Swivel Guns?

[Plynkes]

Okay, Pete ought to know this one, if we can just call a cease-fire for a minute.

Who makes nice swivel guns? The longer-barrelled, more baroque, exotic and foreign-looking the better. On a nice naval mount. Got no use for the gunners, but I'll buy 'em if need be if they don't come separate. Need three or four.


Seen the Foundry ones, they're okay. Might do. But what else is there?

[matakishi]

My Pirate boat has brass ones from a model ship fitters. Too long ago to remember which company though, sorry.

[Le matou rouge]

EUREKA !



from its pirates range, and just £1,2 :wink:  

Meow,
Matt

[PeteMurray]

Yeah, Eureka gets my vote. Although Jo is probably already calling Martin Baker so she can post greens of a Black Cat swivel gun tomorrow.  

[Plynkes]

Thanks fellas. Eureka it is. I simply must insist on ordering them today, greens or no greens.


(I bet I regret that when I see the greens.)

[Lowtardog]

Stronghold also produce some as do Old Glory but they come with crew figures

[Yankeepedlar01]

Dixon Miniatures do one too. Price £1.00 ~ IIRC

[Rhoderic]

There have been many simpler suggestions already, but for what it's worth, Gary Chalk's scratchbuilt pirate ships use 15mm scale cannon barrels to good effect.

By the way, as I've been on one of my off-periods regarding the hobby and reading these forums lately: What's there to call a cease-fire about? :

[PeteMurray]

What's there to call a cease-fire about? :

Polynikes and I are having a war over which font is superior: Caslon Antique or Times New Roman. No, really. This is not so much an actual war as it is the latest in a series of manufactured controversies to entertain you, the forum reader.  

Gott mit Caslon

[Plynkes]

Don't get me wrong, I don't consider Times New Roman to be a particularly impressive font, I merely chose it as an example to show up Caslon's fatal flaw. Caslon beats it hands down in all departments, save for one.

But it is the most important point, and thus worth fighting for.

[Westfalia Chris]

Being a little bit of a Francophile (alright, my Anglophilia beats it by miles!), and absolutely not immune to Ms. Knowles´ allure, I deftly side with Plynkes on that issue. I mean, we can make without umlauts, but without des accents? *in my best deGaulle-persona: "Non, Messieurs!!!"

Vive le mouton anglo-francais!

[Black Cat Bases]

Actually Pete we already have one! And it was not made by Martin but "in house" here! I am not ready to release it yet though, it will be part of the medium and large ship kits and will be released alongside them hopefully before Christmas, then they will be available seperately as well. Jo

[W.B.Kurgan]

Plynkes - Any chance we can see the ship they are being mounted on?  :mrgreen:

[Plynkes]

I didn't say I was mounting them on a ship. Whatever it is that they'll be mounted on doesn't exist yet. I wanted to make sure I could get the guns I wanted before taking any further steps.

I'm keeping it under my hat for now, in case nothing comes of it. It isn't anything very spectacular, though.

If it is a project that gets off the ground, though, rest assured that the first place I post any pics will be here.

[Lowtardog]

Polynikes and I are having a war over which font is superior: Caslon Antique or Times New Roman. No, really. This is not so much an actual war as it is the latest in a series of manufactured controversies to entertain you, the forum reader.  

Heretics it has to be AriAl in all its glory

Arial - The Father
Arial Black - The Son
Arial Narrow - the Holy Ghost

From the Book of Arial