"1/64th Southern Belle river boat kit " Topic
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Col Durnford  | 08 Sep 2014 6:53 a.m. PST |
It appears this model has been re-released. link Back when it was out before, did anyone converted it for use on the Nile? Thanks, Vince |
| genew49 | 08 Sep 2014 7:10 a.m. PST |
Work in progress(for a VERY long time)
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 John the OFM  | 08 Sep 2014 7:33 a.m. PST |
I never did any conversions on mine. I just did it right out of the box.
When I use it in our Canadian campaigns, it is the Chippewa Queen. On the Nile, it's the Nubian Princess.  I might mention that I use the Ral Partha "true 25mm" sailors in the Colonial range, and the Parroom Station sailors are not that much bigger. This boat is the main reason I spent quite some time trying to get the Wargames Foundry Queen Victoria with shotgun figure. The figure fits right in the pilot house. |
| Col Durnford | 08 Sep 2014 8:35 a.m. PST |
I'm also at Ral Partha gamer so the 1/64th scale sound about right. What color scheme did you/will you go with? |
| jowady | 08 Sep 2014 8:44 a.m. PST |
Looks like it could be converted to an ACW river gunboat fairly easily. |
| John the OFM | 08 Sep 2014 9:00 a.m. PST |
I did white with red trim, standard. |
| mjkerner | 08 Sep 2014 9:44 a.m. PST |
How does it work with 28mm figs? A little too small, I assume? |
| John the OFM | 08 Sep 2014 10:50 a.m. PST |
There will be a very tight fit between railings and bulkheads/walls. Trying to fit 28mm figs in there might snap off the rails. You still have to be careful with the "true 25mm" figures.
I suppose Minifigs would fit too, if you snip the bases.
Ral Partha and Parroon Station are as large as I would go.
I had to base my sailors on the smallest washers I could find. You might not even want to base them.
I have plenty of room on the decks for Houston's naval Nordenfelts and Hotchkiss guns and RP crew. It is a classic "model vs gaming piece" dilemma. Models are not designed to be played with. Although, the original Lindberg model came with a motor to run the paddlewheel. I don't know how that worked out in choppy "seas". |
 aegiscg47 | 08 Sep 2014 11:43 a.m. PST |
Wasn't there an article in The Courier magazine about converting it into a gunboat? |
| mjkerner | 09 Sep 2014 7:23 a.m. PST |
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