I jumped on the British list as soon as we looked at playing this game, coz, well, I guess I'm patriotic
Then I realised that the Brits are way more expensive to buy, points wise. This concern was soon put aside when I say the rules for Colinwood and his abilities. But that is another thread I think.
This thread is to follow my progress with the making, painting and rigging of my British fleet.
Having been given a few Langton ships, I set off making and painting them before finding out that the ones I had done first, the large 3rd rate and 1st rate, were not even British ships
This is a piccie of the large 3rd rate I paint-tested in the British colour scheme. I guess I could use it as the captured French large 3rd rate BELLEISLE (74) which was second in Colinwood's leeward division
(totally dismasted and adrift by the end of the battle of Trafalgar with one of the largest counts for dead and wounded, but played her part in taking the heat off Colinwwod's flagship, Royal Sovereign).
Since painting and making some other ships with the preformed metal sails, I've now decided to go for the brass sails, as they look alot cleaner and more detailed when finished, but only marginly (as seen on my new HMS Victory):
So, I'm putting sails on atm, and when that is done I'll put some more pictures up, ready for the painting stage. I just followed the painting guide in the rulebook, which I found simple and easy to follow. The rulebook is worth buying just for the painting and rigging guide.
I've also ordered some ratlines (brass) from Langton, along with some Martello towers and Toulon Fort, so I'll get them on also when they arrive, with a few other bits.
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