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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Rabbitz on February 09, 2009, 12:08:49 PM
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The Jammed Gatling and I recently decided it was about time to start introducing different fractions into our VSF campaign and there seemed no better forces to add then those that were used in our very first VSF battle. Americans and Japanese.
The original game was a remake of Pearl Harbour using aeronef figures from Brigade Models.
Much like in conventional history the Americans suffered terrible losses and the battle was a resounding win for the Great Empire of Japan.
So I set about finding a link between our very first game and our 28mm GASLIGHT campaign.
Clearly the Americans would fall on the side of the British, whilst the Japanese would lend support for the Prussians.
I didn't want to just pop a few figures on the table and say "there you go the Japanese have arrived." No they had to arrive in style.
So what better way then to build a 28mm scale copy of an Aeronef.
I have been keeping this little project quiet for about 3 weeks now (I started it after I finished the castle shown in the what i painted in January 09 thread.)
I didnt want the Jammed gatling getting wind of this and having time to prepare his defences but as this seems to be the month of the Aeronef Scratchbuild I can hold off no longer.
With others on this forum producing outstanding nefs of their own i would like to produce my humble offerings to the table.
The Mikasa Patrol Nef, Mars 1904 Pattern. 5th rate Vessel.
Crew - 40 including officers and marines.
Armament - turret mounted medium guns, 2 port 2 starport. 2 Light light cannon forward facing.
The original Aeronef scale Model.
(http://www.hutchs-wargames.co.uk/images/Jan09(01).jpg)
The 28mm Scale Up model.
(http://www.hutchs-wargames.co.uk/images/Jan09.jpg)
(http://www.hutchs-wargames.co.uk/images/Jan09(2).jpg)
(http://www.hutchs-wargames.co.uk/images/Jan09(3).jpg)
(http://www.hutchs-wargames.co.uk/images/Jan09(4).jpg)
(http://www.hutchs-wargames.co.uk/images/Jan09(5).jpg)
(http://www.hutchs-wargames.co.uk/images/Jan09(6).jpg)
So Mr Gatling, the Japanese are coming. Mwahahahahahaha
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Breathtaking - just fantastic, well done on a great scratchbuilt Nef. and modified Brigade Aeronef.
Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/
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She's a real beauty!
You are the king of Aeronefs!
:-*
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Cracking stuff! :-* 8)
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very nice!
does the japanese on the sails mean anything or they are just for fun?
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very nice!
does the japanese on the sails mean anything or they are just for fun?
It says
Mikasa Patrol Mars 1903
Apparently, if spelled out in letters. Anyone speak Japanese please feel free to correct me.
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Hey that's a great model! Especially as you scaled it up. Some nice work!
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Beautiful model. :)
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Wonderfull. Extremely well done. I had considered using these as templates for 28mm but always thought they would be too bland - you have proved me totally wrong on that score. The small one is great too, amazing what a difference you have achieved with the sails.
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Banzai!
That's great.
There was some talk somewhere about Japanese troop types for VSF and I can easily see a squad of glider backed samurai jumping off of that to attack another ship or launch a ground assault.
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Superb!!
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That just opened my eyes more than my coffee! very nice job and don't forget a game report.
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Excellent, Sir! :o ;D :-*
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Another excellent 'nef from the king of the 'nef. And what a monster - this one is huge!
I really must get back tofinishing my VSF Japanese army, especially as I now have US marines for them to fight!
What figures are you goung to use for your Japanese troops? I use mainly Paroom Station troops (including smoke stalkers), supported by naval infantry from Pulp.
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You mad mad person... top job. Something I have always fancied doing upscaling cloudships and gunboats
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This 'nef project totally out-classes my one and only VSF Japanese flyer, the Divine Wind bomber:
(http://www.displacedminiatures.com/resize.php?img=/images/img.1165681189247.JPG&h=1000&w=1000)(http://www.displacedminiatures.com/resize.php?img=/images/img.1165681219733.JPG&h=1000&w=1000)
Must get some 'nefs ....
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Don't sell yourself short, friendo. That's a pretty great model. You can imagine a scenario where the main 'nefs pass through and deploy these little bombers to wreak a bit of havok while everyone's focus is on the bigger fight....
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I was showing this 'nef to my wife, and she says to me "That's a lot different than yours - why so much? I mean, for one, his is finished."
I love her, but sometimes...well, hey she supports my hobbies - and even acts excited when I show her stuff like this, and then make comments like...
"Maybe I should try that style on my next one..."
