I have at last managed to get a full set of photographs of the masters for the relaunched Minifigs Warship range from Dave Ryan at Caliver books and so have taken the liberty of providing the full list as available from him with the appropriate pictures. The prices etc are available from Caliver Books themselves.
Miniature Figurines
Early 20th Century Warships – 1:1800th scale (150ft per
inch)
1. Late Pre
Dreadnought – based on the Lord Nelson/Agamemnon Class Battleship (2) 76mm
1
2. Second
Class Pre Dreadnought – based on the Swiftsure/Triumph Class Battleship (2)
82mm
2
3. Early Pre
Dreadnought – based on the Majestic Class Battleship (9) 83mm – Also usable
as the Centurion Class (3 of these although these were shorter by between 30 to
50ft) and the Royal Sovereign Class (8) although these had their main guns in
barbettes rather than turrets and so will need replacing.
3
4. Later
Dreadnought – based on the Iron Duke (4)/King George V (4) Class Battleship
97mm – Also usable as the Orion class although these had the tripod aft of the
fore funnel.
4
5. Later
Battle Cruiser – based on the Lion/Princess Royal Class Battleship (2) 97mm
– Also usable as the Queen Mary
5
6. Pre
Dreadnought – based on the Canopus Class Battleship (6) 84mm – Also usable
as Formidable (3), London (3), Queen (2) and Duncan (6) classes.
6
7. Early
Armoured Cruiser – based on the Drake Class Cruiser (4) 84mm – Also usable
as Cressy Class (6), Diadem Class (8) and could also be used for the Monmouth
Class (10) with the removal of a funnel and slightly redeploying the remaining
three.
7
8. Later
Armoured Cruiser – based on the Devonshire Class Cruiser (6) 81mm
8
9. Small
Light Cruiser – based on the Arethusa Class Light Cruiser (8) 82mm
9
10. Light
Cruiser – based on the Weymouth Class (Light) Protected Cruiser (4) 77mm –
Actually a Light Cruiser and usable for the Bristol (5), Chatham (6),
Birmingham (4) and Birkenhead (2) classes.
10
11. Early
Battle Cruiser – based on the Invincible Class Battle Cruiser (3) 93mm –
This looks more like the follow on Indefatigable class but has the turrets in
the wrong place – the two innermost were ‘wing’ turrets
11
12. Early
Dreadnought – based on H.M.S. Dreadnought (1) 83mm – Also usable for the
Bellerophon (3) and St Vincent (3) classes although the tripod mast was ahead
of the fore funnel rather than aft as in the Dreadnought herself.
12
13. Late
Protected Cruiser – described as an Early Turret Battleship 69mm – Actually
a 3 funnelled cruiser suitable for use as Challenger (2), Hermes (3), Arrogant
(4) and Topaze (4) classes. Also usable for the German Bremen class (7).
13
14. Early
Protected cruiser – described as an Early Turret Battleship 67mm - Actually
a 2 funnelled cruiser suitable for use as Edgar (7), Royal Arthur (2) and Blake
(2). Also usable for the German Gazelle
class (10)
14
15. Transport Ship 71mm – Typical merchant steamer.
15
16. Transport Ship 66mm – Smaller merchant steamer
16
17. Transport
Ship – Typical small steamer described
as a Minesweeper 36mm
17
18. Victoria and Albert Royal Yacht 75mm – Victoria
and Albert III, launched in 1901.
18
19. Destroyer 46mm
19
20. Destroyer 47mm
20
21. Destroyer 45mm
21
22. Destroyer 46mm
22
23. Destroyer 50mm
23
24. Destroyer 53mm
24
All the destroyers are typical of the various designs built for the Royal Navy culminating with the largest being settled on in the ‘River’ class - most which are represented by model number 24.
25. Submarine 42mm – Typical early period submarine.
25
26. Submarine 45mm – Typical later period submarine.
26....the end?
There you have it - the full range with pictures (as mentioned, for prices you will need to check with Caliver Books) and it is fairly safe to say that these models are not going to win any prizes for technical detail and accuracy but what they lack in this area they surely make up for with pure 'old school' charm!
18 comments:
GOSH!!
I may have to have a good think about these.
I can see a set of rules forming in my head already.
Any sign of some opponents?
Jim
Hi Jim,
Sadly not at the moment but should the range take off then I think that Dave Ryan may add a few extras to them. The beauty of the earlier models is that they are suitably generic looking so could serve with a variety of navies if you were not too picky. Failing that, go down the imagi-nation route and create a pair of navies with what is available.
I used a number of these models for a couple of play tests of my MoBaS rules a while ago and they are fine for use on Hexon or similar.
All the best,
DC
An interesting scale. They do look good! Thanks for posting these ... Jeff
Hi Jeff,
The ships are the same scale as those available for the Axis and Allies: War at Sea WW2 game so a degree of crossover is possible.
They have a very 'quaint' style about them and I guess that describing them as the naval equivalent of an old toy soldier would be a good comparison.
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
You are a wicked man ... I feel the urge to buy some of these models NOW!
All the best,
Bob
Well done you!
Now those look familiar ! Well posted, David.
Regards,
Steve
Hi Bob,
Wicked is my middle name (actually it is Roy but you get my drift!) and the models do have a certain 'old school' charm. They fight very well under MoBaS!
Be warned though Bob - Minifigs warships are the pathway to many imagi-nations some consider to be unnatural....;-)
All the best,
DC
Hi Paul,
I am pleased to see them back in production but certainly cannot take all the credit for making this happen. Many people have contributed with information and so it is very much a cooperative effort.
All the best,
DC
Hi Steve,
It kind of feels like one those 'my work is done' moments but it would not have happened without a lot of help and encouragement from many people - with your good self up their with the best!
I will contact you off list as I need to discuss a couple of things ship related.
All the best,
DC
David,
These look very nice indeed. They've got a great deal of charm about them. Very splendid indeed - all I have to do now is resist temptation.... (as if!!)
Those figures look great. It's nice that you could put them up with full descriptions. I wonder why so many manufacturers and sellers can't seem to do this? It makes a big difference.
Hi Sidney,
You could almost visualise F.T.Jane and his contemporaries moving these about using his Naval wargame rules - complete with port, brandy and cigars!
All the best,
DC
Hi Sean,
The descriptions are from the Caliver website and were penned by yours truly for Dave Ryan. It always make a difference seeing the model you are interested in buying in my opinion!
All the best,
DC
Superlative listing, there, DC, especially with the details on the ship alternatives and varying classes, dimensions etc - an excellent resource, and quite a timely post for yours truly, in the midst of 'Minifigging' some ships of your acquaintance as I am!
Hi SoS,
Cheers old chap! It also means you can see what the dreadnoughts look like although most of what I have does not boast any masts!
The details are a combination of the original Minifigs list and my own generic descriptions for the models and what they can be used for. I am compiling a table covering other navies as some of the models would pass muster (in a dim light!) outside of the obvious RN ships.
All the best,
DC
I'm saying nothing other than "another" naval scale ;)
Have fun
Hi Geordie,
Very true but when has that ever stood in the way of good game!? The only problem is the lack of opposition but who knows? Dave Ryan may address this in due course if the range is successful enough.
All the best,
DC
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