Revell Snaptite Pirate ship

[carlos marighela]

Ok it's 1/350 but it looks good and seems to be easy to make a waterline version. Ideal for background scenery or even small ship- ship battles. I can see myself buying a couple.

http://www.revell.com/model-kits/snaptite/85-1971.html#.UeIPMtLI2Sq

[OSHIROmodels]

Does have potential certainly 

And it's near enough 6mm as to make no odds but I don't think anybody games (let alone manufactures ) 6mm pirates.

cheers

James

[Vanvlak]

Does have potential certainly 

And it's near enough 6mm as to make no odds but I don't think anybody games (let alone manufactures ) 6mm pirates.

cheers

James

Which means there's a gap in the market - any takers?
 

[carlos marighela]

Didn't Heroics & Ros produce 1/300 Marlburian range?

BTW it's worth looking at the rest of Revell's upcoming range of snaptite toys, there's a rather nice Sherman tank and an M-48 patton in 1/48.

[carlos marighela]

Just looked at the H&R catalogue. They do Grenadiers, ideal for Marines, Infantry and Artillery. I reckon from between that lot, their ECW range and the SYW stuff you could probably gather together a respectable crew.

[Elbows]

That could really end up nicely...it'd be wonderful if they had a couple of other ships that size to go with it.  Perfect size for a small ship on ship skirmish.  I like it!

[fastolfrus]

BTW it's worth looking at the rest of Revell's upcoming range of snaptite toys,

You didn't mention the "after shock panzer IV". Worth looking just to see the paintscheme.

Although the 1/100 scale A-10s and helicopters could be handy....

[Weesparky]

Zvezda is coming out with a line of 1/350 ships soon also. I saw them at Origins, and they look nice. Plus, they are already waterlined for gaming.
 
Pirates in 6mm would be easy enough to proxy, there are several manufacturers of age of sail government troops, just don't paint them in matching uniforms.

[Bergil]

Zvezda is coming out with a line of 1/350 ships soon also. I saw them at Origins, and they look nice. Plus, they are already waterlined for gaming.
 
Pirates in 6mm would be easy enough to proxy, there are several manufacturers of age of sail government troops, just don't paint them in matching uniforms.

Sold! 

[Elbows]

Oh damn...I may replace my Pirate Skirmish gaming ideas with those ships...must google! DAMN YOU!

PS: Weesparky --- did you happen to note how many ships Zvezda was doing? 

[fastolfrus]

did you happen to note how many ships Zvezda was doing? 

Can't be certain, but I saw a press photo with 4 different ships.

[Elbows]

Cool, it looks like the picture above might be a box with two ships in it?  Either way, if there are (between both companies) at least 2-3 different ships that's more than enough to get my gears working. 

[carlos marighela]

Just picked up one the Revell Pirate ships. It's excellent value for money, mine came for about $20 AUD. Haven't put it together yet but it can be assembled as a waterline model and you have a choice of furled sails or making your own. Perfect for dressing a pirate game as background scenery or if you buy two, perfect for any 17th/ 18th C naval games.

[OSHIROmodels]

Still tempting 

cheers

James

[carlos marighela]

Better still, it all clips together and the instruction sheet is remarkably clear and well laid out. The sails btw are paper you cut out from the instruction sheet so if you want to have them unfurled you might want to look at alternatives. I have a feeling that these will be popping up on gaming tables everywhere. It's well detailed for what it is and cheap.