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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Vindice on August 31, 2016, 07:06:39 AM

Title: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on August 31, 2016, 07:06:39 AM

As it happens, I'm probably a commodore as I've got hold of first ever 1/1200 ships of the line.

Second hand, from eBay, my fleet turned out to be a sorry sight.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yn6_H2bi2_Y/V8NVnXHK6TI/AAAAAAAACVs/KCf5VpH5pX8/s640/blogger-image-241585280.jpg)
If you want the gruesome details of all the faffing with sheet styrene and brass rod that I had to do to get them sorted, there's a blog entry here. http://critfailure.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/raising-my-flag.html

But here's the finished first one;
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OlGM2yulS1I/V8Xe9VPhiJI/AAAAAAAACXg/R6llGY0tJ5k/s640/blogger-image--1891321094.jpg)


More shots on the blog and an explanation for the inaccurate rigging: https://critfailure.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/master-and-commander.html

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Engel on August 31, 2016, 07:34:45 AM

Ohh nice...

I must really dust of my shipcollection seeing work like this.

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on August 31, 2016, 07:46:45 AM

Thanks. I have to say, from being used to 28mm this made a nice change. And I'm really happy with the results.

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: shandy on August 31, 2016, 08:05:36 AM

Very nice, great work! I never had the guts to do 1/1200 napoleonic ships... but I love naval games and have a couple of 1/2400. What rules are you going to use?

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on August 31, 2016, 09:23:10 AM

I've grabbed Fighting Sail in the Osprey Summer Sale - 30% off was too good to miss. I've also got a PDF of Trafalgar kicking around somewhere seeing as the actual books are like hen's teeth.

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on August 31, 2016, 09:47:44 AM

Aye, Bezzo. I seem to spend most of my hobby time stripping and fixing second hand stuff. The only annoyance with these is that I couldn't strip them as they were too delicate and I'm sure a lot of detail was buried under that primer.

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: shandy on August 31, 2016, 01:05:35 PM

I can also highly recommend TooFatLardies' Kiss Me Hardy - they give quick and fun games!

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on August 31, 2016, 04:21:39 PM

Thanks Shandy; will check them out.

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: sespe on September 01, 2016, 05:08:39 AM

Another vote for Kiss Me Hardy, although my group plays Signal Close Action. 

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on September 03, 2016, 06:24:42 AM

I've completed the second of my fleet; this time the Spanish Santissima Trinidad.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ylV6xUnVY5I/V8nkUpRu1XI/AAAAAAAACYI/Rvpn0-3hg0w/s640/blogger-image-1414724961.jpg)


This time I've done slightly more complex rigging; more details on the blog: https://critfailure.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/santissima-trinidad.html

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: jambo1 on September 03, 2016, 10:01:32 AM

Great work in rescuing those beauties, nice to see them emerge from the primer!! :)

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on September 03, 2016, 10:44:29 AM

Thanks. I'm really happy with them - especially as I think I'm getting better with each one.

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on November 18, 2016, 06:56:21 AM

Done another one. This one was in a bad way in terms of the state of the model when it arrived; lots of glued on remnants of rigging and cardboard ratlines. I couldn't remove all of it but I think I got it looking something like: The HMS Caledonia

http://critfailure.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/hms-caledonia.html?m=1

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xPt-blQTLGs/WC4ZeaTQraI/AAAAAAAACl0/f5kZBRSvsHQzMc4HO9qkXiv1jKJecg3nQCLcB/s1600/20161117_204606.jpg)

Title: Re: Master and Commander
Post by: Vindice on November 20, 2016, 05:18:50 PM

And, with the completion of the Billy Ruffian I have finished the little squadron of 4 ships. It's been quite the rescue project and learning curve.

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DIfV8wa0Uo0/WDCTmMVPp6I/AAAAAAAACmk/eLiPoGL3Wg4rf_L6pN53VjKbEaR1tPpwQCLcB/s1600/20161119_174002.jpg)

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JZVcM4T5Upw/WDCURjseGDI/AAAAAAAACmo/dvjuc5QP0r4J67r-FNBWN3efdCsstzGjQCLcB/s1600/20161119_174158.jpg)

More shots and details on the blog: http://critfailure.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/billy-ruffian.html?m=1