Now composed mostly of balsa scratchbuilds by John Hawes, my 1/1200 US fleet now runs to 48 vessels in all. The Revell kits of New Jersey and a pair of carriers were built by me but the US destroyers I have previously amassed (see my earlier post) have now been passed to Ian Drury.
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| Battleship row - the 'big gun' navy is alive and well... |
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| ...but plenty of carriers (ten!) are available. |
A most impressive array there Tim.
ReplyDelete"McGow's Navy" perhaps?
I think it'll be a while until I can get all those carriers in a game!
ReplyDeleteHi Tim,
ReplyDeleteI shudder to think about the air strike 10 carriers could put together - and I suspect the Japanese may well do so as well!
Very nce looking indeed.
All the best,
DC
David Crook
ReplyDeleteOh yes - my Japs are struggling along with only 8 carriers...
For the model Navy to beat all - have you seen Philip Warren's 'Matchbox Fleet'? Practicaly every ship that's served in the Royal Navy, plus a few foreigners, since the 1940's. All to the same scale and built out of wooden matchboxesand matches. Theres a recent blog entry at
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Tim,
ReplyDeleteYou have GOT to use them as a fleet in a massive game!
To leave them unused would be a crime ... and you would never do anything criminal, old you?
All the best,
Bob
Joppy
ReplyDeleteAnd all in 1/300? How does he find the room, let alone the time?
Bob Cordery
ReplyDeleteYes, but we'd need a load of nutters prepared to play the game. Oh - I see where this is headed....
....Somebody mention nutters?
ReplyDeleteDavid Crook
ReplyDeleteNurse - Mr Crook's medication. Quickly!
Very impressive Navy: and those balsa scratchbuilds - excellent! Can't wait to see pix of them in action. What rule set are you envisaging for them?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo
ReplyDeleteThese will be used with the Fletcher Pratt Naval Wargame - see my previous posts on the subject for more.
A very impressive fleet(s)!
ReplyDeleteDon M
ReplyDeleteMore fleets still to come!