Starter Set ships with painted sails

[Uthoroc]

Here's the version of my ships that I'm now officially happy with: French with gray sails, British with brown, black yards on both. Looks very nice and it's easy to tell them apart on the table.


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[7eat51]

Here's the version …

These look great, Ralf. Your table will be a site.

What is nice, too, is the ability to distinguish between the two fleets.

Well done, Sir.

[Nightmoss]

Beautiful!! These are the ones you used in your recent game and AAR, correct? Very well done!!

[The Royal Hajj]

Those do look nice, what paints and colors did you use?

[Uthoroc]

Thanks everybody, glad you like them! Yes, they are the ones I used in the Sitting Ducks scenario - I've just started on the HMS Bellerophon as the next ship.

I'm using Vallejo Game Colors - they are the ones I have available from my miniatures painting. Specifically I'm using Brown and Black Ink, Bonewhite, Dead White, Stonewall Grey and Black.

[The Royal Hajj]

I use Vallejo as well, but I don't have any of their Game Colors. Where did you apply the inks and any tips for using them?

[Uthoroc]

I thin the inks down quite a bit (I'd say about 50:50 with water), then apply them liberally over all the sails. They settle nicely into the recesses, bringing out the details and stain the whole sails darker. I then drybrush with Bonewhite/DeadWhite and Stonewall Grey/White to make the lighter again and bring out the details even more.

[Пилот]

They look great!

[Gaz67]

Nice work, as previously said they look great.

French with gray sails, British with brown

so what about the Spanish and US ships, any thoughts for them?

[Uthoroc]

Pink for U.S.? Lemon green for Spain?

EDIT: Jokes aside, that's gonna be difficult and I haven't thought about it yet.