tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post2615164279865961512..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Floating Turkish DelightDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-25104969130947533592020-12-22T09:46:43.820+00:002020-12-22T09:46:43.820+00:00Hello there Bob the Old Painter,
Thank you old ch...Hello there Bob the Old Painter,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! Tony at Brigade Models did the flags for me - they are self adhesive wrap around types - and I have various nationalities other than the Turks and Russians and the Union and Confederate. I shall be having a flag day soon to finish the ACW models off. All I did was to colour the edge nearest the flag staff (all my flagstaffs will henceforward be black!) and touch the edges with a suitably coloured pen to disguise the white. They have been satin varnished as well with no ill effects.<br /><br />The colour combination works really well - even for the relatively dowdy looking Turkish ships!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-63677736038779738312020-12-22T09:40:31.129+00:002020-12-22T09:40:31.129+00:00Hello there Archduke,
Thank you old chap! I am re...Hello there Archduke,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! I am really looking forward to getting to the ironclads for this particular project! Seriously though, these are designed as gaming pieces first and foremost so by leaving out anything that is too fiddly detail wise (and probably beyond my modest building skills) one still has the overall ‘look of the thing’. I like to think of them as being the naval equivalent of old style toy soldiers - floating Britain’s if you like!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-48220840187031488482020-12-21T23:14:55.931+00:002020-12-21T23:14:55.931+00:00The paint scheme and flags really bring these ship...The paint scheme and flags really bring these ships to life. They look excellent.Bob The Old Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799920263660656268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-31629022779063037152020-12-21T22:38:27.628+00:002020-12-21T22:38:27.628+00:00Hi David -
Yet more very fine vessels! - how to m...Hi David -<br />Yet more very fine vessels! - how to make simple look good!<br />Cheers,<br />IonArchduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-24294225414162420082020-12-20T16:30:34.493+00:002020-12-20T16:30:34.493+00:00Hello there David in Suffolk,
Thank you old chap!...Hello there David in Suffolk,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! I am looking forward to more black hulls to come!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-26675224026129767312020-12-20T16:20:11.214+00:002020-12-20T16:20:11.214+00:00They look great! I think the black and red element...They look great! I think the black and red elements of the colour scheme work really well together.<br /> david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-27324424055960632382020-12-20T15:50:10.811+00:002020-12-20T15:50:10.811+00:00Hi Aly,
I must admit to being rather taken by the...Hi Aly,<br /><br />I must admit to being rather taken by them and they are the first Turkish ships I have built since the South East Asia campaign that followed Madasahatta in the late 1970s!<br /><br />You are quite right about the whole madness thing and it being the right kind - it has certainly kept me more or less same this year!<br /><br />The first action will probably be with the ACW kit as I have more of it ready to use but the Russo Turks will not be far behind!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-33697981396321952482020-12-20T15:06:56.148+00:002020-12-20T15:06:56.148+00:00They look lovely David...
I am looking forward to ...They look lovely David...<br />I am looking forward to seeing your ships in action...<br /><br />I have found myself saying this a few times this year... I honestly don’t know how people without a creative hobby or interest have survived this year without going mad...<br />Yes I do realise wargamers are a bit mad anyway, but for this year it’s definitely the right kind of madness...<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-569224219475287772020-12-20T10:12:53.208+00:002020-12-20T10:12:53.208+00:00Hi James,
Thank you old chap! I really enjoyed bu...Hi James,<br /><br />Thank you old chap! I really enjoyed building these two and am very excited about the next batch. The black hulls really pop with models of this size.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-85124086944344566282020-12-20T10:11:19.584+00:002020-12-20T10:11:19.584+00:00Hello there Paul,
Me and anything Turkish - you j...Hello there Paul,<br /><br />Me and anything Turkish - you just knew it was on the cards!<br /><br />I am having a lot of fun with the whole ship building thing and I note that Blood Bowl has returned down under!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-61946413999507991952020-12-20T02:40:29.588+00:002020-12-20T02:40:29.588+00:00Excellent construction David. They look particular...Excellent construction David. They look particularly good when painted, especially the black hulls, as you said!<br />Regards, JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-56716596614759815232020-12-20T00:25:13.094+00:002020-12-20T00:25:13.094+00:00Looking great Pasha Dave!Looking great Pasha Dave!Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-29082739040449718502020-12-19T21:30:48.797+00:002020-12-19T21:30:48.797+00:00Hi Peter,
Many thanks old chap!
They are designe...Hi Peter,<br /><br />Many thanks old chap!<br /><br />They are designed as gaming pieces or are ‘purely representational’ as is the mantra of our club. Building the overall look of the original and not being too hung up on scales and detail is hugely liberating.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-69289149792394889362020-12-19T21:26:25.341+00:002020-12-19T21:26:25.341+00:00Hello there Good Soldier Svjek,
Many thanks old c...Hello there Good Soldier Svjek,<br /><br />Many thanks old chap!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-28677691123977194672020-12-19T21:09:11.141+00:002020-12-19T21:09:11.141+00:00I’m really impressed with this pair David. Not mu...I’m really impressed with this pair David. Not museum quality for sure, but they look aces. Sturdy enough to game with and it’s immediately clear what they represent. Nothing wrong with that and a lot that is right!Peter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-45168133431791644582020-12-19T20:46:01.876+00:002020-12-19T20:46:01.876+00:00Those are very nice ships , well done !Those are very nice ships , well done !The Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-192184416555780462020-12-19T19:25:39.756+00:002020-12-19T19:25:39.756+00:00Hi Steve J,
Many thanks old chap! I finish work o...Hi Steve J,<br /><br />Many thanks old chap! I finish work on Christmas Eve until 04/01 so I want to try and pack in as much ship building as I can before the end of the year. If I can get the 19 models completed that I am planning I will be delighted as it means I can game either the ACW or the RTW. It will also mean that my ‘ironclads’ project will more than half complete!<br /><br />As I said, bring it on!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-56244642275852376122020-12-19T19:17:13.975+00:002020-12-19T19:17:13.975+00:00They look very nice David and at least Tier 4 is g...They look very nice David and at least Tier 4 is giving you some potential extra hobby time!Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.com