First batch of bases painted on both sides

All this harking back to range estimation and other 2nd generation gaming mechanics prompted me to comtemplate a 1st generation naval game.

Large patio, or gym hall, fairly large cardboard cutout warships and a nerf gun for each team.

Little (Naval) Wars.

Sounds like fun

Ships washed

Magnetic vinyl glued to underside of first batch of bases

One side of second batch of bases painted

Torpedo boat bases painted sea colour

The smaller NavWar torpedo boats have an integral sea base so all the ships will have seascape bases rather than my normal flat bases to match the blue sheet I use as a base cloth

Second side done on second batch of bases

Pierre the Shy has kindly printed the ship labels for me which I'll collect at our regular game tonight

Second coat on the Torpedo boat bases

Magnetic vinyl glued to second batch of bases

First side painted on third batch of bases

Second side painted on third batch of bases

Magnetic vinyl glued to third batch of bases

Bases labeled for all but two of the currently painted ships  

Some fool forgot to create the labels for the two Russian Minelayers
I've created them now and will get them printed, along with any others I've missed, by the kindly Pierre the Shy

Ships sorted onto bases freeing up painting rods for the next batch
Wednesday next week is the first day forecast to have undercoating weather

Weather was better than expected this afternoon 

So a half batch of Japanese ships that I had already prepared and added masts to have been under coated

Half batch of Japanese ships base coated 

Quote from: paulr on 23 August 2023, 07:26:17 AMWeather was better than expected this afternoon 

So a half batch of Japanese ships that I had already prepared and added masts to have been under coated

So, the half batch was insufficiently coated and now have to be recoated?   

I prepared more ships than would fit on my 6 painting rods

The first 'batch' filled the 6 rods, the remaining ships were put aside

When the first batch had been painted and moved off the rods the put aside ships were put onto the rods and filled 3 rods i.e half a batch

I spray under coat a medium grey then base coat in the appropriate hull colour

In the case of these Japanese ships a medium blue grey

So no recoating but expected additional coats

Filler, paint and PVA mixture used to create seascapes and ships based

Japanese half batch base coat touched up

Japanese half batch dry brushed & first coat of deck colour done  

Wakes and waves painted on seascapes

Japanese half batch second coat of deck colour done

Any photos?

The weather is cooperating so I probably should take some

I need to get some matt varnish to finish the ships

Japanese half batch details done

It was decided that I should take advantage of the good weather to tidy up the lawn and some of the garden

Painted both sides of some additional bases for the Japanese half batch

Magnetic vinyl glued to bottom of bases

I sense that pictures are about to arrive?