tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65369865454177742332024-03-13T20:08:35.196-07:00Stern Rake StudioTed Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.comBlogger959125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-63727708444742242822024-01-26T00:30:00.000-08:002024-01-26T00:30:00.131-08:00Pass in Review: Corvus Blackstar Shuttle for Warhammer 40K<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRT8k-LZLwP2TNxwOJg28VV8O_ZY00z36tvqk3M8tSCPQEoLiPpgTVNNOzwjDncDezuqvEAm9GxSjbfKYgUtZXDK9csNAHLSfhDJc9DLMrZh7Wr5rIzJalUqb6TMU70CYW-W34fihSlWPXLxAmMiMEsoSTUK4ZjBkd0JFgDWsiGyD-0wSVTrlzSjJ9Nh8/s684/3583CE41-25A0-4926-9A6D-1B3A64F8BEF0.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="684" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRT8k-LZLwP2TNxwOJg28VV8O_ZY00z36tvqk3M8tSCPQEoLiPpgTVNNOzwjDncDezuqvEAm9GxSjbfKYgUtZXDK9csNAHLSfhDJc9DLMrZh7Wr5rIzJalUqb6TMU70CYW-W34fihSlWPXLxAmMiMEsoSTUK4ZjBkd0JFgDWsiGyD-0wSVTrlzSjJ9Nh8/w400-h281/3583CE41-25A0-4926-9A6D-1B3A64F8BEF0.webp" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Corvus_Blackstar">Warhammer 40K Fandom Wiki</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> A couple weeks ago, my wife and I made a trip up to <a href="https://www.wizardskeepgames.com/">The Wizard's Keep Games</a> in Kent, WA, which I've never been to.<div><br /></div><div>In fact, this was a momentous occasion for me for a couple reasons.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, it was the first time I entered a game store in over 4 years. This was due to my failing health, lung transplant, and on-going recovery. Up until now, my only outings have been to medical appointments. The level of chronic pain and fatigue was too much for me to do anything else. </div><div><br /></div><div>Second, I was meeting a local gamer who became open to do commission work. When he posted a pic of his own works in progress (WIPs), and announced his availability, I jumped on the chance. So we met there, and I gave him nearly two dozen figures to paint--Northeast Woodland Indians for the French and Indian War (F&IW), or American War of Independence (AWI).</div><div><br /></div><div>The Wizard's Keep is easy to find for those of who live in Western WA State. The store has a good stock of games, and plenty of game tables chocked with terrain. There are numerous banquet tables for card games, one of which was occupied by a group playing while we were there. My wife even bought a couple of family games there. She almost outspent me. Almost. </div><div><br /></div><div>After, meeting with the figure painter, we wandered around the store, and I came across the pre-owned section. On the top shelf, I found two assembled, and painted Corvus Blackstar Shuttles, for <a href="https://warhammer40000.com/">Warhammer 40K</a>, or <a href="https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/xenos-rampant-9781472852366/">Xenos Rampant</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to WH40K grimdark lore, the Corvus Blackstar is used exclusively by the Imperium's <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Deathwatch">Death Watch</a>. I don't have any Death Watch, or any other "run-of-the-mill" <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Space_Marines">Space Marines</a>. However, I do have an <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Inquisitor">Inquisitor and acolytes</a>. From what I've read, Inquisitors can requisition what ever they need.</div><div><br /></div><div>And my Inquisitor just so happens to need a Corvus Blackstar Shuttle. Maybe two. If the second shuttle is available the next time we visit The Wizard's Keep, I plan on buying it. <div><p>Until I acquire the second shuttle, here’s some views of the one Corvus Blackstar Shuttle I currently own.</p><p>Right-side oblique view: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYkgePsJIOD-DL05C3uONvuG74UVLckIGBC8URzOi9Qg41HhxiTR8J5nqfkXnZlImmaXYta3YCJdza4edrkoxs04KXUFIkd5xRjeQPKcVBla4Na8CqlHh-QCZu_zLEPCH60C0Ilfy365IXiF7pyrSnWFxrcNu0lzyVDCZMCt97Ab9uvYNsxDDKuk8UoA/s4032/772E15CC-8B07-40C5-B20A-DF0061372D23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYkgePsJIOD-DL05C3uONvuG74UVLckIGBC8URzOi9Qg41HhxiTR8J5nqfkXnZlImmaXYta3YCJdza4edrkoxs04KXUFIkd5xRjeQPKcVBla4Na8CqlHh-QCZu_zLEPCH60C0Ilfy365IXiF7pyrSnWFxrcNu0lzyVDCZMCt97Ab9uvYNsxDDKuk8UoA/w400-h300/772E15CC-8B07-40C5-B20A-DF0061372D23.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Left-side oblique view:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2RWOrMMPjJa0csMNJzWAQ8ZOcx1FUNHrP2KSfNRr8TWdnRnjtsGBwrQ6IK96lpWr9ijGePasyZV265z_yMtxOZvdNBK5xHPu509J6nRrv4954-xgrnwdqDdIiRX5zD3lItr0Gdq-Z3HM30jCoHRBlw3LR2Gq8eJPy9dnf3ptletHxDPw8g7g7qQw-ZM/s4032/A92CA9D7-09D0-400C-86FE-5845FD3907FD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2RWOrMMPjJa0csMNJzWAQ8ZOcx1FUNHrP2KSfNRr8TWdnRnjtsGBwrQ6IK96lpWr9ijGePasyZV265z_yMtxOZvdNBK5xHPu509J6nRrv4954-xgrnwdqDdIiRX5zD3lItr0Gdq-Z3HM30jCoHRBlw3LR2Gq8eJPy9dnf3ptletHxDPw8g7g7qQw-ZM/w400-h300/A92CA9D7-09D0-400C-86FE-5845FD3907FD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Left-side view:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVazOAmi9J9FxW9OZrvx6uG-pKwKOCgRydY5VZDZR9hfSIGMTXDGnUPf0DmDMY5QVpTcj7IErhpNZVVLJA6bg1lG-HX7-TxIG_TDU2Noact-zqzpY7jrd0M_ri3P4ECbtZUUk7WV85mWi48tKazj-_0Jy5XqkmXxTcHlBzdI6vclcu_nrp-lwNcvq6GU/s4032/4DB91C4E-A740-4CCC-9578-4AFBDF7FE026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVazOAmi9J9FxW9OZrvx6uG-pKwKOCgRydY5VZDZR9hfSIGMTXDGnUPf0DmDMY5QVpTcj7IErhpNZVVLJA6bg1lG-HX7-TxIG_TDU2Noact-zqzpY7jrd0M_ri3P4ECbtZUUk7WV85mWi48tKazj-_0Jy5XqkmXxTcHlBzdI6vclcu_nrp-lwNcvq6GU/w400-h300/4DB91C4E-A740-4CCC-9578-4AFBDF7FE026.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Right-side view:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPR6KsL5oTNLCplMbxnVH2rB8gQdNBV6tIPemNQI5y3GuhFeJXFvBo2L3u6npzj8NEEVTRGNMDXIU2f0qojbzDgDew_Tp1-gJ6IIm6AB2XlqcNxp4l7GlyhkwIAJckTuckwzptR5eKSCCcOR-0P9YEp_uGsRQiaTiU8i1oD5H734m16c2K1v_T0W92WU4/s4032/B76BB5FE-AC70-4774-84EF-F87641ACEB9B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPR6KsL5oTNLCplMbxnVH2rB8gQdNBV6tIPemNQI5y3GuhFeJXFvBo2L3u6npzj8NEEVTRGNMDXIU2f0qojbzDgDew_Tp1-gJ6IIm6AB2XlqcNxp4l7GlyhkwIAJckTuckwzptR5eKSCCcOR-0P9YEp_uGsRQiaTiU8i1oD5H734m16c2K1v_T0W92WU4/w400-h300/B76BB5FE-AC70-4774-84EF-F87641ACEB9B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Rear view:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkud5UfE4DGYMoZbisXp80I9OBfak-VpozG-14ZkNtRGa7MujQv5SGeyyXukgvyKIhNJZNFITzJD0oyoay7tWhLd47mAuV-lbPWyB5WZ24w57Q5xsItmSyvdFQedoBmdPzgvhFaqZxSMAI1NkgMLWYr6y1LqTuymRFuAuwhHHohVjpJtq0MqWOhL3Hrgw/s3814/8BB37D29-B692-4115-975D-BD16671080B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3814" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkud5UfE4DGYMoZbisXp80I9OBfak-VpozG-14ZkNtRGa7MujQv5SGeyyXukgvyKIhNJZNFITzJD0oyoay7tWhLd47mAuV-lbPWyB5WZ24w57Q5xsItmSyvdFQedoBmdPzgvhFaqZxSMAI1NkgMLWYr6y1LqTuymRFuAuwhHHohVjpJtq0MqWOhL3Hrgw/w400-h256/8BB37D29-B692-4115-975D-BD16671080B5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Front view:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUACwqmbhTH0PwowPRdD114B2M4CYxp-u3iq5PF6_SHKTQZbFJ8kIwOgSYSSyJWFNoNo3s9QNkR5QB9CejR7BQhp6Cy3d_qKLx80Lyho4umcWGGeD3CWEcfpiXWRLh3YiRZ5-eEpRyDmNbtqjELCOll5GSU7zXroy3OP9O_M4ZLBVh1wyJUNnvjrnSoeA/s3432/3A037A8D-A587-4C96-A6D9-2A16142B641C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3432" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUACwqmbhTH0PwowPRdD114B2M4CYxp-u3iq5PF6_SHKTQZbFJ8kIwOgSYSSyJWFNoNo3s9QNkR5QB9CejR7BQhp6Cy3d_qKLx80Lyho4umcWGGeD3CWEcfpiXWRLh3YiRZ5-eEpRyDmNbtqjELCOll5GSU7zXroy3OP9O_M4ZLBVh1wyJUNnvjrnSoeA/w400-h296/3A037A8D-A587-4C96-A6D9-2A16142B641C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The only difference between this model and the one I left on the game store shelf, was the hatch cover was lavender colored, instead of orange.</p><p>Like all of my WH40K figures and vehicles, I hope to make use of them someday. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV5D44q4aNuv8JeVPDzqXc6aJrMNNz6W7Bfi-_VDJIi_WywQ1mo8lb8g-53Gc_aLihxo_0ugjMUTPZmWBJPUwefw6kuksCDCH-FuP5YWg6MG4ZA_8RkQ4g0fSlie2wRBZ6ldL3f23077sM2aMEhbHyxtUnscCFX9wPOzUNtnK8UouAwzVTsLw_gwyr0E/s1000/4652A0C1-89C1-4171-8455-0C1A1C3107A9.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV5D44q4aNuv8JeVPDzqXc6aJrMNNz6W7Bfi-_VDJIi_WywQ1mo8lb8g-53Gc_aLihxo_0ugjMUTPZmWBJPUwefw6kuksCDCH-FuP5YWg6MG4ZA_8RkQ4g0fSlie2wRBZ6ldL3f23077sM2aMEhbHyxtUnscCFX9wPOzUNtnK8UouAwzVTsLw_gwyr0E/w400-h200/4652A0C1-89C1-4171-8455-0C1A1C3107A9.webp" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Corvus_Blackstar">Warhammer 40K Fandom Wiki</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-43120531436838883912024-01-08T00:30:00.000-08:002024-01-08T08:34:36.759-08:00Pass in Review: British Royal Navy Vessels for Cruel Seas<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UqVHNoEg5dYl0Ql82yjLoDdCpQC3zk6zVcxTp7E-yrLo_IVCPmfnlFu_la3l5w5SMLUgUC2R0eI4N2kD6uNKCXPn5Wz2-5Qv1pfm669fGvno7DN3yVI9TNANEr0X-3KIu-K3igBVPp7pj1vre0gohLeyKlaWsAZD6KW4EFJ83zK9CGMz5F7U6tSnNBs/s800/Vosper%20MTB%20Italeri%20Scale%20Models.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="800" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UqVHNoEg5dYl0Ql82yjLoDdCpQC3zk6zVcxTp7E-yrLo_IVCPmfnlFu_la3l5w5SMLUgUC2R0eI4N2kD6uNKCXPn5Wz2-5Qv1pfm669fGvno7DN3yVI9TNANEr0X-3KIu-K3igBVPp7pj1vre0gohLeyKlaWsAZD6KW4EFJ83zK9CGMz5F7U6tSnNBs/w400-h171/Vosper%20MTB%20Italeri%20Scale%20Models.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: Italaeri's Models, RN Vosper MTB)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> A few months ago, I had my <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/royal-navy">Cruel Seas</a> Royal Navy (RN) vessels painted. <div><div><br /></div><div>My vessels were painted by Joe Keister, of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NorthEastminiatures">North East Miniatures</a>. He does excellent work, but has taken a break from commissions due to his wife just having their first child.</div><div><br /></div><div>I added the ensigns, but I also had to repair the "spindly bits," the masts and antennas that took a beating during shipment. </div><div><br /></div><div>To differentiate between identically painted vessels, I alternated between using the white and red ensigns. It wasn't until all the ensigns were glued, a friend informed me the white ensigns were used for commissioned vessels and the red ensigns for commercial vessels. Oh well. I’ll the vessels flagged as is.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://skytrex.com/pages/cruel-seas">Skytrex</a> has taken over the helm in producing this game series. There’s several additional items I’d like to order, but they’re continually out of stock. At least when I check the website.</div><div><br /></div><div>So for now, my collection is complete. Here’s the vessels representing His Majesty’s Royal Navy:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. The <a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/armed-trawler/">armed trawler</a>, which I had painted different color schemes. The darker one represents an older ship from World War I, pressed into service for the Second World War.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0KGTHLSUsC0biMj97pCjkjLwXmnhauOLIhjlHKKAWuq7qlZ75_a_1CuQTTzIgvMu5VFoXWfHVtnoi8iPHuDj83cRt1hcFvIrtsTv6NcpPo7-5N2vMFEXeRECBOF1OphvntbvZDsZVNtIPvlY1n6O9SkSK8IuL4cGhuEsUGEcy808Rar31ynrMwQkyMw/s3319/Armed%20Trawlers%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="3319" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0KGTHLSUsC0biMj97pCjkjLwXmnhauOLIhjlHKKAWuq7qlZ75_a_1CuQTTzIgvMu5VFoXWfHVtnoi8iPHuDj83cRt1hcFvIrtsTv6NcpPo7-5N2vMFEXeRECBOF1OphvntbvZDsZVNtIPvlY1n6O9SkSK8IuL4cGhuEsUGEcy808Rar31ynrMwQkyMw/w400-h122/Armed%20Trawlers%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X9u6oNW4Z2OZtL6Ao3qZtdWqMFT-MzMR_iYlF6IVVSVmbfrXlWEPhQDd3wPRDpcjfCrXy2wnGamv6ImzjGQuairHwzuVrElj6ouIJ-1kYUhjW5-CNIzFiZB9MKSvHsWRU6BLjHMTM9TFWRdX4Y_OgCg3e4wz2k_mwhUEj6NawdXssGwrMNjPP1wmTuI/s3831/Armed%20Trawlers.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="3831" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X9u6oNW4Z2OZtL6Ao3qZtdWqMFT-MzMR_iYlF6IVVSVmbfrXlWEPhQDd3wPRDpcjfCrXy2wnGamv6ImzjGQuairHwzuVrElj6ouIJ-1kYUhjW5-CNIzFiZB9MKSvHsWRU6BLjHMTM9TFWRdX4Y_OgCg3e4wz2k_mwhUEj6NawdXssGwrMNjPP1wmTuI/w400-h125/Armed%20Trawlers.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>2. Three <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/royal-navy-vosper-mtb-flotilla">Vosper Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs)</a>, Early Models…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpk34DRCoo6-LsMEpFWsCxuxBcOzGJUGD2hqBQzxZoKgaAh8lZXz9g5XfXnHzS1Wz24fQqzfA8rDewHKNSbB0xi0gEYVjQy19ZnIaeTmQ-bun3jtcHNWaP0dwuvx7pmcdZ6Jf0d7w8EiG8rJTQ7jH_A8UBrNsaxifnTGxtx0NuwxPK7Xf4BboOYXvAAjQ/s3667/Vosper%20MTBs%20Early%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="3667" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpk34DRCoo6-LsMEpFWsCxuxBcOzGJUGD2hqBQzxZoKgaAh8lZXz9g5XfXnHzS1Wz24fQqzfA8rDewHKNSbB0xi0gEYVjQy19ZnIaeTmQ-bun3jtcHNWaP0dwuvx7pmcdZ6Jf0d7w8EiG8rJTQ7jH_A8UBrNsaxifnTGxtx0NuwxPK7Xf4BboOYXvAAjQ/w400-h111/Vosper%20MTBs%20Early%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8egh3e6HHcgnGxtOzMNi01_o4TNM1dL9qDxE5zJcgejX9H5VCbiS-LVWNc9Uy4LEQ2kwk_IRhexYs6MOv3ggfAMhSU_rf5LO71cDG23hzCSYFA0KW_TZvKADgeRoCG-mk04_tnB6n6WtNXc39K5_JdYxyjUgv8ufeY8iI6KUOUzl1vK39W7TnjSzN0w/s3801/Vosper%20MTBs%20Early.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="3801" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8egh3e6HHcgnGxtOzMNi01_o4TNM1dL9qDxE5zJcgejX9H5VCbiS-LVWNc9Uy4LEQ2kwk_IRhexYs6MOv3ggfAMhSU_rf5LO71cDG23hzCSYFA0KW_TZvKADgeRoCG-mk04_tnB6n6WtNXc39K5_JdYxyjUgv8ufeY8iI6KUOUzl1vK39W7TnjSzN0w/w400-h131/Vosper%20MTBs%20Early.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>3…and Three Late Model boats.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHFyieOyhxUEWJ-HuhVAdefCRyJlS6ydekPKTsGTgC3AFV7V0AFtt1t0mLGjppj7tJni7uQ2f-ziSiv-Z1wLtnsnsNATs7x77s4fHg1DL-YikdfzNW6FcIeNqQSpDrH47wzKjJ5WW7n4rGwd_t1_uS_nBBSUp195Oqt1NKyKyIM3VoBC1LkdqwzsY3Wk/s3567/Vosper%20MTBs%20Late%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="3567" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHFyieOyhxUEWJ-HuhVAdefCRyJlS6ydekPKTsGTgC3AFV7V0AFtt1t0mLGjppj7tJni7uQ2f-ziSiv-Z1wLtnsnsNATs7x77s4fHg1DL-YikdfzNW6FcIeNqQSpDrH47wzKjJ5WW7n4rGwd_t1_uS_nBBSUp195Oqt1NKyKyIM3VoBC1LkdqwzsY3Wk/w400-h98/Vosper%20MTBs%20Late%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVmTi5grGcpz5kbVJk6DQBrHYdvS9NED0jrEmxXBDJgpXyREY2oWHK6kldZ3YpXpVEikuWASJIkObMMCAEy86Y8uqleLCXFAguVoZi8eE0Fu7hQLi-HYeEkpbTQN7H9vp1H8x0-ZOetv90VruTvoloNhyTVkKdD33jdNHgwBzSgugAj7S7JacR4oYAaY/s3344/Vosper%20MTBs%20Late.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="3344" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVmTi5grGcpz5kbVJk6DQBrHYdvS9NED0jrEmxXBDJgpXyREY2oWHK6kldZ3YpXpVEikuWASJIkObMMCAEy86Y8uqleLCXFAguVoZi8eE0Fu7hQLi-HYeEkpbTQN7H9vp1H8x0-ZOetv90VruTvoloNhyTVkKdD33jdNHgwBzSgugAj7S7JacR4oYAaY/w400-h121/Vosper%20MTBs%20Late.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>4. Two <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/cruel-seas-fairmile-b-ml-145-gunboat">Fairmile B ML 145 gunboats</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-WGSMmQ61uWVY3bbHwpTjURFPP4EyzATkB4Az1hWVR1flt4aU8XPk17g0tmUZflHSfexm9U_Uo4kpmgisKiAhKbuORnkU7-NM42fK084tAB4b7WBay9NGDj1G-is_fn7nyJDjVsIth5OiYlwi9_G2A8Ni2xPZdPteVN4rJ150-VxlIQhGFm0xWqpt7A/s3327/Fairmile%20B%20Gunboat%20Motor%20Launch%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="3327" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-WGSMmQ61uWVY3bbHwpTjURFPP4EyzATkB4Az1hWVR1flt4aU8XPk17g0tmUZflHSfexm9U_Uo4kpmgisKiAhKbuORnkU7-NM42fK084tAB4b7WBay9NGDj1G-is_fn7nyJDjVsIth5OiYlwi9_G2A8Ni2xPZdPteVN4rJ150-VxlIQhGFm0xWqpt7A/w400-h140/Fairmile%20B%20Gunboat%20Motor%20Launch%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5vcjuHXyZEWX7-uqu7ONT2K-YUO9wd6eOoCiycLuaoml3RVdR4jqV8yph2rbnDMFr2fKhUGNU5KanAGyXpI9NoAtYndVeh83iQwjHJNAJ2aHihtclRrkoSpUxyggEvcuoPyDAlWXpl0hM5JXTuw8gt5ez-1QfPyNNmVfY8lvjpda8PVWNocDV2CQSbU/s3467/Fairmile%20B%20Gunboat%20Motor%20Launch.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="3467" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5vcjuHXyZEWX7-uqu7ONT2K-YUO9wd6eOoCiycLuaoml3RVdR4jqV8yph2rbnDMFr2fKhUGNU5KanAGyXpI9NoAtYndVeh83iQwjHJNAJ2aHihtclRrkoSpUxyggEvcuoPyDAlWXpl0hM5JXTuw8gt5ez-1QfPyNNmVfY8lvjpda8PVWNocDV2CQSbU/w400-h121/Fairmile%20B%20Gunboat%20Motor%20Launch.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>5. Two <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/cruel-seas-fairmile-b-minesweeper">Fairmile B Minesweepers</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNL4-iTexLaLofxnFkCsH_WM6SX2UM43mHzQCJzae5LuLGlRYf4sqTGYqZlfXtUiGJ9Z6t03VPq4mBOu9mnAFpin5DN6I6N90XKtfyKLf_jB1OYyGzWSQ2Vq6UTLStuo1iAAnNhop-HiwX4CYoJctgCCi3oMm5mNGTVWL_DNrT8MQGb2SZPYnEyvw_G64/s3080/Fairmile%20B%20Minesweeper%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="3080" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNL4-iTexLaLofxnFkCsH_WM6SX2UM43mHzQCJzae5LuLGlRYf4sqTGYqZlfXtUiGJ9Z6t03VPq4mBOu9mnAFpin5DN6I6N90XKtfyKLf_jB1OYyGzWSQ2Vq6UTLStuo1iAAnNhop-HiwX4CYoJctgCCi3oMm5mNGTVWL_DNrT8MQGb2SZPYnEyvw_G64/w400-h118/Fairmile%20B%20Minesweeper%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt9dqssi6809vxK0HGjV74SLhm_JGpoeZaWJp_RDV-Y8ipn3NYKE6E1gZItrR3rsVGXT_psP1yhqx04Ycu0Z0qfGkQ0tr6KqJWsiFkV3pYSc0qkvwSJxRHfW8uXCwaHJ84Ft3eebFJSOiY9OVuceDw5vtHnC1jGA2snndSLp-y7b9AVaLKicyoumM7l4/s2913/Fairmile%20B%20Minesweeper.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="2913" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt9dqssi6809vxK0HGjV74SLhm_JGpoeZaWJp_RDV-Y8ipn3NYKE6E1gZItrR3rsVGXT_psP1yhqx04Ycu0Z0qfGkQ0tr6KqJWsiFkV3pYSc0qkvwSJxRHfW8uXCwaHJ84Ft3eebFJSOiY9OVuceDw5vtHnC1jGA2snndSLp-y7b9AVaLKicyoumM7l4/w400-h114/Fairmile%20B%20Minesweeper.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>6. Two <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/cruel-seas-fairmile-d-mgb-660">Fairmile D MGB 660s</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnwbe9oz_kf6fQ2_1l1roKClSd7T-zMSz2oAdg52-Uk8rTstcz0GC8wSknU0_TsAe2UdgGKKZ-uxoxtFBSyDJtF-At4ISuPMtRnmCRNxtCNpNf5u5d8zoTktufuP8vnEwAQb1kRW-3iKVpHAUnMFagMgKXMJBhyn2of9a5YokD9nYznfXXS0U9DKnPOg/s3087/Fairmile%20D%20MGB%20660%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="3087" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnwbe9oz_kf6fQ2_1l1roKClSd7T-zMSz2oAdg52-Uk8rTstcz0GC8wSknU0_TsAe2UdgGKKZ-uxoxtFBSyDJtF-At4ISuPMtRnmCRNxtCNpNf5u5d8zoTktufuP8vnEwAQb1kRW-3iKVpHAUnMFagMgKXMJBhyn2of9a5YokD9nYznfXXS0U9DKnPOg/w400-h119/Fairmile%20D%20MGB%20660%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8VD2XJim1KduPCVqn9InOxNeWDCsBQcikVKSXhfU6mbyg2Gf4EvYQ3BxK1s9Zv-JIZ1Zgv5eaRz2I6I8Z_zCcxLQD405xIjh0Icpt0XVcfIyYq10oWBP2JYMEjr-BwQHjbO7bOORX7Lg_AXQkBvBS3fiMeO00ro3NKAgndPA9G1fEd3V7wNV24Q76_8/s3333/Fairmile%20D%20MGB%20660.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="3333" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8VD2XJim1KduPCVqn9InOxNeWDCsBQcikVKSXhfU6mbyg2Gf4EvYQ3BxK1s9Zv-JIZ1Zgv5eaRz2I6I8Z_zCcxLQD405xIjh0Icpt0XVcfIyYq10oWBP2JYMEjr-BwQHjbO7bOORX7Lg_AXQkBvBS3fiMeO00ro3NKAgndPA9G1fEd3V7wNV24Q76_8/w400-h122/Fairmile%20D%20MGB%20660.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>7. Two <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/cruel-seas-lcsl-fairmile-h">LCS(L) Fairmile Hs</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4vvLBDVzVTkuKB5noMoVenANOqRZT6XaK4ngIxqeyJ-IFqGfUh8WuOv5omCt2qhC0IkQEsn1SpWl_NVMlkHSI5E0AApynuy5aF4Mb1Gj7CNF__2TR_nhSH5csvSQ99juybr3nxQuCOdo6E5WhzzmavGVLcFAaNoWv0Mls8JWwfi0QghlIpn3cyqNfK0/s3233/Fairmile%20M%20LCS%20R2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="3233" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4vvLBDVzVTkuKB5noMoVenANOqRZT6XaK4ngIxqeyJ-IFqGfUh8WuOv5omCt2qhC0IkQEsn1SpWl_NVMlkHSI5E0AApynuy5aF4Mb1Gj7CNF__2TR_nhSH5csvSQ99juybr3nxQuCOdo6E5WhzzmavGVLcFAaNoWv0Mls8JWwfi0QghlIpn3cyqNfK0/w400-h120/Fairmile%20M%20LCS%20R2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCJ2Usb4X8MQF7pig_PgDwWqefAT8iSA7Go52RGPdgoh3o3NirRDEctQPYXnKXgbA2VpUoqQSp_AXSFO4PPR9oVXiRHSoQRnV0Vj7IYc9pa7GojjNBF-04_L-gFpOa1eiaeOCA_2ZIr6Hy7lMXJex4YmX0ydrlnmikjLT0UjaDtPBu2IigK35h2RzGq0/s3168/Fairmile%20M%20LCS%20R.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="3168" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCJ2Usb4X8MQF7pig_PgDwWqefAT8iSA7Go52RGPdgoh3o3NirRDEctQPYXnKXgbA2VpUoqQSp_AXSFO4PPR9oVXiRHSoQRnV0Vj7IYc9pa7GojjNBF-04_L-gFpOa1eiaeOCA_2ZIr6Hy7lMXJex4YmX0ydrlnmikjLT0UjaDtPBu2IigK35h2RzGq0/w400-h121/Fairmile%20M%20LCS%20R.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found very little information on these vessels, but they look like fire support ships. I had to do some modifications because, I lost the packet containing most of the gun and bridge crews. Fortunately, I had spare bridge crews, but I needed to make ad-hoc mortars, set in the bows’ gun pits, using spare air intakes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. Two <a href="https://skytrex.com/products/cruel-seas-fairmile-b-rml-529-rescue-boat">Fairmile B Rescue Motor Launch (RML) 529</a>s. I had these painted in two different colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMkunyFnhTLDceCEnTal7rNNISz7NKI-_ixYywn1lGy18y_IRuG6WY3qWdKjvgLE_G288mnve9u9lIi51izkW7mQnG0Y5tDrXlbHgYI9B3-RA8FIMw7RarZDsJpuPm3RUenygiXAHWYr8ikbWUzWh52YgW4gXptn6zpZZaGVTHcUdaUfbaxvBHxUVw8Q/s3179/Fairmile%20B%20RML%20529%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="3179" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMkunyFnhTLDceCEnTal7rNNISz7NKI-_ixYywn1lGy18y_IRuG6WY3qWdKjvgLE_G288mnve9u9lIi51izkW7mQnG0Y5tDrXlbHgYI9B3-RA8FIMw7RarZDsJpuPm3RUenygiXAHWYr8ikbWUzWh52YgW4gXptn6zpZZaGVTHcUdaUfbaxvBHxUVw8Q/w400-h118/Fairmile%20B%20RML%20529%202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuuV9ty0uBNTgCsRTa_-OSc_GRF7h7CfLFgHJVEZd8yGmqIiwi92wmg7KBju3DrK4hQXF5kKjblz5OckXaLu89BrnXpzdAR8f8vI_LpMY_GRdhuVKFQjQZQx4qpBA01hfn-AugF7daSuWrhlT7BjVYeb4CSuq7GsCL_QBugUDkpnWELA-3at9B9qUjnE/s3023/Fairmile%20B%20RML%20529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="3023" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuuV9ty0uBNTgCsRTa_-OSc_GRF7h7CfLFgHJVEZd8yGmqIiwi92wmg7KBju3DrK4hQXF5kKjblz5OckXaLu89BrnXpzdAR8f8vI_LpMY_GRdhuVKFQjQZQx4qpBA01hfn-AugF7daSuWrhlT7BjVYeb4CSuq7GsCL_QBugUDkpnWELA-3at9B9qUjnE/w400-h114/Fairmile%20B%20RML%20529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The black-hulled vessel is suppose to represent a Royal Air Force (RAF), Air-Sea Rescue Launch, similar to the model below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN0LYGTm-2eRQNJMKEhSVxhLN8BwsG0Fhq5lBKPFqHxis2lvjLwRmNLaOMgk_oqNYfpK0dGbWbG-7YhkJUYBGNf1dOpfR8JPWchtpms3eCQn2yzG2lAofUvF7o2fY6R4lEuv8Bk3HlteD1udmPFk3A0iYC_zjJT1GRnodyXQ0A2mxaBkMkPe4SC-bCxk/s800/boxart.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="800" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzN0LYGTm-2eRQNJMKEhSVxhLN8BwsG0Fhq5lBKPFqHxis2lvjLwRmNLaOMgk_oqNYfpK0dGbWbG-7YhkJUYBGNf1dOpfR8JPWchtpms3eCQn2yzG2lAofUvF7o2fY6R4lEuv8Bk3HlteD1udmPFk3A0iYC_zjJT1GRnodyXQ0A2mxaBkMkPe4SC-bCxk/w400-h206/boxart.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I was inspired by the 1955 film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Shall_Not_Have_Them">The Sea Shall Not Have Them</a>. I watched it on YouTube, but I liked it so much, I bought the DVD.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of purchases, until <i>Skytrex </i>restocks the items I want, then I’ll be moving on to other gaming projects to write about.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm certainly happy to see my collection complete for the time being.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for your support and encouragement.</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-8164227930412036652023-10-27T00:30:00.130-07:002023-10-27T09:24:44.098-07:00A Sword for Ireland<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih2wzGAaOxaGr8KO2gPI836kaC_q24CchleVB2-bWdy4gTpF1fLeYVpMfBj8f2EXfWaJIXy-qV3-PXb0ZVAf78U9kcvrSO-CVekbEvq5UNR16S9wkJzfVt54lT00cM11icuFZcmFKfWXZdwWo2UwWiNDPf3AjxwnyddLLb_s9cjRQOKFsW5vkFz7MXNA/s2500/DAF98B22-E50D-4E94-81C0-D1BFDBFDF95A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="2500" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih2wzGAaOxaGr8KO2gPI836kaC_q24CchleVB2-bWdy4gTpF1fLeYVpMfBj8f2EXfWaJIXy-qV3-PXb0ZVAf78U9kcvrSO-CVekbEvq5UNR16S9wkJzfVt54lT00cM11icuFZcmFKfWXZdwWo2UwWiNDPf3AjxwnyddLLb_s9cjRQOKFsW5vkFz7MXNA/w400-h183/DAF98B22-E50D-4E94-81C0-D1BFDBFDF95A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/brian-boru-irelands-mighty-warrior-king/">Warfare History Network</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Most mornings I can’t remember any dreams from the previous night. But once in a while, something so vivid and coherent will unfold, that it becomes hard-wired to my brain’s memory core. <div><br /></div><div>I had one such evocative vision when I was still on active-duty and stationed in Asia, over 25 years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>It’s stuck with me ever since.</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m finally writing about it now because, I’ve been dabbling with AI to create art.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, through the use of <a href="https://perchance.org/ai-text-to-image-generator">Perchance.org</a>, I’ve generated enough images to illustrate what my mind conjured up so long ago:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>It’s sometime in the early 11th Century, and I’m standing near cliffs on the east coast of Ireland. A striking, red-headed woman sits on a rock in front of me, with the breathtaking view of the cliffs and the sea to my right. She’s wearing an elegant, full-length, green velvet dress, with a sword encased in a scabbard upon her lap.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>She says, “I’ve taught you everything I know.” (This was regarding swordsmanship).</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>I reply, “Thank you. I finally feel ready.” </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>“What do plan to do now?”</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>“I intend to join <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boru">Brian Boru</a>’s army and drive the Norsemen out of Ireland, once and for all.”</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>She rises from the rock, walks forward, and presents me with the sword and scabbard.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yZ0YOBMXrTZJO1yUsKM81Mx4268OJAXVcjTuFvMq23PobKm14gvP01IrRleF1dJAf3awAkofK4YI_MgO1vDD7FSYSkwR_rAKQyRme78e2iplVuARDKC1Qz9Pq-CfrBIaUDLp6oZCpGjXZn_r8Wfq6sJL9KtkucqzRR_kTB-bPmZyQ5TKIU9sJhgOop8/s768/BE4A78D7-1D3F-4BDD-BC08-5DD34AE7EA48.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yZ0YOBMXrTZJO1yUsKM81Mx4268OJAXVcjTuFvMq23PobKm14gvP01IrRleF1dJAf3awAkofK4YI_MgO1vDD7FSYSkwR_rAKQyRme78e2iplVuARDKC1Qz9Pq-CfrBIaUDLp6oZCpGjXZn_r8Wfq6sJL9KtkucqzRR_kTB-bPmZyQ5TKIU9sJhgOop8/w400-h266/BE4A78D7-1D3F-4BDD-BC08-5DD34AE7EA48.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image created by author via Perchance.org)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>“Here then. I offer you my family's sword. I pray it serves you well." She draws nearer and drops her voice to a whisper. "And brings you safely home--back to me."</b></p><div><b>Her eyes close, she parts her lips, leans closer, and…</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3QRqoLlXzLLkQT-mzG7zrwjSGJNju10PrACyo3Qj_0SAm0d-StNG7c2_mSSWwLbe6AJYCEPuCnabrBW7Y_0xSVjtg2drjE0qL1QXicczQe1rY3GvNxYq7SUIG2tWazli_q7B3Ir49UU5PsA2w_ggH31sS0QjQD7kQGAiyGaB0n4h88NjBRwGWhbYBFA/s768/2FB99803-EE0D-409B-8527-AE309A652513.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3QRqoLlXzLLkQT-mzG7zrwjSGJNju10PrACyo3Qj_0SAm0d-StNG7c2_mSSWwLbe6AJYCEPuCnabrBW7Y_0xSVjtg2drjE0qL1QXicczQe1rY3GvNxYq7SUIG2tWazli_q7B3Ir49UU5PsA2w_ggH31sS0QjQD7kQGAiyGaB0n4h88NjBRwGWhbYBFA/w400-h266/2FB99803-EE0D-409B-8527-AE309A652513.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image created by author via Perchance.org)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>...I wake up.