A few WWII ships for the Pacific

[paulr]

Japanese destroyers' vertical surfaces base coated

[paulr]

Decks, funnel tops and ship's boats done    

Deck & vertical surfaces to touch ups to do

Then wash...

[paulr]

Decks and a couple of ships' boats touched up

[paulr]

Vertical surfaces touched up

It looks like I've avoided the vertical surfaces, deck, vertical surfaces, deck... touch up cycle  

[paulr]

Japanese destroyers washed

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Why, were they dirty?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Obviously weak willed Will, I resisted it !   

[paulr]

  

[steve_holmes_11]

I remember the Java Sea campaign being discussed many years ago.

In the classic manner of naval gaming whatifferry, conversation strayed onto balancing the battle.

I remember three suggestions:

1. Deploy the Dutch submarine force from Surarbaya (Soerabaja) and hope it disrupts the Japanese before battle.
2. Include Force Z with the Indomitable, give the Japanese land based air cover and a small carrier like Ryujo.
3. Include Force Z as it appeared (Prince of Wales and Repulse), and give Japanese a small submarine patrol.

[paulr]

Force Z, without Indomitable, was included but has already been sunk as part of the starting conditions

There has been an ANZAC Cruiser Squadron based in Darwin added to add some balance

The victory conditions for the Japanese require capturing ALL their objectives to at least get a draw

Both sides seem to be struggling with the various limitations imposed by the campaign in Turn 1...

I'll start a thread to record events when there is more I can safely report

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Any photos of boats?

[paulr]

I've run out of 2mm sheet styrene, the last batch of ships used up my very last bits

None of the hobby shops I've been to so far have in it stock  

So I've nothing to base them on

I've now finished work for the year so will go on a hunt including hobby and artist supply shops today

I can probably get a sheet at a sign writers supply shop but an approximately 2m x 1m sheet is probably a bit more than I need

Too make matters worse I'm almost out of undercoat as well

[paulr]

I managed to location some sheet styrene

It was at a Railway Hobby shop 31km (19 miles) away

After what turned out to be a pleasant one hour drive on a nice sunny day, I now have the second to last modeling sized sheet of 2mm styrene in the Wellington region

[paulr]

Ship bases cut out, sanded & washed    

[paulr]

First side of ship bases painted
 
Once the ships are based I'll take and share some piccies
 
Meanwhile several pictures taken for DBA army lists and Ship Damage Summaries (SDS)

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hurrah

[paulr]

Second side of ship bases painted

Labels cut out

[paulr]

Magnetic vinyl glued to bases

[paulr]

Labels glued to bases

[Techno II]

Stop arsing about, and post some pics, before your daylight hours cut down too much.

Cheers - Phil.