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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    Very emotive card Dobbs.
    I would like the name HMS Naiad as it is one of Neptune's attendants.
    If you have trouble getting a Sloop from Langton let me know and I will send you one over as a present next time I order from them.
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    There you go, Bligh. See what you think of those.

    I found two US distributors on the internet, but they are on the other side of the country, and don't have any pictures. How do you know what to pick? I may have to take you up on your kindness. How challenging is it for a 1" sloop to make an Atlantic crossing?

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    Thank you for the magnificent cards Dobbs.
    please remember what I said about a Langton base if you are stuck.

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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    Very emotive card Dobbs.
    I would like the name HMS Naiad as it is one of Neptune's attendants.
    If you have trouble getting a Sloop from Langton let me know and I will send you one over as a present next time I order from them.
    Rob, I'll take you up on your generosity. Tell me what you need from me to make it happen.

    Oh, and I was reading "Master and Commander" and saw a reference to an action with a single masted vessel with 10 guns. They referred to her as a Cutter (not to be confused with the ship's boat cutter). Do you want me to change the Picture Card?

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    Comparison charts for British three-deckers and 74s/80s in 1/1000 scale complete. Considering new charts for whatever French 74's and frigates I can find draughts for, and already have one started for British frigates and heavy (26-30-gun) post-ships.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dobbs View Post
    Rob, I'll take you up on your generosity. Tell me what you need from me to make it happen.

    Oh, and I was reading "Master and Commander" and saw a reference to an action with a single masted vessel with 10 guns. They referred to her as a Cutter (not to be confused with the ship's boat cutter). Do you want me to change the Picture Card?
    All I need from your good self is a PM with your address on it.
    I think you are right about the Card. Cutter would fit it best. I would be pleased if you could change it for me.
    Thanks.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    I think you are right about the Card. Cutter would fit it best. I would be pleased if you could change it for me.
    Thanks.
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    Bligh Sloop.pdf

    Here you go, Rob. I lowered the crew to 44, as that still seemed like a lot of folks on a small boat.

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    That will be fine Dobbs.
    Packed with Marines for a cutting out party.
    Thanks.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    At the moment I am working on something somewhat smaller than yours Dobbs.
    I can actually also reach the topmast of this without any strain whatever.
    Rob.


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    Has HMS Naiad been painted yet (possibly workbench for August)? What SoG ship did you use for your sails, I would like to do the same for mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    All I need from your good self is a PM with your address on it.
    I think you are right about the Card. Cutter would fit it best. I would be pleased if you could change it for me.
    Thanks.
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    Do you think the firing arcs are close together enough or should I snug them in a bit more? I did not realize how small the hull was, but I was on the fence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dobbs View Post
    I imagine a Hebe frigate? Do you have a part number on the hull? Now I must find a Langton distributor on this side of the Pond.
    Waterloo Minis.is the Langton dealer in the US

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    I will have to check which Frigate it was Dobbs.
    The sails were just in my bits box after I cut up a Frigate for a sinking ship.
    As for the Arcs of fire you may wish to refine them somewhat, but if not I am happy with them. I doubt very much if my vessel will ever fire a shot in anger other than one across a Merchantman's bows.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    The Frigate was Unite Dobbs.
    Here are the finished ship photos.

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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Very nice, Rob!

    Yes, I will move the forward and aft arcs a little closer together.

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    Righto Dobbs, and thanks.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Okay Rob, try this:

    Bligh Cutter.pdf

    Okay, I don't know how to get rid of the one in the green box, but the attachment closer to the top is the new one and has better water.
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    That's great thanks very much for this extra effort Dobbs.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Rob have you a card for a Bomb Ketch if so may I get a copy from you. Thanks Alastair

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    Hope these are of some use Alastair. You may need to resize to suit your printer.

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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Rob that was just what I was after much appreciated. Alastair

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    Glad to be of service. If I can discover what has happened to the ship card I will post that too.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    I have re-scanned the card I made. Hope it is of some use.


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    After some more reading about these ships I feel that with reinforced hulls to accommodate the recoil of the Mortars it should have a hull factor of Four rather than one. The crew size accounts for the fact that the ships company were often augmented by Artillery Gunners to serve the Mortars.

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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Here is a modified version to match the stats I prefer now.

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    Steers like a brick.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Thanks Rob, I have just purchaced a Langton French fort for target

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    You must post a picture of it in action once you have it finished.
    I'm still working out trajectories for Bombs. From what I can gather they could fire a hollow shell rather further than ships could project ball, but it would need an expert to examine the truth of this and say if smaller calibere ball would reach a Bomb from an elevated position, hence the preference to plasce a bomb behind a headland and spot the fall of the shell from another ship standing off.

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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Finaly finished my 1st Bomb Ketch not much went into it, but what hell it looks the part.
    Last edited by Killick; 10-04-2017 at 02:21.

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    Looks fine to me Alistair.
    just be careful when you fire your forrard battery.
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    This is excellent material for another project after I build my harbor. I've got some items on order from brigademodels and am working on finalizing an order from Langton's. Next I've got to get a printer so I can start modifying and diversifying my Fleet.

    Thank you Rob and Alistair for some guidance on this Bomb Ketch project complete with stat cards and images.

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    Have you looked at this Paul?

    http://sailsofglory.org/content.php?...o-a-Bomb-Ketch

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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    Missed that first time around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bligh View Post
    Hope these are of some use Alastair. You may need to resize to suit your printer.

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    Rob.
    I love it, Rob! I never thought about increasing the Burden but reducing the number of hull boxes. Following your lead, I have changed my bomb ketch to a Burden of 2 and 5 hull boxes, and a crew of 67 (tougher than a sloop, but not as tough as an Amazon frigate).

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    Thanks Rob Alastair

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    Glad you like it Dobbs. I altered mine after reading about the Bombs used by Hyde Parker and Nelson at Copenhagen.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    A question for Bligh and Dobbs from a SGN beginner. What software are you using to develop the new ship cards and templates? I'm interested in expanding some of the existing ships to others of the same class (such as a third Argonauta 74 for my Spanish fleet).

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    Hi Richard.
    I use Photoshop for my artwork.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Hi Richard,

    I use Paint, then paste it into a Word document to do the text. I found a place online to download the SoG font for free (or something really close); Bauer Bodoni LT Bold Cond Regular (I don't remember the exact site). Sometimes I save it as a PDF when I'm done to make it stable between computers.

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    Thanks, Gents! Your input is very much appreciated. I'll experiment with both programs and see which one works best for me.

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    Now that Doncaster is over and The Nile has been exhibited, I can show you what I have really been working on during July and August.

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    I love that game table. Congrats!

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    Yet another thank you needed Julián. This time also for the Rep you have kindly given to me.
    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    That is beautiful, Rob!

    I wish I had put a little more effort into my terrain of the same place, especially the forts. Yours are great!

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    That is very kind of you to say so Jonas, but I must say that your model was the inspiration for my work. I only expanded on what you started and was lucky enough to find some paintings which gave me the chance to extend the accuracy a little.
    I should therefore thank you for getting the ball rolling in the first place.
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    I was looking at the same paintings but couldn't find the models to replicate them.

    You have used other buildings to add variety to the simple fort that is almost the only one available. That is very smart.

    I might just "fix" my model. There's some other things I wanted to change.

    If only I had time for everything...

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    The extra appendages for the large fort were from Brigade models cut down Jonas, and the fort on Nelson Island was scratch built with the addition of a small hut from Brigade and guns from the ACW set.

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