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Henry:

Sad to see that you are turning to ACW miniatures. :sad: I was hoping you might look toward some War of 1812 ships for the next KS.

I do see the business reasons for it though, what...

Yeah the game was always focused on the MMO aspects on the PVP server. But with that you always get some toxic players and groups to deal with. You may be right about SL they always wanted a more sim...

You could dispense with the PBEM as old tech and just use Tabletop Simulator. https://www.tabletopsimulator.com/

The basic game is about 20 USD and then you plug in user made modules. There is one...

Correct. I have not been playing much as my clan on PVP when on to other games, then Prussia got overrun and our clan warehouse is in a Spanish port now!

Christian is a great ship. I never ranked...

Very nice Jonas!!

Most of my Napoleonic collection is 15mm, except for the 1815 armies for the 100 days in 6mm. ( I can no longer see that scale to paint it!)

Interesting. The really exciting news would be if Warlord released the ships in smaller quantities like the Cruel Seas boats - 1 or 2 models. I don't need 6 cutters for example. That said Henry's...

Sure you don't want greenish brown colors of the Chesapeake? :sly:

Looking good!

If you look in the AAR thread I have several convention game reports using lighted broadside markers. (Way back in 2014 and 2015 actually lol). In addition to the thread posted above and the more...

Funded with stretch goal 64 yay! :happy:

Still time for the second one. I for one would be happy to wait for more mast and sail options and pay extra as well.

They are included in the .stl files. Not sure if you ordered a printed set whether you also get the files? Luckily I know someone with a high end printer, so I only got the sets of .stl files. Of...

Alright I am in for the Complete fleet set & bonus ships. Closer to the goal now.

I am not really collecting at the moment (space issues) but I could certainly chip in for the .Stl files for later use. Of course looking at Henry's collections, those Gilded Age ships would be nice...

I was looking here and on the 1812 thread but could not find any lake ships. Niagara/Lawrence would of course be iconic. Do they not make the size cut, I thought they were larger than the Cruzier...

Exactly so. I don't recall seeing a period painting with black lower masts for example. Of note the French practice was to change mast colours depending on where the ship was stationed. I think Dobbs...

Awesome job Vol. How did you do the blocks? I was thinking a little spot of glue painted brown. How did you do your ratlines? That is one of the things that vexed me about the 1/700 ships, the...

The bit about the race is interesting particularly because the USS Unites States was not known to be a fast sailor in 1812. She was nicknamed the "Old Wagon" or something to that effect. To take up...

What is the thickness? Is it sufficent for fumble fingered gamers would would otherwise pick up models by the masts?

The lake battles ships would be at the bottom end of the Ares SoG line. As Jason said Langton is your best bet for a similar scale model. Langton has a War of 1812 line so you can get the complete...

Looking good!
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As a long time Naval Action player I would be cautious using the game ratings. Alex you mentioned game balance which is a correct assessment. The most glaring example is USS Constitution rated as a...

Prior to the latest drydocking you could put your name into a lottery to be a passenger for the turnaround cruise. I am not sure they started that up again, and of course I am thinking she is...

Dobbs, if I remember correctly on the Kalmar Nyckel we used to furl the lateen sail on the mizzen before dipping (when that was done which was not often). I would suspect they'd have to furl the sail...

Wow amazing work Vol!!

Have you given a thought to modifying the set of the spanker?

It is one thing that bugs me about the Warlord models. The effect is noted in your photos above. The gaff...

Looks great Dobbs. How was the sail? The weather looked good yesterday although I didn't see the wind forecast. Now it seems we are back to early April weather!