Now that I have had a chance to think about the prototype 'Monopoly'-inspired battleship model I completed today, I have come up with the following improvements that I will try to include in the next model:
- The hull does not need to be quite so deep (i.e. have such a high freeboard) unless I am trying to model one of the French-style battleships/cruisers of the period.
- The superstructure could have been a bit longer, with not such a large gap between the superstructure and the turrets.
- The turrets must be of a slightly larger diameter or slightly shorter (I suspect that the turrets on the model would be ideal for the main guns of a cruiser or as the secondary armament on a battleship).
Bob
ReplyDeleteYour ship is a thing of beauty - you're being too hard on your design.
Paint her up and enjoy!
PD
What PD said.
ReplyDeletePeter Douglas,
ReplyDeleteI am very pleased with the end result ... and I hope that the next model (or models) will be even better!
I have just finished coating the model with PVA to seal the wood. Once that is dry I can then begin painting it ... probably later today or early tomorrow.
All the best,
Bob
Tim Gow,
ReplyDeleteWhat I answered!
If (and it is a big IF) I can produce enough model ships I may well put on a naval wargame at COW using a version of MOBAS.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteI reckon she will look the business when painted and will hopefully serve to inspire a MoBaS Tsushima type frenzy!
Really neat idea.
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
ReplyDeleteI have just undercoated the model and hope to do the topcoat tomorrow morning. All that I will then have to do is paint on any detail.
Once the paint is dry I intend to gloss varnish the model as I think that this will be more in keeping with the 'toy' nature of the project.
A MOBAS Tsushima-type frenzy eh? ... the mind boggles!
All the best,
Bob
May I suggest a rules addition? - All players must wear cocked hats while at the games table.
ReplyDelete;)
Pat G,
ReplyDeleteI love wearing 'silly hats' during wargames ... so your idea is not that far fetched!
All the best,
Bob
Looks good, but if you can find a way in future models to get that "torpedo ram" bow pushing forward toward the waterline, you would take a big step forward in the "Victoria's Navy/Great White Fleet" look.
ReplyDeleteLentulus,
ReplyDeleteI hope to include ram bows on future models ... but it is not quite as easy to do as I had hoped (I did try but it did not quite come off in the end).
All the best,
Bob