Following recent email exchanges on the subject of 'modern' naval warfare with
David Crook and
Paul, I was inspired to dig out and begin painting some more 1/6000 scale ships. These join some 1/1200 WW1 & WW2 vessels on the modelling table. Evidently August is 'Ship Month.' I will post photos of the completed ships as they 'commission.' Perhaps a 'duffers guide' to ship painting might be in order.
Both David and Paul asked me about rules and I suggested the set by
Peter Child-Dennis which I found some years ago on David Manley's website. These have been revised since I last looked so I shall need to try them again soon.
The last outing of my 1/6000 ships was documented
here but I remembered that I had some pics of an earlier game. So here they are. The game featured two of my fictional South American countries - their harbours filled by opportunist First and Second World arms salesmen. The detail of the scenario escapes me but broadly a Castillian task force was fending off an attack by the Soviet-armed Basque fleet. 1/6000 ships and 1/1200 aircraft models by Hallmark.
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| Castillian A7 Corsairs attack Basque Kashin class DDGs |
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| The Castillian fleet under way. |
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Even Wg Cdr Luddite misidentified this as a Shackleton (a proud moment for me!). 10 points for the first correct identification. |
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| The initial missile attack scored hits on the Castillian flagship. |
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| Admiral Rapier is helicoptered from his stricken flagship.... |
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....just as the Basque airstrike came in. To save your eyes, they're a Tu16 Badger and Tu95 Bear. |
Added 29/08/12: 'Fatman' on
TMP has correctly identified the mystery bomber as a
Junkers Ju290.
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11 comments:
Hi Tim,
Many thanks for sharing these - they look really impressive and I reckon I am sold on your painting technique!
Love the helicoptered admiral!
All the best,
DC
DC
'Technique?' You flatter me sir.
It seemed wise to go for a quick trip in the helicopter at that point....
Martin Rapier
It was certainly a neatly timed exit!
Tim
Great stuff! WHere did the admiral land?
Cheers
PD
Peter Douglas
I can't remember exactly - it was seven years ago! There was some mention of courts martial and firing squads....
Said Badger to Bear,
'There are ships over there
'Shall we go bust a few?'
Said Bear to Badger,
'A swift kick to the nadger,
'I don't mind if I do!'
I found this posting called forth the poetic muse. Or someone posing as her...
Cheers,
Ion
The admiral died
in his chopper he fried
as the Bear and the Badger flew by.
Helicopter crashed
as the gunfire flashed
and blew him clean out of the sky.
Well - so the Poet Laureate Juan delHuey of Gran Bolivaria records. We shall probably discover that the Gran Bolivarian propagandists, far from generous with the truth, are decidedly stingy with it...
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo
Excellent verses Ion. I shall expect similarly high quality poetry to accompany all future game reports...
Ok Tim is it the bomber from the axis and allies game?
Paul
No, but thanks for having a go. It is a 1/1200 scale Hallmark metal casting....
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