Long boats and ground forces

[Tiberius]

Hello all,

It's been ages since I've been on the forum, and awhile since I've played. But I started listening to 1776 by David McCullough, and it has brought my hobby life back into the period.

Anyways, I'm interested in making some long boats and some ground forces to go along with the ships. I don't need them to be perfectly scale, but I'm just wondering what most people use for this stuff. Pico armor I see has some pretty napoleonic stuff, 6mm as far as I can tell. Also I've seen some pictures of some pretty nice longboats, but I'm not sure what brand they are.

Hopefully this isn't too common of a thread topic, I did a quick search and couldn't find much. Apologies if it is!

Thanks for your help!

[TexaS]

For boats several people on the forum, myself included, use the boats from Langton.

Rod Langton Miniatures. (http://www.rodlangton.com/) <= Not very visible link Edit

[Bligh]

Yes Eric, I also use Langtons.
Here is a shot of them in action.


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Rob.

[Hjl]

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but, every time I see your HMS Nottingham conversion I'm impressed.

[Bligh]

Indeed, it is very kind of you to mention it again Hugh.
Rob.

[Tiberius]

Thank you both for your help!

Those boats look great.

[Bligh]

You are welcome Eric.
If we can be of any further help just let us know.
rob.

[Diamondback]

Curse you, Rob, tempting me again to rework and recommission a Humphreys as PV Reaper...

Anybody have any idea how to make an identifiable figurehead at this scale? I'm thinkin', what else but the bony dude with cloak and scythe... LOL

[Naharaht]

A tiny blob of modelling putty painted black with a spot of silver?

[Bligh]

And your starter for ten is.........


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Rob.

[Nightmoss]

A well known chainsaw carver has done something that might work as a model for a figurehead?

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[Nightmoss]

I don't wish to hijack this thread, but DB's suggestion of a grim reaper figurehead got me to thinking I could try crafting one.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?3679-Ghost-Ship-and-or-the-Flying-Dutchman

[MWBell]

For boats several people on the forum, myself included, use the boats from Langton.

Rod Langton Miniatures. (http://www.rodlangton.com/) <= Not very visible link Edit

Thanks TexaS. I'm going to get a few of these. The solo campaigns I've seen and some "cutting out" scenarios I've been mulling around in my mind practically demand them. Are there any images of Langton's shore batteries or signal towers? I didn't see any on the site ... :question:

[Bligh]

Go here michael
http://www.rodlangton.com/napoleonic/frame.htm


Then select 1:1200 buildings.

In blue half way down the page it says go to diagrams. Try these in turn.
Rob.

[Nightmoss]

Forts of Gibraltar. You're probably working up to this if you're doing Spanish forts at present?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortifications_of_Gibraltar

[Bligh]

Cheers Jim.
Spanish forts are proving very hard to source pictures for
This is where I am at pres http://www.fortified-places.com/cadiz/
Loads of the most graphic views have this all over them.

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Rob

[Nightmoss]

Rob, that watermarking certainly makes it difficult to get good photos. Have you tried right clicking and searching 'Google' for images? You'd have to be using Chrome, but I did find a partial image of the above here. One does have to be careful where you navigate on the web though. Too many things might screw up your computer.

http://rn722.blogspot.com/2012_08_01_archive.html

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