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Offline AdamPHayes

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Xebecs!
« on: May 23, 2020, 02:57:56 PM »
I started having a look at the new scenario packs from Wordtwister Publishing in the week. This has lead me down a whole new rabbithole as I went looking for Xebecs to match against my 17th Century boats for one of the scenarios.

Blog stuff here...

I have got this far and now I need to break out the greystuff and work out how to do some new rigging...



(The donor model is a Warlord Black Sails sloop and the base is by Fenris Games.)

Offline Hu Rhu

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2020, 08:37:37 PM »
The conversion looks really good and looking foward to seeing it come along. 

One slight question - isn't the base a little too chunky for the miniature?

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2020, 06:42:58 PM »
I'll follow this thread to see this interesting conversion finished!
Cheers!
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Offline AdamPHayes

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Re: Xebecs! (how to build...)
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2020, 12:38:34 PM »
I decided to write up my steps in building my own Xebec, so that others can learn from my mistakes!

here on my blog


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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2020, 02:39:34 PM »
Oh, that's coming along nicely.

Here is a link to my attempt to do the exact same thing a couple of years ago. I was helped out (almost entirely) by a mate with the conversion work.

http://irregularwars.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-xebec-zenobie.html


Offline AdamPHayes

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2020, 04:23:26 PM »
Oh, that's coming along nicely.

Here is a link to my attempt to do the exact same thing a couple of years ago. I was helped out (almost entirely) by a mate with the conversion work.

http://irregularwars.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-xebec-zenobie.html[/url

That’s very pretty and I am sure I was inspired by your efforts before mine.

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2020, 07:14:20 PM »
This is a real beauty!
And yours Adam, has very nice detail!
Eagerly waiting to see it finished!

Offline AdamPHayes

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2020, 12:39:50 PM »
The first Xebec finished. And how I got there (click here.)





I have given the base a flat coat of blue just for the photo tbh. I usually add waves from epoxy putty but I just ran out of Milliput. Any other suggestions of what to use gratefully received.

Hu Rhu asked if these bases aren't a little chunky? I quite like the chunkiness personally and it gives me the chance to add wave texture (vital for when I mess up waterlining a model!) I am pretty much stuck with them now as I don't do re-basing except under extreme duress and I already have a dozen 16th and 17th Century models on these.

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2020, 04:06:44 PM »
We are also happy to see this! Lovely!  :-* :-* :-*
It would be great if you could post some more close up shots!

Offline AdamPHayes

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2020, 04:49:09 PM »
We are also happy to see this! Lovely!  :-* :-* :-*
It would be great if you could post some more close up shots!

The pictures on my blog are already a bit too close up for my comfort! 🙂

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2020, 06:29:10 PM »
Great work!
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Offline DintheDin

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2020, 06:59:55 PM »
The pictures on my blog are already a bit too close up for my comfort! 🙂

I'll be following your excellent job! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2020, 03:52:41 AM »
Nice and colourful.  :-* :-*

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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2020, 05:36:03 PM »
I finished off the Mark 2 Xebec, so I thought I'd show the pair of them (bases still not finished...)



I am quite happy with the overall effect and they will serve their purpose well. Not bad for about 9 hours work and using bits and pieces I had lying around.


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Re: Xebecs!
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2020, 02:36:02 PM »
Very nice.  How do you intend to do the bases?