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><Exasperated sigh>. Another dream cut short, just when the situation becomes romantic or erotic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Normally, this frustrates me every time. However, on this particular night, I had a more pressing issue to deal with. I couldn’t spare time moping about a curtailed kiss from my dream girl.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeUed1ZObe1E2eshN5wnUpylnT-z9PqYUParGOOluomfSfOBmPOnUhmcwqG2-m6de8wTq2R4H2fiqPAmIZAHUmO39kBN2FSmY4gCFH_HFQb3LROeNCuCMg_W__ao_tQNqQbp_uHARBrwjHynRWyPTaV0L_i3YhyphenhyphenrQvLSwaLx1d5SZfzgKPjSpYoKnNFY/s768/7D73780D-4A51-4021-A825-D8F103A57BDC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeUed1ZObe1E2eshN5wnUpylnT-z9PqYUParGOOluomfSfOBmPOnUhmcwqG2-m6de8wTq2R4H2fiqPAmIZAHUmO39kBN2FSmY4gCFH_HFQb3LROeNCuCMg_W__ao_tQNqQbp_uHARBrwjHynRWyPTaV0L_i3YhyphenhyphenrQvLSwaLx1d5SZfzgKPjSpYoKnNFY/w400-h266/7D73780D-4A51-4021-A825-D8F103A57BDC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image created by author via Perchance.org)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>I sat up, got to the edge of my bed, let out another sigh, and asked out loud:</div><div><br /></div><div>“What the hell was that all about? Norsemen? Brian Boru? Who the f*ck is Brian Boru!? And yet, why does this feel familiar to me?”</div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, I lived in a private room, so I wouldn’t disturb anyone with my whispered ravings, and my immediate need to conduct some midnight research. </div><div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx0vcsEzXEzev-uvD7r4zk_CRICqiUWCmhZDZs2Sly_OAJzMyu0iSbZKVqPXI5woZU_peSA1dBIn6XaM1w1YE3f3isA6BaDrhzpbYRooDBFPqUDccdlLVcdvMQHJdXmAiJsYy1c70qanUWLXioVgYI7bLMhIeJkL1TVxAK33ayJjiiW5iaj2wBzv9oY4/s768/E225B003-C4A3-4C39-801E-B571BDA68E97.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbx0vcsEzXEzev-uvD7r4zk_CRICqiUWCmhZDZs2Sly_OAJzMyu0iSbZKVqPXI5woZU_peSA1dBIn6XaM1w1YE3f3isA6BaDrhzpbYRooDBFPqUDccdlLVcdvMQHJdXmAiJsYy1c70qanUWLXioVgYI7bLMhIeJkL1TVxAK33ayJjiiW5iaj2wBzv9oY4/w400-h266/E225B003-C4A3-4C39-801E-B571BDA68E97.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image created by author via Perchance.org)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>I was compelled to find an answer that very night. Fortunately, it didn’t take long. I turned on a light, and grabbed a book from my bookshelf, then sat down in my lounge chair. (The internet was in its infancy back then). </div><div><br /></div><div>The book I chose was, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harper-Encyclopedia-Military-History/dp/0004701437/ref=asc_df_0004701437/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475772152460&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8196617383291244919&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9052871&hvtargid=pla-1145355924643&psc=1" target="_blank">The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History (4th ed)</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I found who I was looking for in the General Index. There, on page 1590, was the following entry:</div><div><br /></div><div>Brian Boru, King of Munster, 270, 315.</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay then. This guy was real and not a figment of my overactive imagination. I wasn’t sure if this was a relief or not.</div><div><br /></div><div>I turned to page 270, part of which read:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>976 [A.D.]. Rise of Brian Boru</b>…<i>He steadily increased his power and domains at the expense of Irish and Norse rivals. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Then on page 315, I found this:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>As the 11th Century opened, Brian Boru was consolidating his position as the leading king of the several Irish kingdoms…One further Danish effort to reestablish themselves in Ireland was smashed by Brian at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Clontarf">Battle of Clontarf (23 April 1014)</a>.</i></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABZBrOkvQVHBSEIdGQhZThX9pEROySz4fjTzdzy0nOv4ov4lgF1ZNEfm-A-L6yvfH1r12BGorzxxy_tI8AsWVAAYP2pttWwHu2ytXCOY5QhvubDJJNyxXfCwkDGS9kpO-xOSMxtjKfV5rCxcMBlVQGi6jsy6cKF2sRTI1jdwExGEe_T3stvCTkMzPTEM/s400/brian-boru-clontarf.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="400" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABZBrOkvQVHBSEIdGQhZThX9pEROySz4fjTzdzy0nOv4ov4lgF1ZNEfm-A-L6yvfH1r12BGorzxxy_tI8AsWVAAYP2pttWwHu2ytXCOY5QhvubDJJNyxXfCwkDGS9kpO-xOSMxtjKfV5rCxcMBlVQGi6jsy6cKF2sRTI1jdwExGEe_T3stvCTkMzPTEM/w400-h243/brian-boru-clontarf.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://www.celtic-weddingrings.com/celtic-history/brian-boru">Celtic Wedding Rings--History</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well then. Finding the answers I needed only deepened the mystery. The additional research I’ve conducted afterwards improved my knowledge of Medieval Irish History, but of course, offered nothing in the way of a dream interpretation. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2LspTel32XIV0Rm69cdImQATzlvA9K1-S0t9vrQMBwJvoKdfS7WrsDLz-07y2gxu8LaCdolmD_AnmXtQLeHG7qtVF9-9DvjFlu7F4r1b4Xb1mgDfklZ_oHJTcZLQTLB7KyfjaJXhXOWly3Qe28V7Mw98betlhmBlbIeKaWJEfFN4j_rjHNpRRZQnXZ4/s768/9D9915F4-0EB0-439B-9311-7F6E6301B72A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2LspTel32XIV0Rm69cdImQATzlvA9K1-S0t9vrQMBwJvoKdfS7WrsDLz-07y2gxu8LaCdolmD_AnmXtQLeHG7qtVF9-9DvjFlu7F4r1b4Xb1mgDfklZ_oHJTcZLQTLB7KyfjaJXhXOWly3Qe28V7Mw98betlhmBlbIeKaWJEfFN4j_rjHNpRRZQnXZ4/w400-h266/9D9915F4-0EB0-439B-9311-7F6E6301B72A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image created by author via Perchance.org)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">True, I may have read something in-passing about High King Brian Boru, and then forgot about it. However, I’ve studied plenty of military history since then. And still, this moment has been the only time I’ve dreamt of an historical figure, or event.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So my questions remain: How did I know who Brian Boru was? How did I know that he was instrumental in driving out the Norsemen? Is there some ancestral connection?</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztCQXXf51jjq4yXI6lduvMXwIA4-nBQKQFhs8O-97mfszvUcnDV6PX0wqGKlKIsgxXNrp3ZMC2vjnz-Wbzn5uYaTtp1sPbVg0g561ny8aXx-Mhsg_kxuXlxtvJofXVkWC9OxqAhvdpe-SW1k00-Jvs7pY9sq3Rz7_MsYHtHBleDjNjFyL5wOUqLOHfAg/s768/5371A39F-6EBB-4DCD-9C30-0EB21A9ED4E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztCQXXf51jjq4yXI6lduvMXwIA4-nBQKQFhs8O-97mfszvUcnDV6PX0wqGKlKIsgxXNrp3ZMC2vjnz-Wbzn5uYaTtp1sPbVg0g561ny8aXx-Mhsg_kxuXlxtvJofXVkWC9OxqAhvdpe-SW1k00-Jvs7pY9sq3Rz7_MsYHtHBleDjNjFyL5wOUqLOHfAg/w400-h266/5371A39F-6EBB-4DCD-9C30-0EB21A9ED4E0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image created by author via Perchance.org)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Some years ago, one of my siblings had a DNA test done. Just over 40% of our family’s genetic origin comes from Scotland, Ireland and Wales.</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe, if my siblings and I pitch-in, we can conduct an extensive genealogy search to discover more about our family’s Irish ancestry.</div><div><br /></div><div>And who was kissing whom on the shores of Ireland. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p><br /></p></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-63868421278840257432023-09-22T00:30:00.188-07:002023-09-22T00:30:00.143-07:00Pass in Review: Lord of the Rings Monopoly <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl___aa7ZrweGyM5RzbeDJU-KpVcbmpHvqfifcUMhpYYmLANW41u0W6LwrT4G8IjrNae2LXBW7u8vmYo4dQxIX8_Elk5z8jDDQdf9KbFFvGqOGkNuk6fORimBsDZYyqb3mmia2GK8T4Tr3FBNE7WJShpFnjnUolEa47CALgg8fdAZl2L-N19nyZlPVs18/s1259/363447563_269142062488581_1984016582540378409_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1259" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl___aa7ZrweGyM5RzbeDJU-KpVcbmpHvqfifcUMhpYYmLANW41u0W6LwrT4G8IjrNae2LXBW7u8vmYo4dQxIX8_Elk5z8jDDQdf9KbFFvGqOGkNuk6fORimBsDZYyqb3mmia2GK8T4Tr3FBNE7WJShpFnjnUolEa47CALgg8fdAZl2L-N19nyZlPVs18/w400-h321/363447563_269142062488581_1984016582540378409_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> It must be more than half-a-century since I last played Monopoly. And this was back when there was only one version. The game debuted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)">1935</a>, and has spawned a slew of <a href="https://www.ultraboardgames.com/monopoly/editions.php">variant editions</a>, starting in the late 20th Century.<div><br /></div><div>One of my grandsons recently received a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/MONOPOLY-Board-Inspired-Movies-Mandalorian/dp/B09D437LXX/ref=asc_df_B09D437LXX/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=564776331761&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5178011123539393335&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9052871&hvtargid=pla-1631792779321&psc=1">Boba Fett</a> Edition for his birthday. </div><div>Our respective grandkids are now advancing beyond the Candyland/Chutes & Ladders level of games. So when I expressed interest about joining in the gameplay, my wife took this as a cue to buy me a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-Games-Monopoly-Fellowship-Exclusive/dp/B08K1BRGHC?th=1">Lord of the Rings Edition</a> for my birthday.</div><div><br /></div><div>The game comes in a hefty cardboard box, with cover art that evokes images of Peter Jackson's <i>Lord of the Rings (LotR)</i> movies. The gameboard is matted and sturdy. The money tokens are small, cardboard coins that come in 1 & 5 denominations, known as <strike>M </strike>. It took me a while to discover just what an<strike> M </strike> is. It stands for "Monopole," which it seems has been the case for years.</div><div><br /></div><div>Funny, I always thought it was "dollars."</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, back to the gameboard.</div><div><br /></div><div>Starting in the middle, there are a series of circles that track the progress of bearing <a href="https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/One_Ring">The One Ring</a> to Mount Doom from whence it was forged. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4oeIvdoWDxkfeYAgbYEq8koitPSNVAREga4KsCwtSPTAQMxO7mFAHE6XEAdt6fahDkXZ4-aXZo0I7lOMHtCrrCmoLRwDEOqBw8Af5-h6udbGYFLJRe3SRNPSnmHj6LaQe-kHHuQGpTfnD3qyZL6QpeC_n-sYEkcLZO90gsvd_ymM4WfBrP0QA3PBQfk/s2048/376575128_845182977190534_8936024516020430303_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4oeIvdoWDxkfeYAgbYEq8koitPSNVAREga4KsCwtSPTAQMxO7mFAHE6XEAdt6fahDkXZ4-aXZo0I7lOMHtCrrCmoLRwDEOqBw8Af5-h6udbGYFLJRe3SRNPSnmHj6LaQe-kHHuQGpTfnD3qyZL6QpeC_n-sYEkcLZO90gsvd_ymM4WfBrP0QA3PBQfk/w400-h300/376575128_845182977190534_8936024516020430303_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>The fringes of the game board is a colorful arrangement of locations using images from the LotR films, that players move their tokens around on.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk_2qsBJzjYPnjO6diuwzhkbGD7_ZDUjSe3Ur6mbSf7fcNlHmp25eH_5IwXQgTqgaIfQb0BEwJcPtSG4gdp5mlGqXr9otNxlDiAxwd5fP_4DhKFKhcV2lpGg7CnrL_S24ZJGlDmM4ayZKMTKuW9ZMIFIeUiqlzh76_IGLPC_WuTKK-JaXWG_dM8XjsCU/s1562/362705636_702884834983009_6542168888110412439_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1562" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk_2qsBJzjYPnjO6diuwzhkbGD7_ZDUjSe3Ur6mbSf7fcNlHmp25eH_5IwXQgTqgaIfQb0BEwJcPtSG4gdp5mlGqXr9otNxlDiAxwd5fP_4DhKFKhcV2lpGg7CnrL_S24ZJGlDmM4ayZKMTKuW9ZMIFIeUiqlzh76_IGLPC_WuTKK-JaXWG_dM8XjsCU/w400-h370/362705636_702884834983009_6542168888110412439_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> But beware, the Eye of Sauron, depicted on the two black 1d6s that players use to determine how far they go. If a Ring Bearer rolls the Eye of Sauron, he must drop the ring where his playing piece landed. Otherwise, the symbol is a regular "1."<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBAvFFRNgtIJl374hLFpdaZBl8ynqd-NMU8F-04NhbEN2NnBnOTPwrgpK8ATrC685Iz2yl4uLKBp5b7tl12AZZp4AwWy2LvaA4IRzQEW24DizJMwj41ooVYroOCdGmJTaul47uq_rPZkZKKAOrSOFyH2m3zi4ZgWBcW1HDRfWovZtt1bjMfVpYBHda78/s1374/376430697_1355946764998033_4814264555002376017_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1374" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBAvFFRNgtIJl374hLFpdaZBl8ynqd-NMU8F-04NhbEN2NnBnOTPwrgpK8ATrC685Iz2yl4uLKBp5b7tl12AZZp4AwWy2LvaA4IRzQEW24DizJMwj41ooVYroOCdGmJTaul47uq_rPZkZKKAOrSOFyH2m3zi4ZgWBcW1HDRfWovZtt1bjMfVpYBHda78/w400-h259/376430697_1355946764998033_4814264555002376017_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcsuPJmsf5SbVbODY2tvYF6HWz-Va4LWfc5J7P3stzl3D_IhHM0kfVRrAfVJNBxExg84iktVlei5-QYYImEeu_pOuQb1Xa8FhGHOcny6kHtnY4pnycKXa4Q-1phGKDgBNB3PT-obyRJurRHMMw38QlQkUqF06211FIzOs7HTusapHJ0QfpaewKT63Gdg/s1390/377111638_670471968350738_3071630230493659322_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1390" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcsuPJmsf5SbVbODY2tvYF6HWz-Va4LWfc5J7P3stzl3D_IhHM0kfVRrAfVJNBxExg84iktVlei5-QYYImEeu_pOuQb1Xa8FhGHOcny6kHtnY4pnycKXa4Q-1phGKDgBNB3PT-obyRJurRHMMw38QlQkUqF06211FIzOs7HTusapHJ0QfpaewKT63Gdg/w400-h335/377111638_670471968350738_3071630230493659322_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Ring Tracker Token advances up the slopes of Mount Doom every turn a player possesses The Ring. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If a player loses The Ring, or gives it away, he has to pay the amount shown in the circle, and the Ring Tracker Token slides back to the bottom. </div><div><br /></div><div>The player currently bearing The Ring will be immune from paying rent, going to jail , or pay the fine if he lands on the Gollum or Ringwraith squares. However he will be affected by Quest Cards, like every other player. Quest cards often demand additional actions from the player who drew it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Otherwise, the game is played like the original Monopoly; buy/selling properties, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The game can be won by the traditional means of bankrupting your opponents, or if the Ring of Power is destroyed. The game ends immediately when The Ring is destroyed, and the player with the most money and assets wins.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a look at the storage tray and rulebook:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHGjvuk4IXiNkl8G3WmgfzI8fWLXIUT71HCqC3SkIcpnz-ifC22t3IXU-_2zE66bwyETc1BGT5i9D7PFOnee0GRaQhlPO4-DcgtnEue-QUu__0X9dxv0r-AsDEsnw9Oc81P2jutD23lpHlgN1qRAPrhSEcS0Bo3zyoVHAZff672ud2rLDBfWoLM7Z1NQ/s1545/363463835_1491222371613164_2938842009677693796_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1545" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHGjvuk4IXiNkl8G3WmgfzI8fWLXIUT71HCqC3SkIcpnz-ifC22t3IXU-_2zE66bwyETc1BGT5i9D7PFOnee0GRaQhlPO4-DcgtnEue-QUu__0X9dxv0r-AsDEsnw9Oc81P2jutD23lpHlgN1qRAPrhSEcS0Bo3zyoVHAZff672ud2rLDBfWoLM7Z1NQ/w400-h349/363463835_1491222371613164_2938842009677693796_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A close-up of the storage tray containing the player tokens, buildings, currency and Quest Cards:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kv1_YsOpAC-Q-fMz1CRzP0-INvqnY0SWDSKsjaM1pEpR46d2ObrFZyOXNybINEOP2vcg2zUG1dHZqgCXxZkHYeNU8wAk3QnjseoRoxa_yFazzjlTLc0PWxQpG-10OIu7pR7CLyG4W_5cn26PluaPAhSdovrTQDN5VRObV2mljlGRQFFq4Iu5ycxfCJw/s1957/363463835_3077176339257317_7506585578238524195_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1957" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kv1_YsOpAC-Q-fMz1CRzP0-INvqnY0SWDSKsjaM1pEpR46d2ObrFZyOXNybINEOP2vcg2zUG1dHZqgCXxZkHYeNU8wAk3QnjseoRoxa_yFazzjlTLc0PWxQpG-10OIu7pR7CLyG4W_5cn26PluaPAhSdovrTQDN5VRObV2mljlGRQFFq4Iu5ycxfCJw/w400-h171/363463835_3077176339257317_7506585578238524195_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Instead of Houses and Hotels, players build Outposts (brown), or fortresses (white):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8UJ5_4hWk6mSOniMh5DsssZNISFXieOGGsksJ9KyksufBE9tOAy6etCoS_GFntRiaq1Z5jJVSlZer_p5Tp5xsciY5FrRVBacsYOGwEEm63NPkM13-LtMFkE2cLt83WtLGNBFFG8Zve22n-W3JcU_hf4BQZz2m1yHHHkq_iJDdfHlIWKlosQHnc3u3zU/s513/376468775_3631654190406133_7515497308281727417_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="513" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8UJ5_4hWk6mSOniMh5DsssZNISFXieOGGsksJ9KyksufBE9tOAy6etCoS_GFntRiaq1Z5jJVSlZer_p5Tp5xsciY5FrRVBacsYOGwEEm63NPkM13-LtMFkE2cLt83WtLGNBFFG8Zve22n-W3JcU_hf4BQZz2m1yHHHkq_iJDdfHlIWKlosQHnc3u3zU/w400-h335/376468775_3631654190406133_7515497308281727417_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are 9 player tokens, each representing a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. From left to right: Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Legolas, Gimli, Frodo, Samwise, Merry and Pippin. However, the game is for a maximum of 6 players.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rxfc2tuPSuYDskrpk8w4cOo6FN3U1F0uMyZ6kyK65CEr5u4fM2yOMfwEO5it7Y-hHarUoyuMCTnJN0O5yuyjFiN2_EcfXyyvVzhWOlzGK9Ztcrf8Bt9woYxMsSQoL75Xxdq7uLMKQYKFp24mRny_cnjyV_Gy3GZWuGISa7SQdyWl_TWrBOm503364Qc/s1561/376565733_6594489940642570_9056992666913029288_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="1561" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rxfc2tuPSuYDskrpk8w4cOo6FN3U1F0uMyZ6kyK65CEr5u4fM2yOMfwEO5it7Y-hHarUoyuMCTnJN0O5yuyjFiN2_EcfXyyvVzhWOlzGK9Ztcrf8Bt9woYxMsSQoL75Xxdq7uLMKQYKFp24mRny_cnjyV_Gy3GZWuGISa7SQdyWl_TWrBOm503364Qc/w400-h106/376565733_6594489940642570_9056992666913029288_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Here's a close-up of Frodo bearing The Ring, and Samwise:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjsFUINh4JAVL5aCaf2oxG08_9iF8-E2L-HyDyjq-WdLEXaKkPkyr9F339b7GfB7zNFDLBXZFs2ezNf4jVdNjgwX6fnrh1JpY0p8mr27cO-hEvpXUnndK1ULXhLBILDcKUgcKv_2qZrsYek_pgCfkaIvfZTlLEQcR_IpXjAOBmRqvCxbFYYzU87TV5uU/s700/375763409_269798535894484_6130373428639167423_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="700" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjsFUINh4JAVL5aCaf2oxG08_9iF8-E2L-HyDyjq-WdLEXaKkPkyr9F339b7GfB7zNFDLBXZFs2ezNf4jVdNjgwX6fnrh1JpY0p8mr27cO-hEvpXUnndK1ULXhLBILDcKUgcKv_2qZrsYek_pgCfkaIvfZTlLEQcR_IpXjAOBmRqvCxbFYYzU87TV5uU/w400-h243/375763409_269798535894484_6130373428639167423_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What I found odd was the game using the traditional names and images for the corner squares--</div><p>--Go,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTRBzWX9D63bg9KRJ2ZwS4930X-0r20vAr9yfxvnI9V_wBoFQChuVHWJU1CQdw27k8S57HwfHPJbg8h4Iu-zR98lB84TqAe-xUK0jYM9gvNH_aavDzRiakvtgFoYm90obtl0_W_O0Zgjt1nPWeleeXI2TvenAJCalkhtL201nvBdY8t8cOf_xrLtIyfY/s1673/362881160_297348722650834_1114620559332537400_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1673" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTRBzWX9D63bg9KRJ2ZwS4930X-0r20vAr9yfxvnI9V_wBoFQChuVHWJU1CQdw27k8S57HwfHPJbg8h4Iu-zR98lB84TqAe-xUK0jYM9gvNH_aavDzRiakvtgFoYm90obtl0_W_O0Zgjt1nPWeleeXI2TvenAJCalkhtL201nvBdY8t8cOf_xrLtIyfY/w400-h276/362881160_297348722650834_1114620559332537400_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">--Go To Jail,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4nrbZ6jgt5RRuqGKN5moniyaeCFYvQrGV5OG9JZYXObZ0v58v2p8vPT5Cmqg6cdLBlJUYSFeltYuJ3lm3HYuH_LhPpcw85uwTOB4WUyLWWSc3plyrFTdacmJvB3xnC4kfGLpqX20cH9bTEzCJYVHnSwXqkcDNhsgxTGVvaPO5ehTC8TtcikX_WOLMCE/s1756/363331379_6426205470791119_911081749559826541_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1756" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4nrbZ6jgt5RRuqGKN5moniyaeCFYvQrGV5OG9JZYXObZ0v58v2p8vPT5Cmqg6cdLBlJUYSFeltYuJ3lm3HYuH_LhPpcw85uwTOB4WUyLWWSc3plyrFTdacmJvB3xnC4kfGLpqX20cH9bTEzCJYVHnSwXqkcDNhsgxTGVvaPO5ehTC8TtcikX_WOLMCE/w400-h296/363331379_6426205470791119_911081749559826541_n%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>--Free Parking,<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPosgkpOq88ownnSzdoKOmwns_Pq7m19E4SNt2v3r8-7L9erlkE2-US1uIHuKUUSvgvWzkfqcG9iZlosDbV3n3uRJfszRtUFFMs3k7L2BV9gZrg6rMTkawJVxmTogqcvg3UNlRBidpKP_p6kgwF53mFqRJsYVlhNiOvpFE6_yV6fYwaMmcTAeIV9XD248/s1773/363413178_963986274927219_8614639577219921689_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1220" data-original-width="1773" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPosgkpOq88ownnSzdoKOmwns_Pq7m19E4SNt2v3r8-7L9erlkE2-US1uIHuKUUSvgvWzkfqcG9iZlosDbV3n3uRJfszRtUFFMs3k7L2BV9gZrg6rMTkawJVxmTogqcvg3UNlRBidpKP_p6kgwF53mFqRJsYVlhNiOvpFE6_yV6fYwaMmcTAeIV9XD248/w400-h275/363413178_963986274927219_8614639577219921689_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><p>--and In Jail/Just Visiting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcM2JgKYinKz1cJSdmU7D3lkCz4oY3RVDpCaPk_NvsPsIOuB8L1gnHOYhCixzwZqHYpLy1RgwHLbi8a8Op6zqHdleO0fj3HB1VxSQCPOdowvclk0JKTJap0PeijCL9waydjzOj1rwZGMLiVoWmPtRHzDcNRQwYKkg9smG9syW712DVuIcZIIsReK_xGeU/s1346/362882765_1707624993073799_4296963145028608197_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1346" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcM2JgKYinKz1cJSdmU7D3lkCz4oY3RVDpCaPk_NvsPsIOuB8L1gnHOYhCixzwZqHYpLy1RgwHLbi8a8Op6zqHdleO0fj3HB1VxSQCPOdowvclk0JKTJap0PeijCL9waydjzOj1rwZGMLiVoWmPtRHzDcNRQwYKkg9smG9syW712DVuIcZIIsReK_xGeU/w400-h350/362882765_1707624993073799_4296963145028608197_n%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I mean, there's free parking's available at the Black Gates of Mordor? Who knew?</p><p>Now I must admit, I'm an immersion gamer, and found the lack of LotR-appropriate images to be a bit jarring.</p><p>So I set out to remedy this.</p><p>Using my <a href="https://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/">Comic Life</a> program and PowerPoint, I made alternate corner spaces from images I found online. (Since the game already utilizes movie images, and I'm not selling this as a product, I should be okay with copyright issues).</p><p>Anyway, legalities aside, here are my corner spaces--</p><p>--Imprisoned (The Secret Passage), replacing In Jail/Just Visiting,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoUI1q9gvrG7vCFCG0rUiTyMNnomE1LpNpuiGILBLS4RcwonOp8PFa58gKt9WhC4GqlejY4l2zdyWF4_yfmVnrCPVR3IQFkoqdlvglaJlU3hIqnpfXGzIjRHNKVXgMDUgqX1GnnX08J2AqDJBikZJ-PxQEDDNRPxkK6bpFhWnvX7aUnQe2_NTdIBavd0/s1552/362883696_800941548161375_4966564474463291804_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1552" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoUI1q9gvrG7vCFCG0rUiTyMNnomE1LpNpuiGILBLS4RcwonOp8PFa58gKt9WhC4GqlejY4l2zdyWF4_yfmVnrCPVR3IQFkoqdlvglaJlU3hIqnpfXGzIjRHNKVXgMDUgqX1GnnX08J2AqDJBikZJ-PxQEDDNRPxkK6bpFhWnvX7aUnQe2_NTdIBavd0/w400-h354/362883696_800941548161375_4966564474463291804_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">--Captured! replacing Go To Jail,</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZUObej5B2dskFFadVADei2XyiKP855iS13GUCSdUVmXPwDmGGsL6b6YmDTQbOxixKQ0hTUMjHk62PFAWJg8o4KgDjyWb-fTcygp5qO1xR5yDKL8qG7huCIY4YXHcJ2QJHKZYUieFGD7M_Mn89wt3Q7dYSbQ2RRUSg3AjGWnBJME2gccpjO-NNWdQ7tU/s1474/363352958_1927854684263002_3340780149058202637_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1474" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZUObej5B2dskFFadVADei2XyiKP855iS13GUCSdUVmXPwDmGGsL6b6YmDTQbOxixKQ0hTUMjHk62PFAWJg8o4KgDjyWb-fTcygp5qO1xR5yDKL8qG7huCIY4YXHcJ2QJHKZYUieFGD7M_Mn89wt3Q7dYSbQ2RRUSg3AjGWnBJME2gccpjO-NNWdQ7tU/w400-h268/363352958_1927854684263002_3340780149058202637_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>--The Gifts of Galadriel, replacing Go, where players collect 2 <strike> M ,</strike> and </div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_BleyGpg1IW_VXnQqemdBd-3yzjCZ-7dhQU-whJiIFBnSUw4H2iWXxfFlZ_NOMlHUnyF2VbAAF-3HYcIkYv-37uBZcuqOO-MjQ8gCxmT5DLlk3XAUSyQSCtXSakZ2D3ovQnSOtF8YJITLUYmMzEuxlX04GFNSFAFL0-mu56-m8Vnsc-t4M1ZGLXRUs4/s1808/371406879_307427411961385_6017965009887131362_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="1808" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_BleyGpg1IW_VXnQqemdBd-3yzjCZ-7dhQU-whJiIFBnSUw4H2iWXxfFlZ_NOMlHUnyF2VbAAF-3HYcIkYv-37uBZcuqOO-MjQ8gCxmT5DLlk3XAUSyQSCtXSakZ2D3ovQnSOtF8YJITLUYmMzEuxlX04GFNSFAFL0-mu56-m8Vnsc-t4M1ZGLXRUs4/w400-h336/371406879_307427411961385_6017965009887131362_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">--Hiding From The Enemy, replacing Free Parking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQk_a84XPwLckxHgc-BHKWDCIY11UaagzBXdfMNbXKyRkTIinVCmINgxNJIyw-Ul9W0Eoqh0xp6Dywj2rG9ksq7uip-K63k4nllb7snKHdCrtF7XSfbXqk1A83iZoqhTCIsY_08nS37uvlLYGH8TjgQFm6ac8v6pCrM7w7t2I5QrXtw1wB8WA68FUAjY/s1792/362958072_219492024392312_3379854670449848266_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1792" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQk_a84XPwLckxHgc-BHKWDCIY11UaagzBXdfMNbXKyRkTIinVCmINgxNJIyw-Ul9W0Eoqh0xp6Dywj2rG9ksq7uip-K63k4nllb7snKHdCrtF7XSfbXqk1A83iZoqhTCIsY_08nS37uvlLYGH8TjgQFm6ac8v6pCrM7w7t2I5QrXtw1wB8WA68FUAjY/w400-h260/362958072_219492024392312_3379854670449848266_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>On a lark, I added one final touch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtqXy3OIB4YIPtbXC1uvFndIyP4I40Aqarpvea9buR-ZlnzCKnsiH_2j_Jh8CwT2js__9kkKSctbKq5TJ-0ZzLznVMEoXnZS5QxhmYmc-7XC0H9It-S4HeCZYw0iSrthXmq4ppFosEWkpxnFr3p03OGcUE9AA2fmhrTypcZHWhU8Rka8vdQ-agI9Ra2E/s1837/361830554_6366192430145472_4310708953930768452_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1837" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtqXy3OIB4YIPtbXC1uvFndIyP4I40Aqarpvea9buR-ZlnzCKnsiH_2j_Jh8CwT2js__9kkKSctbKq5TJ-0ZzLznVMEoXnZS5QxhmYmc-7XC0H9It-S4HeCZYw0iSrthXmq4ppFosEWkpxnFr3p03OGcUE9AA2fmhrTypcZHWhU8Rka8vdQ-agI9Ra2E/w400-h223/361830554_6366192430145472_4310708953930768452_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>I thought the cardboard coins were a bit wimpy looking. And fake game money is expensive.</p><p>Fortunately, I came across a company that made coins for half the price of their competitors. (I'm sorry, I can't remember who they are).</p><p>So I bought two packages each consisting of about 10, gold, silver and copper coins. They come in 3 denominations, 1, 5, and 10, marked in Roman Numerals I, V, and X, respectively.</p>I look forward to playing this game. When I do, I'll be sure to write an After Action Review (AAR).</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Na-Den Pedim Ad</b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">(Elvish for: Until we speak again).</span></p></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-63337416895679778482023-07-14T00:30:00.179-07:002023-07-14T00:30:00.144-07:00Touching-Up My Millennium Falcon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-bmcsusayJXHaU74SPsirY5SJwU-bMI4bEP1_vzzCrLu3hg8CutFcLef1KOsXeeRARuQqvq5uyaC834X9NJSad739DTqR6NJkRaVbl8Joca5UlLmmiTIZCF1ZXqCFpV8RsVmkliWuQPGXPjXH4b1balRL-C2-ENbU7W07NQUMU6EVV3oHbF4FNRKEZI/s1673/Millennium_Falcon_Fathead_TROS.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1673" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-bmcsusayJXHaU74SPsirY5SJwU-bMI4bEP1_vzzCrLu3hg8CutFcLef1KOsXeeRARuQqvq5uyaC834X9NJSad739DTqR6NJkRaVbl8Joca5UlLmmiTIZCF1ZXqCFpV8RsVmkliWuQPGXPjXH4b1balRL-C2-ENbU7W07NQUMU6EVV3oHbF4FNRKEZI/w400-h231/Millennium_Falcon_Fathead_TROS.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>The <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Millennium_Falcon">Millennium Falcon</a> is the most notorious starship within the realm of <i>Star Wars'</i> Galactic Empire. </p><p>It's also one of the most iconic starships in pop culture, next to Star Trek's USS Enterprise.</p><p>Since the movie's debut, the George Lucas, now Disney, marketing campaigns churned-out numerous playsets and action figures over the past 46 years. Of course, one of the biggest, was none other than the Millennium Falcon.</p><p>About 10 years ago, I borrowed my friend Joe's playset. Then, in 2015, I took advantage of a Christmas sale and bought <a href="https://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/2015/12/upgrading-millennium-falcon.html">The Force Awakens version</a>, and returned Joe's Falcon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLqKwJao_nzy0xOYXmx2e98TQUO0q9hRdSnGScBX8D0Ewq4DU9_Wg7xgYsH5lfoE5ATmCxfKwS99PCkj6UouWCqE_SJbD1cUpvPgzxDLikwn_1HvaoedZPHOAjyab78vraPOiaZzF8F_D-yogJSywKhl9pjvvHT20T7VyhFCdH9NNoaNqFuzGrZnh6ag/s1200/Millenium%20Falcon%202015%20Playset.