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Post by johnl5555 on Jan 4, 2011 16:13:50 GMT -5
While I haven't gotten a chance to play yet I thought I'd contribute a little by posting some pics of my 1/700 scale ships. Thanks, John
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Post by afilter on Jan 4, 2011 16:36:09 GMT -5
John,
These look great! Do you use them for gaming or are they display only?
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Post by fluorophil on Jan 4, 2011 17:25:20 GMT -5
In a word...NICE!
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Post by johnl5555 on Jan 4, 2011 19:38:28 GMT -5
I use them for gaming. I have a few 100 painted up. Mainly british, German, US and Japanese ships. My US Cruisers have been slowly building up. I now have six. I also have 100's of scale aircraft done.
Love the scale.
Thanks,
John
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Post by afilter on Jan 4, 2011 21:23:19 GMT -5
very cool...I look forward to seeing more pics. What rules have you played so Far? My guess is you you use a floor and will double the Ranges?
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Post by johnl5555 on Jan 4, 2011 21:46:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I double the range. I have used Grand Fleets for several games. I have tried a few free rule sets and a couple of other commercial sets. I lean towards games with DD's, Cruisers and maybe a BB. they'll fit on my table. It is 9x5 feet. I have been able to use 16 foot tables at some local shows.
I also have large fleets in 1/2400 scale. I just really am in love with my larger ships. Even the Destroyers have character.
I'm actually pretty geeked about trying these rules out. I LOVE the fact that he designed the cards to be used with the game. The mechanics look great and with loads of scenarios.
Thanks,
John
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Post by afilter on Jan 4, 2011 21:52:25 GMT -5
I would encourage you to post some more pics of your collection...I am curious how you store them?
What brand are most of your models, are the the standard 1/700 plastic kits? Either way I assume they are quite an investment.
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Post by fastgit on Jan 4, 2011 22:17:41 GMT -5
Great pics of great models!
Thank you!
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Post by TheDreadnought on Jan 5, 2011 10:50:24 GMT -5
I actually have about two dozen ships painted up in 700 scale. Use them to run 'mega scale' games at Gencon. I actually mark off 25' x 25' on the floor and quadruple the ranges.
Do suggest that you go w 45 degree turn limits /4 inches between turns at that scale. Looks better.
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Post by TheDreadnought on Jan 5, 2011 10:52:39 GMT -5
Those are absolutely gorgeous by the way! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by johnl5555 on Jan 5, 2011 15:46:35 GMT -5
I will post more pics later. I use large sweater boxes to store my ships. My ships range from Tamiya, Airfix, Aoshima, Hasegawa, Fujimi, Trumpeter and pretty much every 1/700 plastic Model Company. I began buying them around 15+ years ago. A few years ago a buddy gave me a collection he had acquired from a master modeler friend who had passed away. Those ships are works of art. They have all sorts of extra metal detailing. They are much nicer than my own work. He did the entire Japanese WWII fleet and some US and British ships too. He also did a bunch of subs and even aircraft. There are about a dozen large boxes of ships. They are incredible. Aside from my love of the character of the scale. I realized that a 1/700 scale Battleship often was cheaper to buy than a 1/2400 GHQ one. This is especially true with the German and British navies. Now that Airfix has re-released a bunch of ships the costs are still fairly affordable for small to medium sized actions in the Atlantic. I'm crazy about the scale and a big fan of Naval warfare. I plan on buying the Old Glory 1/600 scale Predreadnought ships. I'll then probably pick up the predread rules. Thanks, John I would encourage you to post some more pics of your collection...I am curious how you store them? What brand are most of your models, are the the standard 1/700 plastic kits? Either way I assume they are quite an investment.
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Post by johnl5555 on Jan 5, 2011 15:48:04 GMT -5
I really appreciate the tip. I can't wait to run through the rules. Thanks, John I actually have about two dozen ships painted up in 700 scale. Use them to run 'mega scale' games at Gencon. I actually mark off 25' x 25' on the floor and quadruple the ranges. Do suggest that you go w 45 degree turn limits /4 inches between turns at that scale. Looks better.
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Post by warchariot on Jan 5, 2011 18:34:17 GMT -5
Very nice ships! love to see a battle report with them in use.
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Post by Bluebear on Jan 5, 2011 18:38:56 GMT -5
John15555, I have never seen them, but I seem to recall hearing that the Old Glory 1/600 Pre-Dreads were a bit exaggerated and cartoonish . . . I suggest that you might want to "test the water" before investing in a lot of them if "realism" is important to you. That being said, I am very much a fan of the Pre-Dreadnought era. You might also want to consider the Houston 1/1000 range, available from the link below: www.greatendeavours.co.uk/ships/index.phpI know that the Houston's are metal . . . but I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Old Glory ships were not . . . but again I've never seen them and I might be completely wrong. -- Jeff
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Post by Bluebear on Jan 5, 2011 18:51:13 GMT -5
I found the link to the Old Glory 1/600 ships: www.oldglory25s.com/index.php?cat_id=788&catname=%271/600%20Scale%20Ironclads%27I was correct, by the way . . . they are resin cast with metal parts (at least the few I glanced at said that). IF you do decide to get them, by all means be sure to join the "Old Glory Army" . . . while it costs $50 US, you then get 40% off purchases for a year . . . which quickly make up that initial cost: www.oldglory25s.com/view_product.php?product=OGACI am not sure how expensive shipping would be for those ships . . . but it could add up quickly due to their size. But it is worth asking about it. In any event, I do urge you to try out Pre-Dreads, it is a great period for interesting ships. -- Jeff
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Post by warchariot on Jan 5, 2011 19:10:51 GMT -5
I don't see them as cartoonish, but for the size there doesn't seem to be much detail>
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Post by Bluebear on Jan 5, 2011 20:23:00 GMT -5
warchariot,
As I say, I've never seen them. I had just vaguely remembered reading something (I think on TMP, but I'm not sure). The few I did look at seemed to have awfully tall masts and stacks for their length . . . but if that is true, it would depend upon how "realistic" you want your models. The few I glanced at seemed to have a lot of character and would be easy to identify by profile.
Interested parties (which does not at this point include me) should probably do a google search for photos of painted examples.
-- Jeff
PS, with my limited painting skills and eyesight, a lack of details would NOT be a negative.
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Post by Bluebear on Jan 5, 2011 23:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by warchariot on Jan 6, 2011 0:28:22 GMT -5
They do look much better painted! I have to keep saying: must not buy these, must not buy these!
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Post by afilter on Jan 6, 2011 9:40:50 GMT -5
Large ships look great, but space and funds will keep me away. I have ammassed the entire Russian and Japense Navies for Yellow Sea, Ulsan and Tsushima for about the cost of a handful of larger scaled ships even the houston 1/1000 are 4-5 times the cost of a single 1/2400 PS model. At home my gaming table is limited to 8' x4' table...may be able to fight Ulsan with larger scale, but no way would I get Tsushima or Yellow Sea in that space it is tight even with 1/2400. The large models do look nice though.
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