Battlefleet 1900: New 1:2400 ships
Frequent visitors to the blog (from before my sabbatical) may recall the Battlefleet 1900 games we played, re-enacting some battles from the Russo-Japanese War. Well, while at Partizan this year I saw some excellent 1:2400 ships on the Tumbling Dice stand. Spying an opportunity to snatch up some excellent models at a bargain price, I bought the £40 starter pack. This doesn't supplant the 1:3000 WTJ models I already have, but rather allows for some new modelling opportunities and will be used to enact smaller ship-to-ship engagements rather than the fleet actions of the smaller-scale ships.
These were really easy to paint, one of those models that are so well-sculpted that some judicious base layering followed by some simple washes does most of the work for you. I'm doing a battle on Saturday so I'll try and get some photos of that up for you then.
Let me know what you think!
Ed
These were really easy to paint, one of those models that are so well-sculpted that some judicious base layering followed by some simple washes does most of the work for you. I'm doing a battle on Saturday so I'll try and get some photos of that up for you then.
Let me know what you think!
Ed
Nice. I'm sure I saw a man overboard there somewhere.
ReplyDeleteHaha yes, well they're a bit easier to spot at this scale at least
DeleteThey look absolutely terrific. Well done on the bases, and a steady hand to do the lettering of the ships' names - fantastic! Looking forward to the bat rep.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike! Yes, I've got into practice doing that lettering now so I love any excuse to try it out. Just makes them seem more real if you know their names, and less intrusive than the tab markers I had on the 1:3000 ones.
Deletevery well done Col. The waves effect especially are super well done.
ReplyDeleteLike Mike said, the lettering shows a far steadier hand than mine! jealous!
Thank you! They were done using that magic all-purpose modelling ingredient of No More Nails, with some judicious drybrushing thrown in.
DeleteToo kind of you - it's an odd skill I've developed, but I do like to add it to models like this that are almost semi-display pieces.