tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post5300867786497938311..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Black Seas, Hammerin' Iron and Tumbling DiceDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-8962938572986213652019-10-08T10:38:18.597+01:002019-10-08T10:38:18.597+01:00Hi Trebian,
That makes a lot of sense and I have ...Hi Trebian,<br /><br />That makes a lot of sense and I have seen this in action across the blogosphere.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-58559698290794111342019-10-07T10:58:33.129+01:002019-10-07T10:58:33.129+01:00As to "scale" of ships v figures, I woul...As to "scale" of ships v figures, I would think that a general rule of buildings and large items (such as bombers and ships) work really well on one scale down if playing anything other than a skirmish. So, use 15mm buildings with 20-25mm figures, 6mm with 15mm figures and so on. Most wargamers do not realise how big things are. Trees, for example, are really tall.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-10973295379193003082019-10-07T10:39:50.181+01:002019-10-07T10:39:50.181+01:00Hi Nigel,
Funny you should mention that....;-)
A...Hi Nigel,<br /><br />Funny you should mention that....;-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-5777702805755712692019-10-07T10:39:13.595+01:002019-10-07T10:39:13.595+01:00Hi Trebian,
That is true but I reckon it would be...Hi Trebian,<br /><br />That is true but I reckon it would be easy enough to convert back to squares if needed....<br /><br />....and I suspect i probably will!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-77727936154143545552019-10-07T10:36:54.783+01:002019-10-07T10:36:54.783+01:00Hi Archduke,
That was my thinking exactly! I am u...Hi Archduke,<br /><br />That was my thinking exactly! I am undecided about the ACW models - rather I should say I am undecided as to what models I will need - but rather like the idea of using the same terrain for both periods.<br /><br />I don't know if it a perception thing but the smaller you go with models the less the differences in scale seem to matter. I have a number of 1:1200th scale buildings from Brigade that sit quite nicely alongside 1:600th models.<br /><br />We shall see how it plays out.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-43023661669923154522019-10-07T09:57:40.143+01:002019-10-07T09:57:40.143+01:00Have a look at the Peter Pig pirate ships, the mer...Have a look at the Peter Pig pirate ships, the merchant ship is probably compatible. Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-12490437949568270512019-10-07T09:49:21.947+01:002019-10-07T09:49:21.947+01:00I think the squares work very well too. I've l...I think the squares work very well too. I've looked at Canvas and Shot, but not taken the plunge with it. Seems to me he's done away with the squares.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-36368513149535123022019-10-07T09:40:53.007+01:002019-10-07T09:40:53.007+01:00Fighting Sail had in its counter mix just one Firs...Fighting Sail had in its counter mix just one First Rate (French) but quite a few third and fourth rate line of battle ships. But its strength was more in its small craft, with heaps of potential for inshore work.<br /><br />On the matter of scale, my home made ACW vessels were made to 1:300 scale. Strange as it may seem, they seemed to go quite well with my Airfix ACW armies. Years ago I played a two or three combined ops games with land and riverine forces in action against river forts. I think you could go down to 1:600 and they'd still look OK - or at least the major units (e.g. Cairo class gunboats) would.<br /><br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-47487052934860510422019-10-07T08:38:33.728+01:002019-10-07T08:38:33.728+01:00Hi Trebian,
There is a rather nifty development/e...Hi Trebian,<br /><br />There is a rather nifty development/expansion available on Boardgamegeek called Canvas and Shot which uses a lot of the original ideas and expands the ship lists considerably. I rather like the use of squares for this period and the rules are pitched nicely at the level i am planning to fight at.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-59419079483153358152019-10-07T08:33:54.258+01:002019-10-07T08:33:54.258+01:00Fighting Sail is a very fine game for actions with...Fighting Sail is a very fine game for actions with half a dozen ships aside. It should be possible to work out the stats fro other ships from what was in the original game. We've been playing it on a large cloth with scratchbuilt ships with removable sails.Trebianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221916804339000102noreply@blogger.com