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPLqKwJao_nzy0xOYXmx2e98TQUO0q9hRdSnGScBX8D0Ewq4DU9_Wg7xgYsH5lfoE5ATmCxfKwS99PCkj6UouWCqE_SJbD1cUpvPgzxDLikwn_1HvaoedZPHOAjyab78vraPOiaZzF8F_D-yogJSywKhl9pjvvHT20T7VyhFCdH9NNoaNqFuzGrZnh6ag/w400-h300/Millenium%20Falcon%202015%20Playset.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p>What I liked right away about this playset is the plastic is softer, and more durable than earlier versions. It was as if the playset was designed to be played with, instead of being put on display..</p><p>But as usual with the toy industry, the action figures are out of proportion to the starship. This didn't matter to me, because I had no intention of using them. I wanted the playset to use with my <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Miniatures">Star Wars Miniatures</a> collection, or my 28mm sci-fi figures from other gameverses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMbHDsCU9tsBtZUR35FwXgSg-GfYCSmmJ_GssM150uWjpObjSGETgcywJB5FKLcWum_nz4h8UzpXZ3J0O8VsxF9fawsEkT_D-yzk4tK9EkbKOovZygTDCDjAiyr1GVtJy5I1OjvQ7jMr9mqO0msaIXs_EJVHBNo95oLUJNLB3xFDdXwoIlkd-WC-6k6U/s2000/MF%20PS%202.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMbHDsCU9tsBtZUR35FwXgSg-GfYCSmmJ_GssM150uWjpObjSGETgcywJB5FKLcWum_nz4h8UzpXZ3J0O8VsxF9fawsEkT_D-yzk4tK9EkbKOovZygTDCDjAiyr1GVtJy5I1OjvQ7jMr9mqO0msaIXs_EJVHBNo95oLUJNLB3xFDdXwoIlkd-WC-6k6U/w400-h400/MF%20PS%202.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>If you're interested in the playset as a playset, here's a video review about the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ybGh2yGeo&ab_channel=UnProReviews">Battle Action Millennium Falcon</a>.</p><p>A couple years after buying this latest version, I decided to add a bit of detail by painting the recessed areas with black ink wash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Wd_7J8bPjjuRS-Y50XCgDGpej6Amu2OJhJSLbgESUSOt5D1MrXdqVYVfb6mIqCYqT_KuiHlOUd7kh7kd5NTEetT1EnaabDdnQowNfcJmDqJYI7yB33cvrhH9Kf_LJxKZT8F3qvJhxoAjCRGSFmek9a7Es3OMvITYmWv7OUAGNSzmlGe2e8WEZhyqo2g/s4032/358483004_944106503527733_2234264352981127553_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Wd_7J8bPjjuRS-Y50XCgDGpej6Amu2OJhJSLbgESUSOt5D1MrXdqVYVfb6mIqCYqT_KuiHlOUd7kh7kd5NTEetT1EnaabDdnQowNfcJmDqJYI7yB33cvrhH9Kf_LJxKZT8F3qvJhxoAjCRGSFmek9a7Es3OMvITYmWv7OUAGNSzmlGe2e8WEZhyqo2g/w400-h300/358483004_944106503527733_2234264352981127553_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Afterwards, I'd spend time pondering what--if anything--I could do to add even more detail, without turning this into a major painting project.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since 2015, I purchased additional ink washes in various colors for my <i>Cruel Seas</i> vessels. A couple weeks ago I thought I'd give another try at touching-up the Falcon.</div><div><br /></div><div>I slathered the side hull with a coating of gray ink wash. While the gray tone darkened the vessel along the side, compared to the top & bottom hulls, it didn't bring out all the details I wanted. So I used a sparing amount of black ink wash in various spots. I also added another layer of black to the recesses I painted years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>I added touches of a light rust colored ink wash in a few spots, mostly around the hatch entrances and vents. I figured these areas would most likely collect condensation when in-use planetside. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my finished project from a few topside angles:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH31OK07ybTn51TTr5mTGrjgqFaobjS0DqbpgoixR8H2fnMHAaQoCJF4jTg30dTVNbE0sM0892C-cnVIdzDP9Z4BhPyW_QQxRVXg8aDRpdNKeD0RG-GB8y_nnO3Q1ruO56B4oAFMOyx-ahnvMRBwOmMMa_8c5uM0o6862Jr1eKzfDeVsxbX9aGp5-FQaQ/s4032/358485112_851612903157554_1683887142936525251_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH31OK07ybTn51TTr5mTGrjgqFaobjS0DqbpgoixR8H2fnMHAaQoCJF4jTg30dTVNbE0sM0892C-cnVIdzDP9Z4BhPyW_QQxRVXg8aDRpdNKeD0RG-GB8y_nnO3Q1ruO56B4oAFMOyx-ahnvMRBwOmMMa_8c5uM0o6862Jr1eKzfDeVsxbX9aGp5-FQaQ/w400-h300/358485112_851612903157554_1683887142936525251_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu422qhg7pboJZk4ATzzvH6-wXoLaB27ACIQu8S979nSirWVXFOc9s7KA2YCVukKFKl1yiFe8ChDNYR2nTfjM5uBK7UFC-SEbo278rUnegxBZn8deHhHBHXb2qPJg9sSntNu4QMUjZ2M15ftGN1x9FHc1xRvpmNskpdMNsbiK8ESi-tB5KI-4Thbm---0/s4032/358507434_295570066347441_2545422883765309304_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu422qhg7pboJZk4ATzzvH6-wXoLaB27ACIQu8S979nSirWVXFOc9s7KA2YCVukKFKl1yiFe8ChDNYR2nTfjM5uBK7UFC-SEbo278rUnegxBZn8deHhHBHXb2qPJg9sSntNu4QMUjZ2M15ftGN1x9FHc1xRvpmNskpdMNsbiK8ESi-tB5KI-4Thbm---0/w400-h300/358507434_295570066347441_2545422883765309304_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, for the underside, I re-ink washed the recesses, then added an oiled earth wash on and around the landing pads.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the underside view:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZRcEvdbcBHA0eIKgpTtfopz-JiP5tQ4W6NAGfKEoWcU7wCEeYXPpR3JS8yl0ZsXqQkNBspEo3ROF1GNS_tVG8XDaSiPdgRaLQDXa_wWJdE9medthRKCX2o8AcePgNjwMePhOA9xchEyhYIQp4qrlaPriCFiYhoQ_n-z9VL7AP_JAOXolVKorscnk8-s/s4032/358520421_126471780482288_640944616450782077_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZRcEvdbcBHA0eIKgpTtfopz-JiP5tQ4W6NAGfKEoWcU7wCEeYXPpR3JS8yl0ZsXqQkNBspEo3ROF1GNS_tVG8XDaSiPdgRaLQDXa_wWJdE9medthRKCX2o8AcePgNjwMePhOA9xchEyhYIQp4qrlaPriCFiYhoQ_n-z9VL7AP_JAOXolVKorscnk8-s/w400-h300/358520421_126471780482288_640944616450782077_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>My mind's at ease now that I feel I haven't left anything out. But this was an easy and relaxing project to do. </p><p>So if I think of any more ideas on how to enhance my Millennium Falcon's look, I may give it a try.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-61847942372909168482023-06-29T00:30:00.014-07:002023-06-29T14:02:17.630-07:00Modifying "Liberia: Descent into Hell"<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenvwLekwo73lTbkxb0oZayT66pKiAz1CxBN8Qg-iwB3VN6WM1DNMV5ku-huJT3qEHVB0ZDcZOLdGF0fwkDdWdY3Ifuw6f_ZwBxK3IHQiCJsn2ipQUkXMH7UMGKUlL-9zSA3x7eHto9_BeZJ9-Pz1rsz_66Yw6YpHU5Yz5mrkqxs5nat3OrYlyhtUwxgA/s500/pic413078.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenvwLekwo73lTbkxb0oZayT66pKiAz1CxBN8Qg-iwB3VN6WM1DNMV5ku-huJT3qEHVB0ZDcZOLdGF0fwkDdWdY3Ifuw6f_ZwBxK3IHQiCJsn2ipQUkXMH7UMGKUlL-9zSA3x7eHto9_BeZJ9-Pz1rsz_66Yw6YpHU5Yz5mrkqxs5nat3OrYlyhtUwxgA/w264-h400/pic413078.jpg" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover art for Liberia: Descent into Hell)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Just over five years ago, my friend Joe and I played a session of <a href="Liberia: Descent into Hell">Liberia: Descent into Hell</a>. This is <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31846/liberia-descent-hell-liberian-civil-war-1989-1996#:~:text=Liberia:%20Descent%20into%20Hell%20is,civil%20war%20of%201989-1997.">Counter Strike Mini-Game, by Platinum Dragon Productions</a>, published in 2008, and currently out of print.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCa4SHC1wUZcKmlZ1T6qQtYfXtGPL6ePE3AF64h1fzbR9fABeaYYU4MFxjzXo5rGxOlr-paI4Nty9XEH5WWxmXPBKa4bppGuuyQZYweKADtmCNe_L2hJeyPsCj8hHbueab8SpiatmXO9unIz2bMIGHf1D7Z5JpVuLwHXO_al5flvspFmkiVUbmM20Wos/s400/Liberia%20Webcomic%20Title%20Page.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="309" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCa4SHC1wUZcKmlZ1T6qQtYfXtGPL6ePE3AF64h1fzbR9fABeaYYU4MFxjzXo5rGxOlr-paI4Nty9XEH5WWxmXPBKa4bppGuuyQZYweKADtmCNe_L2hJeyPsCj8hHbueab8SpiatmXO9unIz2bMIGHf1D7Z5JpVuLwHXO_al5flvspFmkiVUbmM20Wos/w309-h400/Liberia%20Webcomic%20Title%20Page.jpg" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover Page for our Liberia AAR)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>We liked the game. However the subject matter of <a href="The First Liberian Civil War (1989-1999)">The First Liberian Civil War (1989-1999)</a>, isn’t for everyone.</div><div>The game designers didn’t spare any gory details: <a href="https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/the-cannibal-warlords-of-liberia/560a7cac7676b705187e64f7">Cannibalism</a>, child soldiers, prostitution rings, and the drug trade; just to name a few topics that factor into the game. </div><div><br /></div><div>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Liberian_Civil_War">A Second Civil War erupted shortly afterwards and ended in 2003).</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nor does the game spare any international relief or charity organizations, because all the donated money from such groups go towards lining the pockets of the two faction leaders.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first big problem Joe & I had was playing on the small 17” x 11” map. During playtime, the districts would become crowded with unit and leader counters. During combat, we'd have to line-up counters off the gameboard.</div><div>We also wish the map colors were more natural, or at least subdued.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shortly after our game, I went to a local print shop and had 2 poster-sized maps made (3’ x 2’). I gave one to Joe, and put my copy in a closet.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-5VNnyvNvNGJaY4wbeoSgSG6GAmxvMq1fgCb7grEevmSTmYUYgXMCiF0egag75fJ7lhnx-vxbhBwHhuFtAFTYFx0rQnUC_Tn0mfmLvyAOzRXVjD0tY2fCL93sNPm9IUdNSoxSsYRubhN9q2Zb53m0ber29ENw5mabBAVNeLhmgvPtfyN7N2T0FAFyXA/s2048/Enlarged%20Liberia%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-5VNnyvNvNGJaY4wbeoSgSG6GAmxvMq1fgCb7grEevmSTmYUYgXMCiF0egag75fJ7lhnx-vxbhBwHhuFtAFTYFx0rQnUC_Tn0mfmLvyAOzRXVjD0tY2fCL93sNPm9IUdNSoxSsYRubhN9q2Zb53m0ber29ENw5mabBAVNeLhmgvPtfyN7N2T0FAFyXA/w400-h300/Enlarged%20Liberia%20Map.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Poster-sized map mounted on cardboard)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>And there it stayed until a few weeks ago.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LnZt_B-z0QiENxHeZZFzZvGzMfmIEaKjxMa7rQ60IVFduLKUpQkF21CEjWd-kXkGr5lb3PSLL7VEkZWNvBL9ftpFHHyl0__WnWbebATIBH-_1lPiMUYruunf4Vt6GUiiQv-sCC_brZNJeNznsuUhiIctLYQwNhteaAA-NNDrxHq9UUsgKJeiS_P6d-8/s2048/Liberia%20Maps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LnZt_B-z0QiENxHeZZFzZvGzMfmIEaKjxMa7rQ60IVFduLKUpQkF21CEjWd-kXkGr5lb3PSLL7VEkZWNvBL9ftpFHHyl0__WnWbebATIBH-_1lPiMUYruunf4Vt6GUiiQv-sCC_brZNJeNznsuUhiIctLYQwNhteaAA-NNDrxHq9UUsgKJeiS_P6d-8/w400-h300/Liberia%20Maps.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(A comparison of the original with the enlarged map)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I’m still dealing with health issues, mostly chronic pain and fatigue, as a result of my lung transplant in December 2021. However, I’m a bit stronger and more mobile than I was last year. So I figured I could tackle an easy game project.</p><p>I thought it was long over due to dig out my Liberian Poster Map from its hiding space. My wife unrolled the map and secured it on a large sheet of cardboard using clear packing tape. She’s asked me throughout our marriage if she could help with any of my game projects. Now, after all these years, she got her chance and did a great job.</p><p>Another issue Joe and I had was with the game’s several charts & tables. For such a small game, spreading them out took up nearly all the table space.</p><p>To remedy this, I photo copied all the info-graphics, except for the optional Random Events Chart, which wouldn’t fit in my copier. I trimmed the excess white spaces and taped them on to a display board.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIOnEFoWKmyvYaVqJOxDvDahY01b0V3UiI2Jb0iDmkUniaDsKun2dxCYZIPtLFg5eFNtA2n45rkl-tDbYjpfldrPQTB1dPlypX6Nomov58LxAVon3cz1bYrZIEGHgo8TIhDr5zKKdcfZwqNfyvxmX5R4y15F2-YRLO6skgKg0np9yRd3p8owNqzsBOy4/s2048/Liberia%20Game%20Charts.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIOnEFoWKmyvYaVqJOxDvDahY01b0V3UiI2Jb0iDmkUniaDsKun2dxCYZIPtLFg5eFNtA2n45rkl-tDbYjpfldrPQTB1dPlypX6Nomov58LxAVon3cz1bYrZIEGHgo8TIhDr5zKKdcfZwqNfyvxmX5R4y15F2-YRLO6skgKg0np9yRd3p8owNqzsBOy4/w400-h300/Liberia%20Game%20Charts.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(The game’s status board)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My original idea was to make a “gamemaster’s screen,” with the display board standing upright. Unfortunately, there were two too many charts to fit on the single side of the screen, and 5 of the charts required counters to be placed on them to indicate the status of various leaders, money, international support, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juju">Juju</a>. </p><p>Yes, “magic” is an issue in this game and treated as popular support. The side which has the most in a combination of money and Juju, wins the game.</p><p>When Joe & I get a chance to play this game again, I’ll write another post about whether or not my upgrades made the session more player-friendly.</p><p><br /></p></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-82624326320664864802023-04-30T12:00:00.001-07:002023-04-30T12:00:00.178-07:00Pass in Review: Italian Vessels of the Regia Marina for Cruel Seas<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWzCboIVP_0iK1yDCj_IuxRjmJ7rTh9V-hu21Sk1-NiOWfP7r8KPrz5Y9Q1_rLpij91V8gaEgYryVoxujrYFlBWQeAQ1eUG6wY1o1X4h4sWxytWNONgGbu3FT1xEW8d2oUoeGTUN_z3hEy7-Oq7AmIjD4eNcbQvbFdW0u0gqVD__pN7V-84iFbzqo/s1600/4389629_fefacc81-c85a-4dfc-9a6e-ed30e84e1615.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1600" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWzCboIVP_0iK1yDCj_IuxRjmJ7rTh9V-hu21Sk1-NiOWfP7r8KPrz5Y9Q1_rLpij91V8gaEgYryVoxujrYFlBWQeAQ1eUG6wY1o1X4h4sWxytWNONgGbu3FT1xEW8d2oUoeGTUN_z3hEy7-Oq7AmIjD4eNcbQvbFdW0u0gqVD__pN7V-84iFbzqo/w400-h259/4389629_fefacc81-c85a-4dfc-9a6e-ed30e84e1615.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover Art for the Regia Marina Starter Kit)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Hi folks! I hope you've all been well since my last post of 29 April 2022.</p><p>I'm still in Recovery Mode: Dealing with chronic pain and fatigue, along with doing physical therapy. The need to exercise and rest gives me little time, or energy, to write. However, I'm a bit healthier, and mobile than I was this time last year.</p><p>Plus I have a topic that's motivated me to start writing again. </p><p>Several months ago I came across some nicely painted <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/bolt-action">Bolt Action</a> figures for sale on <i>e-Bay</i>. These high-quality figures were being sold by Artist Joe Keister of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NEminiaturesandmodel">NE Miniatures and Models</a>.</p><p>I was so impressed with Joe's work, that I asked him to paint, not just remainder of my <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas">Cruel Seas</a> collection, but my entire Mound of Shame. </p><p>But taking things one step at a time, and thanks to Joe, I'm closer to having my "Mosquito Fleet" completed.</p><p>The first batch of figures I received, was my <a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/regia-marina-in-cruel-seas/">Regia Marina (article)</a> vessels, and wrecked structures.</p><p>Nearly two years ago, I posted about the <a href="http://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/2021/07/pass-in-review-lighthouses-for-cruel.html">lighthouses</a> I painted (8 July 2021), and the difficulty I had painting the structures white.</p><p>Joe painted-up the wrecked versions I had in a dull grey, so they can represent recently destroyed, or long abandoned lighthouses.</p><p>Here's the result of Joe's handiwork, who by the way, also took photos of his accomplishments:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBiy7XE1WfFfElaPeJ7nA0vEZsAs5LCzQFwt_W8Yerbzap7aQJaohM3i1pwR6uugPwyX4tFGU6Dj19DV8h1gFDjmhv2gti31aUCXDtAOjTQrZp1Pb3Z3gJJG8z_p_4OVUa7Xr95q-SWLRAtNIGL7JkLrDKG9qkMXQK0Tu2aosROG8xM6c9I0e6Y71/s1152/Wrecked%20LHs%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBiy7XE1WfFfElaPeJ7nA0vEZsAs5LCzQFwt_W8Yerbzap7aQJaohM3i1pwR6uugPwyX4tFGU6Dj19DV8h1gFDjmhv2gti31aUCXDtAOjTQrZp1Pb3Z3gJJG8z_p_4OVUa7Xr95q-SWLRAtNIGL7JkLrDKG9qkMXQK0Tu2aosROG8xM6c9I0e6Y71/w400-h300/Wrecked%20LHs%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLCQ6rAlSqNTdeW_rZ5xvE95R3J8uj-EXrq-cYn9Ia39Juzq6h3z2iYRXTucMcfpXssxACaR_ivockKyhSiJNnkFreJSr9t8jcLdhBphs_YeFKXD7Uz_bFXVaE6247GdhOVFIE8NrTk-CKpyyCmG11nZhaSG0TxMB86iWpZz--4lgkkDBnikeFFsZ/s1152/Wrecked%20LHs%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLCQ6rAlSqNTdeW_rZ5xvE95R3J8uj-EXrq-cYn9Ia39Juzq6h3z2iYRXTucMcfpXssxACaR_ivockKyhSiJNnkFreJSr9t8jcLdhBphs_YeFKXD7Uz_bFXVaE6247GdhOVFIE8NrTk-CKpyyCmG11nZhaSG0TxMB86iWpZz--4lgkkDBnikeFFsZ/w400-h300/Wrecked%20LHs%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I have a couple of <a href="http://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/2020/09/pass-in-review-merchant-ships-in.html">coastal tankers and a merchant ship</a>, so naturally I had to have a wrecked version.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtWgIazBTRPR3kZ4ubo5QVX_uJhc8R_xvRMOeVlU3N1WZjshCPU9Jh0lXiiZCral6hUGq3Du_5Js4CkpZ6IsGycqX38qSRtyKHOPX703H0BJmgQottelN69NF3UrAanRO3fOUQQYjWHihv03H4_eD3Y1iyiKi1UAkZj9jeF1EqQN5i62iAwIWUt8g/s1152/Ship%20Wreck%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtWgIazBTRPR3kZ4ubo5QVX_uJhc8R_xvRMOeVlU3N1WZjshCPU9Jh0lXiiZCral6hUGq3Du_5Js4CkpZ6IsGycqX38qSRtyKHOPX703H0BJmgQottelN69NF3UrAanRO3fOUQQYjWHihv03H4_eD3Y1iyiKi1UAkZj9jeF1EqQN5i62iAwIWUt8g/w400-h300/Ship%20Wreck%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4kX4ZC_OFHGkO-SZvC7U1ScZ3oDJL6dwhv2zTvRKxMlhf3qUQrQsfOSWp-IWTVY18shoUWqTu7EEU8pMq3muJU4sLsQdRC6AQuK0uage_gGwYCS0h77XL3ARw0094btzRn6S3ayAIGJBYU7_vUux2xX3PvrhOT6_8p3z9coPRyCnqIfUpPqAOTz6/s1152/Ship%20Wreck%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4kX4ZC_OFHGkO-SZvC7U1ScZ3oDJL6dwhv2zTvRKxMlhf3qUQrQsfOSWp-IWTVY18shoUWqTu7EEU8pMq3muJU4sLsQdRC6AQuK0uage_gGwYCS0h77XL3ARw0094btzRn6S3ayAIGJBYU7_vUux2xX3PvrhOT6_8p3z9coPRyCnqIfUpPqAOTz6/w400-h300/Ship%20Wreck%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>One of the most neglected figures I had were the aircraft that needed painting. I had another guy paint the few that came with the Starter Kits I bought.</p><p>But they didn't turn out anywhere as great as these planes did: </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKW7PR2x06bo89m2_GlKcmzutyLFR9tfrtfk6GJT3i1BYc0vFeRYC-R1m4BXDB-bB08akCwXePa5DOWDnCOZAIQ5vjlzFeV7jaTE-Qh3DMkviNC-0vJYkepmIv83jMJBvCZ7dSSSBuM1e27_9LqOUX5OJYMFl4un7Jy99nViG4piYCS3iyYT_bEtA/s1152/CS%20Aircraft.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKW7PR2x06bo89m2_GlKcmzutyLFR9tfrtfk6GJT3i1BYc0vFeRYC-R1m4BXDB-bB08akCwXePa5DOWDnCOZAIQ5vjlzFeV7jaTE-Qh3DMkviNC-0vJYkepmIv83jMJBvCZ7dSSSBuM1e27_9LqOUX5OJYMFl4un7Jy99nViG4piYCS3iyYT_bEtA/w400-h300/CS%20Aircraft.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Aircraft of all factions painted and photographed by Joe Keister)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Now for the vessels themselves: </p><p>First up, is the <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/italian-mz-motozattera">MZ-Motozattera</a>, (motor barge), used to ferry troops and supplies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95ciwFkNhgZ2Y7JKEgPRyOqpJe5qcsSvzWEdp9l2uo52y9vgIHsGSoGa_wlWykWBorWczhyXbIpg5mKc_3uxzkKStE9sovYAvhW2I1W3W5IoBwiHCLkCg9n7MGZX6UZQrXffcp_tROH-pu6dybfUMvWPp6AqChnNcHJ-1OJJ8FGW5OEBARSPOVWu0/s1152/RM%20Barge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95ciwFkNhgZ2Y7JKEgPRyOqpJe5qcsSvzWEdp9l2uo52y9vgIHsGSoGa_wlWykWBorWczhyXbIpg5mKc_3uxzkKStE9sovYAvhW2I1W3W5IoBwiHCLkCg9n7MGZX6UZQrXffcp_tROH-pu6dybfUMvWPp6AqChnNcHJ-1OJJ8FGW5OEBARSPOVWu0/w400-h300/RM%20Barge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Next, are a pair of <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/marinefahrprahm-f-lighter">marine fahrprahm-f-lighter</a>s used as escort vessels. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBT_RFDFpakDVYRm8nR63oA6faAcX7rz4UZ509BEqSq_bDDpf5_S7dXRAq99eiODbrdC2puRDRBAvXI3YLMYi5brg9W8CoknBcPceHPaOAdAE0KxuIH_A8HK4lZazUFhun9n1ELnUT7p2hOo2vy3_xA7SUH8cibzg1ynfYkUQt5v3-fi3crBaSist/s1152/RM%20Barges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBT_RFDFpakDVYRm8nR63oA6faAcX7rz4UZ509BEqSq_bDDpf5_S7dXRAq99eiODbrdC2puRDRBAvXI3YLMYi5brg9W8CoknBcPceHPaOAdAE0KxuIH_A8HK4lZazUFhun9n1ELnUT7p2hOo2vy3_xA7SUH8cibzg1ynfYkUQt5v3-fi3crBaSist/w400-h300/RM%20Barges.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For a "flagship," there's the <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/italian-gabbiano-class-corvette">Gabbiano-Class corvette</a>, one of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbiano-class_corvette">nearly 50 built, with 14 serving after the war</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqYcBSMhmit9MWL_RPaOQ84hDZXdbXL1VyQQ0vJFPD1F9wY7aKnUR23NMfN2_PbwEobpHRWalrgHDaXEOXhJvpHTEGYieYjT0sTTLtLtFvL1CNx4fTzg0iJA29Ma8XqYujzQ685VRW78EYVPXUkW0QZd0QAdCakHb-GB9XsBZtOkDTAsbABdSjzk1/s1152/RM%20Corvette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqYcBSMhmit9MWL_RPaOQ84hDZXdbXL1VyQQ0vJFPD1F9wY7aKnUR23NMfN2_PbwEobpHRWalrgHDaXEOXhJvpHTEGYieYjT0sTTLtLtFvL1CNx4fTzg0iJA29Ma8XqYujzQ685VRW78EYVPXUkW0QZd0QAdCakHb-GB9XsBZtOkDTAsbABdSjzk1/w400-h300/RM%20Corvette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The mainstay small vessels of the Regia Marina were the <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/italian-mas-boats">MAS Boats</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpSb5TOSpr8gVYYVRrkBODvQaDv6Ct90x4OmRHWQLfWUnTda18SLD_ofIncIsY5mfUppAy9Uk0GvSABN_zKqDvrOhruWSILGOtSkb_eQxOqQR0XPQls_EV_8aAAgPEAeMbxb_XHIU69m9fqqJWWnvtAoIP_nCCjFIwUXBitaj1tAEBZnyzLFXgw9G/s1152/RM%20MAAS%20Boats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpSb5TOSpr8gVYYVRrkBODvQaDv6Ct90x4OmRHWQLfWUnTda18SLD_ofIncIsY5mfUppAy9Uk0GvSABN_zKqDvrOhruWSILGOtSkb_eQxOqQR0XPQls_EV_8aAAgPEAeMbxb_XHIU69m9fqqJWWnvtAoIP_nCCjFIwUXBitaj1tAEBZnyzLFXgw9G/w400-h300/RM%20MAAS%20Boats.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But Italy had help from Germany in the construction of <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/cruel-seas-m5-crda-60t-series-1-boat?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_id=4ffd272f9&pr_rec_pid=6622252040261&pr_ref_pid=6622223859781&pr_seq=uniform">M5 CRDS-60t Series-1boats</a>, schnellboots used by the Regia Marina.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5bez2GPAYTrpxGQR9cR5WVIGnxl54FyluE019GfFk6ZEKpYMyXfbojpoEZtqDZ5NefsjjAjvzmXPfofxjPt5TdjSOTWuBEEVQIN3pLkawlahpr-fzVDeQVHCbXO7-dwrfg-0ovT5l86VVisyvgMaUlrD4tCa5ajRm5T4SE0CDkijXXAE5uwAajHL/s1152/RM%20S%20Boats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5bez2GPAYTrpxGQR9cR5WVIGnxl54FyluE019GfFk6ZEKpYMyXfbojpoEZtqDZ5NefsjjAjvzmXPfofxjPt5TdjSOTWuBEEVQIN3pLkawlahpr-fzVDeQVHCbXO7-dwrfg-0ovT5l86VVisyvgMaUlrD4tCa5ajRm5T4SE0CDkijXXAE5uwAajHL/w400-h300/RM%20S%20Boats.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my entire Regia Marina vessel collection in a Pass in Review pic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZsCfpFG_yWT0w9UevozPx7ZFizXkvAK5WbwObnwBKvKUaZet6JxqfRMQToVrhElpUMiGeqnwN1gXuStWkgjxGQLougH252YxBm-K20enwRv-Ix7EIkpjkgK3YRPSY7ng5KUORoUuyTcTLHAE5HGsGtSc7Xizf78dmvp9KidSp5qN0UBZUMzumfQo/s1152/RM%20Full%20Collection.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZsCfpFG_yWT0w9UevozPx7ZFizXkvAK5WbwObnwBKvKUaZet6JxqfRMQToVrhElpUMiGeqnwN1gXuStWkgjxGQLougH252YxBm-K20enwRv-Ix7EIkpjkgK3YRPSY7ng5KUORoUuyTcTLHAE5HGsGtSc7Xizf78dmvp9KidSp5qN0UBZUMzumfQo/w400-h300/RM%20Full%20Collection.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm currently working on packaging my remaining Cruel Seas vessels, this time, of the British Royal Navy.</p><p>Once I ship the package out, the only task I have for now is gluing the itty-bitty Italian flags on to the itty-bitty masts.</p><p>Before my British vessels "roll down the slipways," I hope to come up with other blog-worthy topics.</p><p>Thank you for reading!</p></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-77435797518574696092022-10-29T19:00:00.027-07:002022-10-29T19:00:00.173-07:00Bolt Action: Recent Figure Purchases<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg03k5Ja-wnQYZOeslZr82j-5HIFhijuBg_nSUrdQiMKa74O7BR2ICNWYJQsF4gApMld2PxwVmAqvW2Vs1elxiJfSKjLMqGIbnhbCJHbZKbZMMVl-1PLSUHcOJcyjcu8zV6RPb57CQLVj6W7ZdsrjVn4csd8PFBR3LeEtIcR0ynUMmWr_FVohuv_I/s630/Bolt%20Action%202ED%20Cover%20Art.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="498" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg03k5Ja-wnQYZOeslZr82j-5HIFhijuBg_nSUrdQiMKa74O7BR2ICNWYJQsF4gApMld2PxwVmAqvW2Vs1elxiJfSKjLMqGIbnhbCJHbZKbZMMVl-1PLSUHcOJcyjcu8zV6RPb57CQLVj6W7ZdsrjVn4csd8PFBR3LeEtIcR0ynUMmWr_FVohuv_I/w316-h400/Bolt%20Action%202ED%20Cover%20Art.webp" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover art for the 2nd Ed rule book)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> I received my copy of the <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/bolt-action">Bolt Action</a> (BA) core rulebook last week. I've been collecting unpainted figures for a couple years now. However, I've been unable to paint them, or get them painted. The reasons are: <div>My hands shake to a varying degree, ever since I woke up from my lung transplant surgery, and everyone I know is busy with their own miniature projects.<div><br /></div><div>So a few weeks ago I took to <i>E-Bay</i> and did some Shopping Therapy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just in time, too.</div><div><br /></div><div>I got great deals on American and German infantry and vehicles, along with one Soviet vehicle. (I got outbid on the Soviet infantry).</div><div><br /></div><div>Below is a gallery of my recent acquisitions:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Americans:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div>For my US Army <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_divisions_during_World_War_II">Infantry</a> platoon, I organized it into 3 x 8-man rifle squads, and a command squad.</div><div><br /></div><div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL77XBRRSIZVmh6mY5a1SdtWgPy22k8G4Gvp8ir8x1p2ThHuF4BV4QIZHazYqHcZYQNBPPyIfVILdpPNvBmhoevpIL47CE2wU8giCqyFo0BWHidyvpC5Zy-Vjp5b2Kgpg7L6PpVH0WO4obWFoG6uYEwqxw1nS_BHqQ6oMNH5ovhuiIj3pVNSiOOZi/s1480/Bolt%20Action%20GIs%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1480" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL77XBRRSIZVmh6mY5a1SdtWgPy22k8G4Gvp8ir8x1p2ThHuF4BV4QIZHazYqHcZYQNBPPyIfVILdpPNvBmhoevpIL47CE2wU8giCqyFo0BWHidyvpC5Zy-Vjp5b2Kgpg7L6PpVH0WO4obWFoG6uYEwqxw1nS_BHqQ6oMNH5ovhuiIj3pVNSiOOZi/w400-h260/Bolt%20Action%20GIs%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(My purchase of pre-painted US Army Infantry)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>These finely painted figures are plastic and light weight. Even though they're not tippy like a lot of my <i>Warhammer 40K</i> figures are, I like the weight of metal. So I'll be doing two improvements:</p><p>1. Supergluing washers underneath the bases.</p><p>2. Painting the edges of the bases in various earth-tone colors to help identify each squad.</p><p>For American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_divisions_during_World_War_II">Armor</a> support--I got this <a href="https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.php?armor_id=1010">M-4A3EZ8</a>:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fY69_l6-G5IDXw-axcbpCMBGqJySxqlnq9hglZVs0-Fdvt0K6IHHx9F0ofaFpfjze4yEpLNGvFkkmwHaz9_XdxIst-PR3M-FM1dzQT9op3pvNoYrZ4xKAwgetHQVUMhRbESv1KuiIJIdaV69xGM8w7OQPNUCjsoCaHETaGn83aMbkc4XgOdyLdKd/s2075/9F5DFAC2-B46B-4E4E-9994-DA32EC8D560F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="2075" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fY69_l6-G5IDXw-axcbpCMBGqJySxqlnq9hglZVs0-Fdvt0K6IHHx9F0ofaFpfjze4yEpLNGvFkkmwHaz9_XdxIst-PR3M-FM1dzQT9op3pvNoYrZ4xKAwgetHQVUMhRbESv1KuiIJIdaV69xGM8w7OQPNUCjsoCaHETaGn83aMbkc4XgOdyLdKd/w400-h203/9F5DFAC2-B46B-4E4E-9994-DA32EC8D560F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWSOCwf_DJ16G15sBwa6nO2MgiSpkOtI_ZjtgEvN5RvKHccY_GmLfZC_6Za0LFmmcTUiQnPEgrVmZkFuFZJl-2jLZwGT7y3j0wt3Od76qlGmTI5v5ubAlnRmoEffX0-FtFBaPL9azJkxpmdNqzATqiJgiq42BrEJUrDqWvUOv6MVB5m82Y5E8Xboe/s1474/789CCB4E-5E60-46FB-8A64-B8CE08AA7E8F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1474" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWSOCwf_DJ16G15sBwa6nO2MgiSpkOtI_ZjtgEvN5RvKHccY_GmLfZC_6Za0LFmmcTUiQnPEgrVmZkFuFZJl-2jLZwGT7y3j0wt3Od76qlGmTI5v5ubAlnRmoEffX0-FtFBaPL9azJkxpmdNqzATqiJgiq42BrEJUrDqWvUOv6MVB5m82Y5E8Xboe/w400-h305/789CCB4E-5E60-46FB-8A64-B8CE08AA7E8F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRDDcIrwVO3MjJDVJvOGjmmfotgrimABmzeU0G3Bv5DVkmX4_uuf4U3txZ-YhwBHHZEj7Q4dlbWo9s4w9NwWoK943vHX2Q0rLJMZlmqAeYN1xwqZFR8DkPVgSVHkkfd0ZU_8jj2Nbt5Cg7A6OsiGdFGCt3rr4Ki9jQ_6zscU_JzU5qKxU3M4VLl8r/s2349/F23537B1-647D-49F1-B05F-DCD70E001D17.