Occasionally, I also bought some miniatures: modern 1/3000 Davco and WWI 1/6000 Figurehead. These miniatures just came in my hands again tonight, as I was browsing through my wargaming closet. They are nice, nice for sure... but... er... how am I suppose to paint these little jewels? I found a few online tutorials, most notably this, but nothing that really convinced me that painting naval miniatures would not be complete madness.
So, here I am contemplating the nice pictures I am sharing, and wondering...
ERRATA: The modern vessel, "Audace", is in fact a Davco model, not Navwar as previously stated.
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One of the periods that tempts me is Pre-dreadnaughts . . . that period between the ACW and a bit before WWI.
And, of course, the ships that really draw me are Houston's 1/1000 scale ships (actually they vary a bit in scale, but they are all in the 1/1000 area.
To see some, take a look here:
http://www.edinburghwargames.com/Pre-Dreadnought.htm
And to see what's available, go here:
http://www.greatendeavours.co.uk/ships/
-- Jeff
From the same site, so you've probably seen it already
This review of the Hallmark 1/6000 has some handy painting tips as well
http://www.seekrieg.com/Hallmark6000Review.PDF
If I do ever succumb to modern naval warfare it'll probably be here, where the prospect of sea scale=model scale would be too tempting!
Jeff, those are beautiful!
One reason why I am attracted to naval wargaming is that I can play a game with relatively little ships (especially if I will go the route of the more complex rules, like Seekrieg V). Three/four vessels per side will probably cost me less than $20 - the perfect solution for a recession time! ;-)
[Of course, rules are more expensive in this field]
Now, I only need to find a good technique to do a decent paint job!
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