One of the ships deployed on the game board from Fighters of the Pacific. I have a cloth with slightly larger hexes (50mm across the flat sides) that would better suit them in due course.
Actually there are 9 colours available - missing from the above is the blue version
Painted examples (sadly not by me) I found on the net but for the life of me I cannot remember where from. Apologies to whomever these belong to for not asking permission but they were too lovely to remain hidden from view!
I was able to file the hull down to make a single decker and had some plans in raising the hull slightly for the odd three decker but the one thing that was a bit of a niggles was the lack of a ‘spanker’ off the mizzen mast. Well, after an exchange of messages with the indefatigable Mr Manley, writer of rules, 3D printer of things and all round good chap, I now have a large quantity of the said ‘spankers’ with which I can improve the basic casting with.
The top left is the base model with an added ‘spanker’ whilst the bottom left is the single deck version I converted. On the right you can see the sail, fresh from the printer in its un trimmed state.
I met up in (London) town with him on Monday evening just gone for beers, a bite to eat and a chat and to handover some bits and pieces. He duly presented me with a container full of ‘spankers’ that are very easily attached to the base models and they improve the look immeasurably. Great chap that he is he also gave me some quick and easy painting tips so that getting these to the table should not be an overly labour intensive experience - once I can get the time that is!
Many thanks to Mr Manley once again - now I have to think about what to do with them!
For a simple game marker model those look very nice. Your spanker addition definitely improves them. The trimmed down single desk also looks great. Was that one a lot of work to achieve?
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DeleteThe spanker certainly elevates the look somewhat! The plastic the ships are made from is high density and hard, harder than that used in plastic kits. You can file it but it does take some effort to do so. Having said that, it was definitely worth doing so.
The designer of the ship - these are used in a game called Viktory II - liked the single decker idea and regretted not doing so originally. The same applied to the spanker and also the fact that the gunports are lined up vertically rather than offset. Langton miniatures the ate not but they have the advantages of being a good size, simplistic looking, relatively cheap (shipping from the US is not cheap) and very durable.
All the best,
DC
I like these little ships a lot and the addition of the Spanker (for improved tacking??) is an excellent modification.
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