| Hebburn Wolves | 10 Oct 2009 12:37 a.m. PST |
Hi Guys Im looking at getting some WW2 ships etc and im looking at ships that are roughly 3"-4" long and wondered if you guys could point me in the right direction as ww2 naval is a new concept to me.
cheers
Jon |
 x42brown  | 10 Oct 2009 1:27 a.m. PST |
Try navwar.co.uk not the easiest place to deal with over the web but the products are good. x42 |
 Extra Crispy | 10 Oct 2009 3:08 a.m. PST |
You should also take a look at My Little Ship Company. Available through Stonewall. They have a partial WW2 range in 1:2400 scale, so the biggest ships are about 4-5" long. Cruisers and destroyers more in the 1.5 – 2" range: link |
| Allen57 | 10 Oct 2009 4:44 a.m. PST |
Davco also make a range of WWII naval. |
| Deserter | 10 Oct 2009 5:34 a.m. PST |
Davco is distributed from Skytrex skytrex.com I recently ordered some 1/3000 ships from them and I received an excellent product and service |
 McKinstry  | 10 Oct 2009 6:36 a.m. PST |
Assuming the 4-5" length is for the largest such as battleships and fleet carriers, 1/3000 would be the scale. As others have said, the main manufacturers are Navwar and Skytrex/Davco although several smaller firms also make fill ins such as Stronghold, MY, Denian and a few others. I believe all the 1/3000 manufacturers are UK based. |
| Hebburn Wolves | 10 Oct 2009 7:18 a.m. PST |
Thanks guys like i said im new to this and im looking at doing something a bit different from the usual land battles.
Cheers
Jon |
| hindsTMP | 10 Oct 2009 7:27 a.m. PST |
Hi Jon, To give you an idea of relative sizes of models in the popular scales, here's an image. 1:3000 scale is slightly smaller than the middle image. PDF link |
| goragrad | 10 Oct 2009 12:10 p.m. PST |
GHQ and CinC out of the US also have distributors in the UK, not sure about Viking Forge. All are good sources for 1/2400. |
TheDreadnought  | 10 Oct 2009 4:25 p.m. PST |
For just getting started in naval wargaming, Navwar is an excellent way to start. Being located in the UK means they are readily available to you, and the price for them is certainly right. Skytrex/Davco are VERY similar in kinda and quality. On the whole I think Navwar are slightly better, but it really varies by model pretty much. GHQ are the gold standard for 1/2400. . . but are expensive and based of of the U.S. On the other hand, the exchange rate will work in your favor. I would wait on GHQ until you've played a bit and decided exactly what you will be looking for. Navwar are fast and easy to collect, and I feel its always good to have a 1/3000 scale "reserve fleet" around even if you later start dropping the money on a GHQ fleet. |
| BonzaiBob | 12 Oct 2009 4:03 a.m. PST |
I wold also interject that Panzerschiffe has some great product at very reasonable prices (Battleships are typically $5 USD and Carriers $6). They lack the detailing of the GHQ and CinC stuff, but a good paint job will leave you with a great model. Here's the site: panzerschiffe.com
I have a number of his models and have not been disappointed with any of them. |
