First ship for my Anglo-Dutch War (17th c.) fleets

[d_Guy]

Completed my first ship (Tumbling Dice 1/2400). The Sovereign - 106


The main mast pennant is about three times too big and I may reduce if opinions suggest I should. It is easy to tell it is an English ship however. The model is not exactly eye-candy but will serve my purposes. Now on to two Dutch 50 gunners to act as opposition.

If your interested there are a couple other pic here:
https://leadenshipsandtinmen.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/the-sovereign/

[Ithoriel]

Very nice.

It may spur me into getting back to my Armada period stuff.

[paulr]

 

I'd leave the pennant for dramatic effect

[Maenoferren]

I do like the look of that

[Womble67]

That look good

Take care

Andy

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looks great to me.

[d_Guy]

Thanks folks.

Ithoriel - I hope you'll get back to it since it was your Armada thread and pics that pushed me over the edge (not to mention your reference to Tumble Dice 

Paul - thanks - all I need was one vote to keep it. 

[Techno]

That looks rather spiffy ! 

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

Well done for remembering that the pennant streams out ahead of the mast. Many get that wrong.

[Steve J]

Very nice indeed

[Roy]

 

Lovely stuff.

I've a few Pre-Dreadnought era models from TD, but I keep meaning to sample some of the Age of Sail bits.
If you like smaller scale naval models, then I can fully recommend the 1/3000 Navwar Napoleonic models - which, if anything, are far better sculpts than the Navwar 1/1200 Napoleonic models.

[Sandinista]

What rules do you plan to play?

Cheers
Ian

[d_Guy]

Ian - it was suggested at TMP and here to I think (by Ithorial?) that I use Tim Kohler's 1666 rules. These rules employ a hex grid which is why I mounted Sovereign on a 2" (50mm) hex base from Pendraken. I have tried to obtain a copy of "Tiller and Whipstaff" but so far no luck.

[Westmarcher]

Good start d_Guy. Like the Anglo-Dutch era ships 

(but afraid to do the rigging) 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

It would be the only time I would ever ask anyone else to do figures for me, rigging, gah!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Seen worse. 

IanS

[Techno]

This is probably a completely daft idea....I've never even tried painting any of these wee ships, in all my time in this hobby.

But, I'll throw this out to you....Then you can all mock me, for my stupidity !

Would it be possible to 'scratch' the rigging with the point of a very fine scalpel....Maybe even a pin, or needle.
Paint the whole of the 'triangular' section black/dark brown.
Then drybrush a lighter colour, leaving your (now) darker rigging 'showing through'.

As I say.....Just an idea...And probably useless.

Cheers - Phil

[FierceKitty]

I knew someone who bought a type of mesh and stuck it on, with excellent results. But that was in 1:2000. Shouldn't rigging be a darker, tarry shade, by the way?

[d_Guy]

I knew someone who bought a type of mesh and stuck it on, with excellent results. But that was in 1:2000. Shouldn't rigging be a darker, tarry shade, by the way?

Yes the rigging (including the ratlines) should be tarred and therefore very dark. I looked at a couple dozen different examples by various wargamers and this is how they are done (and the Tumbing Dice instructions say to do that also) - I first tried that in various combinations - I think seven different attempts - didn't like the results. SO -painted all the ratlines ivory then inked in the spaces between with a fine pen - not well executed - but that is simply my skill level  . I keep learning in small scale stuff that authentic colors don't always work - for me at least.

@Techo the TD models do have the ratlines inscribed in (roughly) so the dry brushing does work - fiddling with this is how I came up with the decision to just reverse the procedure and use ivory as base.

Obviously I used thread to put on some of the major features of the standing rigging - but most of the standing rigging is missing (and all the running rigging). I went near insane with even the part I actually did😀

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Rigging 1/1200th ships is a VERY good way to learn new swear words.

IanS