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Offline abu iskander

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British Squadron sets sail
« on: July 11, 2011, 04:54:21 PM »
Finished my British squadron, barring a couple ensigns which seem to have taken a runner on me.  Five ships in all, including Langton's HMS Indefatigable, which is the smallest of the lot.  Did it at full sail, including the stay sails, an experience that I found even more insane than adding the running rigging.

Now on to the French and some coastal terrain.






Offline Westfalia Chris

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2011, 05:09:19 PM »


"Double rations of naval approval, Mr. Iskander!"

Superb.


Offline Aaron

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2011, 05:34:20 PM »
Well done, sir! One day I will muster the courage to rig the rest of my squadrons. I'm looking forward to seeing your French.

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2011, 08:19:52 PM »
Smashing work, really impressive!

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2011, 10:30:31 PM »
They certainly look the part  :-* I assume they are all Langtons and not just the 'Indy'?

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2011, 10:38:14 PM »
What scale are those?  My buddies got together and several of us bought fleet packs of 1/2400, I believe.  They were probably the most annoying and fiddly miniatures to put together we'd experienced.  We still routinely bring that project up and blame each other for being the instigator to get the rest of us into it...!

Mike

Offline abu iskander

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2011, 02:06:28 AM »
Cheers, gentlemen.  Mike, these are 1:1200. Not sure if that would be more or less fiddly than 1:2400, but higher skill would be required I think for bigger models, at least if you rig them. My first one took me about 12 hours or so which is quite a long time when you consider that the model is only 2 inches long at most.  Things sped up a lot though and with some practice I have found a basic paint and rig job to be quite fun.  These are all Langtons models and IMO worth every penny.

Offline Captain Blood

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2011, 06:32:31 AM »
Fabulous fleet.
Ah - rum, sodomy and the lash. That's the way to rule the waves  :D

Beat to quarters!

Offline Galloping Major

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2011, 03:55:40 PM »
They look lovely, you've made a great job of them  8)

This is certainly the scale for fleet engagements I'd say - then pop back to good old 28mm for boardings and landings  ;)



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Offline Zazel

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2011, 12:03:49 PM »
they look lovely, very nicely done

Offline Drachenklinge

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2011, 02:18:30 PM »
looks really great! imagening it's is 1:1200 ...  :o

I still think, the British sails could have been a little darker ... more storm-proofed! But ... great job!

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Offline Axtklinge

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2011, 04:47:47 PM »
Amazing job, congrats!
Cant wait to see the French.

Cheers!
A.

Offline abu iskander

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2011, 08:24:18 PM »
The second installment.  To begin, a lighthouse.



Next, a schooner, followed by a number of small craft.







Lastly, Ft. Chapus WIP.  This piece finished along with the French next time...


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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2011, 08:40:20 PM »
Great additions  :D

Care to tell us a bit more about the fort  ;)

cheers

James

Offline abu iskander

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Re: British Squadron sets sail
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2011, 06:19:24 PM »
Thanks, here is a link with some good background information about the fort:

http://www.fortified-places.com/chapus.html

The model is a Langton 1:1200 representation, and a very nice one at that.

 

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