Shiver Your Mainbrace - LAW going Nautical

[World2dave]

I have two home made Napoleonic fleets of about 15 ships each -Brits and French- made last century and constructed of balsa hulls with removable toothpick masts and painted paper sails. Each of the 120/90's are about 3" long and so on down to frigates at about 2" in length.

They sound great - inspired by Paul Hague's 'Sea Battles in Miniature' by any chance?

[Paul]

In principle i'd love to do this, in practice, most of those interested appear to be at the wrong end of the country I have a box of unmade Langton Miniatures I bought to game the naval side of C18th Jarldom of Helsing Vs Osteberg/Suomic Alliance Imagnations games. Mostly smaller ships and interesting things like galleys, from the Danish and Russian Nap. ranges.

[World2dave]

Would you come to the Midlands?

[Paul]

Other than Ayton I prefer to keep things to 'day trip' distances ie. not more than 3 hours each way, but I certainly wouldn't rule out making the trip.

[Subedai]

I have two home made Napoleonic fleets of about 15 ships each -Brits and French- made last century and constructed of balsa hulls with removable toothpick masts and painted paper sails. Each of the 120/90's are about 3" long and so on down to frigates at about 2" in length.

They sound great - inspired by Paul Hague's 'Sea Battles in Miniature' by any chance?

Nope, never heard of that book. I made them in mid to late 80's after a friend had made some. I never had much interest in the naval apsect of Napoleonic Wars but I was young and easily swayed back then. I slso wrote down the rules (as far as I remembered them). Both rules and ships are down here somewhere but in completely different areas of the cellar. Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly where.

[levied troop]

I sold all of mine last year. 16 Langton's, 6 of them painted and rigged.

Got a good price for them though

Also just passed on all my GHQ Jutland stuff.

Naval. It's so last year darlings.

[grizzlymc]

Such wonderful naughtiness! My timber is shivering!

[goat major]

i'll have a go at this though i have no models and my historical research comprises of watching Carry on Jack about 30 years ago

[Jeremy]

i'll have a go at this though i have no models and my historical research comprises of watching Carry on Jack about 30 years ago

Ditto! I also read some Hornblower at about the same time.

Probably not the same Hornblower that Norm and Purps read

[grizzlymc]

Certainly not the same horn that they blow.

Do age of sail and WW I light cruisers and destroyers. I was desperate to sink the bleedin Bismark, lousy wargaming.