"British Landing Force" Topic
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| Razor78 | 10 Jun 2018 2:14 p.m. PST |
Finally getting around to putting my British landing force together. Not done but should be soon. Opinion question, once I attach the oars should I glue the boats down onto a permanent "water" base or leave them baseless. Baseless would probably look better but a base would protect the oars and make movement easier.
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| Skeptic | 10 Jun 2018 2:36 p.m. PST |
Nice work! Who manufactured the boats, crew, and passengers? |
| Razor78 | 10 Jun 2018 2:45 p.m. PST |
Redoubt miniatures under F&IW "extras". I painted them to match up to my Redoubt and Galloping Major units |
| Neal Smith | 10 Jun 2018 3:57 p.m. PST |
That's pretty cool… I would be annoyed by the potential for damage, so I would put them on some sort of base. How do you feel about damage? :) |
| Lieutenant Lockwood | 10 Jun 2018 4:41 p.m. PST |
Those really are cool! Having pulled a few oars in my day, I can tell you I wouldn't want to be one of the four guys pulling that scow and its lazy-arse passengers around. |
 miniMo  | 10 Jun 2018 8:15 p.m. PST |
Protect the oars! There are options for that: base or re-inforce the handles with a length of brass rod and blend it in with a bit of greenstuff would make them very durable. Sweet fleet! |
| Razor78 | 11 Jun 2018 3:29 a.m. PST |
Yeah I thought 4 guys rowing was a bit too few myself. Have given thought to adding some more. |
| IronDuke596 | 11 Jun 2018 8:14 a.m. PST |
My boats are baseless and they do look better as you state. So far I have not had any broken or bent oars. It may seem obvious but keep the oar blades above the surface level so they don't catch the surface of your mat. Alternatively, cut the blades off and have them appearing as if they are under the water's surface. |
| Razor78 | 11 Jun 2018 8:23 a.m. PST |
I'm planning on cutting them off to look like they are in the water, another reason why I'm leaning toward the bases |
| Rogues1 | 11 Jun 2018 11:16 a.m. PST |
I mounted mine to old CD's (with water and wave features) and they looked pretty good. Easy to move and even store between foam pieces. |
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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.
