"All at Sea - British 20-gun Sloop" Topic
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| carojon | 28 Jul 2020 9:55 a.m. PST |
Listening to the exploits of Horatio Hornblower and his 20-gun sloop HMS Hotspur whilst rigging my Spanish squadron, inspired me to get stuck into a little scratch build project I had in mind, namely to construct a similar ship-rigged sloop from the Warlord brig-sloop.
Much fun was had messing about with plasticard and modelling saw to produce the proof of concept model seen below alongside the brig
If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's link JJ |
| Choctaw | 28 Jul 2020 11:06 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 28 Jul 2020 9:39 p.m. PST |
Happy you like it my friend!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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 Yellow Admiral  | 29 Jul 2020 1:07 a.m. PST |
This is a great thing to do about the Too Many Brigs problem. I have 16 of these little chaps, so I've been converting lots of them into ship-sloops. My goal is to have no two alike, so some are getting quarter decks made from Plastruct siding and stern galleries made from sliced apart frigate stern plates. I also converted a few to merchants, by replacing the deck with Plastruct siding (to remove the guns), carving off the muzzles, and covering the gun ports with port lids. - Ix |
| dantheman | 29 Jul 2020 6:18 a.m. PST |
Nice work. I prefer AWI naval gaming, when more three masted sloops were used. As I am less inclined to modify at this point, I use brigs, but upgrade their stats to reflect their better sailing qualities and crew size. Hope to see these ships and 4th rates come from Warlord in the future. |
| whitejamest | 29 Jul 2020 8:42 a.m. PST |
Very nicely done, and fills a big hole in the range! |
| carojon | 29 Jul 2020 11:05 a.m. PST |
Thanks for your comments chaps. These conversions are relatively simple to do, and I to am thinking about adding a quarterdeck and forecastle on future builds. Quite keen to work on a 64-80 gun conversion with the 74 model to see how effective that might be. Anyway a few third rates of renown to get finished first! Cheers
JJ |
| dantheman | 30 Jul 2020 6:52 a.m. PST |
I would like to see your 3rd rates of renown. I understand Warlord added metal bits to make some 80s out of 74s. Definitely a limited upgrade, but are they passable for the time being? |
| sceadugenga | 02 Jul 2021 4:33 a.m. PST |
My apologies for the necropost…I have just started building a fleet for Black Sails(USA) and I am especially interested in great lakes encounters so I plan on building a number of sloops of war. I see that Warlord doesn't have a card or points specifics in the rulebook for a ship-rigged sloop of war. Has anyone played a sloop of war and if so what values were used? Cheers! |
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