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Monday 6 March 2017

Sloop

Good enough imo
I've had another busy week (busy for me at least) and my wips have spread out from my restricted space to cover about a square metre of our living room floor (with few complaints so far).
I've manged to get one of the three ships as finished as it's going to be, that is to say it's finished enough for a wargame at home though by no means up to show standard. There comes a time with the detailing on all builds I do, that I say, enough is enough.
Here's a few pics of the model, with some crew too
Busy deck
The right-hand side (technical ship term)
 When I started to fill the decks with figures, I did find out that I hadn't considered the height of the figures fitting under the front and rear spars, so the helmsman and anyone on the main deck has to be wary !
Front view (pointy end for the non-techies)
Rear view (blunt end)
View from above (who'd have thought ?)
Another one...(boring huh?)
Close-up vie (only slightly less boring)
Cannons - as finished as they're ever going to be!
In addition to finishing off one ship, I've been doing bits and pieces towards finishing off the church, mostly painting but also some of the internal detail that I wanted.
The extra cannons that I'll need if I ever have all six of my ships on my table (an unlikely prospect) have been completed but as I have 14 gun-ports on the current three models I'm working on and only a dozen extras completed I'm going to have to have a proper audit of how many cannon I have and how many more I'll need (especially as I'm also contemplating building a fort).
Not as bright in reality as it appears in the pic.
Obligatory boring pic.
The photo on the left shows the various bits I've scratch-built for the church. There's a half a dozen pews, an altar (with two pieces for a cross to sit on it), a bed and a table and chair, along with two benches intended for outside. They're all mostly painted now and just need to be glued into place once I've decided on the internal layout.
The confessional I made, a while ago, will probably not be used due to the restricted space - such is life. 
Another pic, just in case you're not bored enough
So that's the first of my three £10 ships finished and  over the next week I should finish the church off, barring any new real life crisis preventing me doing so,

That's it then for another week and as always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.

30 comments:

  1. Love the ship Joe, really great effort. The rigging is very impressive and you just can't argue with the price!

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    1. Thanks dGG and two more to come! (The rigging is complete fantasy on my part btw)

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  2. Excellent modeling from scratch to finish,Zab. I'd be proud to sail this ship around a tabletop.

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    1. Thanks Jay, I hope that i can get a player to do just that.

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    1. Thanks HW, worth the effort on my part just for that comment, much appreciated.

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  4. Cracking good work. Its great to see the difference between the shop bought toy and the model you've now created.

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    1. Thanks Roy, I should rally have put up a before and after piccy, but here's still time when I finish the other two I guess.

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  5. Lovely work. Very impressive. :)

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    1. Thanks PC, I do wish though that I could paint!

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  6. The fleet is growing bigger and bigger!

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    1. Thanks Clint, it does indeed, I'd say I have a fleet of two usable ships now, so maybe a squadron's worth?

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  7. Well done Joe, I am so impressed at this build.

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    1. Thanks you Michael, I yale that as a huge compliment, coming from your good self.

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  8. Woooooow!!!! what a great work sir!

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    1. Thanks Michal, I hope it was worth yje wait.

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  9. I do like the look of this Joe, very well done!

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    1. Thanks Ray, as a wargames piece I think it passes.

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    2. It does a little bit more than passes?

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    3. Thanks once more Ray, much appreciated.

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  10. I love it, absolutly superb!

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    1. Thanks Phil, it's was well worth the effort from my pov.

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  11. Awesome work Joe! As always ;-)

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    1. Thanks Major, much appreciated (but then again you don't get to see the real rubbish I produce)

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  12. Wonderful sea-faring stuff, Joe. You should be very rightly proud of that fine galleon imho. Its been a real treat watching this project take shape. Thanks for taking so many pics etc as you've gone along.

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    1. Thanks Blaxx, I'm very happy with the models now, though I was a bit apprehensive at first. One down and two to go though and then I'll be a lot happier!

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  13. Looks amazing Joe. Job well done!

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    1. Thanks Brummie, I'm pleased at how it looks now.

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  14. That ship is a nice blend between realism and playability; you should be very pleased with it.

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    1. Thanks C6, it would probably drive me insane if I had to make it realistic, just to play a game. I normally go for playability first-most.

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