I think your French POW had the right of it by the looks of the evidence.
Rob.
I think your French POW had the right of it by the looks of the evidence.
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.
Originally Posted by Volunteer
Wow ! The sails are looking so good ! Great job Volunteer. A real French warrior that you've made !
"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
Thank you Roméo, but I intended to flag the ship as British to fight my USS Constitution.
Here is HMS Guerriere
Blue suits her Vol.
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.
Great work everyone. Beautiful ship Vol!
Thanks Jonas
Just amazing work, congratulations and thanks for sharing.
How did you create the blocks on the running lines?
Thanks
Just a blob of PVA painted brown after drying gives the visual efect at these small scales. Though on the Pyro model I used beads.
Now on the bench is Henry Turner's Bonhomme Richard. Painted her tonight.
Note there are no channel at all on this sculpt. I will have to add them in order to attach the ratlines.
That reminds me that I still need to do the blocks at a slightly larger scale for the Carronade which I finished last year.
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.
A wee bit earlier than the Napoleonic age of sail but I am working on galleys of the Lepanto era. I got a box of these die cut wood galleys from Skull & Crown miniatures in trade for some 40k space marines.
Painting before assembly. Note the neat smoke markers that fit nicely over the guns to denote they have fired. In the accompanying rules "Galleys, Guns and Glory" you have to roll to reload as it was not often done in these battles. Also the little galley with the squares is used to hold damage dice for the large galley or lanterna command ship in the foreground.
Masts up prepping for some simple rigging!
Next up rigging and final assembly.
That is very cool Eric. I just printed a generic Lepanto galley
I'll have to make the oars, mast and sail.
I've decided that I need a lugger. I downloaded the top picture for sail shape. The hull will be a modified Alligator.
I have the courses cut out. Next up, cutting out the topsails, then the masts and yards.
That will be pretty cool Dobbs. What are you doing for the masts? Will they be scratch built?
Last edited by Volunteer; 09-24-2022 at 09:35.
Yes Vol, the masts will be scratch built. I use carbon fiber rod and crazy glue. I think it's interesting how the topmasts of the fore and main are on backwards.
I noticed that on the first lugger I built a long while back, a Langton.
Might follow you after Doncaster Dobbs. I could do with a lugger too. I'll see iuf I can find a spare Alligator.
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 studied pictures of yours when planning mine. I'll probably go back a few more times.
My weakness for luggers revealed. Suzanne and I built Agility last year. The new lugger will be Agilite'.
Last edited by Dobbs; 09-24-2022 at 17:41.
My weakness for luggers revealed. Suzanne and I built Agility last year. The new lugger will be Agilite'.
Wow she's beautiful! What fun!
And hearing that someone actually looks at my blog gives me goose bumps, haha! Thanks!
The only Blog I saw Vol was your one on here. Which reminds me that I will try and add your Harbour to the How to section. You could also add a couple of those pictures to the Harbours bit of the showcase if you like.
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 the one I believe Dobbs was referring to Rob
https://volsminiatures.blogspot.com/...hasse.html?m=0
Got it Vol.
Thanks. That answers both questions. Langton it is 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.
It has been such nice weather here that I haven't spent much time indoors the last several days. But yesterday was a scorcher for this time of year, above 90°F or 32°C, breaking a record made in 1963.
So I spent the day at the docks working on my ship.
Built the masts
Mounted the masts
Narrowing the ends of the spars
Spars and furled courses done
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Sails done
Jamming in some sails work at the end of each day keeps the project moving. The main and foresails are now assembled.
The yards will be trimmed later. The schooner in the background gives a little scale.
I will explain what I have been up to after Doncaster this weekend,
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.
Mounting the spars and sails: Mizzen is almost done
Coming along very well Vol. I must make time to get back to my ship building projects.
Rob.
Last edited by Bligh; 09-30-2022 at 00:44.
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.
Another mast of sails done tonight.
And while I was doing that I was printing this White Tower of Thessaloniki in Greece
Good looking tower Vol. Who makes the files for that?
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.
All of the main sails are on now. While working to adhust the fore t'gallant after it was mounted, I damaged it. I mad repairs best I could. I had thought about replacing it, but I kind of like the waybit looks. Now I'm wondering if I should try 'damaging' the rest of the sails. What do you all think? Replace, Damage, or leave as is?
Vol, I think you should put men on the yard so it looks like it haven't drawn wind fully yet.
Vol, I think it needs replaced. It would draw the eye and be seen as a flaw. It does look curious, like the sail is luffing, but an experienced sailor would trim it pretty quickly.
Thanks for the info Vol.
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.
Oh, fair enough ! It still remains beautiful !
"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
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