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Title: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: Craig on 28 May 2014, 09:20:17 AM

Another teaser for SDRS, in which we reveal the weapons of the RN Landing Party.
http://inhermajestysname.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/the-royal-navy-intervenes/

Now off to the Irrawaddy to pot some Burmese Bandits, then home in time for tea and medals what!

Title: Re: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: Metternich on 02 June 2014, 01:33:34 AM

Wouldn't this be a little late for the Nock gun (issued in 1800, and was a flintlock)?  In an age of what appear to be hand-held gatlings, would be a bit old-fashioned to equip HM's Navy.

Title: Re: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: khartoum2 on 02 June 2014, 02:55:13 AM

On the banner in the link who makes the General Gordon lookalike figure

Thanks

Title: Re: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: Craig on 02 June 2014, 05:32:05 AM

Quote from: Metternich on 02 June 2014, 01:33:34 AM

Wouldn't this be a little late for the Nock gun (issued in 1800, and was a flintlock)?  In an age of what appear to be hand-held gatlings, would be a bit old-fashioned to equip HM's Navy.

This is an updated Nock Gun using modern bullets, and where have we put any hand-held Gatlings? Besides it is still a good weapon for blasting a hole through a mob :)

Title: Re: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: Craig on 02 June 2014, 05:35:30 AM

Quote from: khartoum2 on 02 June 2014, 02:55:13 AM

On the banner in the link who makes the General Gordon lookalike figure

Thanks

I'm assuming you mean the army doctor in the blue tunic? if so this is part of the Prince of Wales Extraordinary Company set made especially for IHMN by Northstar Miniatures.
http://northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=6054

Title: Re: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: Sven on 02 June 2014, 09:57:51 PM

I've been thinking of making a "Sand Pebbles" type craft for a game or two.

Title: Re: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: vsfguthroth on 02 June 2014, 10:12:27 PM

I really, REALLY want a boat like that for my games, but I'm struggling to pre-printed build card buildings far less create one like that.

What makes it worse is that there is a step-by-step guide in a couple of recent (2014) issues of Wargames Illustrated.

I already have the RN Landing party ...

Pete

Title: Re: The Royal Navy's River Flotillas
Post by: Metternich on 02 June 2014, 11:21:24 PM

I was thinking some of the early "machine guns" could be represented by light gatling/gardner guns (various VSF miniatures manufacturers seem to make the equivalent of "hand-held" gatlings or gardners (very VSF, vice moving development of the Maxim up a few years).  Just three examples   VSF-04 Guns with many barrels (includes a "gardner") 
 http://www.lead-adventure.com/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=39  or VSF-05 Queen's Engineers http://www.lead-adventure.com/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=40

or VSF-15 Ottoman Men at Arms (a hand-held gatling) http://www.lead-adventure.com/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=82