"Ship wakes in 1:6000 " Topic
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| hindsTMP | 27 Jan 2006 9:18 a.m. PST |
Although most naval gamers use the bases which come with the 1:6000 Figurehead ships, the following alternative may appeal to some. If one has a blue gaming table, and if one uses the models without the bases, wakes can be represented with chalk. Each turn, as each ship is moved, the old wake is extended/redrawn. Undesired portions of old wakes can be quickly erased with a piece of damp sponge. The nice thing about this idea is that wakes can be varied to show previous movement/turns, and relative speed, giving a more realistic effect. The disadvantage of this idea is that one must remove the DDs from their bases before painting, which is a lot of work. picture |
| hindsTMP | 27 Jan 2006 9:40 a.m. PST |
BTW, the preceeding image represents the British Home Fleet deploying into line of battle in a Norway 1940 campaign (Rodney (F), Valiant, Queen Elizabeth, screened by K-class DDs). Figurehead ships painted by my opponent, Larry Godson. |
| Farstar | 27 Jan 2006 3:36 p.m. PST |
The description doesn't really convince. The picture, on the other hand… |
| Vosper | 27 Jan 2006 4:06 p.m. PST |
Aye, the ships in the picture looks great – wonderful idea. |
| hindsTMP | 27 Jan 2006 5:31 p.m. PST |
This might also work with 1:3000 or 1:2400; just use more chalk. (BTW, the 3rd BB in the picture is not Queen Elizabeth, but Warspite; QE was still being reconstructed during the Norwegian campaign, and was not completed until January 1941). |
| Strange Cargo Games | 27 Jan 2006 7:40 p.m. PST |
I'm thinking about adding some white powder sand into a ketchup/mustard condiment container and laying down a 'sand' wake.. easier cleanup :) |
| hindsTMP | 27 Jan 2006 9:47 p.m. PST |
Perhaps; however, the chalk method is pretty easy… 1) Move ship to new position.
2) Swipe damp sponge along old wake to remove.
3) Draw new wake from rear of ship's new position. (Note that because this is an abstract representation of a ship's wake, and not an exact modeling of it, the chalk mark can start behind the ship model, saving possible wear-and-tear caused by constantly cleaning chalk off the hull). |
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