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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Maksim-Smelchak on December 27, 2007, 01:26:34 PM
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"28mm Pirate Ship Coming Together" Update at Maksim's Blog!"
Hi Everyone,
I just published a new photographic update on my blog featuring:
- Photos of a 28mm pirate ship I've been working on...
- My usual ranting, raving and over-verbiage.
- A link or so as is my wont…
Check it out here:
http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/2007/12/mini-wargaming-28mm-pirate-ship-coming.html
I'd love to hear any constructive criticism, feedback, compliments, or other positive comments.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
6mm-minis.blogspot.com
P.S.
I've crossposted at several forums.
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Good looking ship Maksim, I'm looking forward to seeing you putting the sails on and rigging it.
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Oh dear. Maksim's 'written-by-robots' blog update posts have arrived here now, have they? They remind me more of letters from the bank offering to lend me money than posts on a forum.
I came to L.A.F. to get away from them! :)
Can't wait until the robot posts another update with the finished ship, though. Looks cool, and I look forward to seeing her painted up and everything. The Adventure Galley was Captain Kidd's ship, wasn't it?
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Lovely work Maksim (welcome aboard by the way) I have the big man o war and the sloop, dont think you can get this one in the UK anymore :cry:
a great find :mrgreen:
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Hey Plynkes,
Thanks for writing.
Oh dear. Maksim's 'written-by-robots' blog update posts have arrived here now, have they?
I guess I'll have to work on those robots.
*** Seriously, how do you recommend letting folks know about a blog post that you'd like to share? ***
They remind me more of letters from the bank offering to lend me money than posts on a forum. I came to L.A.F. to get away from them! :)
My robots came straight from Nigeria... LOL :)
Can't wait until the robot posts another update with the finished ship, though. Looks cool, and I look forward to seeing her painted up and everything.
Thanks!
The Adventure Galley was Captain Kidd's ship, wasn't it?
I think it was.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Hi M.,
Good looking ship Maksim, I'm looking forward to seeing you putting the sails on and rigging it.
Great to hear from you. Thanks!
I'm working towards the rigging and all... I'll share.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Hi LTG,
Lovely work Maksim (welcome aboard by the way)
Thanks!
I've been a lurke here for awhile, but finally decided to join and post a wee bit...
I have the big man o war and the sloop,
*** Have you built and painted them yet? ***
dont think you can get this one in the UK anymore :cry:
You can't get the "adventure galley" anywhere anymore. They stopped making it.
I've been E-mailing the manufacturer.
a great find :mrgreen:
Thanks!
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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I'm not a literary critic, Maksim, I really don't know. They just seem a little impersonal, that's all. But hey, that is your signature style now, so don't change it on my account.
If you do, I'll have to find someone else to take the mickey out of. :)
Welcome aboard, by the way.
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Hey Plynkes,
I'm not a literary critic, Maksim, I really don't know.
Oh come one, the mighty PLYNKES can do ANYTHING! :wink:
They just seem a little impersonal, that's all.
I understand that and this old dog is willing to learn some new tricks...
But hey, that is your signature style now, so don't change it on my account.
Not on your account, just willing to learn a better way...
If you do, I'll have to find someone else to take the mickey out of. :)
*** Does Minnie know about what you're doing with Mickey? ***
Welcome aboard, by the way.
Thanks!
Good to join such an illustrious gang!
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Oh dear. Maksim's 'written-by-robots' blog update posts have arrived here now, have they? They remind me more of letters from the bank offering to lend me money than posts on a forum.
I came to L.A.F. to get away from them! :)
Plynkes made The Gibbon laugh by saying what he was thinking.
Can't wait to see the finished ship! Maks, did you figure out what gang you were going to use it for? Will that affect how you paint it very much?
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Hi SG,
Oh dear. Maksim's 'written-by-robots' blog update posts have arrived here now, have they? They remind me more of letters from the bank offering to lend me money than posts on a forum.
I came to L.A.F. to get away from them! :)
Plynkes made The Gibbon laugh by saying what he was thinking.
Oh, joy! Must update the robot postings. Check.
Can't wait to see the finished ship! Maks, did you figure out what gang you were going to use it for?
Probably undead.
Will that affect how you paint it very much?
I don't think it will affect it much.
The primary crew will be undead, but I want to leave it generic enough to be flexible.
