Recently I traded with the cosmopolitan Akula for the remnants of his naval forces from his VBCW project. Some of you might recall how he built an eight foot long aircraft carrier, thankfully that wasn’t part of the deal. I originally thought it was just a few figures, but it turned out to be an entire navy plus a couple of Torpedo Boats by PMC games.
A few pieces have been added, namely a splash of brown paint to bring the decking to the fore, a ships wheel, decal numbers, a lifebelt, a cleat on the bow, and to gun them up a little with a rack of three depth charges. I did look into getting a couple more PMC nautical pieces but it proved fruitless.
Of course two boats do not a navy make, so I’ve started on a midget two man submarine, which can be seen in it’s current state below. I’m still sourcing torpedos for it but expect to see a post about it once finished. The base structure is a toy submarine, Micro Machines perhaps, with the main conning tower hacked off. The fore structure had enough room to cut a window in so expect a face to be peering out of it.
I’m also going to scratchbuild a Clyde Puffer having finally tracked down some basic plans which were free. All will be kept clean of flags and nation marks so they can be used in a variety of game not least both VBCW and WW2. Full steam ahead!
Tags: 28mm, game, gaming, Midget Submarine, miniatures, model, modelling, PMC Games, Torpedo Boat, VBCW, vehicles, Very British Civil War, wargaming, ww2, wwii
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November 29, 2012 at 9:03 pm |
Phil, do you want more sailors manning Lewis guns exactly the same as those on your launch. I have 5 or 6, bought from Jay Taylor who, I think, got them from Akula. Sticking now to land forces for VBCW so they’re surplus to requirement. Willing to sell for £1 each plus postage.
Steve Aspinall
November 30, 2012 at 9:39 am |
Thanks for the offer but I have a pile of them now. I thought I was getting a few and I’ve a whole navy!