And doesn't even hit me.
Beautiful job on the Aeronef - and that balloon by someone else is downright gorgeous.
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@ Bullshot,
I really like that Balloon flyer, I imagine a whole swarm of them dropping bombs from above. I may have to steal the idea. Where did you get the pilot from?
For my Japanese troops I was going to use Copplestones Chinese figures with flat caps and just paint them up like japanese. Our battleline is slightly later then most VSF games as its set in 1903 so basically anything early from the Franco Prussian War to early WW1 seems to be making an apearance.
I did start measuring up for one of the larger Aeronef figures just in case I want to go the route of have a full sized aeronef game. A Battleship would work out at 129cm long. maybe a tad large. Ideally I would like to keep my nefs under 80cm as the bigger they get the bigger our playing surface needs to get. The bigger the playing surface gets the more impelled I am to paint more ground troops. Its a dangerous circle.
I may do a few other nations nefs of a simular size just for the fun of it.
Cheers for all the positive comments
:)
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To Rabbitz
Your beautifully modelled and painted Nef - The Mikasa Patrol Nef has inspired me to produce a similar, scratchbuilt Aeronef in my prefered scale of 1/300th or 1mm = 1foot.
I have already started to produce the hull and am well on the way to having a finished model.
I have featured your picture on my Blog, to act as further inspiration and a teaser to a workbench article I will produce for The Miniature Page. Check it out at; http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/
Firstly, thank you for the inspiration - I had been searching for a suitable next Aeronef project and secondly, I hope that you do not mind me using your photo on my Blog.
Regards
Tony
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@ Bullshot,
I really like that Balloon flyer, I imagine a whole swarm of them dropping bombs from above. I may have to steal the idea. Where did you get the pilot from?
For my Japanese troops I was going to use Copplestones Chinese figures with flat caps and just paint them up like japanese. Our battleline is slightly later then most VSF games as its set in 1903 so basically anything early from the Franco Prussian War to early WW1 seems to be making an apearance.
Flyer (including pilot) is from Scheltrum - actually a rather poor model, which comes with a horrible expanded polystyrene egg thing for the balloon (I replaced it with a Christmas decoration). There are several possible sources of alternative pilots out there - seated artillery limber crew would be a good start. Also check out Eureka - their VSF vehicle crew has a perfect flyer pilot and I was wondering what could be done with their French penny-farthing cavalry if you cut away the big wheel (these would look good painted as Prussian cuirassiers)
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Gentlemen, this unspeakable armed aggression cannot stand. IT CANNOT STAND!
Already Japanese strike forces are approaching the western coast of the United States following their cowardly and unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbour and their destruction of the Russian aerial fleet sent to support their American allies. Is there no one left to stamp out this spreading evil? Is there any wargames table left big enough to contain or hold any creation by Rabbitz? Do I get an automatic hit when I attempt to hit something this size? Can he please build me one? o_o
I declare the wargames table is dead. I am off to buy a dozen mechanics trolleys for our club and put these ships on rolling bases. Should be interesting. I suppose I should congratulate Rabbitz on his Herculean efforts prior to him pasting my entire expedition force with that monstrosity. Well done and can’t wait to blast it from the sky like a flaming ball of overgrown sushi. :D
Rabbitz, British spies long ago detected strange goings on in the shipyards of Osaka. You’ve been truly rumbled. Already I hear the whine of Rolls Royce steam turbine rotors approaching. And not just one……
TJG :o
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That is fantastic. And there's me struggling to stick two wheels to a bath to make a one man tank!
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That is fantastic. And there's me struggling to stick two wheels to a bath to make a one man tank!
Is that a modelling plan or are you building full size for a bank raid ?
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That is fantastic. And there's me struggling to stick two wheels to a bath to make a one man tank!
Is that a modelling plan or are you building full size for a bank raid ?
That's one way of getting on the News At Ten. lol
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That is fantastic. And there's me struggling to stick two wheels to a bath to make a one man tank!
Is that a modelling plan or are you building full size for a bank raid ?
That's one way of getting on the News At Ten. lol
Shut it! You're nicked! :D
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Swarms of labourers have been sighted at the Osaka Ship Yards, far more activity then was seen during the construction of the 5th rate Patrol vessel launched earlier this month. Rumours are that something Big is under construction, something to 'watch over' its smaller brother, The Misaka.
;)
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You mad mad person... top job. Something I have always fancied doing upscaling cloudships and gunboats
Now that would be an interesting game idea....
:)