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Diamondback
03-20-2013, 16:52
So, I've been trying to come up with some assessments about how much mileage Andrea can get out of each sculpt, and found a few possible candidates to re-use Victory. Thinking being, if we only get "HMS Victory 1805 Trafalgar Side A/HMS Victory 1765 Commissioning" that's not a lot of reason to buy a second mini, BUT if we can get a near-sister on the B-side that's both a reason to buy another copy AND a future re-use for the sculpt.

Technical guys, here are the candidates--any I should strike? Not so technicals, which of these would get you most excited about "ooh, I GOTTA have that!"?

1745 Establishment 100-gun: (supposedly construction was started from the draughts for Royal George)
- 1756-1782 Royal George (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Royal_George_%281756%29)
- 1762-1825 Britannia/1810 Princess Royal/1812 St. George/1819 Barfleur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Britannia_%281762%29)

1810 Boyne 98-gun: (which IF I'm reading descriptions right were basically "build another Victory but leve off two guns")
- 1810-61 Boyne/1834 Excellent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Boyne_%281810%29)
- 1811-33 Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Union_%281811%29)

1810 Impregnable-line 98/100/104 (later 110; rating depends on date):
- 1810-1906 Impregnable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Impregnable_%281810%29)
- 1820 Trafalgar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Trafalgar_%281820%29)
I know the two late-1820s Princess Charlottes are in this line too, but they're clearly "after the game" and even HMS Trafalgar is borderline.

So, what say ye, lads and ladies?

Berthier
03-20-2013, 17:37
1745 Establishment 100: HMS Britannia gets my vote

Jack Aubrey
03-21-2013, 00:34
Let`s get all of them..:minis:

Comte de Brueys
03-21-2013, 01:34
1745 Establishment 100: HMS Britannia

Exactly my choice, Daniel. :g&t:

Two British 1st rates are enough.

Beowulf03809
03-21-2013, 10:45
C'mon! Victory, Britannia and Royal Sovereign. How else are you supposed to do Trafalgar? (not to mention four Second Rate and about 20 Third Rates...and a couple opponents crazy enough to bring 30+ ships for the Combined).

Of course, if we just wanted to do one column we only need one Fist, two Second and about a dozen Third (two of which we're already getting!). That's more reasonable. :salute:

David Manley
03-21-2013, 11:17
All of them of course. make the palysheets free downloads and you are there :)

Green flash
03-21-2013, 11:24
I'm for all of them.

Diamondback
04-15-2013, 14:55
Oh, one other datapoint to note... Victory is eight feet (about two and a half millimeters in this scale) longer than her ancestors.

Nightmoss
04-15-2013, 18:01
I'm not knowledgeable enough to pick one, so I picked them all! :)

pward
04-16-2013, 06:52
Let`s get all of them..:minis:

Agreed!

Naharaht
04-18-2013, 23:00
From the pictures I have seen HMS Britannia looks closer to HMS Victory than HMS Royal George.