Nice looking models, Paul. Nearest action I can find that featured London and  that many ships is Groix (23 June 1795).

OK, having had a few hours sleep and put my brain in gear, it's the Battle of Cape Henry.

Here's hoping  the respective players are more competent than Arbuthnot and more aggressive than Destouches!

Are you taking the bad weather into account?

Those are 1/4800, and they're approx a sixth the price - £2.40 for three

Two squadrons for a tenner and rules for about te same is really, really tempting...

Quote from: GordonY on 16 May 2015, 10:10:33 AM
Look lovely but too small for these old eyes, I'll stick with my 1:1200th ones from http://www.warrioronline.demon.co.uk/ships/ships.htm twice the size but the same price (or cheaper).

I have looked at these when perusing the Warrior catalogue, what is the quality like with them? I haven't seen any pictures of them, I buy from Warrior for figures but never bought ships.

Quote from: Techno on 16 May 2015, 05:46:04 AM
Those are terrific !
How long did it take to get such a great 'match' for the bases and the cloth, Paul ?

Cheers - Phil

Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 May 2015, 07:26:01 AM
Brilliant.
As Phil said, how did you match to the cloth!

I use a mix of filler, paint and PVA to 'texture' the bases and it was just a case of picking the right paint 

Quote from: Ithoriel on 16 May 2015, 11:21:34 AM
OK, having had a few hours sleep and put my brain in gear, it's the Battle of Cape Henry.

Here's hoping  the respective players are more competent than Arbuthnot and more aggressive than Destouches!

Are you taking the bad weather into account?

We have a winner

Quotemore competent than Arbuthnot

All 4players are new sailing ships and 3 are fairly new to naval, the British line was in chaos before any shots were exchanged
The two British squadrons are currently separately breaking the French line

Quotemore aggressive than Destouches!

Definitely, sailing boldly for the entrance to the Chesapeake
So far there have been 5 collisions

One between two French ships, before any shots were exchanged
The others came as the British attempted to sail through the French line

There are currently three boarding actions raging, including involving one British ship boarding the French ship it collided with and the second French ship that couldn't avoid the two locked together ships drifting in front of him

QuoteAre you taking the bad weather into account?

As the players are all inexperienced I have moderated the weather slightly for this game, the rules allow for weather effects

Quote from: toxicpixie on 16 May 2015, 12:31:06 PM
Those are 1/4800, and they're approx a sixth the price - £2.40 for three

Two squadrons for a tenner and rules for about te same is really, really tempting...

I'm using my own rules so cheaper still

It is the first time these players have used the rules and they seem to be working well. Most importantly everyone is having fun

The rules focus on the difficulty of manoeuvring ships in close formation with limited communication. This has worked very well.

The French have had one collision and their line has also become somewhat extended as ships have sped up as they came round to head for the Chesapeake. All before a shot was fired

The British are struggling with the need to think several turns ahead and ended up sailing into the middle of the French line The lead squadron had no ships in line as they came into range
The rear British squadron has been ordered to 'Engage closer' and the squadron Flagship (London) is involved in one of the boarding actions

I'll put together an AAR after we finish the game next Saturday as well as making some more play aids and making a few minor tweaks to the rules

Sounds like a great scrap! Just goes to show what a decent set of captains/commadores can do!

Quote from: mad lemmey on 16 May 2015, 09:55:47 PM
Sounds like a great scrap! Just goes to show what a decent set of captains/commadores can do!

Bunch of British line breakers - read the Admiralty Fighting Instructions - should be in line yard arm to yard arm parallel with the enemy! 

Didn't see Captain Nelson's name amongst the British Captains listed either 

Even had the temerity to board my flagship - now repulsed and counter boarding in progress.....

Le Fantastique will enter the Chesapeake - under French Colours. She's a razee'd (cut down) 74 turned into a troop ship with only 30 odd guns.....our mission is to deliver her in to the Chesapeake to assist in the liberation of the Carolinas. At the moment she's well astern of the British and out of danger   

Sounds cracking

Rules good then?!

Quote from: jambo1 on 16 May 2015, 04:09:41 PM
I have looked at these when perusing the Warrior catalogue, what is the quality like with them? I haven't seen any pictures of them, I buy from Warrior for figures but never bought ships.

By actually looking at the Warrior website a bit more closely I have answered my own question!! Doh!!

Quote from: pierre the shy on 16 May 2015, 11:15:45 PM

Le Fantastique will enter the Chesapeake - under French Colours. She's a razee'd (cut down) 74 turned into a troop ship with only 30 odd guns.....our mission is to deliver her in to the Chesapeake to assist in the liberation of the Carolinas. At the moment she's well astern of the British and out of danger   

Great battle report, Peter. The great skill of fleet manoeuvre was maintaining the battle-line in varying conditions, so you've hit the nail squarely on the head.

Razees were normally very powerful frigates, having the hull  and lower-deck guns of a battleship (32 or even 64 pounders).

Jambo the quality is ok like most Warrior stuff, good but definitly not earth shattering. As with all Nappy naval stuff assembly is a bit on the finicky side, go on you know you want to, and who can resist the starter pack at £20 for 7 ships.

Been trying to make excuses for not buying TD Napoleonic ships, I may give in...

Quote from: GordonY on 17 May 2015, 09:56:10 AM
Jambo the quality is ok like most Warrior stuff, good but definitly not earth shattering. As with all Nappy naval stuff assembly is a bit on the finicky side, go on you know you want to, and who can resist the starter pack at £20 for 7 ships.

Aye it's a good deal and I can feel my resolve crumbling!!