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="2349" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRDDcIrwVO3MjJDVJvOGjmmfotgrimABmzeU0G3Bv5DVkmX4_uuf4U3txZ-YhwBHHZEj7Q4dlbWo9s4w9NwWoK943vHX2Q0rLJMZlmqAeYN1xwqZFR8DkPVgSVHkkfd0ZU_8jj2Nbt5Cg7A6OsiGdFGCt3rr4Ki9jQ_6zscU_JzU5qKxU3M4VLl8r/w400-h225/F23537B1-647D-49F1-B05F-DCD70E001D17.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not too keen on adding anything larger than light-armored vehicles to what's suppose to be a small skirmish, or recon force. I bought this big boy to "personify" my tank in my recently purchased game, <a href="https://www.compassgames.com/product/american-tank-ace-europe-1944-45/">American Tank Ace--Europe, 1944-1945</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuHHsfA30CLpedxO3I8CxExJQ_VY9e5PPUFI8Qb4TuyZzYO8HY3Mf-JWxkLkZrrQ8tN8MoVWY-tCrfcfYlbo1OPDPT21J6Q6kkksVqCn2W7s6T5vL1ULe0FZBlWO_W1_OZSTOiWGEv83sLE5kf9yhvawaI6ysU5II5mcXE6cfPP84rb_-1A4-l8T1/s1371/american-tank-ace-front-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1067" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuHHsfA30CLpedxO3I8CxExJQ_VY9e5PPUFI8Qb4TuyZzYO8HY3Mf-JWxkLkZrrQ8tN8MoVWY-tCrfcfYlbo1OPDPT21J6Q6kkksVqCn2W7s6T5vL1ULe0FZBlWO_W1_OZSTOiWGEv83sLE5kf9yhvawaI6ysU5II5mcXE6cfPP84rb_-1A4-l8T1/w311-h400/american-tank-ace-front-cover.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>Switching over to the Eastern Front for a bit, I place bids on a Soviet infantry platoon, and a <a href="https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/US/M3_Scout_Car.php">Lend-Leased M-3 Scout Car</a>. I lost the bid on the infantry, but won the scout car.</p><p>Oh, well. Can't win 'em all, I guess.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qYaIGtl2vVTMuSOxBPXfSokazM-6SMQzroR796cLGfmxxx_fUoCzUiR6i_9PWYdqzBcYpl8y0xBg3VdyzvUHO1thOcNEhDtNfHgH_LuiDHDfT3L25MSz1Bi41Wq-k4cpPFJ2hOj7b_c3dwQ4NZY6uaVRyk3h8lDrIeLjP9qXgIySoIwCxbJ3SMZe/s2111/692CC9D7-7468-498F-A95B-9A9D7206CADE%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="2111" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qYaIGtl2vVTMuSOxBPXfSokazM-6SMQzroR796cLGfmxxx_fUoCzUiR6i_9PWYdqzBcYpl8y0xBg3VdyzvUHO1thOcNEhDtNfHgH_LuiDHDfT3L25MSz1Bi41Wq-k4cpPFJ2hOj7b_c3dwQ4NZY6uaVRyk3h8lDrIeLjP9qXgIySoIwCxbJ3SMZe/w400-h241/692CC9D7-7468-498F-A95B-9A9D7206CADE%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm9rQewWCAIGnNydzzqWtC8C_6ghYtJg9NkkeSnoawtOHZgzNUC7QNCyhIzdYasXaLL1OAb2nbrJl0CfVguRRjmGr0M6GjfZ5uG9-KLZGx8Fc0fceVCdOjEnJFQHI5r1toR6F2BdzENKdNCanZohzfSqKKCfpL-wHevNWDkyDXD9ugQv9j7se_YkI/s2042/BEEF5867-99D4-4DBF-8928-F96D2A24CABD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2042" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm9rQewWCAIGnNydzzqWtC8C_6ghYtJg9NkkeSnoawtOHZgzNUC7QNCyhIzdYasXaLL1OAb2nbrJl0CfVguRRjmGr0M6GjfZ5uG9-KLZGx8Fc0fceVCdOjEnJFQHI5r1toR6F2BdzENKdNCanZohzfSqKKCfpL-wHevNWDkyDXD9ugQv9j7se_YkI/w400-h271/BEEF5867-99D4-4DBF-8928-F96D2A24CABD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzIln4QozACRrZfmw3bvYlD5usoDHgvfVfKzmeXDWdr-sIV7I7PWbzXVySKFp4EECv_bysSolUuCkFbN5i0ic6Lx7-T557pzkBbr0SwFgVJbqAO31-XT0FXlpbr5CMjRxsi0RuJDhH6K1o4ceOHVZ0OWJTSbL-nsXrf3U7eWge23TAXK7uhKbrKi_/s1951/CA6D9959-C206-4194-A831-B4A2C6372131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1951" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzIln4QozACRrZfmw3bvYlD5usoDHgvfVfKzmeXDWdr-sIV7I7PWbzXVySKFp4EECv_bysSolUuCkFbN5i0ic6Lx7-T557pzkBbr0SwFgVJbqAO31-XT0FXlpbr5CMjRxsi0RuJDhH6K1o4ceOHVZ0OWJTSbL-nsXrf3U7eWge23TAXK7uhKbrKi_/w400-h284/CA6D9959-C206-4194-A831-B4A2C6372131.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ended up breaking off part of the droopy M2, forward machine gun. I thought it was bendable metal. Instead it was plastic. I actually think it looks better this way. I'll have to touch-up the muzzle. I also had to glue down the right side 30 caliber machine gun.<p><u style="font-weight: bold;">Now for those fighting on both the Eastern and Western Fronts:</u> </p><p>For the German <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_division_(Wehrmacht)">Panzer units</a>, I now have a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sd.Kfz._251">SdKfz 251 "Hanomag"</a> with crew for a transport/machine gun support vehicle:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvGEG9-6v817Rhm7vaZmuvLutY0l26g5t8VVeeuljDWu5vXrrrIqZrSrpeMof9XLHJiiCQu3qr5_dgf3u6Qfr6UCd-TwDuCiUNUPD3dGoX4neg41CxURycpQRHnebFD-bWuhAynOGp-L2fkA6wJgbqMiLpPSvUlgVGpcJajQD6audhPF8yBem_laN/s2165/01D4F112-3A8B-4B7A-AE2A-F0798757AE81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="2165" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvGEG9-6v817Rhm7vaZmuvLutY0l26g5t8VVeeuljDWu5vXrrrIqZrSrpeMof9XLHJiiCQu3qr5_dgf3u6Qfr6UCd-TwDuCiUNUPD3dGoX4neg41CxURycpQRHnebFD-bWuhAynOGp-L2fkA6wJgbqMiLpPSvUlgVGpcJajQD6audhPF8yBem_laN/w400-h208/01D4F112-3A8B-4B7A-AE2A-F0798757AE81.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg56TvhmQLxM0BfRtJlcqcV5JQ_iw3riST39Xf3hJGzTHWF-n0--2KDOs9BhLiLe6LAOc00soaDxliBb9rR6cmkLaUGUGZd0qmLJL2HjZwNkJxfliXdvqQaorJSFrtQhdbsESkSFR5qFNz6kjB4KHKUKp_8JgQPlMGp_0PrBnqGlh_5K3SK9V82m_/s1638/FE59B11D-E16C-41C1-B8F7-502E2F2F1031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1638" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg56TvhmQLxM0BfRtJlcqcV5JQ_iw3riST39Xf3hJGzTHWF-n0--2KDOs9BhLiLe6LAOc00soaDxliBb9rR6cmkLaUGUGZd0qmLJL2HjZwNkJxfliXdvqQaorJSFrtQhdbsESkSFR5qFNz6kjB4KHKUKp_8JgQPlMGp_0PrBnqGlh_5K3SK9V82m_/w400-h260/FE59B11D-E16C-41C1-B8F7-502E2F2F1031.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This vehicle will require a bit more touching up. The paint on the right-side top hull needs to be repainted. I'm not too concerned about matching the colors perfectly. "Close enough" for field work will upgrade the panzer to Table Top Quality. I'll claim the crew repainted it with whatever color they managed to scrounge for.</p><p>Ground troops from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)">German Army ("Heer")</a>, will be this 25-figure infantry platoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYywkyAoiv_O9_Yhvq0KaKz71ced58czqhpV5BkgPmJM8RWp-bDieU5TY4get-wYH7D8_86BPQFXizsegVRvqK1uuzwwtspVz6Oj0pnNzmnsJr9lNa2Fk0wG6zKh0qWy_-EmlPYSBmAmRtgU8kYXCEUt0n90CFvE0P7z6cQ1BSJZ0rPU95Y-rRqHS/s3011/81DE2A84-B398-4093-95E8-D2DE94097DA0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="3011" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYywkyAoiv_O9_Yhvq0KaKz71ced58czqhpV5BkgPmJM8RWp-bDieU5TY4get-wYH7D8_86BPQFXizsegVRvqK1uuzwwtspVz6Oj0pnNzmnsJr9lNa2Fk0wG6zKh0qWy_-EmlPYSBmAmRtgU8kYXCEUt0n90CFvE0P7z6cQ1BSJZ0rPU95Y-rRqHS/w400-h209/81DE2A84-B398-4093-95E8-D2DE94097DA0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I organized them into 2 x squads of riflemen, and 1 x command squad; along with a squad of submachine gunners, each armed with a Soviet <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPSh-41">PPSh-41</a>. I imagine these guys could be used as scouts, assault troops, or just divvied up between the other squads.</div><div><br /></div><div>For fire support I now have 3 x <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_42">MG 42</a>-armed machine gun teams.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPCEDfSm93OxWVpTtmHRuEyPdMwd0pdviVVMqS1PFA6oDAbZAKbI_X9-gCS8cjU0m82Lg7EUr2jrB9IulrmzIWOBDaEns2KsaLFr0d1J0MirTXfJfyaWTpANlnyh1sp5YzLoQwudWjeJJLVkKU9I8QSuDrUywyZtQIOnTsi9b02RjLO5HGCXtm4D-/s3065/C95E7627-ABC1-48A4-9678-09E3BEC14CC0.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="3065" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPCEDfSm93OxWVpTtmHRuEyPdMwd0pdviVVMqS1PFA6oDAbZAKbI_X9-gCS8cjU0m82Lg7EUr2jrB9IulrmzIWOBDaEns2KsaLFr0d1J0MirTXfJfyaWTpANlnyh1sp5YzLoQwudWjeJJLVkKU9I8QSuDrUywyZtQIOnTsi9b02RjLO5HGCXtm4D-/w400-h160/C95E7627-ABC1-48A4-9678-09E3BEC14CC0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>There are two versions of each team. One is in travel mode and the other is in deployed mode.</p><p>Oddly enough, the only figure armed with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_40">MP 40</a> submachine gun is one of the MG-42 loaders.</p><p>Today, (Friday, 28 Oct), I placed bids on a few more American vehicles. The bidding is supposed to close by this Sunday.</p><p>Wish me luck!</p><p>If I win anything I'll add another <i>Bolt Action</i> gallery post.</p></div><br /></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-55204706457860313612022-10-17T00:30:00.099-07:002022-10-17T00:30:00.178-07:00Return to Blogging and New Gaming Space<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDeCUabpTUiMxSN3zYpabGddyRGHp_SQ2ZjfvhMNY5k_VV47JIjAg4YSI91vS_l7aYShzD9kO1ojqJ3m0oOL_PZzQfFG7t9npEXqbk9eDYsJ03-vGuHvu5LV9cdUCgCkA4TaVz7Tn9M3PYwiVNDf-AeJtmEk-X6MJbV-d9cqzm4AxHKyNEnIlASS5/s2577/68944E12-92E9-44D6-A450-92DA9511D836.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="2554" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDeCUabpTUiMxSN3zYpabGddyRGHp_SQ2ZjfvhMNY5k_VV47JIjAg4YSI91vS_l7aYShzD9kO1ojqJ3m0oOL_PZzQfFG7t9npEXqbk9eDYsJ03-vGuHvu5LV9cdUCgCkA4TaVz7Tn9M3PYwiVNDf-AeJtmEk-X6MJbV-d9cqzm4AxHKyNEnIlASS5/w396-h400/68944E12-92E9-44D6-A450-92DA9511D836.jpeg" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(New Gaming/Play Area/Project Workshop Area)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I'm back! </p><p>Sort of.</p><p>It's been nearly a year since my last blog post.</p><p>My hiatus from the internet was not by my choice. About now I'm coming up on my One Year "Lungaversary." For instance, two days ago marked my first anniversary of the last time I worked or drove a vehicle.</p><p>From the summer of 2019 until December of 2021, I was battling <a href="https://www.webmd.com/lung/what-is-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis">Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)</a>, until my lungs collapsed. In the first week of the Holiday Season, I was hospitalized and had a bi-lateral lung transplant. Everything fell into place within a few days that needed to be, in order for me to have a transplant.</p><p>This was a miracle. I now have a second lease on Life.</p><p>The downside is that I spent 4 months in the hospital, from late November 21 to mid March 22, most of it in the Intensive Care Unit.</p><p>I've been in Recovery Mode ever since, and will be for at least several more months.</p><p>This has left me with little time or energy to blog. It took me until mid May to be able to climb stairs, and my daily walks are still limited to about 5 minutes/hour, at most. My hands shake to a varying degree which makes counter-clipping hard and painting miniatures impossible.</p><p>However, my health has improved a bit, thanks to my wife being my 27/7/365 caregiver. </p><p>In addition to taking care of my health needs, she's been working on the house, or coordinating contractors to add improvements and upgrades.</p><p>One of the most considerate things she did was clearing out a space in the garage, pictured above, to be used for: Gaming, a play area for the grandkids, and a workshop area. My step son hung up a Velcro pile tape along the garage entry, in order to set up a custom-made screen.</p><p>Two of my grandkids already tested out the area a couple months ago, playing with a large set of spongy blocks we have.</p><p>Since I can't be left alone, my friend Joe, has come over to sit with me, while my wife runs errands, or takes a well-deserved day off with family and friends.</p><p>We've utilized this time to binge-watch war documentaries, war movies, and play a long-running game of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271268/admirals-war-world-war-ii-sea">Admirals' War</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjy6pnUhViHM-q27Ha_a5mgs0GV95WR6mzjzaSy2NNXnHs65E7stFXfFCqnlaL8I7FdrO0WdhacuafHn2Hnvphc8l4WxAcZbqqGyq2mYftxE-XmNowfrcQglwEB-X4RjtRwXFDlJbnFrJlrpkkHrh1sRpwvEsHMd05G4-A8jMi9Zcp6e_-s0KW-Mm/s630/Admirals%20War.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="471" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjy6pnUhViHM-q27Ha_a5mgs0GV95WR6mzjzaSy2NNXnHs65E7stFXfFCqnlaL8I7FdrO0WdhacuafHn2Hnvphc8l4WxAcZbqqGyq2mYftxE-XmNowfrcQglwEB-X4RjtRwXFDlJbnFrJlrpkkHrh1sRpwvEsHMd05G4-A8jMi9Zcp6e_-s0KW-Mm/w299-h400/Admirals%20War.webp" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover Art to Admirals' War)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's a 10-turn game, with each turn representing several months of World War II naval operations. We started playing in the last week of August. Since we're new at this game, this session has been more of a learning experience. Joe manages to visit 1-3 times a week and we squeeze in 1-2 turns each time.<div><br /></div><div>We finished the Movement Phase of Turn 10, and are planning on engaging in the last sea battles of the war later this week.</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't take any pics of our game, but my next blog post will be some sort of After Action Review.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you all for your support.<br /><p><br /></p><p> </p></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-72006097895113538702021-11-14T00:30:00.047-08:002021-11-14T08:32:43.480-08:00Pass in Review: US Navy PT Boats for Cruel Seas<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWhVaj8Cc_k8ddGb-04PFoy0lpRo1GGsjCrqVliGHEpPFsguSf1sjz45DcWANkz4MwpjUv9s2i-TbNgeK6QqT54w96yiWBBmK5Z98dZQxN9gDrrBROjjbY_AeIMmZwm73AiiOzoF4LaU/s1200/M-Weapons-FEATURED-1200x350-c-default.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="1200" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWhVaj8Cc_k8ddGb-04PFoy0lpRo1GGsjCrqVliGHEpPFsguSf1sjz45DcWANkz4MwpjUv9s2i-TbNgeK6QqT54w96yiWBBmK5Z98dZQxN9gDrrBROjjbY_AeIMmZwm73AiiOzoF4LaU/w400-h116/M-Weapons-FEATURED-1200x350-c-default.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2019/12/03/weapons-wwii-pt-boats/">Warfare History Network</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> My apologies for the long delay between posts.<div><br /></div><div>I'm currently dealing with a major health issue, that I'll comment at length about below.</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite attending multiple medical appointments and suffering from fatigue (among other things), I managed to finish painting my US Navy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat">PT Boat</a> collection for <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas">Cruel Seas</a> collection.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxJxgxoF2P8eRcMlFdIYTrGypjQjAVCZp8e0qdU9dmWO6T15EnNVq97Sqd3eDeGllMr70EkFLj4aGDdYaGXGh2IkRdmwY2Cignu3YT7iKAfHQ5Kk9jT-E4Z0XLjju2sQbaSvzZOUhbUs/s1000/7c495017-4bfc-477e-95c7-a8075f33d2b6_1.3cb0ab458a25c5a09d55e26f3d0da197.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1000" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxJxgxoF2P8eRcMlFdIYTrGypjQjAVCZp8e0qdU9dmWO6T15EnNVq97Sqd3eDeGllMr70EkFLj4aGDdYaGXGh2IkRdmwY2Cignu3YT7iKAfHQ5Kk9jT-E4Z0XLjju2sQbaSvzZOUhbUs/w400-h315/7c495017-4bfc-477e-95c7-a8075f33d2b6_1.3cb0ab458a25c5a09d55e26f3d0da197.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/10151.html">Uboat.net</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some of my vessels came from <i>Warlord Games</i>' <i>US Navy Fleet Starter Set</i>...</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHirIckgTumwslLtBtobHLlS1vKD7-xkfC1cAliQ3jy6hhKBJ6Sa-V2OXFMK5zr-YyUxoq0mfbOWaJ8thSt2onNTe4FJ3D0bBGs8SE7iLmHyEmUQ_xmAj8JTRxXVFf6rLPJX94fsfRWY/s1000/WGCS_782611002_cover_07b5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHirIckgTumwslLtBtobHLlS1vKD7-xkfC1cAliQ3jy6hhKBJ6Sa-V2OXFMK5zr-YyUxoq0mfbOWaJ8thSt2onNTe4FJ3D0bBGs8SE7iLmHyEmUQ_xmAj8JTRxXVFf6rLPJX94fsfRWY/w400-h259/WGCS_782611002_cover_07b5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cruel-Seas-Flotilla-World-Battle/dp/B07LBY648K">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>...while the bulk of my boats came from the <i>US Navy PT Boat Flotilla</i> set:</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMLbOUEKN-jEnZyMQnDZNAotXf1QqhyZa1PMASit-oRKx2rqlhSaTk_v_QS3tPwKkEa9nzYajaOHSCkYmdiCesifqexhMrPOrhOuJsR2SUieHraiprxbzL43EahcdP1bgP0AJHpWTqeE/s569/71WXILPV5GL._AC_SX569_.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="569" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMLbOUEKN-jEnZyMQnDZNAotXf1QqhyZa1PMASit-oRKx2rqlhSaTk_v_QS3tPwKkEa9nzYajaOHSCkYmdiCesifqexhMrPOrhOuJsR2SUieHraiprxbzL43EahcdP1bgP0AJHpWTqeE/w400-h258/71WXILPV5GL._AC_SX569_.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/us-navy-pt-boat-flotilla">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here are 10 out of my 14 PT Boats:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xo4K2czr0B1ObHnjlwcn5otNP3vZ49Jtyt2U4znl3-SFv0DAZHrxkqIboSMAyjzu9kOtyOzCgbaONk0fgbKhVWSjIgoN0xi-2RcwTBWUNHqZwPSxj9zHknlcyBSEJra72jUeBL_Ml9g/s1492/DSCN5129.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1492" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xo4K2czr0B1ObHnjlwcn5otNP3vZ49Jtyt2U4znl3-SFv0DAZHrxkqIboSMAyjzu9kOtyOzCgbaONk0fgbKhVWSjIgoN0xi-2RcwTBWUNHqZwPSxj9zHknlcyBSEJra72jUeBL_Ml9g/w400-h196/DSCN5129.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7wI2I8HxhKIyO0eVEUNCxloA7waxltMKPhjAvqS6YI2DUsNX1e_d9Th4VeWZwZwI3LQcfx-fvKiiuD2UoU5_XrOisF6QH07CVMhDx5Egx-3PD1vPHyKIqzuv5OrIhVoqtPHnWj7sgYQ/s1163/DSCN5124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1163" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7wI2I8HxhKIyO0eVEUNCxloA7waxltMKPhjAvqS6YI2DUsNX1e_d9Th4VeWZwZwI3LQcfx-fvKiiuD2UoU5_XrOisF6QH07CVMhDx5Egx-3PD1vPHyKIqzuv5OrIhVoqtPHnWj7sgYQ/w400-h336/DSCN5124.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I painted four vessels from the US Navy Start Set and "Lend Leased" two of them to the UK Royal Navy. (Translation: I put Royal Navy ensigns on two boats).</p><p>I painted each vessel type in distinct color schemes for easy identification during gaming. The <a href="https://www.thearmypainter.com/">Army Painter</a> colors I primarily used for the decks & hulls were: Ash Grey, Field Grey, Army Green, Deep Blue. The boats' equipment were painted in Filthy Cape, Wolf Grey, Rough Iron, or colors similar to each deck color. Since I found Gun Metal too shiny, I mixed it with an equal amount of Matt Black to paint the boats' armaments. The rafts and life boats were painted Phoenix Flame and Matt White, respectively, simply because I wanted to add more color to the boats than varieties of blue & grey.</p><p>The two blue vessels are actually two-toned, with grey hulls and blue decks. I <strike>stole the idea</strike> was inspired by "<i>FlyXwire</i>'s" photo on <a href="http://theminiaturespage.com/">The Miniatures Page</a>:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusPKNGRBQePkBP6GXR-lzcBEi7fKbZeIoOazZNGRrh_CxV2ATUGdvaUw4ekvWDSo6nKhrgiXQD6WyySIblixhj0SOG6v4XhRUuLsYi4bh1qn5DbrTN-dkLhD-SitS63mLnSLuGE5aQ0E/s1067/Cruel-Seas-Ron15-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusPKNGRBQePkBP6GXR-lzcBEi7fKbZeIoOazZNGRrh_CxV2ATUGdvaUw4ekvWDSo6nKhrgiXQD6WyySIblixhj0SOG6v4XhRUuLsYi4bh1qn5DbrTN-dkLhD-SitS63mLnSLuGE5aQ0E/w400-h300/Cruel-Seas-Ron15-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image by: <a href="http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=506238">FlyXwire on The Miniatures Pg.</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />There are 3 distinct types of vessels in my collection.</div><div><br /></div><div>First are the <a href="https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.php?ship_id=ELCO-PT-boat">Elco Boats</a>:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ae1AbljbQZaRx-WHIWKNaHM-5esCaDyNsoCm-fF_kkN1X6FcBsGexu70VrWtezBpc_mwrax0QLpJngmexJCIPgR2M9BC3amfpQVwD6NpyU8PmrBjoKZK7g-Hs9a0ZFQaSZxe-Ej7LeQ/s520/DSCN5130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="520" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ae1AbljbQZaRx-WHIWKNaHM-5esCaDyNsoCm-fF_kkN1X6FcBsGexu70VrWtezBpc_mwrax0QLpJngmexJCIPgR2M9BC3amfpQVwD6NpyU8PmrBjoKZK7g-Hs9a0ZFQaSZxe-Ej7LeQ/w400-h297/DSCN5130.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdpghvh-1glurahYY9lJAwkuRCPNKvaSsCAp6glmFjuICcg7njfWdspTBPKrw5crdjozsh-1T_wXm_bROPePQBCI-0Iifk1QgAyAmqy4S0xil6mgeneP-ILfVVb1_XLqG_Fp9uTPlAf8/s519/DSCN5125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdpghvh-1glurahYY9lJAwkuRCPNKvaSsCAp6glmFjuICcg7njfWdspTBPKrw5crdjozsh-1T_wXm_bROPePQBCI-0Iifk1QgAyAmqy4S0xil6mgeneP-ILfVVb1_XLqG_Fp9uTPlAf8/w364-h400/DSCN5125.JPG" width="364" /></a></div><br /><p>The most famous being <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrol_torpedo_boat_PT-109">PT-109</a>, skippered by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy">JFK</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNpeFrTcYwhXkSvXsPxYhD9YPwzWVpWlLKiD1PlLaPK6ig2-KEz-QKnarX6pMV11_8XBdBNVLqed84SG314sIFTF91C88YyluINdSCJIxFKGawDy5p_ZDZTwL-nAPGNw4kYUsx9R-M_M/s760/heavenly+mist+-mo+81203jpg_0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="760" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNpeFrTcYwhXkSvXsPxYhD9YPwzWVpWlLKiD1PlLaPK6ig2-KEz-QKnarX6pMV11_8XBdBNVLqed84SG314sIFTF91C88YyluINdSCJIxFKGawDy5p_ZDZTwL-nAPGNw4kYUsx9R-M_M/w400-h293/heavenly+mist+-mo+81203jpg_0.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from the <a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/john-f-kennedy-and-pt-109">JFK Library</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>Next are the <a href="https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.php?ship_id=Higgins-PT-Boat">Higgins Boats</a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKw2SpJS9ZHWv-uoDMcZsrpQ4ZW18tVeKOyqQuQYbPJZ5NRh0n9ak2skYNpXbOlZ2N0jISdGHmM0QZLRVlxAHEO6Kq6gI88CN-2T2vam_75LMhHYfBqHg9WokbKHHDSpgvp8wzqyIdsc/s1466/DSCN5132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="1466" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKw2SpJS9ZHWv-uoDMcZsrpQ4ZW18tVeKOyqQuQYbPJZ5NRh0n9ak2skYNpXbOlZ2N0jISdGHmM0QZLRVlxAHEO6Kq6gI88CN-2T2vam_75LMhHYfBqHg9WokbKHHDSpgvp8wzqyIdsc/w400-h110/DSCN5132.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OwDPcYRPBUg-clxsq_UXej0fx4NlHN2vg-2E0No0icDPs6M5xxDg7p6d91OgfxfaYGJcvw0eAmwsWYwFnSnQnzDq8HakGqOLmmvQXwxrzMRgVgQOjttixBrvkHH21MMnxxF_YZ_kWLo/s1142/DSCN5127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="1142" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OwDPcYRPBUg-clxsq_UXej0fx4NlHN2vg-2E0No0icDPs6M5xxDg7p6d91OgfxfaYGJcvw0eAmwsWYwFnSnQnzDq8HakGqOLmmvQXwxrzMRgVgQOjttixBrvkHH21MMnxxF_YZ_kWLo/w400-h144/DSCN5127.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Since I bought two packages, each containing two boats, I inadvertently created one more boat of this type than was done historically. </p><p>Well, wargamers usually like to play fast & loose with history in order to explore "what ifs?" So I don't think my extra boat would overbalance any tabletop campaign.</p><p>Speaking of campaigns, one of the reasons why I'm excited about completing my PT boats is because I also purchased, <i>Devil Boats</i>, by <a href="https://www.compassgames.com/">Compass Games</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh44CEu9VMU_5BETJ-F1zXR9GCluGdCJ6oaeCbRcv-mwaPIo2dcbiGy8arMhDlsXsBWg8yUR8EkcwVNDTG1nk9KMP9PL3aCwKhiVP1hXR7D7bquFu2gsfrxSgYgw0MfyTdEHgu9oa5tpQ/s500/cpa1104.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh44CEu9VMU_5BETJ-F1zXR9GCluGdCJ6oaeCbRcv-mwaPIo2dcbiGy8arMhDlsXsBWg8yUR8EkcwVNDTG1nk9KMP9PL3aCwKhiVP1hXR7D7bquFu2gsfrxSgYgw0MfyTdEHgu9oa5tpQ/w400-h400/cpa1104.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image by <a href="https://www.compassgames.com/product/devil-boats-pt-boats-in-the-solomons/">Compass Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It's one of the many solitaire games that are becoming all the rage among today's tabletop gamers. I like the idea of using this game to generate Cruel Seas scenarios in a mini campaign.</p><p>And I didn't stop here either. I pre-ordered the company's upcoming <a href="https://www.compassgames.com/product/schnell-boats-scourge-of-the-english-channel-pay-later/">Schnell Boats</a>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHNzPujspbPHezpd6fZlxFSVLt8_e4kQcsXPhfqDJn1xoe9AXQcDJO5ospzGXwh1oT_5LwfaNPTA_Zqs42QP5qQvKaoxQ6Oi0Jv1oylxWy769S7bdNI3tsn2KUV4ZYaVcJ-eXBp-_KZM/s1400/SB_box_lid_July6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1102" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHNzPujspbPHezpd6fZlxFSVLt8_e4kQcsXPhfqDJn1xoe9AXQcDJO5ospzGXwh1oT_5LwfaNPTA_Zqs42QP5qQvKaoxQ6Oi0Jv1oylxWy769S7bdNI3tsn2KUV4ZYaVcJ-eXBp-_KZM/w315-h400/SB_box_lid_July6.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p>...and <a href="https://www.compassgames.com/product/dog-boats-battle-of-the-narrow-seas/">Dog Boats</a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOFOgiZSu-_PKCf-6rp16jK4bIOQExbMiEfn_uFXOnC244ay-ddVJ_gApTjif0MiIHe7KrXsWGaK_dY0Qa2LXGPH-GO731CjNMJEa08szHMHeCDukJblWi2I9-Yajmol0sXn3xXn-MtE/s1400/DB_boxlid_Sept23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1102" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOFOgiZSu-_PKCf-6rp16jK4bIOQExbMiEfn_uFXOnC244ay-ddVJ_gApTjif0MiIHe7KrXsWGaK_dY0Qa2LXGPH-GO731CjNMJEa08szHMHeCDukJblWi2I9-Yajmol0sXn3xXn-MtE/w315-h400/DB_boxlid_Sept23.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I'm looking at playing solitaire games as soon as I finish painting and assembling my remaining vessels belonging to the UK Royal Navy and Italian Regia Marina.</p><p>The reason being, as I mentioned in the beginning, is I'm now in poor health. </p><p>I've been battling what turned out to be <a href="https://www.esbriet.com/about-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-ipf/understanding-ipf.html?c=esb-163fb7a4142&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4b2MBhD2ARIsAIrcB-SLD3LGn6HtZS0-zZEDfeXsiHEBx_tgWS19tyX7dRz0KEqD7gWzBNoaAo2SEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)</a>. It's a degenerative, incurable lung disease that know one knows how I developed it (the "idiopathic" part of the definition).</p><p>I'm chronically short of breath, prone to coughing fits and have difficulty speaking. My symptoms have worsened, especially these past couple months. In fact, I'm currently going through the process of qualifying for a lung transplant. I'm on oxygen and need a walker or wheelchair to go any distance beyond that of a typical room in my house.</p><p>Because of my condition I was medically discharged from my job as a State Emergency Operations Officer for Washington State Emergency Management (EMD) and am now considered disabled. I'm currently applying for disability benefits through the Veterans Administration and Social Security. </p><p>My wife and I spoke with two pulmonary doctors at the Transplant Clinic. They told us that patients diagnosed with IPF have an average life expectancy of 3 years from the time of being diagnosed.</p><p>I was diagnosed in April 2020, so I'm just past the half-way point.</p><p>What's worse, is the doctor said that my symptoms indicate that I have "...a whole lot less time than this."</p><p>Waiting for a lung transplant can be a very quick or very long process. Current average wait time is 7 months.</p><p>Hopefully, I can hold out, get the transplant and finish painting my <i>Cruel Seas</i> boats, along with starting up solitaire games to add to this blog.</p><p>Thank you for your support. </p></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-2802621673964039362021-09-19T00:30:00.033-07:002021-09-19T00:30:00.262-07:00Pass in Review: Last German Vessel in Cruel Seas Collection (For Now)<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="id_8422_a128_f227_6bec"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8HWgUGkGUbVqKrOtbcL0-vFVYW-nTHoG_2EmwoS3gTyrJjpQGTbBdMkmW2s2LxcVC-84R0VnxKHpsMGfpxkhlg2eAMQ6DKAOvFEVDFojSqmfvR2o4AT5KMKggZhtR9nZvQF3WDD72Fw/s1200/F-Lighter.