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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: ItalicaAcies on 07 November 2021, 10:18:22 PM

Title: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: ItalicaAcies on 07 November 2021, 10:18:22 PM

Since my Google-fu failed me, anyone can point me towards some steam-ships (steam-frigates, or steam sloops) for 28mm gaming? Or if someone produced a kit to convert regular ships to steam-ships?
Thank you very much! (Piroscafo Lombardo from the Thousand Expedition for reference)

Title: Re: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: Blackwolf on 08 November 2021, 12:00:09 AM

Artesia do some; exspensive and time consuming though :)

Title: Re: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: Moriarty on 08 November 2021, 12:58:02 PM

Steam ships for terrain, or for naval games?

Title: Re: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: ItalicaAcies on 08 November 2021, 01:11:30 PM

Mainly as objective for land warfare missions as capture the ship or assaults from other ships/launches

Title: Re: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: Bogdanwaz on 08 November 2021, 01:22:31 PM

Reviresco has this paper model with metal fittings.  It's says 1/64th but I've used some of their other ship models with 28mm and they fit pretty well

https://www.tin-soldier.com/waterwitch.html

Title: Re: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: AdmiralAndy on 08 November 2021, 01:27:09 PM

Hi,

Depending whay you've in mind Sarissa do a range of historic ships in various scales and cover colobnial and ACW so in the timeframe you've mentioned.

https://sarissa-precision.com/a/search?q=ship

https://sarissa-precision.com/a/search?q=steamer

Title: Re: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: Moriarty on 09 November 2021, 03:35:10 PM

I would suggest building smoothing to your ground scale. Otherwise a 200’ ship would be about 30 figures long!

Title: Re: Steam ships for 28 mm games?
Post by: anton ryzbak on 10 November 2021, 04:35:14 AM

I have built several models in 28mm "scale" over the years, I have sent out basic hull forms for free in the past. I would be happy to send something to you if you are in the CONUS .  Check out some of my previous projects here https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2018/11/acw-ironclads-perhaps.html (https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2018/11/acw-ironclads-perhaps.html)

here is a Confederate ironclad from one of those basic hull forms (https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-At--yaMm8BU/W-JqUAfNdXI/AAAAAAAAP-I/YAdWBnHHdZk1AZO_szVilbzfkuZ_oQuvwCLcBGAs/s1600/20181106_224955.jpg)

Contact me at daftrica89@yahoo.com if you are interested