tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post652381224229782829..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: The 1/2400th Scale Tumbling Dice CollectionDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-81482151980220552842017-10-30T08:54:08.669+00:002017-10-30T08:54:08.669+00:00Hi Geordie,
For sure they are more expensive than...Hi Geordie,<br /><br />For sure they are more expensive than 1/3000th but I always think that larger scales are better when the ships are fighting at shorter ranges. I always found that 1/3000th scale ships for the pre dreadnought era tended to come up quite small. The extra 'heft' of the 1/2400th models gives then greater table presence IMHO.<br /><br />They are lovely models though.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-51690621331434978282017-10-28T00:09:09.352+01:002017-10-28T00:09:09.352+01:00Must check out Tumbling Dice for a price compariso...Must check out Tumbling Dice for a price comparison but I have to stick with my 1/3000 but I am looking forward to your rules review and AARGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-43740151085479798742017-10-28T00:07:42.187+01:002017-10-28T00:07:42.187+01:00Very interesting Senor!Very interesting Senor!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-5492024038535876862017-10-23T19:17:33.455+01:002017-10-23T19:17:33.455+01:00Hi J Jackaman,
There is a world of potential as y...Hi J Jackaman,<br /><br />There is a world of potential as you rightly point out and I fully intend expanding the collection in various directions as the models become available. Grey will be the way to go methinks as it will cover a wider timeframe which will suit me ideally.<br /><br />I plan to make a start on the models just as soon as I get the bases.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-41008179033166665272017-10-23T19:14:35.960+01:002017-10-23T19:14:35.960+01:00Hi Tim,
I think I have pretty much settled on the...Hi Tim,<br /><br />I think I have pretty much settled on the overall grey simply because I will be suing these for Great War actions as well. The tropical scheme looks nice but would be limiting.<br /><br />Besides, the Gow technique works very nicely with grey warships....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-72116374556112739142017-10-23T19:00:33.322+01:002017-10-23T19:00:33.322+01:00Go with the tropical colours. Which is easy for me...Go with the tropical colours. Which is easy for me to say as I'll not be painting them.....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-41260594229954907372017-10-23T18:22:45.173+01:002017-10-23T18:22:45.173+01:00And it would be easier to paint them grey rather t...And it would be easier to paint them grey rather than full China Station white. I believe that some of the larger RN warships arrived on station and were re-painted when they got there. Also, the Japanese abandoned their white hulls as soon as the RJW kicked off, in order to cut down on maintenance and to provide a degree of camouflage, so grey would be entirely reasonable for the British and German fleets too.Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-63684159621404494302017-10-23T18:17:53.200+01:002017-10-23T18:17:53.200+01:00This line up is very similar to my China Station R...This line up is very similar to my China Station RN fleet c1904-05, although with one or two minor differences. In my alternative version of events, the Japanese go to war with the British after an 'incident' forces them into confrontation, rather than the Germans but otherwise, it's the same sort of thing. <br /><br />There are some really interesting 'what if's' with lots of opportunities to pull in the Americans, French, Russians and so on, while still being entirely feasible. I'm looking forward to your next update!Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-37625205233761361242017-10-23T15:40:37.524+01:002017-10-23T15:40:37.524+01:00Hi Jonathan,
The white livery has a certain charm...Hi Jonathan,<br /><br />The white livery has a certain charm about it but in my case practicality will mean that grey will probably be the order of the day. Unless I acquired additional models and painted them in the appropriate scheme as needed - a sound idea but I doubt if my bank balance could cope with the strain!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-56336278794921699012017-10-23T15:36:41.850+01:002017-10-23T15:36:41.850+01:00I prefer the white with African yellow livery, mys...I prefer the white with African yellow livery, myself. My 1898 American fleet is in the peace time livery and looks much better than grey. Besides, how the can the Great White Fleet be grey? Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com