After my two games with Cardboard Standees, Simon gave me a present of some model MTBs for me to construct. Much appreciated as I was undecided about my next step, particularly scale.
This is the first one made up.
Very fiddly, but I was happy with the results.
1/700th.
Four S-Boats
ID is discreet but yet to be tested.
Four Vospers
The box art
Did I say fiddly?
These are two PT boats still on their sprues.
The box contained four of each type.
Luckily, I did the S-Boat first as it had the fewest pieces. If I'd tackled the Vosper first or heaven forbid the PT Boats, I might not have continued.
Next task is to schedule another game.
Nice! 1/700 is a good scale, maybe the perfect balance between somewhat detailed models and playability (1/300 looks grand, but I wouldn't have the space for it, especially for larger scenarios, and it gets expensive quickly).
ReplyDeleteYes, getting the scale right is essential. For this game, and also a night fighter boardgame with just tiny chits for the planes, I've started making up sheets that have the boat or planes images (sourced from the Internet which is easy enough) along with their game characteristics.
ReplyDeleteYou have done a beaut job of these Mark. Those 1–2 mm parts are bloody fiddly aren't they?! It's fortunate that the polystyrene cement is quite viscous and helps to pick the little bits off your tweezers. Did you have any go 'ping' and fly across the room? They go a long way. I have lost quite a few...
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thanks. I knew form the start I would need tweezers, but the pair I used were self-locking and caused an immediate 'ping' of the tiny piece on to my cluttered work desk or worse the dusty floor. After clearing 80% of my desk, I found the missing part. I used my gripping tweezers again. 'Ping!' While considering whether to bin the kit the pinging bit came readily to my attention. This time I used a normal pair of tweezers with success.
DeleteHowever I found the glue had to be administered very carefully as after careful placement of parts, it has a tendency to soften the plastic and slowly cause a list which is mostly not noticed until it has set sometime later. Thankfully you have to look hard to see the leaning pieces, and I can always declare them to be battle damage.
Cheers!