I'm planning to use it with Flagship Games Pirates! rules, but I would like to use it with other rule sets.
I'd like to try out the WHFB ship rules when I get a chance.
Shabbat Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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Legend of the High seas (based on LOTOW and some of GW other rulesets) is coming out soon.
See here
http://warhammer-historical.com/news.asp
Cheers
Kieran
PS welcome aboard Maksim
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Hi Maksim - nice work on the ship :) 8)
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Is this ship completed yet? If so, plese post updated pics.
Thanks.
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Is this ship completed yet? If so, plese post updated pics.
Um, seven years since the last post in this thread... That's quite a resurrection. But I fear you may not get an answer.
If you click on the username of a member, it'll take you to their profile. You'll see that the original poster here hasn't been on the forum (or active on the forum anyway) for five years. So if he did finish the model, I doubt we'll ever know :)
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Too bad, the ship looked like it was getting off to a great start...Thanks.
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Redmist1122,
I have two of those ships (Adventure Galleys) in my stack of to-do projects. I have been accumulating ships and buildings and figures for pirates games for literally years with little progress accomplished.
I plan to begin work on the pirate game soon, and that will include modifying the ships I have collected. It will prove to be extensive. The adventure galley(s) will be modified to add additional sterncastle height and rigging modifications for playability. I will post photos of the work once it is begun.
To see the extent of the scope of my affliction I offer the information below.
I have been more recently busy with F&IW and ACW periods. If you would like to see other things I have built look on LAF at Fort Duquesne (F&IW). There are other postings on three steamboats I built for a "Destroy the Hunley" game. Two are pictured in (Paddlesteamer) on LAF. That was a what-if raid by Union troops on a Confederate shipyard with the Hunley in dry dock, before it was to be launched (see all three in Raid on the Confederate River Port). Also there is (John Brown attempts to capture Harper's Ferry) a topic with some pictures of a game of the fighting in Harper's Ferry between John Brown and militia and U.S Troops.
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Redmist, Old Coast did a wonderful modification of a toy pirate ship (the Black Pearl) that was marketed by Disney at the time of the first or second Pirates of the Caribbean film. His ship is called The Griffon and is posted on the LAF Related Topics below. His work inspired me and over time I managed to get each of the different pirates ships marketed by Disney with the release of three of the Pirates of the Caribbean films. They work great with 28mm figures. You can see what I did with mine at www.warin15mm.com/Pirates.html
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To save you time when looking at the ship posted in my gallery (address in reply above), the ships pics are found in pics 38-41, 46-53 and 68-75. I intended to provide this information in my previous reply buy forgot. Sorry about that. Richard
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@ ffrum - Are those ships still available, the Adventure Galley?
@ War in 15mm - I bookedmarked your site from an earlier post, and man what a great looking set up. As of late, I've been adding interior decor to my buildings. I went as far as adding pictures and maps and other odds and ends. Your ships are done very well. I like the wooden tecture the boats have. Speaking of boats, I am very interested in getting some of theose rowboat crews. Both sitting (soldiers) and the rowers, are they still available? I placed my audience, Govenor and the four string quartet + the other muscians in the Govenor's Mansion. I just finished up my brothel...or so I thought. I like the idea of depicting a party in the quartyard scene...will have to add something like that to my courtyard too.
Thanks!
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Redmist, the figures in the boats that have seated soldiers and rowers are London War Room. I think that company is out of business, but the figures are available from another source. I did not get mine from London War Room. Right off the top of my head, I can't remember who I got them from, but I'll check around and see if I can come up with the place I got them. It is possible, even likely, that others on LAF know a current source for those London War Room figures. My impression (just an impression) is that company/source I got them from received the rights to produce them from London War Room as payment for debts owed... as I said, this is just an impression.
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Redmist, I got lucky right away and found my source for the seated soldiers and rowers. My source for the London War Room figures was Dayton Painting Consortium. The individual who ran it when I ordered my figures was Richard Masse... very helpful guy. The figures came from the London War Room Seven Year War Spanish line of figures. As I recall they were very reasonably priced. Richard
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@ ffrum - Are those ships still available, the Adventure Galley?
I obtained the Adventure Galleys from Old Glory some time ago. You could contact them to see if these castings are still available. You can call them or contact them via email through their web site. http://oldglory25s.com/
Good luck,
Curt