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="1200" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8HWgUGkGUbVqKrOtbcL0-vFVYW-nTHoG_2EmwoS3gTyrJjpQGTbBdMkmW2s2LxcVC-84R0VnxKHpsMGfpxkhlg2eAMQ6DKAOvFEVDFojSqmfvR2o4AT5KMKggZhtR9nZvQF3WDD72Fw/w400-h148/F-Lighter.png" width="400" id="id_73fc_8903_e517_76e8" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/f-lighters-mediterranean/">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br> The last <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsmarine" id="id_90e4_7a9_4e0f_6acf">Kriegsmarine</a> vessel I painted and assembled was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinefährprahm" id="id_3070_88de_26e7_ffcf">marinefahrprahm</a>, or “F-lighter.”<div><br></div><div>Here’s how the pros at <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/" id="id_78_8574_a5b5_edad">Warlord Games</a> Shipyard painted the F-lighter:</div><div><br><div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="id_c6b0_d9b8_c9f5_98cf"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpvmbwAf5HNGl_6OmiCNfxqlp45BfCYg6nS-bp5oGzdROd2TANJMWWO84K1-gDFLzw-C4Qlx3Mk4n_nRe8c3ECyf5RR8aX5eAwXLkSIOTlABtJ0QGO03P9OvUu1wrxw2siFPLg86VDzI/s2048/785102004-Kriegsmarine-Marinefahrprahm-F-lighter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpvmbwAf5HNGl_6OmiCNfxqlp45BfCYg6nS-bp5oGzdROd2TANJMWWO84K1-gDFLzw-C4Qlx3Mk4n_nRe8c3ECyf5RR8aX5eAwXLkSIOTlABtJ0QGO03P9OvUu1wrxw2siFPLg86VDzI/w400-h400/785102004-Kriegsmarine-Marinefahrprahm-F-lighter.jpg" width="400" id="id_4d21_3ba1_b564_533d" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image: <i>Warlord Games</i> <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/kriegsmarine-marinefahrprahm-f-lighter">Kriegsmarine Marinefahrprahm</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br><div>Here’s a port and starboard side views of my vessel:</div></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSzOY8VBJ_Sv0hOdrZAHm-dB3S65B4ZlRunEsDk2wjjrJEQ33jnKqJluVUVGJT5l74YljDNrZet506Imc1hLUX7aEkQXQf6VOViAAg5F1IxcQGQUldgeAQhPuP4QM-JZ9hz0BqFanNSk/s2048/433C7BCB-6D23-4133-B805-03A1279D4CFC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="2048" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSzOY8VBJ_Sv0hOdrZAHm-dB3S65B4ZlRunEsDk2wjjrJEQ33jnKqJluVUVGJT5l74YljDNrZet506Imc1hLUX7aEkQXQf6VOViAAg5F1IxcQGQUldgeAQhPuP4QM-JZ9hz0BqFanNSk/w400-h216/433C7BCB-6D23-4133-B805-03A1279D4CFC.jpeg" width="400" id="id_6d5c_a2cb_1cd5_134e" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpIps_Aix3zYZXwJDelb4aQKVPVd6sd3NZ4tj8XlyCLWU8HaJbORkdZo-MtlocP3UdlQeV-aexgNq59kN-LaqUxEC-jO7Db-3uJVEiy053mpwhxxgLSRXEnGDRj667vemYGYcPAwpo98/s2048/F34BA33E-8F9E-4FFF-BC44-B0E0D61D3A6D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpIps_Aix3zYZXwJDelb4aQKVPVd6sd3NZ4tj8XlyCLWU8HaJbORkdZo-MtlocP3UdlQeV-aexgNq59kN-LaqUxEC-jO7Db-3uJVEiy053mpwhxxgLSRXEnGDRj667vemYGYcPAwpo98/w400-h253/F34BA33E-8F9E-4FFF-BC44-B0E0D61D3A6D.jpeg" width="400" id="id_9739_d65b_97ce_8aae" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>And here’s a fore & aft oblique view:</div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKHIeKaihTdxc4e-DElr5TgfOyMg00fBWKwyPTfmwtFD94mLCzNVEwuEldxSm9MUGveq9KmYPN2ibO9eH3BDTR-OvCQNCveCUoFPdiuXqDbP2-PrzcmLFCV9tms_pCv66Cg7mUqEztN4/s2048/172B85DC-C6C1-4606-BFE2-F82BE25F940D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKHIeKaihTdxc4e-DElr5TgfOyMg00fBWKwyPTfmwtFD94mLCzNVEwuEldxSm9MUGveq9KmYPN2ibO9eH3BDTR-OvCQNCveCUoFPdiuXqDbP2-PrzcmLFCV9tms_pCv66Cg7mUqEztN4/w400-h270/172B85DC-C6C1-4606-BFE2-F82BE25F940D.jpeg" width="400" id="id_a48e_75a9_3e50_df9e" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsap4qDPt4YLoaO9vC-pDRMIFHRjiPB94RHKrTYuotvwAR1JaAG5UBzdqs8Gftt4-VmZ7SnJaoY2zjY0kHNn2SWObUcb2Z8VTDWDco17v0bxOTLGLNF7mPRW7DMzaPxc_KvoXlUS41oA/s2048/B8E29238-B1CF-4C04-A016-CE1A7E6AE483.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="2048" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsap4qDPt4YLoaO9vC-pDRMIFHRjiPB94RHKrTYuotvwAR1JaAG5UBzdqs8Gftt4-VmZ7SnJaoY2zjY0kHNn2SWObUcb2Z8VTDWDco17v0bxOTLGLNF7mPRW7DMzaPxc_KvoXlUS41oA/w400-h261/B8E29238-B1CF-4C04-A016-CE1A7E6AE483.jpeg" width="400" id="id_373b_9221_94e3_fb7b" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>I painted the hull and superstructure with <a href="https://www.thearmypainter.com/" id="id_c1aa_e751_8223_2116">The Army Painter</a>’s “Wolf Grey.” I decided to paint portions of the deck two shades of brown to represent wooden planking. I don’t know if F-lighters had any wooden decks. I just wanted to add some color other than various shades of blue and grey. </div><div><br></div><div>This brings my <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/pages/cruel-seas-start" id="id_bfb3_696c_bda3_b71c">Cruel Seas</a> “ship building program” to the halfway point.</div><div><br></div><div>Along with the German Kriegsmarine vessels, I finished my Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) craft and vessels for the Soviet Navy, which includes one American “Lend Lease” <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-461-class_submarine_chaser" id="id_fc6b_6805_5193_c200">sub chaser</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>I’m currently working on 10 USN <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat" id="id_22de_b0b6_8ed7_9aa0">PT boats</a>. After these are done, I’ll start working on my British Royal Navy vessels, leaving the Italian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regia_Marina" id="id_8a9e_b5d9_1748_4cd4">Regia Marina</a> as the last <i>Cruel Seas</i> faction to be assembled. </div><div><br></div><div>It’s taken me 15 months to get to this point. Hopefully, I’ll be able to send more vessels “down the slipways” at a quicker rate from now on. </div><div><br></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-90783695927424114732021-09-12T00:30:00.011-07:002021-09-12T00:30:00.246-07:00Pass in Review: Japanese Sampans for Cruel Seas<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Thh_kDok1tNIyBUIki5YcC_88qUXskEo4CPDDUwcXG6odlI1xzpFEkRD0i7v9G-bUmTiptYVzXu6bijY2WSaO1-qMOZQd4qZLVppZ2EDNL0mRFY_mshk7ANpx-gN67IeNpaKH8CnXO4/s800/YangtzeSampan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Thh_kDok1tNIyBUIki5YcC_88qUXskEo4CPDDUwcXG6odlI1xzpFEkRD0i7v9G-bUmTiptYVzXu6bijY2WSaO1-qMOZQd4qZLVppZ2EDNL0mRFY_mshk7ANpx-gN67IeNpaKH8CnXO4/w400-h200/YangtzeSampan.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampan">Wikipedia</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A functioning and efficient logistic system is crucial for a nation to maintain its military forces in the field, or at sea.<div><br /><div>During World War II, Imperial Japan's war effort became strained due to the <a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/j/japanese-naval-merchant-shipping-losses-wwii.html">naval and merchant shipping losses</a>, from the growing allied superiority at sea and in the air. This forced the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and army to sneak supplies onto their beleaguered islands using simple <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampan">Sampans</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>I few months ago, I purchased two packages of <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/">Warlord Games'</a> latest release of small sampans in their <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/pages/cruel-seas-start">Cruel Seas</a> line:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNw918VUYJ4xw31kbu8NQW1IJTqCe8uTAZ1NrXzIJOUBBu5zjOdyGlttKodPzNTJ4QXQeqmSpyQFhK1n7k0Qn8911LhzE5Uv9B1QBkfWExRR35rA7IR4SFiJLUF8P7pGVeWeAoQGZ7Z4/s2048/785002009_CSSmallSampans01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNw918VUYJ4xw31kbu8NQW1IJTqCe8uTAZ1NrXzIJOUBBu5zjOdyGlttKodPzNTJ4QXQeqmSpyQFhK1n7k0Qn8911LhzE5Uv9B1QBkfWExRR35rA7IR4SFiJLUF8P7pGVeWeAoQGZ7Z4/w400-h400/785002009_CSSmallSampans01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/cruel-seas-small-sampans?_pos=1&_sid=543a462f8&_ss=r">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>I just put the final ink-wash touches on my dozen vessels last week:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9fMbu4dTbAo0YsInxOkRvwYqOj0i4Pg_6kfsxgX_74sCooYxAGc3UU0IIvBJYinD7lDiGqdaz0fPu0b6ZJp7bCIUCqNRVcztx6tHq8xYwgO1Vvj7FgVuV3QNTv4go1hQHOYvK4hwjcw/s2601/AA1FD7C2-7AB9-4FE4-B52E-B8905EF04181+%25281%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="2601" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9fMbu4dTbAo0YsInxOkRvwYqOj0i4Pg_6kfsxgX_74sCooYxAGc3UU0IIvBJYinD7lDiGqdaz0fPu0b6ZJp7bCIUCqNRVcztx6tHq8xYwgO1Vvj7FgVuV3QNTv4go1hQHOYvK4hwjcw/w400-h186/AA1FD7C2-7AB9-4FE4-B52E-B8905EF04181+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAZ0KIpA5AxC5rtI-nkaY_ZuZJRhsTeUn4fBI9I1FwA0y0J0WkqIMfFas1RnlqOyY61kT_EJ3wpkRE-9ldpuCZd7lWh6wTACNgeDeWTiOoZITkDP59_JCGA2Co3NmoLlA43NZ-wnNPss/s2048/96FADF34-FEA9-42A6-B575-41BFD92CEB24.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="2048" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAZ0KIpA5AxC5rtI-nkaY_ZuZJRhsTeUn4fBI9I1FwA0y0J0WkqIMfFas1RnlqOyY61kT_EJ3wpkRE-9ldpuCZd7lWh6wTACNgeDeWTiOoZITkDP59_JCGA2Co3NmoLlA43NZ-wnNPss/w400-h259/96FADF34-FEA9-42A6-B575-41BFD92CEB24.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I attempted to distinguish each group of three, divided by 4 vertical columns in the above photos, using different shades of brown.</div><div>According to the <i>Cruel Seas </i>rules, these vessels operate in groups of three. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm satisfied with the results, despite the ink-wash blurring the final results.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is actually the second batch of sampans I painted.</div><div>Last year, I purchased the <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/imperial-japanese-navy-fleet">Imperial Japanese Fleet package</a>, along with an additional package of large sampans:</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMbwppRGzknVtF5P-hMbAraOKXYuZkjoCpodFH734QskJhobQSLesw2hWvhyphenhyphenfalxbh3Vrm1MIVPmnup1UgvquFWreI0_csBbww8ezbaq3JmxoyGNYOyvf73kKGXo1U2pMCxCvMJLmf2c/s2048/785012003_IJN_Large_Sampans.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMbwppRGzknVtF5P-hMbAraOKXYuZkjoCpodFH734QskJhobQSLesw2hWvhyphenhyphenfalxbh3Vrm1MIVPmnup1UgvquFWreI0_csBbww8ezbaq3JmxoyGNYOyvf73kKGXo1U2pMCxCvMJLmf2c/w400-h400/785012003_IJN_Large_Sampans.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/products/ijn-large-sampans">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I assembled 4 sampans under full-sail, and 2 representing boats with "furled sails" by not attaching them to the masts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's both versions of the sampans with the mid-ship shelter:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctuxaVnOyMuY9STI2xFclg9Uby_ODAgysR0jUkpZRs05v2JGUa4PWDtBe6uO_ZIxyRbjtbZMVf270GFrNhOncHLv3uhnK8yASWQEe58-q5zK1waEHQygzOvpslMEXM9pU_1HZYUi8ks4/s2048/61A4E121-0F7A-4378-98CC-1CD196A9DCF4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1859" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctuxaVnOyMuY9STI2xFclg9Uby_ODAgysR0jUkpZRs05v2JGUa4PWDtBe6uO_ZIxyRbjtbZMVf270GFrNhOncHLv3uhnK8yASWQEe58-q5zK1waEHQygzOvpslMEXM9pU_1HZYUi8ks4/w363-h400/61A4E121-0F7A-4378-98CC-1CD196A9DCF4.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div>And here's both versions of the sampans with the aft shelters:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFt6dj2PqGQAoO-l2qFClr_SF7khj0Mp00N_yH5fIwuzAw7ATbVSgnaYLLmpQczSe7sGTdm4cxJs0oZ2bxLiQejeKNQMj-feBmjtNlPKZDJxiMaOMPvHi42R5HuT1ZPK7GmvezTVX7co/s2048/65155225-9BAD-4385-91F3-8BA4AF80CAE6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFt6dj2PqGQAoO-l2qFClr_SF7khj0Mp00N_yH5fIwuzAw7ATbVSgnaYLLmpQczSe7sGTdm4cxJs0oZ2bxLiQejeKNQMj-feBmjtNlPKZDJxiMaOMPvHi42R5HuT1ZPK7GmvezTVX7co/w360-h400/65155225-9BAD-4385-91F3-8BA4AF80CAE6.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My--almost--complete sampan collection (the photo's missing 2 sampans under full sail):</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56shtiWt6n2QtfLXSqKOcVwDoRpWVs6_JqHdR6Mn1k5Z1ER0awZH2RFsVz_qK9-3premMA1DCoGC5xdUoBGadptMAIJzw8dy2GpC9bGPAXQDKhinLgdXuA_uqXaM6pkGF_04TeRqVm_U/s2048/73A333C4-30F1-4088-87A3-C3B986211ED4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2048" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56shtiWt6n2QtfLXSqKOcVwDoRpWVs6_JqHdR6Mn1k5Z1ER0awZH2RFsVz_qK9-3premMA1DCoGC5xdUoBGadptMAIJzw8dy2GpC9bGPAXQDKhinLgdXuA_uqXaM6pkGF_04TeRqVm_U/w400-h304/73A333C4-30F1-4088-87A3-C3B986211ED4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What's also missing in this last photo are the large sampans' deck guns and gun crews. I glued these on to small cardboard counters and painted them. I'm attempting to make these boats more versatile by not having the deck guns permanently mounted to them. We'll see how this works out whenever I get a chance to utilized these models in a game session.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both the small and large sampans are rather top-heavy and can tip easily. A good solution to this would be to mount the vessels on a painted base. However, at this time I'm reluctant to do so because I don't want the bases "cluttering up" any future photographs I may take.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like the non-permanent deck guns, we'll see how this works out during actual game play.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Note: </u></b> </div><div><br /></div><div>During my <strike>hasty Google search</strike> extensive research on this topic, there seems to be some confusion on the difference between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampan">sampans</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_(ship)">junks</a>. </div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-89045789670648608462021-07-22T00:30:00.107-07:002021-09-11T12:35:03.331-07:00Pass in Review: Cruel Seas Quick Pic Collage<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwSL77m1WPuciFYjzyXhXSgVZC59eY08eAJ3SgwOXffcnN96uFupOxMYSE5FZLhO8p-e5IYwerZohc12Ks4U022JHTlbLXEI5t4FwMYmXb5Q-jqGx-0gcHyPj8srZzmVBGhTPga6l9Dc/s840/The-Last-German-E-Boat-840x560.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="840" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwSL77m1WPuciFYjzyXhXSgVZC59eY08eAJ3SgwOXffcnN96uFupOxMYSE5FZLhO8p-e5IYwerZohc12Ks4U022JHTlbLXEI5t4FwMYmXb5Q-jqGx-0gcHyPj8srZzmVBGhTPga6l9Dc/w400-h266/The-Last-German-E-Boat-840x560.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://www.military-stuff.org/the-last-german-e-boat/">The Military Channel</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Last week's topic focused on my <a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/bloodandplunder/">Blood & Plunder</a> vessels. </p><p>This week, we "fast forward" to World War II and highlight my <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas">Cruel Seas</a> collection.</p><p>First up are the vessels from the British Royal Navy.</p><p>1. <a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/british-landing-craft-gun-large-mk-iii/">Mark III Landing Craft Gun (Large)</a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspaLaKGHnxz0M0Pudc1P0U804ADoKy8We2hiqvu9tfGvwdVdDaPXbY6T3fT7FvJOvcqsa_z91Thhp-4G4b-iszyQroVeYJL_4KwdYUBVgRM5u-xQ0PmN-H2Dd4ICYo8OA8PaFz_5hS_Q/s2016/158142255_5343958562326018_5288573406914733545_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspaLaKGHnxz0M0Pudc1P0U804ADoKy8We2hiqvu9tfGvwdVdDaPXbY6T3fT7FvJOvcqsa_z91Thhp-4G4b-iszyQroVeYJL_4KwdYUBVgRM5u-xQ0PmN-H2Dd4ICYo8OA8PaFz_5hS_Q/w400-h300/158142255_5343958562326018_5288573406914733545_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Because of this vessel's ungainly looking appearance, looking like a floating bathtub armed with cannons, I named it "HMS Gun Tub." The closest historical entry I could find was of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Gun">Landing Craft Gun</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>2, <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/cruel-seas-royal-navy-t-class-submarine">T-Class Submarine</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMByGcvqCdakxc-D34WX11OmNiDRb3berl3uGV04-yMPL7m4_C1SD7F2mMWYy6-IOKEPBBeYm16mTebbwGRi5B6e5HNAycNj-McJBmoASCeOMH4Q5XLTroVFIUZqZjXy-OYJcKiORq0eg/s2048/E3BCDCD1-9A58-414E-B346-32FE54BC206F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMByGcvqCdakxc-D34WX11OmNiDRb3berl3uGV04-yMPL7m4_C1SD7F2mMWYy6-IOKEPBBeYm16mTebbwGRi5B6e5HNAycNj-McJBmoASCeOMH4Q5XLTroVFIUZqZjXy-OYJcKiORq0eg/w400-h300/E3BCDCD1-9A58-414E-B346-32FE54BC206F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My paint job turned out a bit more green than the professional painters did. So far this is the only sub in my <i>Cruel Seas</i> collection, and the only surfaced boat currently made by <i>Warlord Games</i>. Construction of these subs began in the mid-1930s and a total of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_T-class_submarine">53 saw service during the war, and some were in service until the 1970s</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now for the Americans...</div><div><br /></div><div>3. US Navy <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/us-lci-l-landing-craft">Landing Craft Infantry (LCI)</a>: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwz7H_1getFVQpvFfRssv0nkh2m6wFfUg5gGCYG7mplmoxQjg5khv8ywfkbJ-ezmFsPUJ1TlCARXzW8vj2zrRyPrdxYlOQtikVSuT1UT8YlbWKEeT-U-SFo_aoR0qMEJ-RcT0kGF7-G7s/s2048/303C3110-11EE-4F97-BB1D-27F5703662A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwz7H_1getFVQpvFfRssv0nkh2m6wFfUg5gGCYG7mplmoxQjg5khv8ywfkbJ-ezmFsPUJ1TlCARXzW8vj2zrRyPrdxYlOQtikVSuT1UT8YlbWKEeT-U-SFo_aoR0qMEJ-RcT0kGF7-G7s/w400-h300/303C3110-11EE-4F97-BB1D-27F5703662A4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This was part of the <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/us-navy-fleet">US Navy Fleet</a> package, which also contains some smaller <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/us-lcm3-landing-craft">LCM3s</a> that I painted as a "warm-up" exercise before working on the larger boats. </div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Infantry">"Some 923 [of these vessels] were built, starting in 1943..."</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>4. US Navy <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/products/us-navy-pt-boat-flotilla">PT Boat Flotilla</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div>So far I've only built four out of the 10 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat">PT boats</a> I currently have: 2 x Higgins boats, and 2 x Elco boats, pictured below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2S2yjwO-a68IXHUIYeqb3H0H9mTNyQcXgxTy9VPWtXHl-0SHn5FQ_i0n-RaQsz26iAVYtaySP8IVkokCPAYpYDxGTB9vJaei0rndo-CYUTXbpuIVYArUERAKLTOPglayiRSN63q1EZU/s2048/D05D9B00-ED97-43BF-8EFF-2DF2899DF313.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2S2yjwO-a68IXHUIYeqb3H0H9mTNyQcXgxTy9VPWtXHl-0SHn5FQ_i0n-RaQsz26iAVYtaySP8IVkokCPAYpYDxGTB9vJaei0rndo-CYUTXbpuIVYArUERAKLTOPglayiRSN63q1EZU/w400-h300/D05D9B00-ED97-43BF-8EFF-2DF2899DF313.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Somehow I missed taking pics of the Higgins versions of my completed PT boats.</div><div><br /></div><div>Based on historical photos, these boats were painted a wide variety of colors from dark blue, grey, green and even <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage">Dazzle Camouflage</a>--which I'm not going to even attempt. But once I get around to painting the rest of the flotilla, I'll try to individualize each boat. </div><div><br /></div><div>5. US <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/us-coastal-cutter-subchaser">Coastal Cutter Subchasers</a>: </div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SC-497-class_submarine_chaser">SC-497 Class Subchasers</a> were one of the smallest vessels the US Navy classified as "ships" instead of "boats."</div><div><br /></div><div>I found these vessels appealing. So much so, that I ended up with 5 of them. But instead of having them all as part of the US Navy, I "lend leased" the first three I painted.</div><div><br /></div><div>My favorite is the vessel I converted to be one of three used as Norway's "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland_bus">Shetland Buses</a>:" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNoMS_Hitra">HNoMS Hitra</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNoMS_Vigra">HNoMS Vigra</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNoMS_Hessa">HNoMS Hessa</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl48hRjDUaltMuzd5yHgE-9MOiW7ORNbsPzUk11OCv6Yn3DRH4bISTAjOyQmFxhMFUdnQVHCcRQPdjRWq9Uvl2rKWq5kphWHHciuhkG2lFHF-DVqYcUxaL6nZ7ZyeMI7hZ0QMGoWOxZo/s2048/0C76EB1F-B718-4BA0-BABC-8E7036EBEB84.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl48hRjDUaltMuzd5yHgE-9MOiW7ORNbsPzUk11OCv6Yn3DRH4bISTAjOyQmFxhMFUdnQVHCcRQPdjRWq9Uvl2rKWq5kphWHHciuhkG2lFHF-DVqYcUxaL6nZ7ZyeMI7hZ0QMGoWOxZo/w400-h300/0C76EB1F-B718-4BA0-BABC-8E7036EBEB84.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since the <i>Cruel Seas</i> line contains tiny ship flags only for the major combatants, I had to make my own Norwegian flag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSucSFdgClSAvrSVI_CiRRVuvFPTf5HJMhi-FOYbnK9pUQnflHLPocv0XB6BiEmdc3gvcrmAq9hfkNmMCz19nP40MN00Q7RMxwYHKrTRJF67AWLJRQiOfmKdCn9aYPY_VP2vgxJUbA9o0/s2048/9D66ADB1-C094-416B-90AF-13BF760DEC6D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSucSFdgClSAvrSVI_CiRRVuvFPTf5HJMhi-FOYbnK9pUQnflHLPocv0XB6BiEmdc3gvcrmAq9hfkNmMCz19nP40MN00Q7RMxwYHKrTRJF67AWLJRQiOfmKdCn9aYPY_VP2vgxJUbA9o0/w400-h300/9D66ADB1-C094-416B-90AF-13BF760DEC6D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second subchaser I decided to make into one of the 50 the US gave to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_France">Free France</a>: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ov1ThpyudG4pGBCUY74adW_lYpETqddBDCh98ISPJMcwWg9jYdq0TVO4j8dvXLV3W_ke0tEkKRhOU3349pEZPCxxaU30OKRjvkIgPB_NBOP2AqeclDz5IPas_YvwDjy5KO0IuPaWj0w/s2048/58DCFCB6-D507-40E3-A239-E066E2FD88FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ov1ThpyudG4pGBCUY74adW_lYpETqddBDCh98ISPJMcwWg9jYdq0TVO4j8dvXLV3W_ke0tEkKRhOU3349pEZPCxxaU30OKRjvkIgPB_NBOP2AqeclDz5IPas_YvwDjy5KO0IuPaWj0w/w400-h300/58DCFCB6-D507-40E3-A239-E066E2FD88FB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once again, I had to make up my own Free French Flag.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGVdC_WedFNtgbZSK3D87l_pFM5PAtHvwfixwCeqX4Xj5-88rpixqmtmAGfieGRk6lX5QZv7GyJ4dbLa0QV7OzBmRPZQj9q30ZGGJQ6gsyUEM7sKzeffIvjP_zj7QwT55VQi2esTay5w/s2048/45940430-C9B4-4263-A876-FC5C783365F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGVdC_WedFNtgbZSK3D87l_pFM5PAtHvwfixwCeqX4Xj5-88rpixqmtmAGfieGRk6lX5QZv7GyJ4dbLa0QV7OzBmRPZQj9q30ZGGJQ6gsyUEM7sKzeffIvjP_zj7QwT55VQi2esTay5w/w400-h300/45940430-C9B4-4263-A876-FC5C783365F0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The last subchaser I converted into one of the 78 the US sent to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_in_World_War_II">Soviet_Union</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIIhPL9d3HsGqo8M62DUomQKbgRTMnmubZbDas_GzbRdQZugTwZTTIyBJxiXKMvNeCzg5gBO6eaJM-DnIK4oB3LXvH1rjfNUhCCyjvklOixVjLvEaI3zbs1Q3yp0kXWqT1hz05SNwJyI/s2048/0F368DD0-D257-4995-899E-2F1BCEB457D1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIIhPL9d3HsGqo8M62DUomQKbgRTMnmubZbDas_GzbRdQZugTwZTTIyBJxiXKMvNeCzg5gBO6eaJM-DnIK4oB3LXvH1rjfNUhCCyjvklOixVjLvEaI3zbs1Q3yp0kXWqT1hz05SNwJyI/w400-h300/0F368DD0-D257-4995-899E-2F1BCEB457D1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At least with this ship I didn't have to hand-make a flag.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo9mUd25sMkiv9nLTbYskiaSCTsRhXcA5uXh7H8OfHKRk4-SA7qwJweaMwYa5jn2DK2YO-KQCScNVITDmbqrYHMCkGA50PUcxds0z5DT0Z4nfseAW25iEaTqmJ7Wf_BtE4d4TK-a72B4/s2048/FC436363-A863-4D4B-9166-E2F286820C76.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo9mUd25sMkiv9nLTbYskiaSCTsRhXcA5uXh7H8OfHKRk4-SA7qwJweaMwYa5jn2DK2YO-KQCScNVITDmbqrYHMCkGA50PUcxds0z5DT0Z4nfseAW25iEaTqmJ7Wf_BtE4d4TK-a72B4/w400-h300/FC436363-A863-4D4B-9166-E2F286820C76.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>And speaking of the Soviet Union, here's the ships I've completed so far...</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Soviet <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/soviet-fugas-class-minesweeper">Fugas Class Minesweeper</a>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV83zVBX2byFIJ-DWYGWAxw15pxsqEUrNeyoDSmsf_RF7bJKKnQOCeD7eP5G29qzK3aDVrRMTo_UA3U_f6Gk8FSnIhdv2aXUHtIvGuQOSOshWcliBAf6i90NexrEbC0wcmUZ-5ev7w6U/s2016/150934010_5282215925166949_3254755384516630604_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUV83zVBX2byFIJ-DWYGWAxw15pxsqEUrNeyoDSmsf_RF7bJKKnQOCeD7eP5G29qzK3aDVrRMTo_UA3U_f6Gk8FSnIhdv2aXUHtIvGuQOSOshWcliBAf6i90NexrEbC0wcmUZ-5ev7w6U/w400-h300/150934010_5282215925166949_3254755384516630604_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was one of the hardest ship models for me to assemble, because I don't have a dremel tool or any other gadget to drill tiny holes. I couldn't get the lifeboat cranes through the upper deck holes they were suppose to fit through. So I just bent them around the upper deck and super-glued them in place.</div><div><br /></div><div>A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugas-class_minesweeper">total of 44 of these mediocre minesweepers were built</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>7. Three out of my four <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/cruel-seas-soviet-mo-4-patrol-boat">MO-4 Patrol Boats</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zyCaAwpMnVx5pUO0RY3MgKnLI-QRoDkfaD8YC65PK5uLbnqRU1NHoN1YZcahFTNKE4zHOBLcC7-gTVyOwAn_deIf4lpeyRdhIUjfiRwsv7Q13rfvxk2EQN92Xql1gjUgwaXrM6FEKzA/s2048/6F0202BD-F091-44C6-9B27-88C7437B0895.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zyCaAwpMnVx5pUO0RY3MgKnLI-QRoDkfaD8YC65PK5uLbnqRU1NHoN1YZcahFTNKE4zHOBLcC7-gTVyOwAn_deIf4lpeyRdhIUjfiRwsv7Q13rfvxk2EQN92Xql1gjUgwaXrM6FEKzA/w400-h300/6F0202BD-F091-44C6-9B27-88C7437B0895.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_XHBBXrWR2ptkXxNu9USY_qiN7ZYBZ9gn_64d1iQAl3Jc6eOdoS4HFFBE4R5DJ6atYFDML3fmd9z7c0IBFgbmdvKftQ6B23cWXiRuqh3842KcyblU00RAt-rKPU_8wc5qyb25A-epvg/s2048/8B9C565F-8F98-4E16-8ABF-0EEB6AC54186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_XHBBXrWR2ptkXxNu9USY_qiN7ZYBZ9gn_64d1iQAl3Jc6eOdoS4HFFBE4R5DJ6atYFDML3fmd9z7c0IBFgbmdvKftQ6B23cWXiRuqh3842KcyblU00RAt-rKPU_8wc5qyb25A-epvg/w400-h300/8B9C565F-8F98-4E16-8ABF-0EEB6AC54186.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MO-class_small_guard_ship">MO Class guard ships were the most common small vessels built and used by the Soviets during WWII</a>. <br /><div><br /></div><div>8. Three out of my four <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/soviet-d-3-mtbs">D-3 Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs)</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4NJ4_FRsOnCXR0OaditKo_DHDcCgRs6d0mAiwS4V72uTJQNW9MMwY93zEty180gCmkaK4lPxsq5QH29EUhvSPYB0hTDrw5U4HW-DmpRY9AMPqgRyXwANfgzGUd7wlbfW_v9YSE4eqQM/s2048/53E0BDB9-24E6-485B-B745-BA34AC66DD70.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4NJ4_FRsOnCXR0OaditKo_DHDcCgRs6d0mAiwS4V72uTJQNW9MMwY93zEty180gCmkaK4lPxsq5QH29EUhvSPYB0hTDrw5U4HW-DmpRY9AMPqgRyXwANfgzGUd7wlbfW_v9YSE4eqQM/w400-h300/53E0BDB9-24E6-485B-B745-BA34AC66DD70.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpyr9VSOrw0dElFTMFKRSJJNIC7N2HrVPuId1_ioPEmjvkicjm-D9Do8woLMIzp1EPFwMoA-0Axa_JhxMCK_LrjLzBWg8U5UMYXF8QwkiEFF-o2OmB6VobPnX2WxO6i_mEH2mZ2slFDs/s2048/DD1C57F9-719A-4B40-9367-BF2D8E99C502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpyr9VSOrw0dElFTMFKRSJJNIC7N2HrVPuId1_ioPEmjvkicjm-D9Do8woLMIzp1EPFwMoA-0Axa_JhxMCK_LrjLzBWg8U5UMYXF8QwkiEFF-o2OmB6VobPnX2WxO6i_mEH2mZ2slFDs/w400-h300/DD1C57F9-719A-4B40-9367-BF2D8E99C502.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>About <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D3-class_motor_torpedo_boat">73 of these wooden boats were built and operated in the Baltic and Artic Seas</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now on to the Axis vessels, starting with the Japanese...