tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post3987036196086590608..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Salamis....Part OneDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-62063676016108641882015-11-12T06:21:15.036+00:002015-11-12T06:21:15.036+00:00Hi Geordie,
In my present work situation Salamis ...Hi Geordie,<br /><br />In my present work situation Salamis is a lot more doable than Jutland would have been and the main consideration will be, as ever, painting time. I think I have a good system planned for this though so it should not too difficult to tackle. Scaling the numbers down will help hugely so the 54 models are manageable. My next blog post will go into a little more details about how I plan to deal with this and the other important points concerning organising a refight.<br /><br />I opted for 1/1200th simply because I had some models already but the 1/3600th were an intriguing option. I note that Tumbling Dice also produce 1/2400th galleys as well but I have not seen these.<br /><br />The Jutland fleet pack eh? I remember when this was a mere £99 from Navwar! I have often pondered investing in this but have never gotten around to it - who knows? Maybe next year.....;-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-15497640373068557422015-11-11T23:51:29.951+00:002015-11-11T23:51:29.951+00:00Salamis and Jutland
My naval wargaming Nirvana
Wat...Salamis and Jutland<br />My naval wargaming Nirvana<br />Watching this with interest<br /><br />I seem to be leaving it late in life to do either of these<br />My thoughts on Salamis are either Outpost Wargames in 1/3600 with many ships on a base or Navwar 1/1200 (Greek Fire and Roman Fury David Manley Rules)<br /><br />Jutland always has and always will be my 1/3000 Navwar Jutland Pack, painted that is sitting in a box<br />Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-61237236760286901892015-11-11T15:08:37.388+00:002015-11-11T15:08:37.388+00:00Hi Bob,
I must confess that the map idea came cou...Hi Bob,<br /><br />I must confess that the map idea came courtesy of Google Images but it seemed so good it would have been rude not to share it! I am thinking along similar lines for the ACW and possibly the Danube and the 'Mespot' river actions. <br /><br />Lots of good ideas and I apologise for causing you an idea overload!<br /><br />I am reminded of Oscar Wilde and being able to resist anything except temptation....;-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-63348637738548098342015-11-11T09:17:11.643+00:002015-11-11T09:17:11.643+00:00David,
Your new project grows apace and it will b...David,<br /><br />Your new project grows apace and it will be great to see all your blue Heroscape water tiles in use. In fact, the Heroscape terrain system lends itself to this sort of project, and your ideas have rather set me thinking (gunboats on lakes, for example)... at a time when I am trying (not very well) to sort out and possibly reduce my wargaming collections. You are a very wicked man to come up with such good ideas!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-31656606508496098632015-11-11T06:22:32.099+00:002015-11-11T06:22:32.099+00:00Hi Archduke,
I have always enjoyed naval games an...Hi Archduke,<br /><br />I have always enjoyed naval games and it is rather ironic that I originally did so due to not needing much in the way of terrain. Most of my games now feature land in some fashion so terrain has become rather more important than it used to be....<br /><br />I would love to see the scratchbuilt ships you have made as this is an area I really enjoy dabbling in.<br /><br />The great thing about naval games is that usually you can get away with just a few models for a good game.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DC<br />David Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-20051134754284372212015-11-11T06:19:00.350+00:002015-11-11T06:19:00.350+00:00Hi Jonathan,
That is a good point well made. I ha...Hi Jonathan,<br /><br />That is a good point well made. I have decided to go with the masts deployed on the models - primarily so that I can mess around with designs on the sails. The plan is to use some 15mm sheild transfers for this as there are quite a few Greek sets available from Veni, Vidi, Vici.<br /><br />You are right about the aesthetic value!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-57982231316191839882015-11-11T06:15:48.290+00:002015-11-11T06:15:48.290+00:00Hi Paul,
In a sense it will be a refight of a ref...Hi Paul,<br /><br />In a sense it will be a refight of a refight as I am planning on following Nelson's book as closely as I can - not just for the historic battle but also for the two 'what ifs' he tried as well. The strategic game is also something I would like to try and so am considering using Heroscape to model a map of Greece for this. It will need some figures to use for the counters but that should not be too onerous. <br /><br />As you rightly say though - it was inevitable!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-71122555350341025662015-11-10T19:43:02.438+00:002015-11-10T19:43:02.438+00:00Naval wargames is a whole fascinating field!. So ...Naval wargames is a whole fascinating field!. So far I have tended to use naval stuff as an adjunct to my land-based campaigns - for combined ops. I've had to resist the temptation to go much further with it. However, I have constructed home-made balsa fleets for my 'Jono's World' project. Unfortunately, they haven't yet seen action...<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-91903014288761657472015-11-10T17:34:49.505+00:002015-11-10T17:34:49.505+00:00Our hobby is one based upon aesthetics. If the sh...Our hobby is one based upon aesthetics. If the ships look more appealing with masts then masts should be standard convention.<br /><br />Good luck with this project!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-54230179836509440662015-11-10T15:08:34.402+00:002015-11-10T15:08:34.402+00:00Having watched your blog for years this project ha...Having watched your blog for years this project has ultimately been inevitable.<br />I for one rejoice in it finally arriving :-)Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.com