 War Artisan  | 12 Jun 2015 11:02 p.m. PST |
Now I just need 73 more of these, and voila . . . Trafalgar! |
| devsdoc | 13 Jun 2015 9:15 a.m. PST |
Very nice War Artisan,
Start at one end of one column, one end of the allies line, Finish at the end of the 2nd column and work too the other end of the allies line! What is the problem????
Be safe
Rory:) |
| whitejamest | 13 Jun 2015 9:35 a.m. PST |
Uh oh, well now you've gone and said "Trafalgar", and you have to do it. I for one am very much looking forward to seeing such a great spectacle!! |
| War Artisan | 14 Jun 2015 10:52 a.m. PST |
. . . only to be replaced by this a day later. Now I only need 72 more.
Let's see . . . Spanish, 80 guns . . . hmmm, could be Neptuno, lead ship of the Combined Fleet's line. |
Volunteer  | 14 Jun 2015 11:01 a.m. PST |
Beautiful work Jeff, as always. 1/600 scale? There is a group in Dorset desparately looking for 1/600 scale Napoleonic ships. |
| devsdoc | 14 Jun 2015 1:27 p.m. PST |
Hi Jeff,
Two down………
Nice ships.
Be safe
Rory |
| dantheman | 15 Jun 2015 11:46 a.m. PST |
Are these new, or did you just repaint the gun rows and add a spanker on your current offering? |
| War Artisan | 16 Jun 2015 2:33 a.m. PST |
Are these new You could say that. As you noticed, a gaff-rigged mizzen replaced the lateen, and a hull repaint. Also, a few tweaks to the parts outlines, new graphics for the stern galleries (one version showing the older style, and one showing the more spartan and practical "closed stern" favored by the British in new ships and refits around the turn of the century), added carronades to the quarterdecks and forecastles . . . you get the idea. Vol: They are 1:900 scale, just like the mid-eighteenth century models . . . but keep in mind that they are cardstock. Print them at 150% and make all the laminated parts half again as thick as the instructions recommend and voila!!! you have a 1:600 scale model. I have successfully rescaled several of my kits both up and down. Sometimes they even come out better than the originals. |
| Volunteer | 16 Jun 2015 10:10 p.m. PST |
Rory,
You might want to mention this to Pete and Gary. Might answer their search for 1/600 ships. |
| War Artisan | 20 Jun 2015 4:06 p.m. PST |
So you needn't take my word for it, I threw together a "proof of concept", doing the printing and laminating at 150%. Here's a picture of the same kit at two different scales:
The squares on the cutting board are .5", for reference. The 1:600 scale version is 3" on the waterline (or about 150', fairly typical for a small third rate in the early 19th century.) The larger one was actually much easier to build than the 1:900 version, mainly because the parts are larger. I'm thinking I should include a separate page in the kit with 1:600 scale parts, arranged to print on a single page. There are a couple more pictures on my Flickr page, including an overhead shot that shows the relative size more clearly: link |
| devsdoc | 20 Jun 2015 5:47 p.m. PST |
Jeff,
I love the idea of one ship different scales. Both are crisp and clean. Thanks for the link and showing it can be done.
Be safe
Rory |
