Here's a few pics about how small plastic sailing ships can get. I bought a game called "Letter of Marque". It provides about thirty plastic ships whose bases are only 1 inch long (about a third the length of SOG ships). The little ships have a lot of details like gun ports, deck houses, windows in the stern , a jolly boat amidships, and even flags on the topgallants and a standing rigging line from the mainmast to the gaff rigged spanker. They are obviously brigs. These things are incredibly sturdy. You could literally step on one and not break it. They are definitely paintable. Imagine a 1:3000 scale Niagra. If Fantasy Flight Games can make a ship this small this detailed and this sturdy, surely there's room for improvement in the SOG ships. Take a look:

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