</div><div><br /></div><div>9. Imperial Japanese Navy <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/imperial-japanese-navy-no-103-class-landing-ship">No. 103 or 101 Class Landing Ship</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtWW05pmFUtW3sd6__DWetYnFFX753QxvAQQkAXatiiHiHFYU4d9cX8AnUWaIXxY5n3C8A3sZrORdi4oyawyhtio53qNJlb6RUFPmBLpWjDwTrJ3vNyRqrwytBWJns7qun2ogbOEDYo4/s2048/D02AB9FD-8452-448E-A16D-2820E4048EAB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtWW05pmFUtW3sd6__DWetYnFFX753QxvAQQkAXatiiHiHFYU4d9cX8AnUWaIXxY5n3C8A3sZrORdi4oyawyhtio53qNJlb6RUFPmBLpWjDwTrJ3vNyRqrwytBWJns7qun2ogbOEDYo4/w400-h300/D02AB9FD-8452-448E-A16D-2820E4048EAB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>This class of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.101-class_landing_ship#No.103_class">landing ships</a> looks like it inspired a lot of science fiction anime, like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Blazers">Star Blazers</a>. </div><div>I bought this because I wanted a large transport to serve as an objective for allied players to attack, and for Japanese players to protect. This is what I call an "Objective Ship."</div><div><br /></div><div>10. Imperial Japanese Navy <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/cruel-seas-ijn-no-1-class-fast-transport-t-6">No. 1 Class T-6 Fast Transport</a>: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNCeP9p22g25pA4Ah63rCneAHfaNgm4ZVpzQollhviUtFQ-VBxScRwHhvKwx30MP-LyvLKghPewgtgTypDZ5bxoDA51V151N-0yAwtU25C1ZPSRPVaSrEmDRFAeyd9L4zmF1UFCusxn8/s2048/C5F01D45-2ED3-4F87-AB19-B0F0B3334633.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNCeP9p22g25pA4Ah63rCneAHfaNgm4ZVpzQollhviUtFQ-VBxScRwHhvKwx30MP-LyvLKghPewgtgTypDZ5bxoDA51V151N-0yAwtU25C1ZPSRPVaSrEmDRFAeyd9L4zmF1UFCusxn8/w400-h300/C5F01D45-2ED3-4F87-AB19-B0F0B3334633.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Believe it or not, this <a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/ijn-no-1-class-fast-transport-t6/">converted destroyer</a> is the longest vessel in my <i>Cruel Seas</i> collection. It comes with 4 empty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu-class_landing_craft">Daihatsu landing craft</a>, that I already painted but didn't glue to the deck. I also have four, <a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/cruel-seas-daihatsu-class-landing-craft/">loaded landing craft</a> I painted several months ago. My intent is to make this vessel as versatile as possible, displaying: an empty deck, a deck loaded with empty landing craft, or a deck loaded with loaded landing craft. <br /><div> </div><div>And finally, the Germans...</div><div><br /></div><div>11. Kriegsmarine <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/kriegsmarine-e-boat-flotilla">S-Boat Flotilla</a>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFHLXiZd1iZPpbiHN8fB3fbRlx7HoSXkyl0OlhkD68cwll_pz341fJDkY-K0p9lwjwKb7M-KuZBR3ccPL2DeWoXSc99pIT2zpUpKQXtJAfRJMqNSuFTuNKN54q_GUzVPqO7JgV1ktN-M/s2048/2E372928-2181-4997-8D62-08DE46F474B7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFHLXiZd1iZPpbiHN8fB3fbRlx7HoSXkyl0OlhkD68cwll_pz341fJDkY-K0p9lwjwKb7M-KuZBR3ccPL2DeWoXSc99pIT2zpUpKQXtJAfRJMqNSuFTuNKN54q_GUzVPqO7JgV1ktN-M/w400-h300/2E372928-2181-4997-8D62-08DE46F474B7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My latest contribution to #Miniature Monday," is my "wolfpack" of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-boat">S-38 & S-100 type torpedo boats (called "E-Boats" by the allies)</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHV9JBwBtdC0vFpicAHhdwarGDGOE_4nuok0NFK28veLkevsTFUM3kq9xUyT14WQ-G1vNq3L6BX5OD3wTSgD3yGIAp6LEMt1xkjl4JdhdOihANvM57S2CNAE_lPpCadoWbJD2Oe2R060/s2048/7ADE0A9B-DD48-4A9C-8507-90000962EBDB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHV9JBwBtdC0vFpicAHhdwarGDGOE_4nuok0NFK28veLkevsTFUM3kq9xUyT14WQ-G1vNq3L6BX5OD3wTSgD3yGIAp6LEMt1xkjl4JdhdOihANvM57S2CNAE_lPpCadoWbJD2Oe2R060/w400-h300/7ADE0A9B-DD48-4A9C-8507-90000962EBDB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">While I'm not about to attempt full-razzle dazzle, this was my first try at applying naval camouflage. I merely painted 5 diagonal-ish lines of a different shade along both sides of the vessels' hulls. I also painted each boat in a slightly different color scheme in order to individualize their appearance. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This almost completes my <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> faction, and makes me all caught up with photos of my current<i> Cruel Seas</i> painting project--for now. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I currently have the following to start--</div><div style="text-align: left;">--<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regia_Marina">Regia Marina</a> starter pack</div><div style="text-align: left;">--the British Royal Navy starter pack</div><div style="text-align: left;">--6 x USN PT boats</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The following vessels are currently "in the slipways," and near completion: 2 x US subchasers, 2 x Japanese subchasers and 2 x Soviet gunboats.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The other day, I received several new products from Warlord Games as reinforcements--</div><div style="text-align: left;">--2 x USN "barge buster" PT Boats</div><div style="text-align: left;">--1 x Fairmile H Gunboat</div><div style="text-align: left;">--8 x Kriegsmarine sturmboots</div><div style="text-align: left;">--12 x IJN small sampans</div><div style="text-align: left;">--1 x Kriegsmarine F-Lighter</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay tuned!</div></div> <p></p>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-61955026531741293742021-07-15T00:30:00.157-07:002021-07-15T00:30:00.266-07:00Pass in Review: Blood & Plunder Quick Pic Collage<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDMlMLyXysBnwrexl7ZTrH91pumH2LriUOcBHMHcrVXpqpRLogy4QbjiS6jY1EuOX_h40DHClY8ns0xuEtaha12QPr0OMaWpvegIwbDDYe9CV-n5bHAI1dwDalX0tk2D9QEFtH7nQjSc/s350/colonylongisland.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="350" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDMlMLyXysBnwrexl7ZTrH91pumH2LriUOcBHMHcrVXpqpRLogy4QbjiS6jY1EuOX_h40DHClY8ns0xuEtaha12QPr0OMaWpvegIwbDDYe9CV-n5bHAI1dwDalX0tk2D9QEFtH7nQjSc/w400-h265/colonylongisland.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://www.living-in-the-past.com/newships.html">Living in the Past--Wooden Ships</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Because I've been dealing with major health issues for the past two years now, I don't get a chance to do full-blown photo shoots. <div><br /></div><div>Lately I've been taking some quick snapshots of figures on my <strike>workbench</strike> dining room table and posting them on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/602603799946023">Pacific Northwest Miniature Painters Society</a> page for their "# Miniature Monday" and their "#WIP [Work in Progress] Wednesday."</div><div><br /></div><div>Last week, I realized I haven't posted any of my "quick pics" directly here on my blog. And as I started rummaging through my photo gallery on my Ipad Pro, I was shocked to discover how many quick pics I took--and how far behind I am at posting material.</div><div><br /></div><div>So to make up for lost blog-fodder, this will be Part 1 of a collage of projects I've worked on for the past several months.<br /><p></p><p>For this week, we'll turn back to the Age of Sail and the so-called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy">Golden Age of Piracy</a>.</p><p>Here's a 28mm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barque">bark</a> I recently assembled, painted and rigged. This comes from <a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/product/bark/">Firelock Games' Blood & Plunder</a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuzU13cIn_sKDyGhIyMYDePtqOi6XigwQ_zu_Q5sO83jRfRN8wQNwnSvNVjDAX5M8LUui9ZJFuueiesJKMxjkSqsTVvXWxuDQ_4fgZ1V7Vr4bc-0biJxl5rcaE7FbqHXjaLFwd7sOBp4/s2048/491B5271-B61B-4B14-9734-0D7E626E3962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuzU13cIn_sKDyGhIyMYDePtqOi6XigwQ_zu_Q5sO83jRfRN8wQNwnSvNVjDAX5M8LUui9ZJFuueiesJKMxjkSqsTVvXWxuDQ_4fgZ1V7Vr4bc-0biJxl5rcaE7FbqHXjaLFwd7sOBp4/w400-h300/491B5271-B61B-4B14-9734-0D7E626E3962.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The rigging is rather elastic and I learned--the hard way--to be careful. My first attempt brought down the ship's foremast. After re-supergluing the mast, I re-rigged the vessel, but kept the lines loose.</p><p>The bark is just the latest addition to my <i>Blood & Plunder</i> "fleet." I bought two pre-painted and assembled vessels several years ago, off <a href="https://www.miniaturemarket.com/?utm_content=ps-trademark&gclid=CjwKCAjw_o-HBhAsEiwANqYhp9gxai28-i31tdTZajC1G9qpas1VOKuzNufWTo798RnnmcIRtCVpVhoCoMAQAvD_BwE">The Miniature Market</a> website. These are:</p><p> 1. A <a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/product/sloop/">sloop</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IPA4w2bXMguOdBImWnb3shWbgL0Zptdq4a18R3_YSAeJTA5TbKA5dDB11SgJ0y3Dpr9E_-BaFUF4BMBTPmqYJUWzgWQ37i6TCMQoz8ytdmPEtisuL7chrQmtCJODgxDPTI_pxSkh2bc/s2048/77C2B11B-B69E-4169-B322-C1E24DE01251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IPA4w2bXMguOdBImWnb3shWbgL0Zptdq4a18R3_YSAeJTA5TbKA5dDB11SgJ0y3Dpr9E_-BaFUF4BMBTPmqYJUWzgWQ37i6TCMQoz8ytdmPEtisuL7chrQmtCJODgxDPTI_pxSkh2bc/w400-h300/77C2B11B-B69E-4169-B322-C1E24DE01251.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROE5BruBbBb23qzY-PSo6O9_VeomBxIwyYgG0djSij0-BLJvkrzVWkjDxx3B7JaTWbwW3JAMW_DY8Su4AYcyPzx0CVBtgc-UKHx_iffsQw3H7aSDYtIWgivNFMktkjkx5I0VO7SFGPQw/s2048/6206AABD-16C2-4754-B2FA-A5CCDA011CF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROE5BruBbBb23qzY-PSo6O9_VeomBxIwyYgG0djSij0-BLJvkrzVWkjDxx3B7JaTWbwW3JAMW_DY8Su4AYcyPzx0CVBtgc-UKHx_iffsQw3H7aSDYtIWgivNFMktkjkx5I0VO7SFGPQw/w400-h300/6206AABD-16C2-4754-B2FA-A5CCDA011CF3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>2. A <a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/product/brigantine/">brigantine</a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_F3nA0lRCgP1HH9poB9gFMCycKgENL2BgGZlDQGilh1GZbdK5KAmquf6D4AP62Hu-VrYSwR_uy_zTCnegrJNGd4SAH_tL33qFHQiDsxwtnxGIue7lh26l9ihPmO9baWM6cjUNK1a9Js/s2048/B8A34927-09AF-4269-8817-F3AE148C2C86.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_F3nA0lRCgP1HH9poB9gFMCycKgENL2BgGZlDQGilh1GZbdK5KAmquf6D4AP62Hu-VrYSwR_uy_zTCnegrJNGd4SAH_tL33qFHQiDsxwtnxGIue7lh26l9ihPmO9baWM6cjUNK1a9Js/w400-h300/B8A34927-09AF-4269-8817-F3AE148C2C86.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdUgyof7QuhJ7aTRjxzHGNx_1TFQQyzf_lewEylRVW6pD_Rbt_ZLvBZ0-vX3xwdg3N2orQws1KhTM4hEkQGsJEKWbuqvnSG5tUKqaLC2_tfEyZUkQ6TFgyrQlLYImlJbbI-qQ60Ic-EM/s2048/D42B745A-8B0D-4508-A23C-94BE8924357F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdUgyof7QuhJ7aTRjxzHGNx_1TFQQyzf_lewEylRVW6pD_Rbt_ZLvBZ0-vX3xwdg3N2orQws1KhTM4hEkQGsJEKWbuqvnSG5tUKqaLC2_tfEyZUkQ6TFgyrQlLYImlJbbI-qQ60Ic-EM/w400-h300/D42B745A-8B0D-4508-A23C-94BE8924357F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The bark isn't the first vessel I painted. I first "practiced" on the following:</p><p>3. A Caribbean native <a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/product/piragua-pre-order/">piragua</a>: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFKo71KHHU2Xdbtv4FsLREEHVxVAqE5s8ZuquQWRKFxZwRFOiftZUpXVziCDE8IPmZAEuCYnYpc2UuM5v7F2akze6QBV3FTmwtsyrZ9VsfEBPqEfh0AtZ79SySp6n5WUVERGs-rHsitU/s2048/99845007-504E-403E-93D3-0326FD8BCD88.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFKo71KHHU2Xdbtv4FsLREEHVxVAqE5s8ZuquQWRKFxZwRFOiftZUpXVziCDE8IPmZAEuCYnYpc2UuM5v7F2akze6QBV3FTmwtsyrZ9VsfEBPqEfh0AtZ79SySp6n5WUVERGs-rHsitU/w400-h300/99845007-504E-403E-93D3-0326FD8BCD88.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV-OtOaRz83vwr9eFBL6BYHdoxOYKpA_WFL4blVwXgY1oPSZzUQK0MBEu9pZWmB6NLyy4pj_4DMxaWYmwKOWboJUa09TfLgJcxZdT6gZILheWjR7jDY1NDzt3M0AtubKDye-Xu85LMyc/s2048/D28F326F-E45D-4AB6-8950-3DD4BA522CA2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV-OtOaRz83vwr9eFBL6BYHdoxOYKpA_WFL4blVwXgY1oPSZzUQK0MBEu9pZWmB6NLyy4pj_4DMxaWYmwKOWboJUa09TfLgJcxZdT6gZILheWjR7jDY1NDzt3M0AtubKDye-Xu85LMyc/w400-h300/D28F326F-E45D-4AB6-8950-3DD4BA522CA2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>4. Some dugout "<a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/product/canoa/">canoas</a>:" </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1p-PxWYbtyuNFOFRKlEmQqHvF50Ls8D0h3-5ZrKoPA0t6N9X5wr0yGDGfA-lcEkS6ysr8H6J3J0NX7Dn10CZ6LYLqIJrHfpAlG4Iv8sc-sJzYFrTbSjjf2yXtp7gAseEjcuAbdol_38/s2048/CCE9FEE1-E1E5-463C-8051-3E4ADAAC61A5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1p-PxWYbtyuNFOFRKlEmQqHvF50Ls8D0h3-5ZrKoPA0t6N9X5wr0yGDGfA-lcEkS6ysr8H6J3J0NX7Dn10CZ6LYLqIJrHfpAlG4Iv8sc-sJzYFrTbSjjf2yXtp7gAseEjcuAbdol_38/w400-h300/CCE9FEE1-E1E5-463C-8051-3E4ADAAC61A5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXRki-Rf1ZJnYURk5X_Gyhy3skAavtrkCbsCuTjZjIJ0z08DprmMHY9c03RRhkAQGELkHwkda98kNXTBT0YvGk90V2m81Hy_uiFBo8sgiblLnR5px4o0gbNspnXciVD0Ih5gM88QnLCQ/s2048/F1348EDA-CD0C-46FB-8961-9C0F621DB9FD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXRki-Rf1ZJnYURk5X_Gyhy3skAavtrkCbsCuTjZjIJ0z08DprmMHY9c03RRhkAQGELkHwkda98kNXTBT0YvGk90V2m81Hy_uiFBo8sgiblLnR5px4o0gbNspnXciVD0Ih5gM88QnLCQ/w400-h300/F1348EDA-CD0C-46FB-8961-9C0F621DB9FD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I plan on using these as suitable substitutes for Woodland Indian canoes in my <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War">French and Indian War (F&IW)</a> collection.</p><p>5. Some <a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/product/longboat/">longboats</a>: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e6b5lc4xtVmszFL96CZOinwgmIfvOZww6Pevh768nEUf5JiexZD38TsEi1nQoSHig3ldZLFNHcvIsLc1XjkOxmeEP144B-6cPSAsQLbn1G7QtUgQMX2lQ0Nh_vLMc4WNAibiyZJ3WyU/s2048/5A263268-E972-41E6-BA6D-1044C32E3B69.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e6b5lc4xtVmszFL96CZOinwgmIfvOZww6Pevh768nEUf5JiexZD38TsEi1nQoSHig3ldZLFNHcvIsLc1XjkOxmeEP144B-6cPSAsQLbn1G7QtUgQMX2lQ0Nh_vLMc4WNAibiyZJ3WyU/w400-h300/5A263268-E972-41E6-BA6D-1044C32E3B69.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJDEj3DiNE5iwTH4adQbuFAe1PJjOx23gIIB8fleXNxVw2M-NcEceE_kHItf3TpA61IAUyiaaCq0pxPTqiSlxNBFOX1UxEC5M7h13SSSAR8Sj4Ade-j-rj70dvIbMr8lVLMOJYHNR6w4/s2048/28C3D959-6CF6-4323-AE99-DD6DFC38D5D7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJDEj3DiNE5iwTH4adQbuFAe1PJjOx23gIIB8fleXNxVw2M-NcEceE_kHItf3TpA61IAUyiaaCq0pxPTqiSlxNBFOX1UxEC5M7h13SSSAR8Sj4Ade-j-rj70dvIbMr8lVLMOJYHNR6w4/w400-h300/28C3D959-6CF6-4323-AE99-DD6DFC38D5D7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>These boats will be suitable for any Age of Sail gaming. </p><p>The plastic bags in each boat contain a painted, yet unmounted <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swivel_gun">swivel gun</a>.</p><p>While I don't have any <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy">Golden Age of Piracy</a> crew figures, I do have some Napoleonic naval crew figures in the process of being painted by a friend, and I'm trying to get my 2 dozen Woodland Indian figures painted to complete my F&IW collection.</p><p>My justification for having these vessels is that I feel ship design differences from the 17th to 19th Centuries wouldn't be much of a concern due to the small size of the vessels and at this level of gaming. </p><p><a href="https://www.firelockgames.com/">Firelock Games</a> makes high-quality products--when they make them. The company seems to manufacture a limited supply of items then halt production. I've had to search around the internet for items that are not listed on their website. And while every vessel larger than a longboat is powered by sails--there's no guidelines for making sails, or even a template to use on paper or fabric of your choosing.</p><p>For now, adding sails to my bark and piragua will be on the back-burner.</p><p>The next Quick Pic Collage will focus on 20th Century vessels, so no "sail cloth" will be necessary.</p></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-44595641496197565852021-07-08T00:30:00.003-07:002021-07-08T00:30:00.229-07:00Pass in Review: Lighthouses for Cruel Seas <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ3y3A4iWkBs-7Aj0aYmiRUOALoNlxbpj0JCU4PnyHoosAxvaVWUwiwKvUXQAsqB4qKRjllhB6Fx0Pnlsx5fHsI0b7cuy0kzi1RgkBNtOnrBQn2zVFOiZrIsnErTO_L9LnYSpy-xEEME/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ3y3A4iWkBs-7Aj0aYmiRUOALoNlxbpj0JCU4PnyHoosAxvaVWUwiwKvUXQAsqB4qKRjllhB6Fx0Pnlsx5fHsI0b7cuy0kzi1RgkBNtOnrBQn2zVFOiZrIsnErTO_L9LnYSpy-xEEME/w400-h225/maxresdefault.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from video: <a href="https://youtu.be/rUoqhWbebHQ">Great Lighthouses in England</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Lighthouses, the picturesque structures dotting coastlines the world over, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lighthouses">date back to antiquity</a>. <div><br /></div><div>The necessity for safe navigation often over-rode military operations, so there's <a href="http://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=2300">very little information about the role of lighthouses during wartime.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>In my <strike>quick Google search</strike> extensive research on this subject, I came across two instances of raids, or attacks directed at lighthouses during World War II:</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estevan_Point">Estevan Point Lighthouse Attack by the Japanese submarine I-26</a>, </div><div>and the British commando raid against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Casquets">Les Casquets</a> Channel Island Lighthouse during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dryad">Operation Dryad</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the lack of anti-lighthouse actions didn't stop <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/">Warlord Games</a> from providing some colorful terrain to include in tabletop battles.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here's an example of their "typical Atlantic" lighthouse paint-scheme:<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwz6XlpSVpfvi50oofy29Q7Kwn-2qgJ6wMV_lei43nRlC-WQ14il9fQsMLuHxIn9aPEmU_9B6tab8YRSEOQ5i0eywpRVlC9jP1tbg6ZoX7-lKlgtzwoE9WgHtxr2Y9I5b38qgQclXMxY/s2048/785119009-Lighthouse.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwz6XlpSVpfvi50oofy29Q7Kwn-2qgJ6wMV_lei43nRlC-WQ14il9fQsMLuHxIn9aPEmU_9B6tab8YRSEOQ5i0eywpRVlC9jP1tbg6ZoX7-lKlgtzwoE9WgHtxr2Y9I5b38qgQclXMxY/w400-h400/785119009-Lighthouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/products/lighthouse">Warlord Games/Product/Lighthouse</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And one with an alternate style:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yOzpxTtTExywvO9arJwcM4utoTDYZDrW07qSCXQyr5undloO3rr8Hc0xMWjgYBc-jGgblNx2OC5Nc4y1T65i8WFwVZp3xYzH-vs6XMOrMEgHwdl-VFFB2kuBc5aw9hHX4Lb0nmmZf6w/s760/DSC_4996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="723" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yOzpxTtTExywvO9arJwcM4utoTDYZDrW07qSCXQyr5undloO3rr8Hc0xMWjgYBc-jGgblNx2OC5Nc4y1T65i8WFwVZp3xYzH-vs6XMOrMEgHwdl-VFFB2kuBc5aw9hHX4Lb0nmmZf6w/w380-h400/DSC_4996.JPG" width="380" /></a></div><br /><p>Two official scenarios include lighthouses, even though they're not the objectives:</p><p><a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/operation-chariot-a-most-daring-raid/">Operation Chariot</a>, and <br /></p><p><a href="https://www.warlordgames.com/the-battle-of-sukho-island-a-cruel-seas-scenario/">The Battle of Sukho Island</a>.</p>Lighthouses in the Mediterranean Sea had a slightly different look, like the <a href="https://www-storyblocks-com.aii.idm.oclc.org/video/stock/cabo-de-palos-lighthouse-mar-menor-spain-mediterranean-sea-sunny-day-palm-trees-bfbaz4kpsk3ktgsue">Cabo de Palos lighthouse in Spain</a>:</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVZRSx6NBkqMWoAm1hUOnokhwIpIMnSCelKs6OKfndLQi-EfOLkH8t6XvJYTxeXG61RvKngA0h7Z0QMxvT6moNl3Tq48Wjd3h6hQk2mHSFgq0UwOue4b2apSeZKK6zioK6bli67Pawnc/s1920/videoblocks-cabo-de-palos-lighthouse-mar-menor-spain-mediterranean-sea-sunny-day-palm-trees_bmu3f4ypr_thumbnail-1080_01.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVZRSx6NBkqMWoAm1hUOnokhwIpIMnSCelKs6OKfndLQi-EfOLkH8t6XvJYTxeXG61RvKngA0h7Z0QMxvT6moNl3Tq48Wjd3h6hQk2mHSFgq0UwOue4b2apSeZKK6zioK6bli67Pawnc/w400-h225/videoblocks-cabo-de-palos-lighthouse-mar-menor-spain-mediterranean-sea-sunny-day-palm-trees_bmu3f4ypr_thumbnail-1080_01.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image found on <a href="https://www-storyblocks-com.aii.idm.oclc.org/">Storyblocks</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>And here's <i>Warlord Games</i> version of a "typical Mediterranean" lighthouse:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDaTmgZsnH6B6DjgG1pHGc97xfi0MlTM429YuZ-jdipjp2g6qD0jrAJWy523O7gJjlv7lOkdETIbJOc3k9rbuj_-CINi9Ji7ZAvnExN7ZAwUFKALUCpwA63bUj3uGCCA8Ok6z_0sxpTk/s2048/785109001_CSMediterraneanLighthouse01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDaTmgZsnH6B6DjgG1pHGc97xfi0MlTM429YuZ-jdipjp2g6qD0jrAJWy523O7gJjlv7lOkdETIbJOc3k9rbuj_-CINi9Ji7ZAvnExN7ZAwUFKALUCpwA63bUj3uGCCA8Ok6z_0sxpTk/w400-h400/785109001_CSMediterraneanLighthouse01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image: <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/products/mediterranean-lighthouse?_pos=1&_sid=590591914&_ss=r">Warlord Games/Product/Mediterranean Lighthouse</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I bought both styles, feeling I'd need a break from painting and assembling miniature ships. Both models come in two pieces that can be easily trimmed and superglued.</p><p>Compared to painting ships, the conical tower lighthouse was fairly easy...</p></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_WX9TkmiZSmaetbkzgF-yQXGn-_kCzZnXk072E0Ph7z2cvxUHHnf6pi7W_1hAXL5II7_aNKzbp-i60qAVIiotCd1wPtwWlmq-KjvhxtOvI-9ldk9Pq13jmRlXFbjUl1b-0N3MNyJjwE/s2048/A2B179C4-4F2A-43D0-9E2A-BB3F4F5A30DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="2048" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_WX9TkmiZSmaetbkzgF-yQXGn-_kCzZnXk072E0Ph7z2cvxUHHnf6pi7W_1hAXL5II7_aNKzbp-i60qAVIiotCd1wPtwWlmq-KjvhxtOvI-9ldk9Pq13jmRlXFbjUl1b-0N3MNyJjwE/w400-h238/A2B179C4-4F2A-43D0-9E2A-BB3F4F5A30DE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...the most difficult part being the cupola, lantern panel and gallery as identified by this cut-away schematic:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUtGc6qEN0ynwddLOibH1HRfFA7B7wYvCUq6_YwXg7KTBahNzL_5vS4F5RNHYE34IWzQxDLrBoo4NGeOs3RAyeW2-1jzFGm3lNufFc477PLP1kaNGXuRSzrNf6GISCzVE6PdsiM6a4gk/s389/45ba1aa1b09ff8977a82ca4d30a3015b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="389" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUtGc6qEN0ynwddLOibH1HRfFA7B7wYvCUq6_YwXg7KTBahNzL_5vS4F5RNHYE34IWzQxDLrBoo4NGeOs3RAyeW2-1jzFGm3lNufFc477PLP1kaNGXuRSzrNf6GISCzVE6PdsiM6a4gk/w400-h326/45ba1aa1b09ff8977a82ca4d30a3015b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image found on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/409546159835862746/">Pintrest</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It took me two attempts to paint these features. I found it best to wait until I could focus exclusively on specific sections as opposed to attempting to include them in an overall paint job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Mediterranean Lighthouse on the other hand was one of the most difficult figures I had to paint, particularly the base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I rarely use white in my painting projects and I found it an unforgiving color to work with. I'd mis-stroke painting the window frames, trim and shutters. This would require multiple coats of white paint to cover up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After several coats of touch-up work, I quickly settled for finishing the building at "tabletop quality."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a front view of my finished Mediterranean Lighthouse:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5K_3XEsxQeFeKSonQPGbkn2q_OFHoLxJyXhZ-O5uroLMhaZZYhULpPDC72k_1SrM2J59Lxr7ALsLeNyTrkxjC2KHIC_ehjusIfko0TA9LrLbW78VcFR1S23Wptr7NNOtHc95f5YVAcU/s2048/5BD237FB-D9AD-4153-AED9-3E5F139E6AA7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5K_3XEsxQeFeKSonQPGbkn2q_OFHoLxJyXhZ-O5uroLMhaZZYhULpPDC72k_1SrM2J59Lxr7ALsLeNyTrkxjC2KHIC_ehjusIfko0TA9LrLbW78VcFR1S23Wptr7NNOtHc95f5YVAcU/w400-h301/5BD237FB-D9AD-4153-AED9-3E5F139E6AA7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And here's the back view:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbpTSU17sAexNrrnb8S82BtWKht2lvoY4hqrds63Z0ayhOzT9MGjSE24Q2yyOYQuFxGhJAiWduwoZJXQRohDjKNQN0dmpJN3wtWJBV-LPuUxea1qXc9p_YJQlNcBchlxAsBQdmzu8IB0/s2048/65836867-68E0-4DA5-8118-9D99ABDA282A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbpTSU17sAexNrrnb8S82BtWKht2lvoY4hqrds63Z0ayhOzT9MGjSE24Q2yyOYQuFxGhJAiWduwoZJXQRohDjKNQN0dmpJN3wtWJBV-LPuUxea1qXc9p_YJQlNcBchlxAsBQdmzu8IB0/w400-h336/65836867-68E0-4DA5-8118-9D99ABDA282A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not quite done with my lighthouse work. I currently have a ruined version of the a ruined "Atlantic style" lighthouse, by <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas">Warlord Games</a>, and a ruined Mediterranean version on back order.</div><div><br /></div><div>While I'm satisfied with my work on these, they were difficult enough for me to paint. So I'll most likely contract-out the job of painting the ruined versions of these two figures to other gamers.</div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-15838200240040262042021-07-01T05:00:00.031-07:002021-08-08T12:51:43.254-07:00Game Report--Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" id="id_e7da_7f06_eeed_144d" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmzvoy7fCXAsYs9mcSOi1zRvrtgQ-YYnb2WSqjPt6uH4cSsQyi2doIpdvdE1Ie6R8NHdE4QgLfRV8LB7YDfIt0tA9fc21joFd9EFuVbT7O2TmQmlKGFyXaaasWcgGyC8Zh4OulzL5zyk/s1024/fireball.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="225" id="id_12ac_c267_9417_9c61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmzvoy7fCXAsYs9mcSOi1zRvrtgQ-YYnb2WSqjPt6uH4cSsQyi2doIpdvdE1Ie6R8NHdE4QgLfRV8LB7YDfIt0tA9fc21joFd9EFuVbT7O2TmQmlKGFyXaaasWcgGyC8Zh4OulzL5zyk/w400-h225/fireball.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://restorationgames.com/">Restoration Games</a>)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A couple weeks ago, I got together with my friend Joe. Instead of playing any of our usual wargames of military mayhem, we opted for the more family-friendly adventure game <a href="https://restorationgames.com/fireball-island/" id="id_b13d_dd18_92f6_1c5c" target="_self">Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar</a>.<div><br /></div><div>This is a remake of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball_Island" id="id_a340_3baf_b308_85f0" target="_self">1986 Milton Bradley game</a>, now published by <a href="https://restorationgames.com/" id="id_3438_8925_efe5_e15b">Restoration Games</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" id="id_846c_7bcf_9d8b_b320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIQ-ZGxHPfbi-bNKcTAD-gPwkPQjqzPsqg7Oa_Jg0kqPuh0R3eQSVSrx0hyphenhyphenX_2YKi1ww0BJQA3IqpbCPs2e_05jmngj7NrLUdgUatT1uR-TUe0ax6-mFmREpwklbczXvL8P6D4zAyLC0/s600/bSAM_0170.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="600" height="293" id="id_2df8_ae76_97c4_4640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIQ-ZGxHPfbi-bNKcTAD-gPwkPQjqzPsqg7Oa_Jg0kqPuh0R3eQSVSrx0hyphenhyphenX_2YKi1ww0BJQA3IqpbCPs2e_05jmngj7NrLUdgUatT1uR-TUe0ax6-mFmREpwklbczXvL8P6D4zAyLC0/w400-h293/bSAM_0170.png" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Bradley_Company">Milton Bradley</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Back in 1986, I felt I was “too old” to play such “kiddie games.”</p><p>Fast-forward a few decades—add one pandemic—and what free time I may have to gather with friends, evaporates.</p><p>So I'm <strike>desperate </strike> willing enough play anything.</p><p>No matter which version you have, think of <i>Fireball Island </i>as “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones" id="id_e736_2013_376e_3c59">Indiana Jones</a> on the Volcanic Island of <a href="https://shop.hasbro.com/en-us/product/chutes-and-ladders-game:1095F835-5056-9047-F548-2F4D0AEF4ACC" id="id_eeb8_5225_d9b9_a480">Chutes and Ladders</a>.”