"Wonderful new models" Topic

I received another Sample package of 1:3000 ships from North Head Miniatures today. These are ships they are producing to compliment my rule books on the convoy battles of WW2. The first edition 'DEADLY WATERS' is due for release next year. It concentrates on the convoy run between Gibraltar and the UK, so the models are especially suited for that. Of course they will do well for other areas too.

WOW! They just get better and better. The CAM ship is something to be seen to be believed. You can even tell its a hurricane on the catapult.

Fine detail on these models is enough to send you blind. The designer must have damned good eyesight. But of course he needs a good feel for ships and what he is making and its obvious that he does have that too. Just about all of them could be described as "little gem's", but of particular use are those that are not available in other ranges. The AA ship HMS Palomares is superb, as are the sloops, destroyers and C class cruiser.

However if I must pick one out, it would be the early Flower class Corvette. Much superior to any of those I've seen from other manufacturers. I'd describe it as so accurate that the three or four other types of Flower class model I have from other manufacturers will look a bit silly on the same tabletop.

I will post pictures as soon as I can paint them up. I must admit to a bit of nervousness there….! The last group were so well detailed that I found it hard to match them with a sufficiently accurate paint job. Because the models are made from a very high impact resin, they not only show up great detail, but are also very light. I got a whole heap of them today and the tissue packaging weighed much more. That bodes well for postage cost and will please most people.

As far as I know the models are not yet commercially available and those I have received are samples of the range being planned. If I get more information I will post it.

Mal,
Who is going to be publishing your rules? I have seen you talk about them on other sites, and they sound quite good.
BWW

Clash of Arms will handle the publishing Brian.

Hmmm, time to start checking their website regularly then. Oh, and by the way: Darn you Mal! Every time I think I'm going to keep my naval gaming confined to Age of Sail, you come up with another project. 1/3000 I can paint; I tried 1/6000 and they were just too small for me.
BWW

I thought I could still paint 1:3000 scale until I received this lot! They have so much tiny detail that they are an embarrassment to my remaining capabilities!

I hope to take photographs tomorrow as I have painted most up now.