| wingnut | 04 Feb 2012 11:35 p.m. PST |
For a while now I have wanted to make a Dutch Fluyt. The problem was there were no suitable hulls out there that resembled the rounded, lumbering shallow draft vessels of the day. Then Ainsty started producing the old Dixon line. Add a mizen mast, a few Dutch VOC flags and a whole lot of rigging. TADA!
Slow, poorly armed, full of trade goods. What more could a Pirate want! Pictures here: link
Wingnut
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| Duc de Limbourg | 05 Feb 2012 12:18 a.m. PST |
This looks great.
But if a dutch ship the better name would be "jen ever" |
| CPT Jake | 05 Feb 2012 5:45 a.m. PST |
Very nice job. Your sails and rigging are great. |
| Mako11 | 05 Feb 2012 1:48 p.m. PST |
Nice work. Looks superb, as usual! Supposedly, fluyts were actually quite quick compared to other merchants, since they were fairly narrow. Not very maneuverable though, given their long length to beam ratios. Who makes the deck guns you are using? |
| wingnut | 05 Feb 2012 3:50 p.m. PST |
On that ship, Crusader. I use just about everyone's cannons. It mostly depends on the model. |
| Ainsty Castings | 06 Feb 2012 7:53 a.m. PST |
You have really done a fantastic job on this one again! makes me swell with pride |
| wingnut | 06 Feb 2012 11:30 a.m. PST |
Andy (Ainsty Castings),
Congrats, I saw you just got a U.S. distributor. The Cool part is he actually comes to the Fall recruits Convention where I will be running The Giant Pirate game. Hope he has a few ships on hand! Wingnut |
| Lions Den | 06 Feb 2012 3:25 p.m. PST |
Beautiful Work.
I look forward to boarding her at Recruits. |
| wingnut | 06 Feb 2012 5:39 p.m. PST |
Lion's Den,
it wouldn't be a pirate game with out you at Recruits. Already have prizes are on the way from Old Glory. Nick is going to allow a VIP game for practice on Friday night just for sailing around and causing a ruckus. We have 5 volunteer GM's, another 24 ft long table and a secret pirate island added this year.
Let me know when you get that fine "prize" you captured last year painted up and we'll stat' her out. Wingnut |
| Mako11 | 06 Feb 2012 6:03 p.m. PST |
Sounds great. Looking forward to seeing the pics. What rules will you be using for the naval battles, and the land actions? |
| wingnut | 06 Feb 2012 11:39 p.m. PST |
The Rules are our own. "Fist Full of Seamen"
They cover almost every aspect of the period, fast play, and can be as light or as detailed as the players desire. They are still some where in editing at the moment…. |