</p><p>Up to four players are dropped off with the mission of collecting all sorts of treasure, pictures and souvenirs. All while dodging “fireballs” (marbles), and their light-fingered fellow players, who can swipe an item from you as they run past. </p><p>The game’s big <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MacGuffin" id="id_2caf_7b7_dc6f_53ed">MacGuffin</a> is The Heart of Vul-Kar, a large red jewel prominently placed on the island’s summit. Because The Heart is the single largest source of points, it can have a mesmerizing effect similar to <a href="https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/One_Ring" id="id_62c0_8d5d_9ffc_7ae3">“The Precious-s-s-s.”</a></p><p>But the Geological Clock is ticking, so players can’t dawdle. Sooner or later the island’s volcano god, Vul-Kar, will get fed-up with the foreign devil fortune hunters, and unleash a cataclysmic eruption. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuio-FTmLXoBIlDsjmIuMvQcO_5k1ASxd9g9Ng5TyWErPDYSjSnRVujXBipBpIR6mxmYsiynSaooeJMki5sLmK2tYjV6syCaRTZytb_UJZBvEN80K1VOLlE3gupkfKQ2D_DQNAAaB9oM/s1280/29895-krakatoa-east-of-java.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuio-FTmLXoBIlDsjmIuMvQcO_5k1ASxd9g9Ng5TyWErPDYSjSnRVujXBipBpIR6mxmYsiynSaooeJMki5sLmK2tYjV6syCaRTZytb_UJZBvEN80K1VOLlE3gupkfKQ2D_DQNAAaB9oM/w400-h225/29895-krakatoa-east-of-java.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa,_East_of_Java">Krakatoa East of Java</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i><br />Ars Technica</i> has a <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/01/fireball-island-review-a-classic-1986-board-game-returns-in-style/" id="id_4406_2df6_4e1f_d4c3">full review</a>, and there’s a <a href="https://youtu.be/XPb3gcakSE4" id="id_fbf2_26c5_ebb0_be9a">How-to-Play video</a>, along with one of several <a href="https://youtu.be/-tIJdeDU42E" id="id_c267_40bb_41d3_3e44">play-through videos</a> available on <i>YouTube</i>.</p><p>The game is rated for anyone age 7 years or older. Joe’s two boys are about 5 & 6 years old and seemed to grasp the basics of the game rather well.</p><p>However, when playing with <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Youngling" id="id_8d58_3857_4dc4_60f4">younglings</a>, adults need to forgo their usual desire to <a href="https://youtu.be/_XUu3_pLPUE" id="id_6687_8c94_7560_9da3">“...crush your enemies, see them driven before you...”</a>. </p><p>Instead, us <a href="https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Grup" id="id_92fe_a91d_6bdd_2417">grups</a> have to encourage fun & fair play, even as fireballs are flying and the island is coming apart at the fault lines. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" id="id_aa6a_dc27_c5ad_c7ef" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT27uN4RbSuvkfs0GmhKRRBr_hPdj9K1t_-T78JqGdFaNivfsEg6Tn5fVtADmWiL-qCyvUZr_jbueHftRN0nHFj0jKu0H3FlIixncKoERlNwPede3Wn6JAvG-vtBnQSyplfKRLb5CRdk/s800/FI_Contents-800x596.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="800" height="297" id="id_e716_1f44_9165_82ab" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT27uN4RbSuvkfs0GmhKRRBr_hPdj9K1t_-T78JqGdFaNivfsEg6Tn5fVtADmWiL-qCyvUZr_jbueHftRN0nHFj0jKu0H3FlIixncKoERlNwPede3Wn6JAvG-vtBnQSyplfKRLb5CRdk/w400-h297/FI_Contents-800x596.png" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/">Ars Technica</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Our game session lasted over a couple of hours due to explaining the rules and breaking for lunch about half-way through the table-top treasure hunt. </p><p>I can’t remember who ended up with “The Precious-s-s-s,” but it changed hands a time or two before the Final Cataclysm. </p><p>I didn’t bother going after it, and instead contented myself with swiping all the minor jewels I could get my hands on. </p><p>I was also the first one to <a href="https://youtu.be/Xs_OacEq2Sk" id="id_17bb_fc76_aab6_d62f">get to the choppa</a> before the island blew, and got the “lucky penny,” worth some bonus points. Joe’s boys were right behind me and piled into the helicopter. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAnu9oG2gMIVXvOVmyE-od_6UpHEmCVLDOC71uugS5xYKJdAIfVEGlp8EdxuDn3904Kz7OWYscTnl_lnKaFqgrWIrm9uO0V1xTy2Gk8IAupdgpn4wvS8EE6xPu1aU6N03BhIPfRLpVGE/s650/Jurassic-Park-Jurassic-Park-Waterfall-and-Landing-Platform-2-movieworldmap.com_-650x500.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="650" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAnu9oG2gMIVXvOVmyE-od_6UpHEmCVLDOC71uugS5xYKJdAIfVEGlp8EdxuDn3904Kz7OWYscTnl_lnKaFqgrWIrm9uO0V1xTy2Gk8IAupdgpn4wvS8EE6xPu1aU6N03BhIPfRLpVGE/w400-h308/Jurassic-Park-Jurassic-Park-Waterfall-and-Landing-Platform-2-movieworldmap.com_-650x500.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)">Jurassic Park</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />What about Joe?</p><p>Alas, Joe was hit solid by a fireball as he sprinted to the helipad. The boulder pushed him down to the very bottom of the hill. As a result of this critical hit, he didn’t have enough movement points to get off the island... </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv_cEAptT2a1gb6yZ7TKLxxKYGuvqFMu_RZfp6KGyHMQskjXYUu3z1aCOc_6WxqqvIB7GtMunFwh6sPUuDEw8GBNZukjJoj7w9ZejGx-C9rpWncWSUHTop-vEN-GGX3IlXp2CeNcmYuw/s1024/Steven-Spielberg-Said-He-Was-an-Idiot-for-Letting-Harrison.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="1024" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv_cEAptT2a1gb6yZ7TKLxxKYGuvqFMu_RZfp6KGyHMQskjXYUu3z1aCOc_6WxqqvIB7GtMunFwh6sPUuDEw8GBNZukjJoj7w9ZejGx-C9rpWncWSUHTop-vEN-GGX3IlXp2CeNcmYuw/w400-h196/Steven-Spielberg-Said-He-Was-an-Idiot-for-Letting-Harrison.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://indianajones.fandom.com/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark">Raiders of the Lost Ark</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />So if this sort of fast & furious looting-spree sounds like more fun than another plodding round of <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/don" id="id_2913_a54a_b068_1416" t_pass_go="">“...do not pass Go...”</a>, consider adding <a href="https://youtu.be/ZpPtiBDGl4I" id="id_903a_a089_7adb_cebe">Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar</a> to your family’s Game Night Library. </p><p><br /></p></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-11323151555705110042021-05-29T05:00:00.002-07:002021-05-29T08:14:42.318-07:00Pass in Review: Some German Vessels in Cruel Seas, Part 2<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphWi5AegRDspthuU_F9Vcs4_WDBquTVOCN_viSwlVYW4pIFHrOB34qYWn4DVrZ_EnXn1J5eTCWdh1aJy6gqkHVk8IaqkfhMyVl0ysDYwXX1o6xddBGPOxrSqNXwgrsOZkF2arIwIMa3w/s812/R%25C3%25A4umboot_Algol.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="812" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphWi5AegRDspthuU_F9Vcs4_WDBquTVOCN_viSwlVYW4pIFHrOB34qYWn4DVrZ_EnXn1J5eTCWdh1aJy6gqkHVk8IaqkfhMyVl0ysDYwXX1o6xddBGPOxrSqNXwgrsOZkF2arIwIMa3w/w400-h233/R%25C3%25A4umboot_Algol.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from Wikipedia)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Last month, I had what doctors called a "Life Threatening Event," which made my already shaky health worse for wear. <div><br /></div><div>Hence the 3-month delay between posts.</div><div><br /></div><div>While I've weathered this "critical hit," it's made me feel more worn down, plus my days off are often filled with follow-up medical appointments, leaving me with little time to paint my figures.<div><br /></div><div>So I posted several notices on a couple gaming <i>Facebook</i> pages asking for help in reducing my "Mountain of Shame" (unpainted miniatures). I received a few offers and already delivered a batch of French and Indian War (F&IW) figures to a local gamer for painting.<div><br /></div><div>While I'm trying to contract-out my human-based figures to anyone who'll take them, I find my new-found <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas">Cruel Seas</a> project to be within my skill-set and is somewhat therapeutic for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>But when my helpful fellow gamers are done with all the human-based figures, I'll pass on any <i>Cruel Seas</i> figures I have left.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until then, I'm still plugging away at my "Drydock of Shame."</div><div><br /></div><div>I recently finished four <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a> vessels, starting with two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_boat">raumboote</a>s (see example in lead picture). <br /><p></p><p>Here's an example of how the folks at <i>Warlord Games</i> painted them...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCkeSybrsjx9lIlSetlKURQkv10r39LaXR_FvKrDpG2Eoc4qucorxFipLzsrjNFS4Z_Ajh3F7xdYXGHBtym67vFePOYWDLWpLEQoOyg3_LEiV0hug7p4P_67IgGxns85zjsC5fB9PW7I/s1280/CS_R23Box.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCkeSybrsjx9lIlSetlKURQkv10r39LaXR_FvKrDpG2Eoc4qucorxFipLzsrjNFS4Z_Ajh3F7xdYXGHBtym67vFePOYWDLWpLEQoOyg3_LEiV0hug7p4P_67IgGxns85zjsC5fB9PW7I/w400-h266/CS_R23Box.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/cruel-seas-r-23-r-boat">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>...and here is one of the two vessels I painted:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrZw-Tl9xrSf04tUv3_1rrM5ji4Dxzr3DTg1440e1HndcE4Ema6dqpLR3gjoonJr0xMqID95N2gP8Et9wvW9yJTyuRMlhvj8JCiDOIXZCGKRke23n0JyV-2kQvyJZDRTFDknYS_9SxH0/s1600/DSCN5117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrZw-Tl9xrSf04tUv3_1rrM5ji4Dxzr3DTg1440e1HndcE4Ema6dqpLR3gjoonJr0xMqID95N2gP8Et9wvW9yJTyuRMlhvj8JCiDOIXZCGKRke23n0JyV-2kQvyJZDRTFDknYS_9SxH0/w400-h300/DSCN5117.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OZsYq1cNPtx76RKXQlvn-U_X3FiIp-Nx6o2HN5Jw4-DaWfXpngQDeRJRIv8bf2fAB3BgMalJ1V16a1O4NVg8IprhS1S8OZOn0NZMUnJFd9GxDFTUuq8RRuvo2USdCSXDUj3siTO4eGk/s1600/DSCN5119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OZsYq1cNPtx76RKXQlvn-U_X3FiIp-Nx6o2HN5Jw4-DaWfXpngQDeRJRIv8bf2fAB3BgMalJ1V16a1O4NVg8IprhS1S8OZOn0NZMUnJFd9GxDFTUuq8RRuvo2USdCSXDUj3siTO4eGk/w400-h300/DSCN5119.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I made some minor alterations to the color-scheme in order to distinguish between the two vessels.</p><p>I thought these vessels were patrol boats. It wasn't until I was <strike>trolling the internet</strike> thoroughly researching the topic, that I discovered they were originally intended as small minesweepers.</p><p>Speaking of minesweepers, the next vessel I finished was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Germany)">M-Class Minesweeper</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf498iWXby_8DslkhyphenhyphenkZ9FQz0iSNMSSCiA4RfX98vVNY2yjrJCnKi-gdXq3XKjWs9pm0ft8-FqWYPTmteRBzDesrsPFupHGTxZdI1ZuuTXZ0-h73NAqGrf5o1zxi7PP8-1E8ERPHNwxg/s755/M1_tralowiec.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="755" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf498iWXby_8DslkhyphenhyphenkZ9FQz0iSNMSSCiA4RfX98vVNY2yjrJCnKi-gdXq3XKjWs9pm0ft8-FqWYPTmteRBzDesrsPFupHGTxZdI1ZuuTXZ0-h73NAqGrf5o1zxi7PP8-1E8ERPHNwxg/w400-h195/M1_tralowiec.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from Wikipedia)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Here's the <i>Warlord Games</i> paint-scheme...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoozPRaIV4qKCrYOJAFfTPAQmvK_mU_71_LHbgNzTDyrYHbnSjT1_3gbIhZVd4W-rU2-9ALGTT-YTsKCeL9pT3_RBG8hJgBf7D7IbcOTVHJaFVDF1k0lX6MKqBRjC1QCD3rgEZjEUws4/s2048/785112008-Cruel-Seas-M-Class-Minesweeper-ship.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoozPRaIV4qKCrYOJAFfTPAQmvK_mU_71_LHbgNzTDyrYHbnSjT1_3gbIhZVd4W-rU2-9ALGTT-YTsKCeL9pT3_RBG8hJgBf7D7IbcOTVHJaFVDF1k0lX6MKqBRjC1QCD3rgEZjEUws4/w400-h400/785112008-Cruel-Seas-M-Class-Minesweeper-ship.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/m-class-minesweeper">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>...and here's mine:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqx2KfgkZunL63h72YSKaeegrRUPW58nWHEv2BQAkBYsbbEuaoB7DknSMolZkTIvpjf6c9iUA2vLJR_w2Ou2I6L5sG8zMIjZwlwlARQ2Lb_CQVv1Dk0otS4QhfNblEZhKljhNS5q6Feg/s1600/DSCN5104.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqx2KfgkZunL63h72YSKaeegrRUPW58nWHEv2BQAkBYsbbEuaoB7DknSMolZkTIvpjf6c9iUA2vLJR_w2Ou2I6L5sG8zMIjZwlwlARQ2Lb_CQVv1Dk0otS4QhfNblEZhKljhNS5q6Feg/w400-h300/DSCN5104.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRwRHx_kzn-a7MPtRwPkhj5Qz4ROnJXR5gvCoGz8UYLVJJ2gHWD-pv8EUKnhMIqW3gJ9jfV_-Bsm1ywQRg3sWHHe6vEGiznSxEhFX0PEt1z_TMAyBmsEEDbrv41X1MJgip8Jwzo66MFs/s1600/DSCN5106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRwRHx_kzn-a7MPtRwPkhj5Qz4ROnJXR5gvCoGz8UYLVJJ2gHWD-pv8EUKnhMIqW3gJ9jfV_-Bsm1ywQRg3sWHHe6vEGiznSxEhFX0PEt1z_TMAyBmsEEDbrv41X1MJgip8Jwzo66MFs/w400-h300/DSCN5106.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The last of this current lot is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorpostenboot">Vorpostenboot</a>, or "flakship."</div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix99V6wQ32adm8m_0bbT0haJaCg6ml5Yhyxn3LT8KaeJgLk1l500vHSaXp_7n5Yf-vzkogATC7idSEYvmMLow-eGYmD4h7oHGx84NAqffYexvgU3cg5wtE_2mvZfTzo0okVauVu6UOptU/s800/Bundesarchiv_Bild_134-C0238%252C_Vorpostenboot_N%25C3%25BCrnberg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="800" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix99V6wQ32adm8m_0bbT0haJaCg6ml5Yhyxn3LT8KaeJgLk1l500vHSaXp_7n5Yf-vzkogATC7idSEYvmMLow-eGYmD4h7oHGx84NAqffYexvgU3cg5wtE_2mvZfTzo0okVauVu6UOptU/w400-h310/Bundesarchiv_Bild_134-C0238%252C_Vorpostenboot_N%25C3%25BCrnberg.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from Wikipedia)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>My skills haven't advanced to the point where I can paint <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage">Dazzle Camouflage</a>, like this...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsi5PArkF0y0vfBz1Mz9ERuW0EnXQlUVBQNDBYwYaW2aVtYVHMU6TD3v6ohecmgvAjhmM8W7GYyK0aLV1EeHdcju8EhZ44fGUS2bDf8BetP0lP6X7bFvU4AEi5VdOOF3h3ARxv8ZbzCH0/s2048/785112005_Cruel_Seas_Vorposten_Boot_flakship.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsi5PArkF0y0vfBz1Mz9ERuW0EnXQlUVBQNDBYwYaW2aVtYVHMU6TD3v6ohecmgvAjhmM8W7GYyK0aLV1EeHdcju8EhZ44fGUS2bDf8BetP0lP6X7bFvU4AEi5VdOOF3h3ARxv8ZbzCH0/w400-h400/785112005_Cruel_Seas_Vorposten_Boot_flakship.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/vorposten-boot-flakship">Warlord Games</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>...but I can at least make my vessels look like grungy, rusty messes, like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqx0oxmYeJtrSqFQJP9G8Y8lIdVLOwZ4nWYTurKUfp0l6ESxtZfcYvvQM3cYCoqIXVOV4h3oFlAhCjLYYAGcYqBGbtBoO59V-g5vFqHxbz8Dc3OuGePLpBpe4BhN30SZlSJjNwDaRopg/s1600/DSCN5092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqx0oxmYeJtrSqFQJP9G8Y8lIdVLOwZ4nWYTurKUfp0l6ESxtZfcYvvQM3cYCoqIXVOV4h3oFlAhCjLYYAGcYqBGbtBoO59V-g5vFqHxbz8Dc3OuGePLpBpe4BhN30SZlSJjNwDaRopg/w400-h300/DSCN5092.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RG5babTlgee2f2a_5rIr-dXeDre7AuWt6sQIGfO9cNo8eA17lKHkNkIB1W6A25CEszNj6iPMLeasXaVTXLHO605vWWTEX8bnyscXNuloD55pimVKp0KXDpekBjKqqsdwUAHGXVVDEkE/s1600/DSCN5095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RG5babTlgee2f2a_5rIr-dXeDre7AuWt6sQIGfO9cNo8eA17lKHkNkIB1W6A25CEszNj6iPMLeasXaVTXLHO605vWWTEX8bnyscXNuloD55pimVKp0KXDpekBjKqqsdwUAHGXVVDEkE/w400-h300/DSCN5095.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I settled on using <a href="https://www.thearmypainter.com/">Army Painter</a> Wolf Grey for the vessels' hulls, with Ash Grey for the metal decks and <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/paints/learn-to-paint-kits">Reaper Miniatures</a> Harvest Brown for wooden decks. Other shades of <i>Army Painter</i> grey were used for funnels, towers, smoke stacks, and superstructures. </p><p>Normally, I don't do any paint-mixing. But for the ships' weaponry, I mix Army Painter Gun Metal with Matte Black, for a blackish-metallic look. </p><p>For a "realistic" look I photoshopped over the data and printed material on the wake/speed templates. </p><p>I still have several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-boat">E-boats</a> that I'm still working on, along with a variety of allied <a href="https://www.ghqmodels.com/collections/wwii-1-285-6mm-scale-1/equipment-type_landing-craft">landing craft from GHQ</a>. </p><p>Hopefully, I'll get my next post uploaded in under 3 months.</p></div></div></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-68992979236999979562021-02-13T04:00:00.322-08:002021-02-13T04:00:06.951-08:00Pass in Review: Aeronautica Imeprialis, Core Game & Expansions<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGFWIOPHkzDTs7AKgGv98BChnrO67hDV3_MYkddZEC5I2MggBfRRDtJrV6tKNesPrAhBWMOsrBOq8HLbMnlByxWrAdF3YA6bpRBpcJli6HpsV5-Sp2SvPaKJ_tDb6p1EJEBKkGJ6TRY0/s1024/wingsofveng_1024x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1024" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGFWIOPHkzDTs7AKgGv98BChnrO67hDV3_MYkddZEC5I2MggBfRRDtJrV6tKNesPrAhBWMOsrBOq8HLbMnlByxWrAdF3YA6bpRBpcJli6HpsV5-Sp2SvPaKJ_tDb6p1EJEBKkGJ6TRY0/w400-h324/wingsofveng_1024x1024.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover Art: <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Aeronautica-Imperialis-Wings-of-Vengenace">Aeronautica Imperialis--Wings of Vengeance</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In my last <a href="https://warhammer40000.com/">Warhammer 40K</a> post a couple weeks ago, I presented my <a href="https://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/2021/01/pass-in-review-tactical-air-control.html">Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)</a>. </p><p>But as far as actual air assets, I have only one full-sized <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Vulture#:~:text=The%20Vulture%20is%20a%20gunship,units%20and%20the%20Valkyrie%20transport.">Vulture gunship</a> and a <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Valkyrie">Valkyrie assault carrier</a>.</p><p>And very little shelf space.</p><p>I'm now at the point where if I buy anything new, I have to get rid of something old, or at least unused.</p><p>When<i> Games Workshop</i> came out with its <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Aeronautica-Imperialis-Wings-of-Vengenace">Aeronautica Imperialis Wings of Vengenace</a>, I bought it--and I sold a set of 28mm British and French Napoleonic figures to make room for my new acquisitions. </p><p>The set contains 2 x Imperial <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Thunderbolt">Thunderbolt fighters</a> and 2 x <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Marauder_Bomber">Marauder Bombers</a>, along with 3 x Ork <a href="https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Dakkajet">Dakkajets</a> and 2 x <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Fighta-Bommer">Fighta Bommers</a>. </p><p>When <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Aeronautica-Imperialis-Skies-Of-Fire-EN-2020">Aeronautica Imperialis Skies Of Fire</a> was released, I bought that too.</p><p>Sort of.</p><p>I was only interested in the Imperial aircraft and the store owner wanted the <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/T%27au_Empire">T'au</a> omes. So he gave me some cash to compensate for the figures.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9-kiWfWil4yxNrAJ7N6V1i0VY_5-p-oDLvI6NsEyrpLMkldVQeIvarlWK_uTwKYY7Edu5cO9fqdmhlQ8eD3_hFHp7YprJNIW7l4Pz0c3VqXKZaIavzPAuIDDzVc1C43Vpj2bShtzjIs/s817/AI_SoFBox1+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9-kiWfWil4yxNrAJ7N6V1i0VY_5-p-oDLvI6NsEyrpLMkldVQeIvarlWK_uTwKYY7Edu5cO9fqdmhlQ8eD3_hFHp7YprJNIW7l4Pz0c3VqXKZaIavzPAuIDDzVc1C43Vpj2bShtzjIs/w396-h400/AI_SoFBox1+%25282%2529.jpg" width="396" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover Art: <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/en-FI/Aeronautica-Imperialis-Skies-Of-Fire-EN-2020">Aeronautica Imperialis--Skies of Fire</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>What I had left were a flight (2 aircraft) of Valkyries and 3 x <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Lightning">Lightning fighters</a>. <br /><p>My next model purchases were an additional 4 Valkyries from a supplement package, and 2 <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Imperial-Navy-Marauder-Destroyers">Marauder Destroyers</a>. (Here's the in-universe details of the <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Marauder_Destroyer">Marauder Destroyer</a>).</p><p>I rounded-out my <i>Aeronautica Imperialis</i> purchases, (for now), by purchasing <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287900/aeronautica-imperialis-rynns-world-air-war-campaig">Rynns World Air War Campaign</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl33538sAsmkGit6vEbE4yZRT8Sq5Gv3I2hVESCtrnkTjOkB1dYCkvLTjyLpP3HP2LNwXvjcYkh4OyG0PYPlezW2oJUmrXlwAsyrPLIkGPcjP-q8fgam82fE2uIVzHqRofshZGY6-IzQ/s385/s-l400+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="273" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl33538sAsmkGit6vEbE4yZRT8Sq5Gv3I2hVESCtrnkTjOkB1dYCkvLTjyLpP3HP2LNwXvjcYkh4OyG0PYPlezW2oJUmrXlwAsyrPLIkGPcjP-q8fgam82fE2uIVzHqRofshZGY6-IzQ/w284-h400/s-l400+%25282%2529.jpg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Cover art: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287900/aeronautica-imperialis-rynns-world-air-war-campaig">Rynn's World Air War Campaign Book</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Because, I like campaign games.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also buy games with the idea of utilizing them for other purposes. </div><div><p>While the aeronautica models are much smaller than regular WH40K figures, I plan on using them in regular WH40K game sessions.</p><p>This is justified, because in my professional experience "fast movers" don't chug around above the battlefield just above treetop level. They zip over the target area, unleash their ordnance and are gone. If the surface-to-air threat is great enough, enemy troops on the ground may not even see the aircraft--only ordnance exploding all around them. </p><p>Now I have a number of "strike packages" for my TACP to call-in, but would like to see <i>Games Workshop</i> make Vulture gunships for this game sometime soon. </p></div><div>But as I, along with other fans, <strike>im</strike>patiently wait, I had my current bunch of aircraft that needed to be assembled and painted.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since both tasks are above my skill-set I turned to my friend Dan and hired him to paint my figures.</div><div><br /></div><div>He finished with them a few months ago (and I gave him more stuff for him to paint), so what follows is a gallery of his work, set up as flights of aircraft approaching then rolling-in on their target.</div><div><br /></div><div><br />1. A flight of Imperial Thunderbolt Fighters:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVgcIJHzVPySyUSfe9oRsZboIxvETtoMMH_GdhBqeDGTwLl09JusLvM-ciwC5VPlYoYXFm4tNAOr-Xf_cGasGNmzIFf2MJLVt-eCYmoMdRGmkXrpzax2mwKwCIYv08mRLex-AVnMQGnM/s1587/DSCN4899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1587" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVgcIJHzVPySyUSfe9oRsZboIxvETtoMMH_GdhBqeDGTwLl09JusLvM-ciwC5VPlYoYXFm4tNAOr-Xf_cGasGNmzIFf2MJLVt-eCYmoMdRGmkXrpzax2mwKwCIYv08mRLex-AVnMQGnM/w400-h214/DSCN4899.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKlm1tUm3cmohw4AobRUVDfZmg9L0PqLgELlbmQZyi7hIsTe_fiZACtt-WB3NdgVTuaoPeZDClAIEIId2ZbAw_cXDi3b2G-zXUSlIMmx7W_zC_4_p7BsDofjAIeKFhWB27tco-Fq7_CE/s1582/DSCN4901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1582" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKlm1tUm3cmohw4AobRUVDfZmg9L0PqLgELlbmQZyi7hIsTe_fiZACtt-WB3NdgVTuaoPeZDClAIEIId2ZbAw_cXDi3b2G-zXUSlIMmx7W_zC_4_p7BsDofjAIeKFhWB27tco-Fq7_CE/w400-h211/DSCN4901.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6FARFynjmgkME58XvTbPqDZ2YIvPeMwE9gIjzcLOTiJdyyitiL4y-XMHvPmQWpDO5oJZUJlU2WwO7_7t3LFNd4zG-b5inZafJBJFZJvrhdT1o3LFgt4Wq1fbzt7rEjyFmaKbu97M1O0/s1587/DSCN4905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1587" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6FARFynjmgkME58XvTbPqDZ2YIvPeMwE9gIjzcLOTiJdyyitiL4y-XMHvPmQWpDO5oJZUJlU2WwO7_7t3LFNd4zG-b5inZafJBJFZJvrhdT1o3LFgt4Wq1fbzt7rEjyFmaKbu97M1O0/w400-h206/DSCN4905.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>2. A flight of Imperial Lightning Fighters:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ddFnXo76H9QYwvqA6Akor2qebRI2OtF7rv1q27ByRmPYuaWIpWjEa1IGm2kFWQMzYYjljHs0LP3Lc6B5395k_yj8tlmkMVVzx3GkTgebZxoQL8fnMRs9KQJIR1_fJaJQCAc3vEO3tQA/s1592/DSCN4929.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1592" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ddFnXo76H9QYwvqA6Akor2qebRI2OtF7rv1q27ByRmPYuaWIpWjEa1IGm2kFWQMzYYjljHs0LP3Lc6B5395k_yj8tlmkMVVzx3GkTgebZxoQL8fnMRs9KQJIR1_fJaJQCAc3vEO3tQA/w400-h203/DSCN4929.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeT6zc4shYdefL9EtOqxVh5uZ60um4w5hYdhYdIF4hmY1tiUX8dRG3gXoIDrapXfrFInCojmqpuN7cLVXCytwzxSYDY6aTg8Wmndj3kS48xQsq1tswrIhK1l2xVUVQepz8-vOk3AlNMM/s1575/DSCN4924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1575" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeT6zc4shYdefL9EtOqxVh5uZ60um4w5hYdhYdIF4hmY1tiUX8dRG3gXoIDrapXfrFInCojmqpuN7cLVXCytwzxSYDY6aTg8Wmndj3kS48xQsq1tswrIhK1l2xVUVQepz8-vOk3AlNMM/w400-h213/DSCN4924.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghgIVIDbKE7p63s0UnkXfdJww7ts8nX07rYTTCgsmsME_5lr5dUq49etZ5LWL2Tuo0FZOH5XM67K2DQV3ixL52lJzvNdciXIx1Gp6djXm6-oVlRw1G5jkYSb82wiZl91hOsPG1YUApXk/s1587/DSCN4931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1587" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghgIVIDbKE7p63s0UnkXfdJww7ts8nX07rYTTCgsmsME_5lr5dUq49etZ5LWL2Tuo0FZOH5XM67K2DQV3ixL52lJzvNdciXIx1Gp6djXm6-oVlRw1G5jkYSb82wiZl91hOsPG1YUApXk/w400-h214/DSCN4931.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>3. A flight of Imperial Marauder Bombers:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm-RCBT99ccdd8wpflmpP5M-xnui6rxQY8LwAexh3Sw_gOVBGPGXJnFSs-sRLT0Vqww6en0FdJ1cLdwpFL0Av-Zc-WHKH_QoqdXuORqV07J9SAaIZqde5D-4kXHAAqcFWPSucDm9tPKo/s1571/DSCN4946.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1571" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm-RCBT99ccdd8wpflmpP5M-xnui6rxQY8LwAexh3Sw_gOVBGPGXJnFSs-sRLT0Vqww6en0FdJ1cLdwpFL0Av-Zc-WHKH_QoqdXuORqV07J9SAaIZqde5D-4kXHAAqcFWPSucDm9tPKo/w400-h191/DSCN4946.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSe0H4-cY_qWsYKvGRXSzErbRV5Wsqfb2HvkJj3DSz_GwWusYAQYNztyaKmJeBmvX_aANQIDB0CcDH6-ABIoehsdWjjZUFvBgk004q3ur7iS1bgwqa8qSML_scufKt6zO1x21JNemTpw/s1456/DSCN4950.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1456" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSe0H4-cY_qWsYKvGRXSzErbRV5Wsqfb2HvkJj3DSz_GwWusYAQYNztyaKmJeBmvX_aANQIDB0CcDH6-ABIoehsdWjjZUFvBgk004q3ur7iS1bgwqa8qSML_scufKt6zO1x21JNemTpw/w400-h200/DSCN4950.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgh33UpB5kzJYZaLidpfC7QW3LLUhWZKJ6CsAa2CiM5TeMAaVIB3oe9kAaii-d-Pp70QsKKcKiNwyEyA4K2PY0si8f555gVvTVzQ19dvEhnuF2B1zmHU6BLgp612t_a8DzBcs0Lk4gCI/s1587/DSCN4956.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1587" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgh33UpB5kzJYZaLidpfC7QW3LLUhWZKJ6CsAa2CiM5TeMAaVIB3oe9kAaii-d-Pp70QsKKcKiNwyEyA4K2PY0si8f555gVvTVzQ19dvEhnuF2B1zmHU6BLgp612t_a8DzBcs0Lk4gCI/w400-h195/DSCN4956.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>4. A flight of Imperial Marauder Destroyers:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIr9w02EBspHdUIRE1VkuWYq1CS2kjjufkCiOQYrsehbu4VOMVSrCt9KIg7w_EIUQ6BuQlpxXZhyphenhyphenNYVo1qyjpY_-g-Nq9KDo4TKUB9aiLrh4lCKp-_QyvS5mKo6rIHZWJ2eQNJ_iZUQY/s1446/DSCN4960.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1446" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIr9w02EBspHdUIRE1VkuWYq1CS2kjjufkCiOQYrsehbu4VOMVSrCt9KIg7w_EIUQ6BuQlpxXZhyphenhyphenNYVo1qyjpY_-g-Nq9KDo4TKUB9aiLrh4lCKp-_QyvS5mKo6rIHZWJ2eQNJ_iZUQY/w400-h216/DSCN4960.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTYPordj6d8tt3VVdOWcDGj7AR65I2J3532Bn46f9yFis0B4Gehtty3yHPVl-auiO0y4acjGAKrLRqnGp3tHH-OjYZSkgshdEv6TwMG5a-dIKivhEJnL3yShtA7R0JcL1K6yuAZDEco/s1371/DSCN4959.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1371" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTYPordj6d8tt3VVdOWcDGj7AR65I2J3532Bn46f9yFis0B4Gehtty3yHPVl-auiO0y4acjGAKrLRqnGp3tHH-OjYZSkgshdEv6TwMG5a-dIKivhEJnL3yShtA7R0JcL1K6yuAZDEco/w400-h228/DSCN4959.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW8xN1-BiSxXgl9e98SpG-wnu_7cBK0BmLN-xnq51ExnuHINFc-1tO_WYNTOAbpk_5iyGga4H908_oWnLUi31zBd8nzDzUigoz__N4xR63fOobRtm3w1pHMAZnaljmPwv3aYbKdD-Zuw/s1587/DSCN4964.