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Foam board, cocktail sticks and hearts of oak.
Monday, 3 February 2025
Paper Sails in the Sunset
I was going to buy some 18-19th century ship models for the next mini-campaign (hopefully to be played later this month), but fiscal austerity had other ideas. Instead some impressions of vessels have been made from materials that were ready to hand.
Foam board, cocktail sticks and hearts of oak.
Foam board, cocktail sticks and hearts of oak.
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That’ll do the job 👍🏼👍🏼. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteCheers Martin! So am I. Just got to find some time...
DeleteNice and simple. Looking forward to your next campaign.
ReplyDeleteSimple's what I do best!
DeleteI trust that’s not a Tina Turner misquote … 🤣😂
DeleteCheers,
Geoff
Ha! No, but I know what you mean
DeleteSmart looking models. Making models like this make sense if only being used for a one off game. When I first started wargaming, I made a few ACW ships. I found a couple of the cleaning the basement. Awful little models, but they did the trick.
ReplyDeleteThanks John. That was my thinking too.
DeleteSimple but great! I love them! More and more I think I prefer the homemade, diy options to commercially produced. It's all too easy to get swept up in adding to the lead/plastic pile when other options exist and, which to my mind, are equally if not more fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks John. Very true, and the lead/plastic mountain of shame is currently weighing heavily on my mind!
DeleteThey look the business, Maudlin Jack, and here's the thing: you can make huge - vast - fleets of these vessels. Battles like Beachy Head and Barfleur are well within reach! I've long thought that if I ever get into the warfare of sail, I'd go along the same lines you have. Fleets of thee would look good.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons for my building my own ships, vehicles, buildings and game boards is that it leaves money to spend on other things.
Cheers,
Ion
Thanks Ion - I aimed to have some ships to symbolise an invasion fleet and perhaps participate in a combined action, however I do wonder if a little Naval engagement might be fun?
DeleteDespite my nautical avatar, I know very little of things maritime!
Any hints as to specifically what your campaign will be? All naval, or naval & land? How many ships per fleet etc?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Geoff
Geoff, the aim is to fight a H&M mini campaign using similar rules to the Hare & Hounds system that Bob Cordery developed only with a fictitious map rather than the H&H board itself. Mostly land battles but may see a little naval action.
DeleteSimple and really great looking!
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of budget wargaming, but things you make yourself is not only cheaper, but they're unique and tends to look good too.
Cheers Roger! I enjoy thinking how to make the model but the actual model-making can be a bit frustrating for me!
DeleteMaudlin Jack, those ships are brilliant! I know they are simple, but...er....how'd you make them? I'd like to copy your idea, but I'm not sure how you did it? Thanks, in advance. :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers Eric! I must confess to having stolen the basic premise from David Crook (see for example this post on building a ship http://awargamingodyssey.blogspot.com/2024/10/building-steam-and-sail-warshippart-3.html). I used 3mm thick foam board which is easy to cut and trim and a paper template of a ships hull viewed from above. 3 hulls were cut out for each ship. I painted the top and bottom layer of the "frigate" in black and left the middle layer unpainted. The 3 layers were glued together and once dry were trimmed a bit. The masts are cocktail sticks cut to length and pushed in to hole drilled in the hull. The sails are paper. And that's it!
ReplyDeleteThank you! That's just the thing I needed to see. Much appreciated.
DeleteYou're very welcome Eric.
DeleteI forgot to mention, I drew the sails on Excel using the trapezoid shape (Insert, Shapes) pulled to different sizes then printed on standard paper.