Digging Deeper

Now that is a lot of book!

Prompted by the need to really crack on with the ironclad models for DTPIW I spent a lot of time over the weekend poring through the pages of the above two tomes - and a very enjoyable experience is was as well!

I think I have the order of battle for both the Turks and the Royal Navy pretty much dialled in although the inevitable ‘project creep’ has manifested itself.

No surprise there then!

The action I am planning will feature sixteen vessels and I am allowing for building around twenty or so. These will all be masted but I have the building technique for these worked out so they will not be a problem and in fact, I can start building them now. 

The plans for the bespoke pieces from Warbases are close to being completed and will be with Martin Murray later this week. Allowing for a four to six week turnaround I should be working in the models properly from mid November. Assembling the hulls etc is really quick and easy to do - it is the masts that take the time. The aim is to have all the models built and ready for action by the end of the year. In the meantime I shall be honing the text and getting a few more pictures organised - all being well Q1 next year will see it being published.

Fingers crossed!