Now well underway with the Galleys.
Hulls painted and basic coats going onto the upper works.
What's on your workbench for September?
Now well underway with the Galleys.
Hulls painted and basic coats going onto the upper works.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Only Napoleon's landlubbers on my (very messy) workbench at the moment:
Just can't keep up with the pace shipmates.
Yet another package arrived today. Within was another Spanish Frigate ripe for converting and all at a price of £9.99
Rob.
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The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Today I has been mainly gluing sails together.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Sails glued, and masts added today. Now undercoated and ready for those stripes.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Sails now painted and being tried in the ships deck for fit prior to having their masts painted.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Gunsmith's quoting two weeks on having my parts ready for pickup, a week of that is waiting for the Napa Green finish to ship and arrive--it's a new and low-demand color so they don't make a lot of it.
--Diamondback
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Historical Consultant to Ares, Wings and Sails - Unless otherwise noted, all comments are strictly Personal Opinion ONLY and not to be taken as official Company Policy.
I will be Intrigued to see the finished parts DB.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Today I have only got the masts painted and stepped them by drilling the holes in the deck deeper so nothing to show really.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Galleys all finished and ready for basing.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Today I started making some of my own bases for my Langton ships to free up some of the official bases as spares.
Rob.
Last edited by Bligh; 10-19-2020 at 11:01.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Just starting the gunboats.
Rob.
Last edited by Bligh; 10-19-2020 at 11:01.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Digital project, taking another run at a bargraph chart of SGN (and potential reprint) ship lifespans. Right now on 8.5x11 pages with 1/2" margins in landscape, just 1745-1816 with whole year increments is FOUR PAGES across!
--Diamondback
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Historical Consultant to Ares, Wings and Sails - Unless otherwise noted, all comments are strictly Personal Opinion ONLY and not to be taken as official Company Policy.
That will be a great asset to suplement what you have already done for us DB.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Seriously, at 10-point fonts, you could print this thing out and wallpaper your entire game-room with it...
--Diamondback
PMH, SME, TLA, BBB
Historical Consultant to Ares, Wings and Sails - Unless otherwise noted, all comments are strictly Personal Opinion ONLY and not to be taken as official Company Policy.
Masts now glued and masts positioned ready for undercoating.
Last edited by Bligh; 10-19-2020 at 11:00.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Thanks to a posting by Clipper some time ago, I invested in the goodies to make molds. Soon I shall have a whole squadron of cutters!
The real reason for my recent absence here. After her most extensive refit, she goes in the water Tuesday for our Fall cruise (traveling with games)!
Very fine both boats look Dobbs.
I trust you will enjoy your cruise and keep us informed on your progress.
Next model cutter you make, would you give us a picture and comment at each stage, for those new shipmates who may not have seen Clippers post.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
This is my progress for today. Sails now painted and just the guns to paint tomorrow and masts to shorten.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Rob, just to give you some Nightmare Fuel, right now the ONLY 2-deckers I have in the chart are the Temeraires and at one cell per flag/ship/year combination, that's 144 potential models and a TWENTY PAGE timeline. I expect it to not quite double when I get the Slade 74's and similar fed in... hell, by the time I get all the Third Rates fed in Dobbs could probably have somebody ink it on fabric and use it as a sail for his boat.
--Diamondback
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Historical Consultant to Ares, Wings and Sails - Unless otherwise noted, all comments are strictly Personal Opinion ONLY and not to be taken as official Company Policy.
Talking of ink DB, I will start stocking up on black ink cartridges then.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Better make it full sets, I color-code to ID country and existing releases. :)
--Diamondback
PMH, SME, TLA, BBB
Historical Consultant to Ares, Wings and Sails - Unless otherwise noted, all comments are strictly Personal Opinion ONLY and not to be taken as official Company Policy.
Ship cards for the Galleys now completed.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Now got the gunboats Based and ready for action.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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Last edited by Bligh; 09-20-2020 at 04:41.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
What was this?Originally Posted by Bligh
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I finally got some time, with all of the wildfire smoke, to work on these guys again.
Original brig on the left. 22 gun corvette created from two brigs, and a 12 gun naval cutter created from the two remaining brig hull pieces.
Standing rigging finished on the corvette and cutter tonight. Now I need to make the spars for the sails and mount them on the brig.
They are looking superb Vol!
When I get back I will repost the missing pictures of the other gunboat.
Can't imagine where that went?
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
There you go!I hope they stay up this time.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Just arrived this morning.
Now I can get to grips with my US squadron for the Med.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Gunboat cards now completed.
Next the ship logs to consider.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Gunboats always make me giggle, some mad person must've gone "I have a raft, and I've recently got this cannon... I can make this work"
No-one expects a ship full of dwarves.
Remember the Snotling factor Gary.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
At last my North African Sultan's ships are out at sea. Now we can start their baptism of fire!
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
That's a formidable looking fleet you have there. Should give those upstart Americans some serious trouble!
The Black Sails brig bash ships are complete.
With my experimental acrylic bases
More pics https://volsminiatures.blogspot.com/...-bash.html?m=1
Last edited by Volunteer; 09-28-2020 at 00:53.
Very fine they look indeed Vol, and the backdrop of the fortifications sets them off a treat.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
I am also thinking of adding the captured Spanish 50 if I can find a suitable model and a picture of it Vol. However, i am sure that Constitution and friends can give even that a good drubbing so have no fear.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Very nice job with the galleys
I like the job and the result very nice
I hope I can see soon into a battle report
Very interesting
Regards
Wow I love them, Volunteer. Such a very fine, accurate work that we have here. Sorry if I repeat myself but the ships look just perfect ... as the background ! Your rigging adds a high level of realism. Makes me think of the references about this topic (how to make them, etc.) we had once mentioned. I've really got to try it.
"Les passions sont les vents qui enflent les voiles du navire ; elles le submergent quelquefois, mais sans elles il ne pourrait voguer."
"Passions are the winds that fill the sails of a ship ; they sometimes overwhelm her, but she could not sail without them."- Voltaire
Thanks Ferrante.
I hope to get a game in next week, after we get the workmen out of the kitchen and tidy up a bit.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Today I be mostly trialling Dobbs' idea for broadsides.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Beautiful, Rob. The little light really accentuates the gunfire effect.
--Diamondback
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Historical Consultant to Ares, Wings and Sails - Unless otherwise noted, all comments are strictly Personal Opinion ONLY and not to be taken as official Company Policy.
Now all I need to do is buy another dozen sets of orange earrings for those big battles where everyone is firing both broadsides at once DB.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
Looking great, but I can't take the credit. I merely reproduced broadsides as done by Eric (DeRuyter). Suzanne added the make-up.
My first British brig is done, seen here with an American one.
All brigs to date have been built using abandoned spankers from scuttled Hebe models. HMS Spitfire is the first with a homemade spanker. I don't think it offends me too much.
Last edited by Bligh; 09-30-2020 at 03:14.
Ditto what Diamondback said! Great effects!
And thank you for the rep Rob
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