Really great work, Chris. Thanks for the reply on painting. Sue has been painting minis all week - fantasy game pieces. I think when she sees this, a ship will be on her horizon.

As for the Tumbling Dice ships, I ordered directly from them. My order consisted of two squadron packs: 6 3-deckers, 30 2-deckers, 6 frigates, 4 each of sloops, brigs & cutters; an additional set of 3 frigates, and an additional set of 2 each of the smaller ships. I figure this way I can paint some different color schemes for different nations. If I ever decide to do something like Trafalgar, I will order more. Now I am wondering if I will start with these or the Langton 74-gunner. Since these are basically painting (I can't imagine rigging these), it might be the easiest way to reenter the world of modeling. It will be nice to play some naval mini games without the need for a lot of space.