 2018, 07:21:12 AM: Fantastic stuff! I absolutely love your ships! :-*

You must have quite a collection now? Between the three from the BSC and these....
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on April 04, 2018, 03:04:29 PM: Quote from: Andym on April 01, 2018, 07:21:12 AM
Fantastic stuff! I absolutely love your ships! :-*

You must have quite a collection now? Between the three from the BSC and these....

Hi, most of the pirate ships are from a dusted project I started two years ago, but ist one of my biggest collection (beside viking fleet and medieval) now counting 11 ships more or less finished.
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on April 04, 2018, 03:11:47 PM: Today we made a small demo game testing the home brewn ship-to-ship fighting rules for many ships on small tables.

The Situation:
Three small spanish ships are anchored in a bay when an english privateer arrived.
(https://i.imgur.com/EyVMRyR.jpg)
The cotton balls indicates that the guns of the spanish ships are not loaded.

(https://i.imgur.com/gdHuIik.jpg)
The english privateer is havely beaten by gunfire. During round three I was clearly put out of action drifting around, trying to repair the ship and reorganize the Crew.
(https://i.imgur.com/aVqbNT7.jpg)
Luck changed and the spanish ships weren't able to coordinate their boarding attempts. At the end the spanish galleon and the small ship to the left were captured while the small ship to the right escaped....
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: cianty on April 04, 2018, 03:59:04 PM: Wow, lovely stuff! :-*
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on April 06, 2018, 09:02:37 AM: After watching the first episode of Saints & Strangers I felt I need a small settlement.

The first layout
(https://i.imgur.com/DyzvQZ9.jpg)

And now with some houses
(https://i.imgur.com/DnTD6W6.jpg)

Making the coast line...
(https://i.imgur.com/cazjbuT.jpg)
Title: Re: 1600+ building ships
Post by: Duke Donald on April 06, 2018, 10:16:21 AM: Great thread! And I'm amazed by the pace at which you're building stuff!