"Peter Pig ships with Minairons ensigns" Topic

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Lluis Vilalta	06 Nov 2017 2:38 p.m. PST
Hi all, I've recently fitted some Peter Pig's Range 18 ships from my own collection with Minairons Miniatures' ensigns and flags (this is one of the few good things derived from owning a miniature company ). This is what some selected samples look like after the flag hoisting: GALLEON -- FRIGATE -- BRIG -- Ships have been fitted 1701-1785 Spanish war ensigns and flags for a future War of Spanish Succession game I'm planning (a set to be released yet, BTW; that's another advantage of owning a miniature company ). The ensign sets alreadly released by Minairons are those you can watch in the following link --mostly belonging to 17th century rather than to 18th: minairons.eu/en/78-1-600-scale-17-century-naval-flags. Some more sets in the pipeline, as it can be watched here: minairons-news.blogspot.com/p/pipeline.html, and even more in Wishlist awaiting adhesion: minairons.eu/en/content/4-what-would-you-like-to-see-next. Thanks for watching! Lluís Vilalta www.minairons.eu minairons-news.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/MinaironsMiniatures
David Manley	06 Nov 2017 8:32 p.m. PST
Very nice. I have quite a few PP ships and have left them "Au naturel" for ruggedness but I'm quite tempted now to add some flags and pennants
Colonel Bogey	07 Nov 2017 3:19 a.m. PST
I'd been wondering whether (hoping!) you'd be sizing your new flags also to be suitable for the Peter Pig ships – these look wonderful. Nice rigging too!
Lluis Vilalta	07 Nov 2017 4:50 a.m. PST
After this trial, I firmly believe our flag sheets do conform perfectly to PP larger vessels. I think they do fit to smaller ships too --as the schooner below: Admittedly, in this later case proportions might be arguable to some, so it could have been used instead a mast flag as ensign, while a jack as mast flag. Another example is this xebec from Shapeways, that I've decorated as a 1640-1653 war Catalan blockade runner: