tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post8067323711600587072..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: One Steamboat, two steamboats, three steamboatsRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-77825279967670650912014-03-08T08:24:36.397-04:002014-03-08T08:24:36.397-04:00Hmm, actually the larger steamer is supposed to be...Hmm, actually the larger steamer is supposed to be the supporting gunboat and this was supposed to be a landing boat. It is the minimum size but I'm wondering now if I've made the bow too high because I'm starting to think of it as a trawler or tug rather than a steam launch. I'll have to think on that.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-13605127251115063272014-03-08T02:38:59.571-04:002014-03-08T02:38:59.571-04:00I'm just thinking that the barges could carry ...I'm just thinking that the barges could carry the troops, and stick some sort of gun or howitzer in the bows of these little steamers. Yep: a flotilla of these chappies would be just the deal for punitive expeditions along wild coasts and up jungle matted rivers and desert-lined streams... Each steamer ought to be capable of towing a large or two small barges in tandem...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-91092496500464436332014-03-07T23:28:41.927-04:002014-03-07T23:28:41.927-04:00Thanks, I have some troops on bigger bases and the...Thanks, I have some troops on bigger bases and they may ooverhang the deck so for now I'm going to leave it open and just add some hint of detail to the boiler and bow. It is growing on me though and I could see a small flotilla of these, each towing a barge full of troops!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-43838348054785082002014-03-07T23:22:30.121-04:002014-03-07T23:22:30.121-04:00Thanks Brian, I did consider rails but in the past...Thanks Brian, I did consider rails but in the past, some of the ones I've done have been a bit fragile during games. I was also concerned about not being able to let bases overhang the edge of the deck for those mounted on washers. <br /><br />I might do it yet though.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-43646956538621336412014-03-07T22:12:59.128-04:002014-03-07T22:12:59.128-04:00Thanks FitzB.Thanks FitzB.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-20340646005203728202014-03-07T22:12:18.027-04:002014-03-07T22:12:18.027-04:00Thanks, 'suggestion' captures the idea nic...Thanks, 'suggestion' captures the idea nicely.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-36134530729926998602014-03-07T22:06:57.201-04:002014-03-07T22:06:57.201-04:00Thanks Bob, that was the plan until I realized tha...Thanks Bob, that was the plan until I realized that I will occasionally need to let bases overhang the deck, esp multifigure bases.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-87479434924480455512014-03-07T22:03:53.871-04:002014-03-07T22:03:53.871-04:00Thanks Phil, I do try to avoid the well travelled ...Thanks Phil, I do try to avoid the well travelled paths.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-83126979828815290832014-03-07T22:02:49.124-04:002014-03-07T22:02:49.124-04:00I like that cute little craft that rounds off this...I like that cute little craft that rounds off this posting. I tend to agree with Brian Carrick's idea of a 'pin and wire' railing or cordon as 'finishing off' the vessel - giving it more definition abaft the boiler. Of course that might tend to devalue its utiltyt as a transport vessel...Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-32788810878893928022014-03-07T20:43:28.675-04:002014-03-07T20:43:28.675-04:00I always like your steamboats. Murdock's "...I always like your steamboats. Murdock's "suggestion" is a good point.Fitz-Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510866929782142007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-8855860075290417602014-03-07T14:52:08.373-04:002014-03-07T14:52:08.373-04:00sometimes all you need is the 'suggestion'...sometimes all you need is the 'suggestion' of what is going on, your solution is quite artful in my opinionMurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-54683401667435111022014-03-07T13:41:38.814-04:002014-03-07T13:41:38.814-04:00Ross Mac,
I think that the gunwales improve to lo...Ross Mac,<br /><br />I think that the gunwales improve to look of the smaller craft. Perhaps a lower one around the stern might add a little bit of height to the look at the boat without reducing it carrying capacity.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-51639195006930763512014-03-07T04:50:16.145-04:002014-03-07T04:50:16.145-04:00It's always good to see 'something else...It's always good to see 'something else'...great job here, inspired and unusual...and a splendid looking table!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-54539134008094959462014-03-07T03:48:25.617-04:002014-03-07T03:48:25.617-04:00I think they look fine as they are but you could t...I think they look fine as they are but you could try adding some railings around the sides and back of the boats by tapping in some pins/nails and running some wire around them, it might give them a bit more definition and the feeling of depth without the claustrophobia of raised gunwales. Just my twopenn'orth. Best wishes, Brian<br />Brian Carrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221659266588227029noreply@blogger.com