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UPDATE: Sounds like you're in. Thanks, Boss! :)
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Email sent to the Big Guy. :)
UPDATE: Sounds like you're in. Thanks, Boss! :)
Afternoon Rob
Well I have recieved the Santissima Trinidad model to day. It is smaller than the third rates but that is fine with me, but it is a very detailed model so it will be a good addition.
So it is on to the workbench to put it together.
I look forward to seeing it Shane.
Just for a laugh I was looking at Amazon prices for the ships and came across this
- Sails of Glory Ship Pack - Imperial 1791 Board Game by Ares Games
by Lion Rampant Imports Ltd
£448.62+ £3.99 delivery
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Toys & Games:See all 91 items
I would want it made of gold for that price.
Mind you I see that the Anchorage Store is already out of some of the latest wave releases.
Rob.
Yeah definately out of gold for that price. I shop here in Canada, but I still shake my head at the prices. Kind of like Evil Bay. The seller has to be on glue to get that price........ Especially when I can go to Mepplemart in Toronto and get it for less than $20 Canadian. That is why I wish we had a Langton store here. The UK has some of the best miniature makers going, especially for Napoleonics. In Canada we have to get it imported. And it costs. It was 47 dollars just to get the Santisima Trinidad model to me from Alberta.
I think that is what is killing hobby stores. It is not so much the cost of the item, but it is the cost of shipping both to the store and then to you. And the duty fees for packages over $100 is ridiculous.
Shane if you want to get Langon miniatures from vendors in the US you might want to try Waterloo Minis?
http://waterloominis.com/
While it's been some time since I ordered from them, they were very fast and had good replies to my inquiries.
Another spot in the US is Brookhurst Hobbies. I've ordered nothing from them so I cannot tell you much more than that they have some of the products from Langton in their online catalog.
http://www.brookhursthobbies.com/index.cfm?N=10
Cheers.
Somebody else noticed that the jib and fore staysail on the British 50s are bulging into the wind?
Same with the French 64...
Could it just be the stays got installed backward?
No. They are molded with the bulge in the opposite direction of the spanker. If you turn the spanker toward the wind the ship could be in the middle of tacking. (And turn the yards...)
Someone made a bit of a gaff there then!:takecover:
Rob.
:happy: :thumbsup:
Very funny!
My first thought is cut 'em off, sand them to an angle that works on the right tack, glue them back together, and re-install. I like your take on it, Rob. but wouldn't it be more appropriate to say, "I don't like the cut of their jib"?
*groan* Last stinker I experienced that bad was the aftermath of Operation Fartjar...
:p
LOL, bear in mind my sense of humor is stunted in growth and warped at best.
*:smack:s French just on general principle* :D
That's pretty mild DB.
I was expecting a full
:shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootri ght::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright::shootright:
Sorry! Delete the first gunport and replace with an extra one at the stern. They messed up again.:wink:
Rob.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD, ^&^$%^&^&*^ YOU! :bleh: There are things in there that are for the GF's mind and mine only... :sly: (Let's just say being involved with a semi-feral cougar starting to explore her wild side can be "interesting" and leave it at that.)
LOL
Well that's women for you.:takecover:
Rob.
Yeah... I fully expect to croak from a heart attack in her bed, but what a way to go if your Ace of Spades has to hit the table. :) LOL
(Sorry, it's almost 1AM after a long day here and my mind starts doing weird things when fatigue sets in... and the Sawmill From Hell at the other end of the suite is not helping at all.)
No worries DB.
I just trust that you get a good nights rest.
Sleep well.
Rob.
Are we still waiting? Can't find them on the Internet here in UK.
As far as I know they are not released here yet Carl.
The British lads will have their eyes out for the first sign of any, so we will soon get the tip off.
I am waiting to get the other side of the card ships, having pre ordered the full set from Keith at the Anchorage Store here on the site. He is already starting to run out of stock however.
Rob.
We should start a sweep stake Jim.
"How many mistakes do you think the Santisima Trinidad will have if it ever actually arrives?"
Rob.:sad:
Moan, moan, moan, its getting like the Aerodrome here :happy:
(mutter, mutter " triplane upper wings", mutter, mutter, "Staaken trench".....)
Wargamers these days don't know they're born. When I started these were the cutting edge of wargaming.....
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/...s/AIR1705c.jpg
I shall write a strongly worded letter to the Times.
Bligh.
By the way, no answer from Andrea or Roberto re the 9 gunnery factor.......
Actually 4 miles, and we had to scale a cliff......
I hate smug people.
:p lol
In all seriousness, if Ares pulls a WOTC Messerschpitt this is me...
https://youtu.be/vXLLH1eSOZE
I used to own some of those Airfix miniatures.
When I was a lad, those hills were mountains, and we had an Ice Age to contend with.
Good thing was there were no schools to have to go to.
If they had been any, our toy soldiers would have looked like this.
Attachment 27109
Rob.
Love those expressions. Just what were they looking at I wonder? :)
That could be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it Jim.:happy:
Rob.
There's also an assumption that the drawings accurately reflect the ship, which I can tell you now, they do not necessarily do today, even in the age of CAD!
Maybe we should just go with the flow as regards dimentions then Dave, and just cuss about the wind being freaky today.:happy:
Rob.