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I hope that this insight into how I build scratchbuilt models for wargaming will help others to try... or just prove interesting reading!
USS Meade (Kersarge Class – 1892, currently serving on Mars)
A steel-hulled gunboat, pre-fabricated on earth and shipped to Mars for final outfitting and 'lift wood' panels. The steam engine is a Baldwin unit working through 12" x 16" pistons, a geared drive, and air screws.
The armourment is 2 x 18-pounder guns in armoured turrets and 3 x 6-pounder deck guns.
The crew compliment is 22 (including Officers), and the weight is estimated at 825 tons.
A 'work-in-progress' diary was uploaded to the WessexGames VSF Yahoo! Group.