BMC on the left and Minifigs on the right
I had the opportunity this evening to go through my collection of Minifigs ships and the three BMC models I recently acquired and made a surprising discovery. I actually own a Minifigs and a BMC model of the same ship! It absolutely confirms what I suspected that the Minifigs models were, ahem, inspired by the BMC versions. The model in question I will leave you to spot but suffice it to say it is a very late pre dreadnought!
Two more BMC battleships - I have yet to identify the ships they represent
I have more than sufficient for the two fleets although I would have preferred a couple more battleships - if needs be I can always scratch build them - and so I will keep a weather eye open on Ebay or even at my local toy and train fair.
These I am not sure about - according to the Minifigs list these are early turret battleships
A selection of Armoured Cruisers
Some more Armoured Cruisers
A pair of modern Light Cruisers
I have a number of cruisers and a good selection of torpedo boats/destroyers so these areas will be well represented which is handy as both nations make much use of smaller ships in their operations around the Fezian Sea.
The rest of the collection
I have settled on the traditional Victorian livery for the paint job rather than the wartime grey - simply because it looks a whole better!
6 comments:
As for Pre-Dread colours, take a look here:
http://www.wtj.com/store/
Look under "Information Links"
Historical Naval Miniatures
for. . .
· Predreadnought Paint Guide
You might be surprised at the wide range of "traditional" color schemes.
I do suggest that you use different color schemes for the two navies . . . at least for the deck colors . . . so that it is easy to tell them apart.
Your models look great by the way. What scale are they?
-- Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Many thanks for the link - that is a useful reference to be sure! The old 'different colour decks' trick is one I am familiar with and have used on a number of occasions - my ACW models are a good case in point.
The Minifigs models are roughly 1/1200th and whilst they are fairly crude are charming all the same. They are ideal for wargames purposes and can be super detailed if needed..
I am really excited about tackling these models and am pleased that I have at last found a worthy cause to use them for!
All the best,
DC
What a splendid collection mate! I'm most envious indeed :-)
Hi Paul,
These models are ideal for gaming and certainly have a little more visibility than 1/3000th models! Given that they are so basic it also means that adding scratch builds that look similar should not be too difficult!
All the best,
DC
The collection looks good, David !
That anonymous pre-dreadnought is a very nice model, of all you've shown here it's one I don't have. My guess is the Formidable class, but the British navy got into a consistent groove with their pre-dreadnought designs, producing many similar-looking ships.
Not that the prototype matters when you're going Fezia vs. Rusland ! I'm really eager to see these painted and based.
Regards,
Steve
Hi Steve,
Very true re the 'parentage' of the Mysterious pre dreadnought! I am leaning towards those two going to Fezia whilst Rusland gets the newer ships. I am still on the hunt for others so this may yet change!
All the best,
DC
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