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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: ogryn on October 06, 2008, 06:03:08 PM

Title: Help with WWI Steamer? boats for East Africa
Post by: ogryn on October 06, 2008, 06:03:08 PM

Hi guys
A friend and i are starting the East Africa conflict for WWI using the wonderful Bridage Games minis.
My friend would like to use a steam boat in a scenario. I am the poor guy who has to build one.
Does anyone have any tips or pics or sources of boats of that era that we could use?
Thanks

Title: Re: Help with WWI Steamer? boats for East Africa
Post by: commissarmoody on October 06, 2008, 07:18:45 PM

http://oldglory25s.com/index.php?cat_id=156

http://oldglory25s.com/index.php?cat_id=74&catname='Colonial%20and%20Sudan'

these should work

Title: Re: Help with WWI Steamer? boats for East Africa
Post by: Plynkes on October 06, 2008, 07:39:45 PM

This site has photos of some of the participants in the war for the Tanganjikasee:

http://www.geocities.com/cdferree/tanganjikasee/tangan.html (http://www.geocities.com/cdferree/tanganjikasee/tangan.html)

Title: Re: Help with WWI Steamer? boats for East Africa
Post by: andekmcc on October 06, 2008, 09:58:26 PM

hi there,

I scratchbuilt a gunboat for some mesopotamia scenarios based on something between and insect and a fly class gunboat.  A drew up a rough body plan and then cut out the sections at about 10 lengths along the ship stuck onto a base board, using thin plasti card you can bend it to the boat shape using the sections to keep the shape.  Then you just need to add a deck and you've got a basic hull.  You can get alot of details from the londonwarroom website they have lots of cast ship parts, hatches, WT doors vents, davits etc that can help you finish off your ship, some nice deck mounted guns up to 8" as well if your looking for some firepower.

hope this helps.

Andy