Author Topic: AKULA’s Game of Thrones - pg64 back from the dead (Read 126375 times)

Grumpy Gnome · « **Reply #855 on:** March 18, 2021, 06:43:06 PM »

Looking good mate!

Little Odo · « **Reply #856 on:** March 18, 2021, 08:26:53 PM »

Great looking ship.

Knight-Captain Tyr · « **Reply #857 on:** March 18, 2021, 09:04:38 PM »

Amazingly inspiring, as usual. I'd love to get my hands on a Zvezda ship now. Looking forward to seeing it completed!

Dr. Zombie · « **Reply #858 on:** March 19, 2021, 07:40:22 AM »

Looking great. Is there going to to be some form of railing on the front castle? Or are Westerosi health and safety regulations as loose as they are in a galaxy far far away...

AKULA · « **Reply #859 on:** March 19, 2021, 10:52:44 AM »

Quote from: Dr. Zombie on March 19, 2021, 07:40:22 AM

Looking great. Is there going to to be some form of railing on the front castle? Or are Westerosi health and safety regulations as loose as they are in a galaxy far far away...

No railing...they are fearsome Ironborn reavers, not some flouncy sailors from Lannisport

I figured that you can’t really fire the weapon anyway if the sea is so rough that the crew are falling overboard - the ballista is mounted on a turntable, and so is secured - and the lack of protection for the crew actually gives the weapon a better firing arc.

So if the crew die...well... “they weren’t good fighters anyway”...

Bloggard · « **Reply #860 on:** March 19, 2021, 11:03:45 AM »

great stuff. Those ships are brilliant.

Dr. Zombie · « **Reply #861 on:** March 19, 2021, 11:29:23 AM »

Quote from: AKULA on March 19, 2021, 10:52:44 AM

No railing...they are fearsome Ironborn reavers, not some flouncy sailors from Lannisport

I figured that you can’t really fire the weapon anyway if the sea is so rough that the crew are falling overboard - the ballista is mounted on a turntable, and so is secured - and the lack of protection for the crew actually gives the weapon a better firing arc.

So if the crew die...well... “they weren’t good fighters anyway”...

What is dead can never die...

I suppose it makes assaults on enemy ships easier as well. That you don't have to first jump over your own railings first.

Ultravanillasmurf · « **Reply #862 on:** March 21, 2021, 04:55:17 PM »

That is an excellent little ship.

AKULA · « **Reply #863 on:** March 21, 2021, 07:08:55 PM »

Cheers all.

Managed to splash some paint on the Ironborn ship plus the cargo ship.

Just a reminder, the latter is a Grand Manner Roman ship, which I’ve altered the stern on and added a wolfshead figurehead from a toy. The resin casting is pretty poor tbh especially the masts and sails where is looks like the mould has slipped, but I’ve tidied it up the best I can.