Stew art  | 16 Mar 2018 8:56 a.m. PST |
Hi all! My Age of Sail adventure continues and I've completed my 5th ship, this time a British 74. This time in dazzling Nelson Checker. What do you think?
A few more images on the blog:https://tllw.blogspot.com/2018/03/set-sails-iv-british-74.html
Ship is from Langton Miniatures purchased through Waterloo Mini's. Rigging was done using thread stiffened with glue a-la War Artizan's tutorial.
-Stew |
| Tom Reed | 16 Mar 2018 9:29 a.m. PST |
wow…just wow. How you do rigging is just amazing to me. |
| Louie N | 16 Mar 2018 9:30 a.m. PST |
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| lloydthegamer | 16 Mar 2018 10:04 a.m. PST |
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| Texas Jack | 16 Mar 2018 10:42 a.m. PST |
She is indeed lovely, great job! |
| 21eRegt | 16 Mar 2018 10:51 a.m. PST |
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| Stew art | 16 Mar 2018 11:14 a.m. PST |
Thanks everyone! @tom Reed: I follow this guide here: PDF link I was very intimidated by rigging until I tried it. I guarantee that if I'm able to pull off a decent result, than you will to. here is a better blog link |
| 14Bore | 16 Mar 2018 3:35 p.m. PST |
Reading the Aubrey/ Maturin series, haven't played a game with sailing ships in a lifetime. Fantastic job you did. |
| BrianW | 16 Mar 2018 5:55 p.m. PST |
She's a beauty Stew. Is this a new ship, or one of the rebuilds you had to do?
BWW |
| John Tyson | 16 Mar 2018 11:21 p.m. PST |
The ship looks great. Stew art, because you have recommended the "Post Captain" rules, I ordered them also. Many years ago I used "Wooden Ships & Iron Men" rules that I modified for non-hex gaming. But I haven't played AoS games for a long time. I have just gotten back to AoS again, this time in 1:1200 scale. I'm looking forward to clearing for action and going to general quarters again. Thanks. |
| bobspruster | 17 Mar 2018 6:41 a.m. PST |
A beauty. I can smell the salt air. |
| Stew art | 17 Mar 2018 7:43 a.m. PST |
Thanks some more everyone. : ) @BrianW: You should also be posting your ships on TMP. : )
No, this is not a repair from the 'shipping disaster' or 'a 4 year old and napoleonic ships don't mix' TMP link This is one (of two) that I had in the works when the others got damaged that I went ahead and finished while waiting for the replacement Ratlines. @John Tyson: I'm very new to AoS gaming and went on something of a buying spree on purchasing AoS rules. The Post Captain rules are, I think, really good and I hope you like them. Though keep in mind PC is best with a small number of ships. |
| BrianW | 17 Mar 2018 3:15 p.m. PST |
Stew,
Yes, I've gotten very lazy about posting photos in places other than the blog. I'm glad to see the shipping disaster didn't dampen your enthusiasm. |
is a big fan of the Age of Sail, and these ships really speak to him - he loves transitional eras, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars was one of those.
