Lovely work there Will .

Has anyone actually played this game as yet?  :-

I had been tempted, on the assumption that it might be a fun whizz-bang beer n'pretzels type game ("What a Sopping Wet Tanker"?) but then I saw some errata posted online which suggested there were well over 100+ pages of rules... which kinda put me right off !

Played a few two player games. I have the rulebook but not the rest of the gubbins and am using 1/600 scale ships.

All of the models I have at the moment are too shallow draught to be affected by torpedoes so we've ignored them meantime.

The rules themselves seem pretty straightforward (assuming we're getting them right!) and so far have given a fast, fun, "two dimensional aerial dogfight" type of game.

The basic rules are half a dozen pages including artwork and diagrams. The advanced rules probably double that.

Does seem more fun than accuracy focussed and seems to me there are some strange decisions in the army (navy?) lists.

Last I saw, the errata was already on v1.1 which tells you something about the product.

I think that it would be a great multiplayer game down the club or participation game at a show.

I don't regret the purchase of the rules or the decision to go Tumbling Dice/ Ros & Heroics 1/600 rather than 1/300.

More inspiration, this time an official wartime British ministry production.

This month's selection from WI
American boats






Torpedoes that came with my British MTB flottila

I just saw those on the blog.

They're very nice, indeed, Will. 

Cheers - Phil

I was tempted by some of the torpedo's for our own 1/600th coastal forces stuff, they look really good!

I got a pack of 1/600 scale torpedoes from Tumbling Dice but I'm still working out how to base them. 32 torpedoes should be more than enough!

A mere 32? Amateurs!

The group have agreed to keep things low key.

Small numbers of ships each per game.

Nothing military bigger than a sloop or corvette.

....

I await the arrival of 1/600 scale versions of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and a hastily scribbled "scenario" for the Channel Dash

"I'll just get a couple of boats"

A week later the entire fleet of Coastal Command arrives...

1:570 do you?


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revell-54195-1-570-Scharnhorst/dp/B0000BX8A0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1548101237&sr=8-2&keywords=scharnhorst

I think that's even cheaper than my FLMS had it! If I had time... so tempting... we 1/600th as well, but some freighters, a tanker and a bunch of destroyers are as heavy as we get, I think. Unless clubmate Roy has quietly put the Home Fleet together

Still a bit of detailing to do and ID tags to apply.

Tumbling Dice 1/600 naval.

Rear rank from left to right - Admiralty Drifter, RAF BPB 67ft air-sea rescue launch, 2 RN Harbour Defence Motor Launches and then two seaplane tenders.

Front - two dinghies with airmen waiting to be rescued.

Basic paint job, no fancy cammo or the like, in an effort to get stuff on table before we all go chasing the next big idea!

Smoke me a kipper, Skipper, we'll be back for breakfast!

 

Thanks to Ithorial for these, extras for my Axis forces.
Two more S Boats and U96 (Das Boot?)






Hopefully I've done them justice Mik.

Looking good, Will.

Glad they're getting some use not just lingering in my "bitz box."

They look Great Will

Take care

Andy

Those are lovely!