"Houston 1/1200 Ironclads" Topic
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| boggler | 25 Mar 2009 3:24 a.m. PST |
Has anyone got one of the following models from the Houston range: HSS52 USS DUNDERBERG (ironclad gunboat) I'd like to get one to add to my French fleet as the Rochambeau so would be really interested in your impression of the model. A photo would be even better. Thanks Jim |
 Virtualscratchbuilder   | 25 Mar 2009 3:52 a.m. PST |
Cannot help you with a pic or an impression, but Houston's ships are actually 1/1000 +/- a tad. |
| JonFreitag | 25 Mar 2009 6:07 a.m. PST |
Jim,
Below is a link to Great Endeavors' website of Houston's Rochambeau: link |
| boggler | 25 Mar 2009 6:25 a.m. PST |
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| Dan Cyr | 25 Mar 2009 10:06 a.m. PST |
Bay Area Yard has one in 1/600 with a picture at link Dan |
| The Monstrous Jake | 25 Mar 2009 1:41 p.m. PST |
I've got a photo of Houston's Dunderberg on my web site: link |
| Virtualscratchbuilder | 25 Mar 2009 1:49 p.m. PST |
Cannot help you with a pic or an impression, but Houston's ships are actually 1/1000 +/- a tad. I'm going to take back what I said…. the ACW stuff is indeed 1/1200. Its the predreads that are 1/1000. |
| boggler | 26 Mar 2009 1:41 a.m. PST |
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| Roger57 | 14 Jul 2010 12:08 a.m. PST |
Houston's Civil War ships are the most stable in scale. They vary between 1/1200 and 1/1150. The ships that are between 1/1200 and 1/900 are for the post Civil War 19th century, the Sino Japanese War and the Russo Japanese War. Everyone denegrates them, but they are metal, they come with masts boats, stacks and ventilators all in the package. These are wargaming miniatures. You do not "build" them, you assemble them. They require only simple paint jobs If you intend to play, these are perfect. There is also an extensive line of fortifications Sumpter and Morgan to name the big ones. They are packaged in pairs which is their only problem. |
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