Quote from: Westmarcher on 03 September 2017, 10:02:16 AM
from a practical viewpoint, what do naval wargamers do to denote a vessel losing a mast? Using our cardboard hulls, it was easy enough to cross off a mast with a felt-tip pen but with a model there seems to be the dilemma of fully rigging it to enhance its appearance or not rigging it to allow the removal of masts. What do the larger scale naval wargamers (i.e., not 1/3000) do?

We usually put a matchstick next to the ship on the side the mast fell. I don't remove any masts from the model. Also I am still to make wreck dioramas for sinking ships... another item on my endless to do list.
I really need to deliver on my promise to put up pics of my rough and ready ships with minimal rigging, I haven't even done any shrouds on them, some of my mates have. One of these days
Aksu

Here's a pic of ships in transit - magnets on bases and biscuit tin to store them. Hence the mirror image in the background.

They look good!

 
Nice ships, with pennants flying the right way
I particularly like the Santísima Trinidad

Trific! 
Pity there's no photos on the Navwar website - grateful for your photos.
Also, like the idea of a matchstick!

Wow, very cool!

Nice