Sunday, 24 July 2022

Dotting the Skies and Crossing the T’s


Now a 6 x 6 board but with ships occupying two squares rather than one so would still work for 3 x 3 style games - probably better than using the original 8” square grid. Note the ‘T’ being crossed….


The two ships again showing the ‘increased’ playing area.

OK I know it is not really a board for use in aerial games - I will be doing so though - but as a small footprint playing area it has stood me in good stead! Following on from the decision to revert to using two squares per model rather than one I took the opportunity this afternoon to add the additional dots to the board. Now it is not perfect by any means but this is really test bed until I organise something a little more permanent. The ships on the board are of course the two sloops I refurbished earlier in the week and are there just so you can see how it looks.

Downstairs Work Station

Whilst the majority of the collection resides in the man cave I took the decision to organise some bits and pieces that I could tackle in the lounge at my temporary work station. Just a tray full of bits and pieces as I have a mast and spar building session planned. The three ships you see will be replicated so I needed to measure the masts and spars and get them assembled as these will be the next batch of models after the ones I am currently painting are finished.


The tray of goodies. A knife, ruler, cutters, emery board, superglue, bamboo skewers, wooden cocktail sticks, MDF fighting tops and the obligatory cutting mat.


My temporary home office with a view out on to the garden


The view from the patio doors. If you look closely you might see one of the cats - clue: they are black and white!

Not shown here but also dragged out of the man cave my copy of Dahlgren and Colombiad and By Sea and By Water so that I can make a start on the new ship specification charts.

All in all then, not a bad way to spend a couple of hours on a Sunday.


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4 comments:

  1. Robert (Bob) Cordery24 July 2022 at 19:19

    David,

    Like you, I’ve tried to work in my normal war/toy room and home office, but I was driven out by the heat and set up my laptop in our dining room. It’s cool and dark in there … and enjoys a through draught that keeps the room relatively cool.

    As a result, I’ve done little painting but have been working on my version of the CAMPAIGN map. (I thought that they were finished and then realised that I’d missed out Stettin. A corrected version of the maps will be published on my blog tomorrow.)

    The model ships look better on the 6 x 6 grid, and I think that going back to that size of grid was a very good idea.

    All the best,

    Bob

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  2. David Crook24 July 2022 at 20:30

    Hello there Bob,

    I could have spent some time painting but I knew that in the heat it would have been a frustrating experience. Building masts is still taking things forward though and so is a welcome alternative - especially as the lounge is cooler!

    I thought long and hard about the two square idea and am really pleased that I reverted back to it. Seeing how the board came out served to reinforce the decision!

    All the best,

    DC

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  3. Aly Morrison26 July 2022 at 21:54

    It’s always interesting to see and read your thoughts and progress on this project…
    Your work station is way more tidy than anything I have 😁.

    All the best. Aly

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  4. David Crook27 July 2022 at 08:49

    Hi Aly,

    Thak you old chap! This is the work, work station - the 5ft by 3ft desk of doom in the man cave is rather less well organised….

    All the best,

    DC

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