"More help with 1/1200 dress-up parts" Topic

I'd like to find sources of boats (both rowed wooden boats and steam launches), anchors, and maybe other bits like hatch combings, intake ventilators, railings, etc. in some scale close to 1/1200 (say, between 1/1000 & 1/1500). I'd also like to find a source of generic small WWI-era deck guns (3"-6") in a similar scale, preferably with gun shields. Suggestions welcome.

I'm finally getting around to building the small fleets of 1/1000 scale Houston's ironclads I bought late last year, and as I've found with other primitive castings (Navwar, Skytrex, Panzerschiffe), these benefit enormously from additions and replacements from the parts bin. Yesterday I dressed up the Andrea Doria with wire spars, flagpoles and topmast, I filed off the horrible cast-on boats and replaced them with GHQ 1/1200 Micronauts boats, and I added some GHQ 1/1200 Micronauts anchors. Until/unless I find a source of deck guns, I can't do anything about the 4.7" and 6" guns that look totally out of scale on her, so for now those are staying (yech).

I know a few sources of boats: Langton (in 1/1200, rowed only), WTJ (a bit small at 1/1500, but includes both rowed and steam launches), and if I ever figure out which ships' sprues to order, I can order more boats from GHQ.

I can also get more anchors from GHQ (again, if I figure out which kits to specify as a source of sprues).

I'd like to find more sources of add-on bits for small scale ship models. Any pointers?

- Ix

straight pins, with flat tops, make intake ventilators

go to Alnavco alnavco.com/warship.htm
If that doesn't go to warships, on the menu, choose that then parts. There are several guns there

Thanks, I forgot about Alnavco. If only they had pictures…

straight pins, with flat tops, make intake ventilators

I don't understand how that would look anything like a cowl vent on an old coal-powered steam ship. Do you have any pictures? Maybe I'm just not picturing the right thing. I'm looking for something like these:

I can make my own using plastic rod or aluminum or plastic tubing, but if someone sold bunches of them cheaply enough I'd probably buy a few (scale) tons of them.

- Ix

Ix,
I think what dragon6 is talking about are the mushroom style ventilators, like you see on the USS Texas.
BWW

Try HR products tjey have a small range of stuff.
hrprod.com

Pico Armor sells Brigade Models gun packs. They are fort guns but I have successfully cut some down for deck guns without too much effort.