PICTURE CREDIT: Adam Clark (http://adam-clark.com)
Adam Clark made his way out to join me and the group at KublaCon. There he planted an idea - to do the Battle of Trafalgar --- in 1/300 scale! That idea has festered into a full blown project.
Roy and myself essentially have ordered all the ships at this point (they arrive Monday). We are using the hulls from Old Glory and 3D printed sail sets (so we don't have to use the metal sets that come with the ships - makes things far easier and actually much more durable). We are using deck guns for the top decks from Langton Miniatures.
Roy has all the British ships and I have all the French/Spanish ships. In total we'll be fielding about 70 ships all together (every ship present > frigates and larger).
I've also developed my own fast-play set of naval rules that are promising. Need to play test them a bit at the moment but mostly solid I think. I'm using my 1/1200 ships from Sails of Glory at the moment to test those rules.
I'll be using the Volleyfire LED lights from Warlord Games --- turning them sideways, spraying white ... they are just the perfect length to use for LED broadsides! I think the LED flickering tea lights will do well for fires onboard ships as well ... this looks promising!
Adam of course already has some ships with him over in Sweden. He shared the pictures below with me ... all 1/300th scale ... using the 3D printed mast/sail sets.
More to come on this front.
Heeeey, I LIKE my 1/1200 Napoleonic naval ships.... :)
ReplyDelete(if interested, please see my blog https://tllw.blogspot.com/search/label/AoS).
on the other hand, this is exactly the kind of gloriously mad project i've come to expect from you and the gang! Trafalgar in that scale would top the chart in epic-ness.
though i do admit, the 1/1200 ships are a little on the dinky side.
good luck!
Lol, thanks Stew ... will check out your post :-)
DeleteOMG- you know this is the same scale I'm doing my Anglo Dutch Wars "Flats" ships, right? Really looking forward to what you are doing.
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I knew this would peak your interest :-) I think you have to come over for some play testing ;-)
DeleteYou're absolutely mad, you know that, right!!?? How big is the garage again lol or are we building an addition on casa de White?
ReplyDeleteLol ... too right you are! Very curious about the table size on this one ... think8ng 6' by 16' ... but not sure ... really don't want another game with people crawling across the table ... but hey ... anything for the game! :-)
DeleteOne of the many reasons I love the Anglo Dutch Wars is that you can do smaller battles, ergo a smaller-ish table. but yeah, 6 or 8 x 10-12 is what I am aiming for. The Lepanto map is 6x10
DeleteI know it is going to look spectacular when you get it all done and out ... looking forward to it! :-)
DeleteMADNESS ...will watch with interest
ReplyDeleteThanks!! Great to see you are getting some regular gaming in :-)
DeleteGreat idea, insane Idea but great Idea!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
lol, that sums it up nicely :-)
DeleteWow, very very impressive!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil ... lots of work to do! :-)
DeleteVery nice
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee!
DeleteReally looking forward to this set up and game! Let's play test soooon!
ReplyDeleteYes sir, just about done painting my first Spanish ship :-)
DeleteHey Jay, this project sounds incredible! Any chance us blog readers will get a sneak peek of your rules? I have never collected naval minis (does Man o War count?) but I have always been interested.
ReplyDeleteThis blog post and, combined with being halfway through the Aubrey/Maturin (Master and Commander) series is incredibly inspiring!
Thanks!! Oh yes, I will post up the rules ... likely in the next few days ... just need to do a few more edits. :-)
DeleteMagnificent madness! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks! :-)
DeleteTrafalgar at 1/300th--wow!
ReplyDeleteLED broadsides, brilliant. Looking forward to a photo of that!
Thanks James, gotta have LEDs :-)
DeleteTotal & utter madness - how big a table are you going to need?
ReplyDeleteRight now it will have to be 6 x 16 with a 4 x 6 stickinh out in the middle like a T :-)
DeleteOh my word Jay, I think you have just blown the bench mark right out of the water. You have certainly got everyone's interest and if you can pull this off, you will be in big demand at the conventions.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat! It is going to be a fun project. Looking forward to your new book :-)
DeleteJay, great work! I have been building 1/300 ships for about 15 years now. Can you tell me more about the 3d sails and masts?
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Hi there! Yes, of course. They are too complex to print for my home 3D printer, so I use Shapeways. They are flexible and when rigging/ratlines are added are very solid. It makes assembly and painting far easier --- if I had to assemble the masts and put each individual sail on I would want to kill myself. I can scale the size up/down as needed for different classes, although the main file works file without changes for 3rd rate through 1st rate. Sails are scaled to 80% size for frigates.
DeleteDo you sell them?
DeleteSend me an email at sotek486@yahoo.com.
DeleteWow! Sorry to be late finding your blog. Yegads! 6'x16' table with an additional 4'x6' center section? Something I would love to see! The printed sail sets look really good. Looking forward to the AAR.
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Thanks! We are actually gonna need 20x6 after further review :-)
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