| MikeyP | 25 Jul 2009 12:07 p.m. PST |
I'd like to get into 1/600th coastal forces – not in a huge way but I need a place to start so I can expend if I get the urge. I'd like to try some small escort/ convoy actions and be able to game both sides – German & British. Recommendations on what & how many to start with would be greatly appreciated. I'll be using Attack with Torpedos Rules to start with. Thanks in advance. |
| coopman | 25 Jul 2009 2:52 p.m. PST |
Join the "Narrow Seas" Yahoo discussion group for lots of advice. |
| Kaoschallenged | 25 Jul 2009 7:41 p.m. PST |
Heres the link for the Narrow Seas Yahoo group. And Dave from PT Dockyards is a great guy to get a hold of too. Very knowledgable and helpful. I have coastal minis for almost all Theatres. But I have been buying them little by little over the years. Robert Narrow Seas Yahoo Group
link My 1/600 scale Yahoo Wargaming Group
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| Inari7 | 25 Jul 2009 8:04 p.m. PST |
If you are intrested, I have 1/1250 scale painted up, based and ready to go with the "Action Stations" rules. If intrested e-mail me Inari7 @cfl .rr.com Just take out the spaces. |
| David Manley | 25 Jul 2009 10:30 p.m. PST |
Skytrex, PT Dockyard and Stronghold all do decent generic coastal transports, so a few of those is a good start for targets. I'd also go for one or two trawlers (for the British) and KFKs / VP boats (for the Germans) for escorts. As far as the fast movers are concerned I generally build by forces in groups of 3-4. I'd start with a group of MTBs and mid war S-boats, then think about expanding to RN MGBs and German R Boats |
| Kaoschallenged | 25 Jul 2009 10:40 p.m. PST |
Hey David. Has Stronghold gotten them up yet on thier site yet? And I agree with your suggestions that basically how I started out. Robert My 1/600 scale Yahoo Wargaming Group
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| David Manley | 26 Jul 2009 3:02 a.m. PST |
The Stronghold 1/600 range is here, IIRC: link EDIT – hmm, looks as though the pages with the actual models on them have gone :( |
| ptdockyard | 26 Jul 2009 6:52 a.m. PST |
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| Kaoschallenged | 26 Jul 2009 9:39 a.m. PST |
"EDIT – hmm, looks as though the pages with the actual models on them have gone :(" Yeah :(. It looks like he is slowly but surely getting the site updated but hasn't gotten to that part yet. Robert |
| IsThereASix | 27 Jul 2009 10:25 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the replies everyone. I guess Dave's answer makes about the most common sense. Start small and go bigger as time/ money permit. I do have bad tendencies to collect far more lead than I have time to paint and so use of common sense might just be the right way to go – thanks Dave. Good grief! Am I getting older and more wiser? Thanks again,
Mike |
| Kaoschallenged | 27 Jul 2009 11:44 a.m. PST |
Most welcome Mike. I have been buying from Dave for quite a few years now. And the little by little course has worked well for me :). Robert My 1/600 scale Yahoo Wargaming Group
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's first experience with 1:4800 scale naval models.
