 Editor in Chief Bill   | 28 Jun 2011 7:07 p.m. PST |
Is there one manufacturer which can be considered the best? |
| aecurtis | 28 Jun 2011 7:37 p.m. PST |
My vote would be for Bay Area Yards. Oh, wait: this is a TMP Poll Suggestion? Never mind. Disregard. Allen |
| Sundance | 28 Jun 2011 8:01 p.m. PST |
Bay Area Yards has a good selection and it's different from Thoroughbred, but I like Thoroughbred's ships the best. I do use BAY rules, though. |
| The G Dog | 28 Jun 2011 8:04 p.m. PST |
There are what – THREE – manufacturers of 1:600 ironclads and you want us to choose which is BEST? Ironclads – Thoroughbred Everything else – Bay Area Yards. ('cause thanks to them I can rock my need to field the Minnesota!) |
| Sundance | 28 Jun 2011 8:36 p.m. PST |
Good point, G Dog. Thoroughbred does ironclads, BAY does sailing ships of the period and many other ships that Throughbred doesn't do. I believe Peter Pig is the other manufacturer? I don't think I've ever looked at their offerings for ironclads. |
| Mako11 | 28 Jun 2011 8:47 p.m. PST |
Even though there are only three, it is still helpful to know, for those of us that haven't seen any of them, or heard about them. ;-) |
| FireZouave | 28 Jun 2011 8:57 p.m. PST |
I only know that Thoroughbred are excellent models and that Toby Barrett does thorough research on them! So, they are very accurate! |
| 21eRegt | 28 Jun 2011 8:58 p.m. PST |
I would rank them Thoroughbred, Bay, and Peter Pig a distant third. Between them the naval aspect of the ACW is pretty well covered. |
| Florida Tory | 29 Jun 2011 4:34 a.m. PST |
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| jdpintex | 29 Jun 2011 5:38 a.m. PST |
Thoroughbred best (especially ironclads)
Bay Area (extremely close second), who covers everything else. Actually very little overlap between the two. And I use both. Peter Pig a very distant 3rd. |
| Allen57 | 29 Jun 2011 7:21 a.m. PST |
I agree. Thoroughbred are probably the best. In part my feeling for this is that they are cast metal while the only Bay Area I have are resin. Im not a resin fan. But, Bay as stated makes a lot of stuff you cannot get from Thoroughbred. I only have two of Peter Pigs ships. They are OK but not of the quality of the other two makers. I would not hesitate to put Thoroughbred and Bay on the same table. Im not quite so sure about Peter Pig. Al |
| Belisarius | 29 Jun 2011 7:26 a.m. PST |
I have both Thoroughbred and Peter Pig. The Thoroughbred have nice detail and the Peter Pig have excellent price. I have found that on the table they look similar, but that could be a reflection of my painting skill or lack there of. ?:) |
| Scott Mingus | 29 Jun 2011 9:43 a.m. PST |
I only use Thoroughbred for my 1:600 River Wars games, but my houses and accessories are from Bay and Simply 6 / Pico Armor. |
| Dances with Clydesdales | 30 Jun 2011 6:49 p.m. PST |
1)Thoroughbred
2)Bay Area Yards
3)Peter Pig
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| deephorse | 10 Jul 2011 9:57 a.m. PST |
Thoroughbred. And they paint up so well that even someone as bad at it as I can produce something that looks quite good. And if I knew how to post a photo I'd show you! |
