Author Topic: Chicken Race on the Arumbaya (Read 381003 times)

Hammers · « **Reply #165 on:** August 02, 2011, 11:09:25 PM »

I finally settled for the appropriate vessle for the third team (sailors and adventurers):

A got this 1/50 1936 tugboat from Wentzells last week.

I am going to make adjustments for wargaming, for the use for, obviously. It is going to be towing a scratch built barge.

Detailing is very nice, lots of white metal trinkets to glue to the ply-, basswood and mahogany deck.

Pics as work progresses.

Centaur_Seducer · « **Reply #166 on:** August 03, 2011, 11:55:35 PM »

No pic?

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #167 on:** August 04, 2011, 07:25:55 PM »

for some reason I wasn't able to see the pic too but I've managed to load it via link in Hammers post. See attachment.

Great one, Hammers and love that Arumbaya project, a real source of inspiration!

Edit: any comparison pics of the boat with some 28mm minis?

dodge · « **Reply #168 on:** August 04, 2011, 07:53:04 PM »

excellent stuff hammers

Hammers · « **Reply #169 on:** August 04, 2011, 10:15:37 PM »

Quote from: Prof.Witchheimer on August 04, 2011, 07:25:55 PM

for some reason I wasn't able to see the pic too but I've managed to load it via link in Hammers post. See attachment.

Great one, Hammers and love that Arumbaya project, a real source of inspiration!

Edit: any comparison pics of the boat with some 28mm minis?

Thanks, Witchy. I shall place Brigade, Artizan and Copplestone sailors on the deck as opportunity arises.

Dr Mathias · « **Reply #170 on:** August 06, 2011, 06:29:18 AM »

I wish I lived near you- I'd like to see this stuff in person (and play with it all

) Really quite amazing.

Argonor · « **Reply #171 on:** August 06, 2011, 07:42:48 AM »

Quote from: Remington on June 17, 2011, 03:59:08 PM

The animals are great additions!! You should see if you can find a CD somewhere with Jungle sounds...

I have all kinds of that stuff. I can help with that, if needed

Hammers · « **Reply #172 on:** August 06, 2011, 11:01:15 AM »

Quote from: Dr Mathias on August 06, 2011, 06:29:18 AM

I wish I lived near you- I'd like to see this stuff in person (and play with it all ) Really quite amazing.

It will eventually appear in a SLAM and we shall extend an invitation to you when that time comes. *Hopefully' we'll have a testrun next week.

Hammers · « **Reply #173 on:** August 08, 2011, 10:28:16 AM »

Today I received the replacement booklet of T&T(the original was lent to someone and forgotten ab0ut or lost, it is people like me that keeps your venture profitable I am sure, Björn). Now I can start working on the rules for the scenario.

As I reread the rules I realize I most likely will have to have a separate action pile for the vessels and the teams they are shipping.

I like the idea posted early off having the players, as part of the action pile of cards, plot the speed and course of their vessels. All vessels probably need to have designated crews, like masters and engineers, when if hit (as made possible in the T&T vehicle rules) will affect the respective vessels performance. Dugouts would not be affected by this as they are propelled collectively by paddlemen.

I wonder if need to take river current in account or if that is complicating things to much? A vessel, made dead in the water by decision or enemy action, would start floating backwards.

Heavy weaponry, like heavy machineguns and 4lbs-ers, will have fired as a part of the vessels action stack.

Since they are relatively large I think the random T&T Vehicle Damage Table may have to be adjusted somehow. A lucky shot with small arms would have to bee very lucky indeed to blow thedr ships put of the water. I think some kind of accumulative damage results would be more appropriate (unless you role snake eyes which traditionally in wargames should lead to something colourful and gory).

Hammers · « **Reply #174 on:** August 08, 2011, 08:46:04 PM »

Quote from: Prof.Witchheimer on August 04, 2011, 07:25:55 PM

for some reason I wasn't able to see the pic too but I've managed to load it via link in Hammers post. See attachment.

Great one, Hammers and love that Arumbaya project, a real source of inspiration!

Edit: any comparison pics of the boat with some 28mm minis?

Just one from the hip without boards nor superstructures so you can idea of the size. The overall lenght is about 380mm and the beam measures about 110mm athwartships on its broadest point.

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #175 on:** August 08, 2011, 09:02:56 PM »

thank you, Peder, very useful!

now also we know what news site you're reading

Centaur_Seducer · « **Reply #176 on:** August 08, 2011, 09:47:19 PM »

"Net scammer cheated Harry Potter-fan"

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #177 on:** August 09, 2011, 08:14:19 AM »

That's gonna be a biggy

Would it be easier to make it waterline before it's assembled (I don't know if you've glued it at this point)?

cheers

James

Hammers · « **Reply #178 on:** August 09, 2011, 08:16:49 AM »

Quote from: jimbibbly on August 09, 2011, 08:14:19 AM

That's gonna be a biggy

Would it be easier to make it waterline before it's assembled (I don't know if you've glued it at this point)?

cheers

James

It's not glued together. I am considering various methods.

Hammers · « **Reply #179 on:** August 17, 2011, 12:09:34 PM »

The beams of the tugboat are planked over at the Canwee, Floatum & Howe Shipbuilders.

I hope there is some of you who are a bit savvie on boats and ship models because I'd like to ask the following:

A 1936 tugboat is likely to have been built out of steelplate, isn't it? As you can see this model uses stripwood and plywood to give shape to the hull and I think the basswood planking is coming out looking rather nice. It seems like a bit of shame to spackle to hull rather than just sands it gently before painting it. Would that be completely out of place in a tugboat to have planked hull?

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