Lets party with Cossacks  | 16 Oct 2019 1:24 p.m. PST |
Real Life has prevented me from attending to my tumbling dice 1/2400 samples, but it looks like Real Life might obligingly suspend itself for a while. Is there an idiot's guide to Napoleonic ships (pictures essential)? Is there a source listing Napoleonic fleet composition for all European countries? My ultimate goal is a solo land and sea campaign, involving hopefully not just the usual protagonists. Many thanks LPWC |
| 22ndFoot | 16 Oct 2019 2:05 p.m. PST |
On your second question, Navies of the Napoleonic by Otto von Pivka is an oldie but a goodie and a decent second-hand copy is currently available on Amazon.com for less than $10. USD or Amazon.co.uk for about GBP12. Nothing on their Australian site. |
| Callsign 21 | 16 Oct 2019 2:29 p.m. PST |
There are a couple of copies available on Abe Books, but I didn't do any cost comparison with the Amazon offer to see if they are a better deal. I own this book and I think it's just what you're looking for, with full orbats. |
| d88mm1940 | 16 Oct 2019 2:51 p.m. PST |
Some great resources are the sellers sites. GHQ:
link
Also Rod Langton's site is a treasure trove.
If you are doing solo, there can be no 'incorrect' paint scheme… |
| 14Bore | 16 Oct 2019 3:24 p.m. PST |
22nd Foot suggestion is a good one, and a used at that price is what you are looking for. |
| John Armatys | 16 Oct 2019 3:27 p.m. PST |
This site is a good resource threedecks.org for all sorts of things, including fleet composition. For an idiot's guide Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander" (the first in a brilliant series of novels) has the boatswain explaining in layman's terms how the ship works to Dr. Maturin (a landsman) – although there is only one picture at the front of the book showing the names of the sails etc). |
| Lets party with Cossacks | 17 Oct 2019 3:51 a.m. PST |
Thanks very much for those suggestions. I have picked up a copy of Navies of the Napoleonic Era from Abe Books, cheap but shipping to Oz always inflates things… Will see if I can snag a copy of M&C. d88mm1940 you are dead right! But the tumbling dice models are so nice (to me at least) that I want to try and do them justice. |
| ModelJShip | 17 Oct 2019 7:49 a.m. PST |
If you want information about Napoleonic ships, I add a link to a very useful Spanish page. link At the bottom of the page you have a list of the ships of the main maritime nations. Hope this can help you. Regards. |
| BillyNM | 17 Oct 2019 11:42 a.m. PST |
A tip for getting those Nelson chequers in 1/2400. Try just painting the hull black then printing out a correctly scaled side view of a ship and sticking it on the sides. |
| Lets party with Cossacks | 17 Oct 2019 12:29 p.m. PST |
Great tip BillyNM. I saw an example of that on the James White Gallery blog, and for any one else that wants to see the result (and a truly inspiring blog) here is the link: link
BillyNM do you do this yourself, and if so what sources do you use? |
