Keith, count me in for a KS captain's set worth of your ss ratlines. Thanks!
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Keith, count me in for a KS captain's set worth of your ss ratlines. Thanks!
I'm also interested in several sets.
The prototypes should be mailed out to me in the next day or so.
Rules you received via the KS will becoming from Ares directly. Any rulers that were ordered off the AA site will be sent by me, and could be added to these orders if you so choose.
Ahoi your Lordship Sir,
those Ratlines look like a 'must' where do I sign up to get my hands on those?
Welcome, Charles.
Stop by the Welcome Aboard forum and introduce yourself. Folks will be glad to meet you - http://sailsofglory.org/forumdisplay...Welcome-Aboard
As for ratlines, look at the Anchorage Store up top.
The ratlines are an excellent idea and I will try my hand at affixing them properly. However I wish there was an Anchorage list of model builders who would be willing to take commissions in the same ways as you find with 28mm figures for example.
Sneak peak of a rough test fit of the actual brass ratlines...
http://sailsofglory.org/attachment.p...0&d=1392865161
http://sailsofglory.org/attachment.p...1&d=1392865163
And if anyone is counting, that is 34 vertical "rungs" on the lower main mast of one of the 74s (SGN102x).
WOW, let me know when I can place an order for a wave 1, KS & starter set.
BRILLIANT. Take my money already!
They look excellent Keith and nice to see the climbing lines have a slight sag to them making them look more realistic.
Very nice looking Kieth, I wiil definitely be picking up a few sets
Those look very ship shape!! "I have to get me a whole bunch of these"!!!! :thumbsup:
Are you still on track for late March?
I'll be test fitting the four ships over the weekend hopefully (the WGF Series 7 planes are schedule to land at my place today, so will have to get those shipped out first). At first glance and initial testing of two of the ratlines on SGN102A, things are looking good. As long as everything checks out on the other ships, I'll be putting these up for pre-order on the site Sunday or Monday night. I'll wait about a week to get a gauge on how many are selling and then place the production order.
The company quoted me about a month to do the production run, but the samples took nearly twice as long to get to me... so I'm not optimistic about a late March street date. I'd say more likely it will be late April.
Well done, Keith. :hatsoff:
They look great.
One idea I have is to use them for one version of the ship, with the flip-side not having them. It would make identification on the table easy when using both cards and same paint scheme.
I agree they look excellent!! I'll be ordering a bunch. BTW - The line that you put your foot on is the "ratline", the vertical lines are the "shrouds". When you climb you use the shrouds for your hands as they are more secure than the ratlines (See first Hornblower episode), also you don't want the guy above to step on your hand!
Eric
Keith, these look great!! It looks like you tried some brush on black? How do they paint up and hold color? Besides a huge SoG order you can expect from me I'll be testing these on some of the Langton and GHQ minis as well. The detail, regardless of scale, is awesome! :hatsoff:
Thanks for setting me straight on the terms... I'm really just a landlubber (How did I get in charge of this ship the Anchorage anyways???)
I used an old permanent marker (Sharpie) on one of the two I test fitted last night. The ink went on okay, but I think if it was a newer or "wetter" marker, it would have worked better. Two coats would help a lot as well. I think you will have to be careful hand brushing these... the opening between the ratlines are super fine and will clog easily if you don't thin your paint enough. I'm just going to be test fitting them in the raw bass from here on out. When I go to actually do up my ships, I'll airbrush them black.
These come with a vacuumed sealed clear sheet on both sides, so they are protected nicely until you are ready to use them. They almost fell like they are laminated.
I was extremely impressed with the fine detail of these. They turned out way better than I imagined could be possible. I'm almost concerned that they will make any rigging lines I add look way over scale.
On brass I swish it in warm water with a few drops of dishwashing liquid. The spray it with Rust-Oleum. Then Dull-coat.
When finished it looks like the brass was the brown or black color that I sprayed it with.The paint lays very flat without any high spots.
When I saw these on the ship that was my first thought (clogging happens on the Langton's for sure). My method would normally be similar to Ed's, but in Winter I have no spray painting capability and even air brushing in the basement can be an issue. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of outdoor work come Spring. So, in that sense the delay on manufacturing is going to work to my advantage. Thanks for the quick reply.Quote:
I think you will have to be careful hand brushing these... the opening between the ratlines are super fine and will clog easily if you don't thin your paint enough. I'm just going to be test fitting them in the raw bass from here on out. When I go to actually do up my ships, I'll airbrush them black.
so looking forward to getting my grubby little mitts on these =D
I've never tried it, but I know products like "blacken-it" are made specifically for blackening brass model parts without obscuring detail.
http://www.micromark.com/blacken-it-4-fl-oz,7267.html
Does anybody have experience with this? and would it be a good choice for these shrouds/ratlines?
I use a product called Birchwood Casey's Brass Black which I think uses the same chemicals as Blacken-it, to identify .45 LC brass after I have enlarged the primer pockets to shoot blanks. The black wears off a little after a few firings (which you won't have to worry about) but does not look as good (to me) as spray paint.
But it's much easier to use, just dip a few times and rinse.
Looking at post #130 I almost fainted. Those are perfect!
They look so good that I feel like I'm waiting for my SGN ships again.
Are they here yet? Are they here yet?
I guess I'm definitely down for two sets each for wave one and two ships one way or another!!
Hi All,
As you all know I'm no fan of the ships, but I must say the rat-lines look so good. Keith, they look so good. Well done, I just love them.
Be safe
Rory
Any update? I haven't seen them available for pre-order yet at the Anchorage store, and was wondering if I just was looking in the wrong place, or there has just been a slight delay. I'm not actually in any hurry, but simply don't want to miss the order window.
I second that. I don't want to miss out on the preorders.
I managed to test them out over the weekend and all is good on that front. I was not able to get any "finished" ships done up to photograph for the site product image. I did take some photos of just the frets yesterday and will put them up on the site soon (hopefully tonight) with just those images. I'd like to add some finished ship photos this week as well, but not sure I'll have the time as I have to get one of my rental properties ready for new tenets to move in on Sat.
Stupid Question: How are these attached to the mini?
It seems like a slower-drying superglue would work too.
I've got a good staple gun! Just in case glue doesn't work)
Keith
How will the pre-order availability status be communicated? As an official product in the Store?
The ratlines are up for pre-order now!