The expansion of my Poet into a major naval base started today with the paper templates to add the major fortification from Julien and its environs.
Tomorrow cutting the base shapes out.
Rob.
What's on your workbench for April?
The expansion of my Poet into a major naval base started today with the paper templates to add the major fortification from Julien and its environs.
Tomorrow cutting the base shapes out.
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 looking forward to this one Rob. I am really enjoying your terrain creations.
I also look forward to seeing this develope.
I too will be monitoring your progress on this project. I've been eyeing the same fortress on Julian's website.
Very impressive, Rob!
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
Here is the progress made today.
The base materials are laid out and drawn onto them go the patterns.
A new material for the base is used today. Foamed polystyrene called Palram.
It is less thick than my styrene foam and gives much lower cliffs as I want this fort nearly at sea level. For the hills in the background the old team of Plasticard and polystyrene will be used as per normal.
Palram is also great for building constructs and can be heat bent.
After cutting the Palram to rough shape, I cut a square slot into Julien's fort's outer-works and emplaced a gatehouse.
Once the styrene was cut I retried the pieces for fit with the shipyard, and popped the town houses on to see where they could go.
Finally today I cut the outer moat into the Palram with my router, and superglued the gatehouse into place.
Tomorrow terra forming commences.
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.
Not quite so much done today.
Cliffs roughed and terra forming as well.
Overnight I will try and get the outer works glued down to the base.
Rob.
Last edited by Bligh; 04-05-2018 at 13:10.
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.
Drying overnight.
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 finished off shaping the two base tiles and fitting to the already completed sections.
Then I Glued the rear tile to the foam base sheet ready for adding the beach.
Whilst that was setting I PVA coated the fort ready for undercoating.
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’m really in awe of the tiny detailing you’re able to work in! It’s so good, brother!
Thanks Chuck.
Being very short sighted helps.
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's work.
Once the glue had gone off it was time to brown undercoat the two bases.
Next I gave another layer of PVA and spread my grass and sandy beach material.
I then started to paint the base colours on the fort.
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 completed my fort painting.
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 not going to get much chance for any work today, so before we go out I glued on the woodland and paintrd a few roads in.
Need to get a new white undercoat paint before I can start work on the houses.
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.
As I thought, all I got done last night was the bridge for the Fort and the water sluice gate.
Tomorrow comes mounting the cannon, and filling the moat, plus some house painting.
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've started work on my second island.
Not a bad sized Island.
I now need to do a few small ones and some rocks.
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.
My second island approaches completion.
Last edited by Bligh; 04-11-2018 at 09:57.
Only bitting and bobbing by me today I'm afraid.
Set up my guns.
Poured the resin into my water defences.
Whilst that sets I'm painting some of the houses for the town.
Rob.
Last edited by Bligh; 04-11-2018 at 14:03.
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 especially like the ship wreck. Nicely done!Originally Posted by Dobbs
My second island approaches completion.
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
Completion day today.
Town painted and glued down.
Tomorrow I start work on the Santisima.
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.
Nice island with shipwreck. Well made!
My second island approaches completion.
Looking exceptionally good Rob. It's a good thing my model railroad has space priority at this time. I might be tempted to do some work along these lines, but there's no room to spare.
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
Looks fantastic, Rob. You're working almost as fast as Dave's elves? Future AAR's will look extra special with that as a backdrop.
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
Thanks Jim and thanks for the Rep.
For your further delectation, I will be posting some pictures of the finished harbour here in a few minutes 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.
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.
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.
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.
Damn fine work, sir! I love all the extra detail you have put into the harbor including the ship under construction on the slip.
Did you notice anything particular about the nearer ship in the wet dock Richard?
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.
So my keen observation of natural phenomena must have slipped since I retired 3 years ago. I had to go back and look a second time. Very nice!
Let us see if anyone else notices Richard.
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.
Brilliant work, Rob. The background perspective with the harbor is almost perfect. I don't know if you have local magazines for miniature wargaming, but these photos would be a wonderful series for modelers to check out.
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
I used to be in contact with Duncan McFarlane Editor of Wargames Illustrated, but when it got taken over in 2009 I lost interest. It did not seem to cater for my needs anymore.
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 only picked up that magazine irregularly. At least we have your work here. Too bad others can't benefit from all of the work you and others have done in island building.
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
Can't they see it here??????
They sure can, but we need to let them know about it.
David, are you going to Salute this Saturday? I've read somewhere that someone is bringing a 1/200 scale USS Essex for a Warlords Blood Red Skies event? This is something I'd love to see.
Correction; not USS Essex, USS Hornet?
Last edited by Nightmoss; 04-13-2018 at 14:49. Reason: clarificaton?
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
I'm not. Too many "real life" issues made it not possible. A pity as there's a new product based on one of my sets of air combat rules being released and I'd have liked to have been there for that. Maybe next year.
However, one of my friends is running a refight of Jutland tomorrow in the skittle alley of the local pub (the same place where I've suggested we could do Chris' Trafalgar game) so I will at least be rolling some dice tomorrow
What's the new product and sorry you can't make Salute? Good luck with Jutland and those dice rolls!I'm not. Too many "real life" issues made it not possible. A pity as there's a new product based on one of my sets of air combat rules being released and I'd have liked to have been there for that. Maybe next year.
However, one of my friends is running a refight of Jutland tomorrow in the skittle alley of the local pub (the same place where I've suggested we could do Chris' Trafalgar game) so I will at least be rolling some dice tomorrow
Apologies Rob for the tangential posts to your thread.
"It's not the towering sails, but the unseen wind that moves a ship."
–English Proverb
No worries Jim.
You only have to look at some of my posts to see that I can't call the kettle black.
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.
Thank you, sir! I have got to slow down and take my time working through the posts. Too many irons in the fire right now! I will check to see if we have this or an equivalent here in the States.
This may help Richard.
Palram operates three subsidiaries, polycarbonate and PVC sheet plants and a distribution center, all located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Palram Americas, the distribution subsidiary, markets Palram’s products throughout the Americas and operates 6 warehouses across the country. The company’s corrugated products are the US DIY market leader.
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 WONDER OF WORK YOU HAVE DONE !!!
I really like the naturalness that you give to the landscape and the amount of details that you have added to each of the modules. I take my hat off.
Great projects Rob & Dobbs!
Prepare for some rep...
I would like to thank you all gentlemen for the comments you have made about our work, and for the Rep given.
As I have said before if it were not for Julián and co with all their beautiful accessories and support I would never have thought of making these models.
Thanks again all of you.
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.
Amphion explores my finished island and wreck.
I concur with Rob. I do wish the miniature manufacturers like Langton had pictures on their websites. Having never bought anything like what they list, I have no preconception of what it looks like!
Really, I think that the miniatures that Langton does, deserve a website according to its quality. Painted models where you can see all the potential of their models.
Very nice!
My island is loosely patterned after Loggerhead Key and the shipwreck to the southwest (24 degrees 37'24.7"N x 82 degrees 56' 32.6"W). Suzanne and I dove on it about 20 years ago. I believe it sank in 1903, but it was a square-rigger, and still looked very much the part. It must have had steel standing rigging, because you could still see bits snaking across the bottom. It was all too easy to imagine the shock of what it must have been like that night.
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