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1587" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmW8xN1-BiSxXgl9e98SpG-wnu_7cBK0BmLN-xnq51ExnuHINFc-1tO_WYNTOAbpk_5iyGga4H908_oWnLUi31zBd8nzDzUigoz__N4xR63fOobRtm3w1pHMAZnaljmPwv3aYbKdD-Zuw/w400-h200/DSCN4964.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>5. A flight of Imperial Valkyrie Assault Carriers: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAi0crjGdh_Ofs2xWw3Qkd1Cs-cGqbJRTcsmdYl1IWtdKdQc0f0crdtsfyBnhnvN9IC08tQaaFOwbyduDk530jX5iE09cCSbBzuvgFa5vUgU8efEIcBrynaP1mnpqlmbfbSp-Hf65MYo/s1244/DSCN4916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1244" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAi0crjGdh_Ofs2xWw3Qkd1Cs-cGqbJRTcsmdYl1IWtdKdQc0f0crdtsfyBnhnvN9IC08tQaaFOwbyduDk530jX5iE09cCSbBzuvgFa5vUgU8efEIcBrynaP1mnpqlmbfbSp-Hf65MYo/w400-h260/DSCN4916.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8nTZVql9I4Sz4NfRCtp64AfHN2BSz2uFt2i4r8-XQ3ash8OuCLUT7qHrsjSHUBmZYb6jo9Y0X10M0yHuBBhI84j-8f_4y5wSWmMFeq4cvyAlADrA0IZU2faCtJtpiFg2IbfzOhiz6IE/s1163/DSCN4909.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1163" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8nTZVql9I4Sz4NfRCtp64AfHN2BSz2uFt2i4r8-XQ3ash8OuCLUT7qHrsjSHUBmZYb6jo9Y0X10M0yHuBBhI84j-8f_4y5wSWmMFeq4cvyAlADrA0IZU2faCtJtpiFg2IbfzOhiz6IE/w400-h279/DSCN4909.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuX5qz2eLMASZd9XFCtQSQbmGPRvPOAHXRtYkEcqcQF53MQdC7jhYtkTUD9R5KYM50QPprMzYdoKVjupDy_TcrSXtobIjMKFOpAox26MWLq4-mFCIk4hvH0zVxMDSpPXvWly5XyrrSiq4/s1431/DSCN4921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1431" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuX5qz2eLMASZd9XFCtQSQbmGPRvPOAHXRtYkEcqcQF53MQdC7jhYtkTUD9R5KYM50QPprMzYdoKVjupDy_TcrSXtobIjMKFOpAox26MWLq4-mFCIk4hvH0zVxMDSpPXvWly5XyrrSiq4/w400-h225/DSCN4921.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6. A flight of Ork Fighta Bommers: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8t1TFbptUuBGywNvY4Hs_WtnopnxWMadeY8gjJJJlxwtCG40C98i41MXm129T02_pNFqfOBg_kEQlZLBGzLyPnQf2csqdDwUPaG5bqplL-_CMGy9QkY2VI8PqAmnZiftJ435PH8fNMNk/s1587/DSCN4984.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1587" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8t1TFbptUuBGywNvY4Hs_WtnopnxWMadeY8gjJJJlxwtCG40C98i41MXm129T02_pNFqfOBg_kEQlZLBGzLyPnQf2csqdDwUPaG5bqplL-_CMGy9QkY2VI8PqAmnZiftJ435PH8fNMNk/w400-h241/DSCN4984.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdUQah4T7g11Rup1xYF_31na9oa68L5FgPzUkwZ31tP3VcFeZ-yHIABoS-eMi46BKwcnj_3VMtn11WOqs743LBKD7qA6G3ot_ZYmPPHNtykCI6gduMhcEmgUJ5-qYXDahV2hdqeeWUMY/s1587/DSCN4979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1587" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdUQah4T7g11Rup1xYF_31na9oa68L5FgPzUkwZ31tP3VcFeZ-yHIABoS-eMi46BKwcnj_3VMtn11WOqs743LBKD7qA6G3ot_ZYmPPHNtykCI6gduMhcEmgUJ5-qYXDahV2hdqeeWUMY/w400-h243/DSCN4979.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBLlchKj9mdmmsx6240qhqvowtUmyvZwHb13OZPdTBF4gJaayGf4Hrt7Uqh-BPfqGw3wWsZTpqksn3-2BzKRz1kW1BJBwbt1I2pMun9gxwPxruZOJiGIFXScVMFFlc4YduktbHX4_XZQ/s1587/DSCN4986.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1587" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBLlchKj9mdmmsx6240qhqvowtUmyvZwHb13OZPdTBF4gJaayGf4Hrt7Uqh-BPfqGw3wWsZTpqksn3-2BzKRz1kW1BJBwbt1I2pMun9gxwPxruZOJiGIFXScVMFFlc4YduktbHX4_XZQ/w400-h248/DSCN4986.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>7. A flight of Ork Dakkajets: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKjZ60dDObSu4lvYfn02FIvEZN40emaCXenAqoxjSSVSjxqwGU3KNtocXWcMOLPu_xciwpoC0u-LbGlOCnlCFGJir0D6MzsOw8aQCsbHFZtL2oIJiDQ6Bk2poS2SBqcP2L0i5SkVaIs4/s1587/DSCN4976.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1587" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKjZ60dDObSu4lvYfn02FIvEZN40emaCXenAqoxjSSVSjxqwGU3KNtocXWcMOLPu_xciwpoC0u-LbGlOCnlCFGJir0D6MzsOw8aQCsbHFZtL2oIJiDQ6Bk2poS2SBqcP2L0i5SkVaIs4/w400-h255/DSCN4976.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89cDQyg33SHN-Z2UQ_oS61rJ1D3BRoB3DznZS0JX6ilYwgqTmfenN1F0bYynpxZVg45uWSnpHVxMXkY0g3VA-qZY7Tx3EF71IvkU1kRyrqM7WDh83U3xyF6kTQt8Utx1T8e05xRCQ370/s1587/DSCN4975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1587" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89cDQyg33SHN-Z2UQ_oS61rJ1D3BRoB3DznZS0JX6ilYwgqTmfenN1F0bYynpxZVg45uWSnpHVxMXkY0g3VA-qZY7Tx3EF71IvkU1kRyrqM7WDh83U3xyF6kTQt8Utx1T8e05xRCQ370/w400-h255/DSCN4975.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Artistic Note:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The backdrop is an open country setting I bought from a now-closed model railroad shop. The aircraft are low in each picture because I couldn't orientate the figures on their stands with the backdrop in a way to present a "realistic image."</div><div><br /></div><div>I at least I managed to photoshop-out the stands. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-31448786996396822932021-02-06T04:00:00.181-08:002021-02-06T04:00:01.508-08:00Comics from "Hijacked" Photos<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtDMBbmkEp1Kl7WpjMRPs-pgVZX7-ihTF1ViZAWYXVoy_6hhQABVbrlnla40WlSAVZjItGmDzFSxYp8Ls_k29YIO2cYFbf3ta_wxpkbhaqviSK7pGeCEb5hFRGNOFXv-t1bOc3_TG13s/s1750/Fight+Over+Swimming+Rights+Fr+Indochina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1750" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtDMBbmkEp1Kl7WpjMRPs-pgVZX7-ihTF1ViZAWYXVoy_6hhQABVbrlnla40WlSAVZjItGmDzFSxYp8Ls_k29YIO2cYFbf3ta_wxpkbhaqviSK7pGeCEb5hFRGNOFXv-t1bOc3_TG13s/w400-h283/Fight+Over+Swimming+Rights+Fr+Indochina.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p></p><p>Most of my posts contain photos of game sessions that I took myself. </p><p>However, with all the on-line "rabbit holes" I venture into, I often come across photos from other gamers that trigger my imagination to write a webcomic or a "5 Second Flick."</p><p>I'm leading off today's post with a webcomic I concocted from one of the last pictures from my friend Tim's Indochina game session from a couple years ago. I finally got around to <strike>hijacking</strike> utilizing it, when I thought of an amusing plot hook for the encounter. </p><p>(Note: Even though I don't profit from utilizing other people's pics, I first try to ask their permission to use them. If I can't contact them, I'll at least cite the source).</p><p>A couple weeks ago I stumbled across a couple gems from some of the Facebook gaming groups I belong to. </p><p>The first is from Dean B.'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings">Normandy 1944</a> scenario of a <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/bolt-action">Bolt Action</a> game session:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQadh92q7DHITTxsaYw_Si2wFn_ozarPDSf14f46Js9rIgR9SuZdRLtUYWSG7fNRwOJcDQ_z52xiI7J4TsOb_s_FXjpHsdJQbY5LboTRv3-_wfdDPdDoxdQDldPMGRcBa2au0FU33BWA/s1750/Der+Fuhrer+Sleeps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1750" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQadh92q7DHITTxsaYw_Si2wFn_ozarPDSf14f46Js9rIgR9SuZdRLtUYWSG7fNRwOJcDQ_z52xiI7J4TsOb_s_FXjpHsdJQbY5LboTRv3-_wfdDPdDoxdQDldPMGRcBa2au0FU33BWA/w400-h283/Der+Fuhrer+Sleeps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I thought this was a great image to paraphrase <a href="General Blumentritt's">General Blumentritt's</a> exasperation in the film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longest_Day_(film)">The Longest Day</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second photo is from a guy calling himself "Otty." </div><div><br /></div><div>He's been posting pictures in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/151243738922969">Wargaming in Middle Earth Facebook Group</a>, about the figures he's converting from other fantasy wargames into Middle Earth-suitable troops.</div><div><br /></div><div>This particular picture reminded me of <a href="https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Lurtz">Lurtz's</a> command to his <a href="https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Uruk-hai">Uruk-hai</a> in the finale of the film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring">The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EVPE2D0yZe64UGQxyLOXDRjBVmL3NMAl4sqFEguUrreejlO-7yB5pgRF2NW7gd8qspMkaJi-l6r0wPHc9A_OjDkW81M9HgHtjXzXGJ7WdPfaITKA8B0fUM8AIuD9iStyg6Z_ZK0-18o/s1750/Uruk+Hai+at+Amon+Hen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1750" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EVPE2D0yZe64UGQxyLOXDRjBVmL3NMAl4sqFEguUrreejlO-7yB5pgRF2NW7gd8qspMkaJi-l6r0wPHc9A_OjDkW81M9HgHtjXzXGJ7WdPfaITKA8B0fUM8AIuD9iStyg6Z_ZK0-18o/w400-h283/Uruk+Hai+at+Amon+Hen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm currently in the middle of working on a couple of my own <a href="https://warhammer40000.com/">Warhammer 40K</a> picture projects, along with painting my <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas">Cruel Seas</a> collection.</p><p>In the meantime, I thought these <strike>hijacked</strike> borrowed pics-turned-webcomics would be a nice interlude until <strike>I get my act together</strike> until I can write the next in-depth blogpost. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-88094938972036164952021-01-30T04:00:00.071-08:002021-01-30T04:00:05.154-08:00Pass in Review: Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) for Warhammer 40K<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmC4lG8vaSYyaUgwkSb5q8DEILJbUYLy91gXuhyN0Yw6Ov8Mji5mX0bHzHJceJp4AhbZI1uDJUkH8mVgAsLmjeDAlg94AVy24n2a6trCA21DHnGrAz9mCyONES_VR1AToVX_5Tf5o_Z8/s720/TACPs+Blowing+Stuff+Up+from+Deltavan1+Military+Humor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="720" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmC4lG8vaSYyaUgwkSb5q8DEILJbUYLy91gXuhyN0Yw6Ov8Mji5mX0bHzHJceJp4AhbZI1uDJUkH8mVgAsLmjeDAlg94AVy24n2a6trCA21DHnGrAz9mCyONES_VR1AToVX_5Tf5o_Z8/w400-h259/TACPs+Blowing+Stuff+Up+from+Deltavan1+Military+Humor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://deltavan1.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/military-humor-2/">Deltavan 1 Military Humor</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I spent the first four years of my active duty US Air Force career as an electronic warfare technician. My job was to maintain the electronic countermeasures (ECM) equipment on B-52s. After a few years of removing and replacing black boxes, I realized I wasn't enthused about being a fix-it man. <div><br /></div><div>I'm still not--even when it comes to painting miniatures.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to cross-train into a more combat-orientated career field.</div><div><br /></div><div>And boy, did I get my wish.</div><div><br /></div><div>I ended up becoming a member of the US Air Force's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Tactical_Air_Control_Party">Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)</a> group.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I spent the remaining 16 years of my military service working with US Army headquarters and combat units helping to coordinate and direct <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_air_support">Close Air Support (CAS)</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_air_control">Forward Air Control</a> during exercises and actual deployments.</div><div><br /></div><div>TACPs aren't just skilled at calling-in air strikes. They're knowledgeable about an array of joint fire support, such as; US Army <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_observers_in_the_U.S._military">Forward Observers</a> who perform with artillery fire, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_gunfire_liaison_officer">Naval Gunfire Officers</a> with ship-to-shore fire support. (The US Marines have a similar group called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Naval_Gunfire_Liaison_Company_(ANGLICO)">ANGLICOs</a>--Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company).</div><div><br /></div><div>We're a tight-knit group and still keep in touch through social media.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fast forward to a few years ago, and my son-in-law got me interested in <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Warhammer_40k_Wiki">Warhammer 4,000 (WH40K)</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I delved into the game by purchasing earlier editions of the core rulebook and the codices. I developed an affinity towards the <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Astra_Militarum">Astra Militarum</a>, and raised company-sized element of my own regiment, the <a href="https://sternrakestudio.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-slate-of-organization-and-equipment.html">187th Dragoon Regiment (Composite)</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>(I still have an entire troop/company to do a blog post on. But due to health reasons I haven't been able to conduct a large photo shoot yet).</div><div><br /></div><div>A couple years ago, I asked my friend Peter to paint a <a href="https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperial_Guard_Command_Squad">command squad</a> for me, but reconfigure it as a TACP. He finished them early last year, and I've finally gotten around to posting my homage to TACPs past & present.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Somewhere on the Sector Fronteris... <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3XBhMS6OOZW9azziksmFADJuxhUOporaZo8fih9ZiWejSt6E15KoOnj-EfV-TiZIVLy_DF6mTtoyeD5w8cJEJSjkgSNEbrF4qQBcxymKqIMEsbBB4ON6BH3pK5adcgHn-k8EgXAXL3Y/s1437/DSCN4832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1437" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3XBhMS6OOZW9azziksmFADJuxhUOporaZo8fih9ZiWejSt6E15KoOnj-EfV-TiZIVLy_DF6mTtoyeD5w8cJEJSjkgSNEbrF4qQBcxymKqIMEsbBB4ON6BH3pK5adcgHn-k8EgXAXL3Y/w400-h311/DSCN4832.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...an unusually configured <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Chimera">Chimera</a> rumbles into a ruined outpost.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtOhVajRKW-NaUxbvz1haQ4OMfwrn6uuhXJOagLQzF5OcvH_SXWhkgiV9qbdSP2lJISFGUZ6N8MJFi-1Gt6QjRQBrTDHN0CXJVOoY1GJzPhG2TtPC1RJpJzPC4SPb9XkgNORA0DRjUvY/s1600/DSCN4839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtOhVajRKW-NaUxbvz1haQ4OMfwrn6uuhXJOagLQzF5OcvH_SXWhkgiV9qbdSP2lJISFGUZ6N8MJFi-1Gt6QjRQBrTDHN0CXJVOoY1GJzPhG2TtPC1RJpJzPC4SPb9XkgNORA0DRjUvY/w400-h300/DSCN4839.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><b><u>Side Note:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div>I bought this model pre-painted and assembled. It's been so long, that I can't remember who I got it from. </div><div>TACPs support every type of Army combat unit. For those assigned to armored, mechanized infantry, or armored cavalry units, they often have their own <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier">Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)</a>, or "track" as we liked to call them. </div><div>I thought this particular Chimera, with it's risque <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_art">nose art</a> would be the most suitable in my collection for my TACP.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now back to the opening scene...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybBNASIi9d8Z31TeTXrgZMqdO5ZDZ6h9hqpV6vvClML2VOw2v69SMtgvpHeR1auQkBYvkmBAMQ4A-eSpVq3D_4iVk9upLn0LTKorczyN_DGrighO1NFqk-K1VfIMc2k1o9HnCL9FP1Js/s1600/DSCN4841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybBNASIi9d8Z31TeTXrgZMqdO5ZDZ6h9hqpV6vvClML2VOw2v69SMtgvpHeR1auQkBYvkmBAMQ4A-eSpVq3D_4iVk9upLn0LTKorczyN_DGrighO1NFqk-K1VfIMc2k1o9HnCL9FP1Js/w400-h300/DSCN4841.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IicUzloVgIss24D__xMlNLmBkcHf7jO0d8S5S_hnXTiIFUQlbfaVPZn3luMdgDnvrySMPQLQ3bIVp1Aa26a3hgTVzP-cqIeDjAChF_YZ7ZuH4v_hfHSB8DwFx81Ds9BjDJkht8rQtTg/s1600/DSCN4843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IicUzloVgIss24D__xMlNLmBkcHf7jO0d8S5S_hnXTiIFUQlbfaVPZn3luMdgDnvrySMPQLQ3bIVp1Aa26a3hgTVzP-cqIeDjAChF_YZ7ZuH4v_hfHSB8DwFx81Ds9BjDJkht8rQtTg/w400-h300/DSCN4843.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>A 5-man team of an Astra Militarum TACP disembark. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdaIPyHth7GPfbg8F_mlBpobMFk8zP4iuiZgchmTXW6wGAyNzcRs-txnWxyiRnvLHZ4IuWS2rgoKM1zLxf8nnGYaa0sViCRsH0tvAHzqWMA6fuGw8tDkCrf0k4mOL6I4k-l1jvIbFJPk/s1600/DSCN4847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5nNdZzj9JD7gD9LxPn-_dkaewmgc6XAYZ0Odb_ZQLxcIIHVWfJ7ugrBScQNBVrSY2xJHyTUzaqN4S8JLxS5Rk0WptvbwqClHuDAE9uO8Ih9ahVMXYI6GtZA5Xjw7d3jgkC_Pa1deaKU/s1600/DSCN4848.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5nNdZzj9JD7gD9LxPn-_dkaewmgc6XAYZ0Odb_ZQLxcIIHVWfJ7ugrBScQNBVrSY2xJHyTUzaqN4S8JLxS5Rk0WptvbwqClHuDAE9uO8Ih9ahVMXYI6GtZA5Xjw7d3jgkC_Pa1deaKU/w400-h300/DSCN4848.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XQKHoHhbCtp9qwF-MFA7uahV-z0pB0lzTMb0WxLYdo7CiNv-_BDfaZhHoy68DsJwemMfvyFjlPbXDk3grlfwRR89GEE9opM6k0GjImJmzHu-OLkzI7oXcPHsfE6_37ZJ17nFnfS2eqY/s1600/DSCN4860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XQKHoHhbCtp9qwF-MFA7uahV-z0pB0lzTMb0WxLYdo7CiNv-_BDfaZhHoy68DsJwemMfvyFjlPbXDk3grlfwRR89GEE9opM6k0GjImJmzHu-OLkzI7oXcPHsfE6_37ZJ17nFnfS2eqY/w400-h300/DSCN4860.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now for a more detailed look at my WH4K version of a TACP, here's a side-view profile:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0Xf8Ut1EvYBHhCoph3B5CL_2H5BGpJyzz5b7AE9NM2WRHk-r0JCXbLvsC5XgABBikTaMjsHP-Q2P41yDQigQWI3fcL8yJQF1hjNWYi5GPPHds1DvFUlOn9DWim27vBK0KiD6YvtA-rM/s1600/DSCN4851.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0Xf8Ut1EvYBHhCoph3B5CL_2H5BGpJyzz5b7AE9NM2WRHk-r0JCXbLvsC5XgABBikTaMjsHP-Q2P41yDQigQWI3fcL8yJQF1hjNWYi5GPPHds1DvFUlOn9DWim27vBK0KiD6YvtA-rM/w400-h300/DSCN4851.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR4ytkU2GQh2aDppc-8rugPXSE75932RC-zdUlFGYC5QwrFPCsqBCPuCpQvxDmUzj3LLoz5BChKbGb5J2dQPLwTN66eV_5iBr6BTffNY1ph71mR3AnQXDJV4pDxYCaqziYpcdfQDOf4Q/s1600/DSCN4861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXR4ytkU2GQh2aDppc-8rugPXSE75932RC-zdUlFGYC5QwrFPCsqBCPuCpQvxDmUzj3LLoz5BChKbGb5J2dQPLwTN66eV_5iBr6BTffNY1ph71mR3AnQXDJV4pDxYCaqziYpcdfQDOf4Q/w400-h300/DSCN4861.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Peter did a remarkable job on the figures and especially with the TACP flag.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now here's a look at the individual figures, and their functions within the TACP. (Note: "TACP" can also refer to an individual as well as a team). </div><div><br /></div><div>The Air and Artillery Support Officer (a combination of <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Master_of_Ordnance">Master of Ordnance</a> and <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Regimental_Advisors#Officer_of_the_Fleet">Officer of the Fleet</a>):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt41vf-fEbPywlhqEgN5HEVhqDeDzhtj5vsAmTVxz_fQf96cyFAIqqIr0pXMYD_k5VKQcN5R61Kk1jlG0SKwjp-R89tJUxxJ108BUVSwUZoyAxJUZItgYDUpn9Xw8KklgrX_qqroXGxpY/s1600/DSCN4868.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt41vf-fEbPywlhqEgN5HEVhqDeDzhtj5vsAmTVxz_fQf96cyFAIqqIr0pXMYD_k5VKQcN5R61Kk1jlG0SKwjp-R89tJUxxJ108BUVSwUZoyAxJUZItgYDUpn9Xw8KklgrX_qqroXGxpY/w400-h300/DSCN4868.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaqnnD29bSJIPU_4LG2FGMHofFoGgG8Lcqk3ffM03OLk0Lzl8IxHEpwXrU06LjcG-M1X-dXAK6G-IIRiLba4Wta_gE9DVy5h4rGhDVceKr69OmCQyPoAxOlzdP87gnrUARHPW1QQy9gM/s1600/DSCN4871.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaqnnD29bSJIPU_4LG2FGMHofFoGgG8Lcqk3ffM03OLk0Lzl8IxHEpwXrU06LjcG-M1X-dXAK6G-IIRiLba4Wta_gE9DVy5h4rGhDVceKr69OmCQyPoAxOlzdP87gnrUARHPW1QQy9gM/w400-h300/DSCN4871.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Vox-caster">vox caster</a>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5ggnepKN0Q6mJ05M3Kl3qAoyXSkreQmyd57Ctwj0BqjC9y6p-U6cb5Et1Sf_85gSbr_nHFed-NT980Vljz2ho_3yLRBX8QP_y4hb42iUQSYn1cU3oQOE-DHvzoNO2u942bX1g6Xq4mM/s1600/DSCN4872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5ggnepKN0Q6mJ05M3Kl3qAoyXSkreQmyd57Ctwj0BqjC9y6p-U6cb5Et1Sf_85gSbr_nHFed-NT980Vljz2ho_3yLRBX8QP_y4hb42iUQSYn1cU3oQOE-DHvzoNO2u942bX1g6Xq4mM/w400-h300/DSCN4872.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB-BW7ITL0pMktex2lt4HHR6fB-OTfHUwtUfr-7WkTP1qr_Lf2P6N0lV3r6j1p1FLLlTpBdf-FBkJum8ivA0LBb1VJZ-dCSQfTFTix_ovqLT01ZBtQUuvps9TetMP1raydJ99g9o9k6g/s1600/DSCN4874.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB-BW7ITL0pMktex2lt4HHR6fB-OTfHUwtUfr-7WkTP1qr_Lf2P6N0lV3r6j1p1FLLlTpBdf-FBkJum8ivA0LBb1VJZ-dCSQfTFTix_ovqLT01ZBtQUuvps9TetMP1raydJ99g9o9k6g/w400-h300/DSCN4874.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_terminal_attack_controller">Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)</a>: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFSuBUwMzJPPyM5lTEVAQTdNYVfDm2kgk4rzRAk0BuQtYLJaFoKE61N4WZqOjglw1V0dU9Uhk92xoPagnyEsWZzmGuV1flmeR3N4Yyj3q7XWKWjvaNWr400awiK4_wOX8McohlrQiMnk/s1600/DSCN4877.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFSuBUwMzJPPyM5lTEVAQTdNYVfDm2kgk4rzRAk0BuQtYLJaFoKE61N4WZqOjglw1V0dU9Uhk92xoPagnyEsWZzmGuV1flmeR3N4Yyj3q7XWKWjvaNWr400awiK4_wOX8McohlrQiMnk/w400-h300/DSCN4877.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DXiskoObwtihwFl5wGbHWWUJmTm6P_vv96A_IozwEU5F1ScuA9Bzc9L59j3U2jM6Zf3aj2fK7XfgCUptplXEvIRKvdKbVx5w0QsTjpyZhAlnYv67f_nsG7nULMn-nZL6FRLQwwuBr-I/s1600/DSCN4879.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DXiskoObwtihwFl5wGbHWWUJmTm6P_vv96A_IozwEU5F1ScuA9Bzc9L59j3U2jM6Zf3aj2fK7XfgCUptplXEvIRKvdKbVx5w0QsTjpyZhAlnYv67f_nsG7nULMn-nZL6FRLQwwuBr-I/w400-h300/DSCN4879.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A JTAC is an enlisted member performing the same functions as Air and Artillery Support Officer. This will allow the team to split up if necessary in order to service two targets, and also provides back-up <strike>when</strike> if either become a casualty. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Target Designator/Heavy Weapons Specialist:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO05wkSGki-N-DZ4UU0-ELSdlBmPqhW7pg2oHjVD9k0A3R6tpLT62Y_08Kc__7iGPum0Li1NST9AunaJXYp5t3sEWIGkiR_9gSQLzqbsEYqlDL1KHJ-km-zNdl9LIsgacPBYCFO3t34v4/s1600/DSCN4881.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO05wkSGki-N-DZ4UU0-ELSdlBmPqhW7pg2oHjVD9k0A3R6tpLT62Y_08Kc__7iGPum0Li1NST9AunaJXYp5t3sEWIGkiR_9gSQLzqbsEYqlDL1KHJ-km-zNdl9LIsgacPBYCFO3t34v4/w400-h300/DSCN4881.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZWg-jQ58ATZRtFTRg-uivRtaFufDHhs1g38Xx3LBOn5DmDgbniOZSX5y9D1bGjwYkDKWOtmXs10Q4ObwqPeiGejjTK312L7Pt1RChQOuEY7gvH2T_g1GmKhEFeCUjXMSfQfkicFxjAM/s1600/DSCN4883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZWg-jQ58ATZRtFTRg-uivRtaFufDHhs1g38Xx3LBOn5DmDgbniOZSX5y9D1bGjwYkDKWOtmXs10Q4ObwqPeiGejjTK312L7Pt1RChQOuEY7gvH2T_g1GmKhEFeCUjXMSfQfkicFxjAM/w400-h300/DSCN4883.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have this figure armed with a <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Plasma_Gun">plasma gun</a> to be used at designating targets, by illuminating them with plasma fire, and to provide heavy weapon support to the TACP. </div><div><br /></div><div>The TACP <a href="https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Company_Standard_(Guard)">Standard Bearer</a>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz96twPn6imq6hNhIfA4q3ZXoj8hmX-XI5MB7E6IYq1vhlwgaNf8ZHls9TudBQivmPNON4M1vrIzUTVzn90W0pK_EsmXu0uN6jONWaDllRmxUNB03Ol2wB9Rf75vou9OoPXrVYLuSCKeg/s1600/DSCN4885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP_8a6-m9Nin6aInCclJVJ-SwUScRUTQBI8siyIwaQQeFltdwrnGFgAAr-A9z10hmANVPiBqyKU8txDTYcrH7e3WwU7iPNfkJ7ZqWgRZWAQXmbK3Ym0bKvbSq_RfTroPQ3eBnIE3HdaU/s1600/DSCN4892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisP_8a6-m9Nin6aInCclJVJ-SwUScRUTQBI8siyIwaQQeFltdwrnGFgAAr-A9z10hmANVPiBqyKU8txDTYcrH7e3WwU7iPNfkJ7ZqWgRZWAQXmbK3Ym0bKvbSq_RfTroPQ3eBnIE3HdaU/w400-h300/DSCN4892.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>TACPs, and every other combat unit here in the Second Millennium, don't wave standards around in the heat of battle. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the figure and flag are too cool to pass up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvn65qeasCMQu5YgGKUXw_x_E_Q1ZhaooD_fsBChPXjHzI8cIU2ahdSUjXqqbKPjmUPnflkRFcEWnfBRd7hDsMsqejSGH4SZe4tN5k96COYAKXBGF3egAul0RRqg5yVt-xGkFlSSGRaM/s900/u-s-air-force-tactical-air-control-party-t-a-c-p-beret-flash-with-crest-over-white-leather-serge-averbukh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvn65qeasCMQu5YgGKUXw_x_E_Q1ZhaooD_fsBChPXjHzI8cIU2ahdSUjXqqbKPjmUPnflkRFcEWnfBRd7hDsMsqejSGH4SZe4tN5k96COYAKXBGF3egAul0RRqg5yVt-xGkFlSSGRaM/s320/u-s-air-force-tactical-air-control-party-t-a-c-p-beret-flash-with-crest-over-white-leather-serge-averbukh.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-2192081885366972792020-12-21T04:00:00.008-08:002020-12-21T04:00:01.623-08:00Pass in Review: Some German Vessels of Cruel Seas, Part 1<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" id="id_31de_55e3_8f35_593d" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqhQCTiV9aEcLDECwQvpxneV43rmmuAoVfc-iOoURu5mtnWbZuBk2SDmEC3XXHsHJga_jXdYU0V7ElXNs70EBC_nagbMkPZfuGWSxoHbCc7ujEpeJSwDIjICmGqh4eimMuQVD3kk-m6M/s1000/Bundesarchiv_N_1603_Bild-054%252C_Schwarzes_Meer%252C_Siebelf%25C3%25A4hre_mit_8%252C8cm_Flak_ArM.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="1000" height="140" id="id_ccfb_d2a_9585_4c59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqhQCTiV9aEcLDECwQvpxneV43rmmuAoVfc-iOoURu5mtnWbZuBk2SDmEC3XXHsHJga_jXdYU0V7ElXNs70EBC_nagbMkPZfuGWSxoHbCc7ujEpeJSwDIjICmGqh4eimMuQVD3kk-m6M/w400-h140/Bundesarchiv_N_1603_Bild-054%252C_Schwarzes_Meer%252C_Siebelf%25C3%25A4hre_mit_8%252C8cm_Flak_ArM.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Wikipedia image: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siebel_ferry">Seibel Ferry</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>So far, I’ve only completed a few <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsmarine" id="id_80_d416_b083_c9d0">Kriegsmarine</a> craft. </p><p>The first, are a pair of <a href="https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegsfischkutter&prev=search&pto=aue" id="id_e0e6_1b8f_3f02_1b63">“War Fish Cutters.”</a> </p><p>Both are painted nearly identical, except the large life rafts are orange on the first vessel...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ju0glaEXco1n0aitUv_yr6jtito0gY8iXfA0yddfew9o5D0z2HOeZIvs-VL98eQUi5DntSC1HicOeJUTbD60gK7vE8kEjxwq0ELuM3wlhX1btZES3z1JRVcaIJ7G1rWQbGg45LxX_G4/s2048/DSCN4774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="2048" height="373" id="id_28f6_9810_c875_f202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ju0glaEXco1n0aitUv_yr6jtito0gY8iXfA0yddfew9o5D0z2HOeZIvs-VL98eQUi5DntSC1HicOeJUTbD60gK7vE8kEjxwq0ELuM3wlhX1btZES3z1JRVcaIJ7G1rWQbGg45LxX_G4/w400-h373/DSCN4774.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...and yellow on the second one:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmre4x109TYdaM5SPQ7I7Do962PoanFLjzHPGU1WL3oTUhIP14eKm-rxXyeeBPah6B4PyCp3vLefIRsWf6L-dGlKbNpt12bbsFJQrg4ZYMfQyM_TwycTlPKidjkwgD5cuk3VO159nMdM/s2048/DSCN4778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="2048" height="384" id="id_9ad6_e3db_bf9c_eb34" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmre4x109TYdaM5SPQ7I7Do962PoanFLjzHPGU1WL3oTUhIP14eKm-rxXyeeBPah6B4PyCp3vLefIRsWf6L-dGlKbNpt12bbsFJQrg4ZYMfQyM_TwycTlPKidjkwgD5cuk3VO159nMdM/w400-h384/DSCN4778.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I guess I’ve been too infatuated with the larger, Kriegsmarine ships, because I never heard of <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/cruel-seas-german-kriegfischcutter" id="id_bebb_59a9_4b27_bf29">Kriegfishcutters</a> until I started collecting <i>Cruel Seas</i> vessels. </div><div><br /></div><div>The hull and superstructures were painted “Wolf Fur” gray from my <a href="https://www.thearmypainter.com/" id="id_3121_76f5_1e79_4c51">Army Painter</a> set, while the deck was painted “Leather Brown” from my <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/paints/learn-to-paint-kits" id="id_ed25_280c_61c4_f1d7">Reaper Learn-To-Paint kit</a>. I splashed on some <a href="https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/" id="id_90e9_7111_b1aa_b594">Vallejo</a> Paint grey and rust ink-wash to give the boats a grungy, weathered look.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajFwEPMpJ5655_QsaqBVB1PipFSaqVep4XbFj5QAcfc6vwdlNj0MwMeRGTvFZP5iNw0z7k75LHbrd2fIiDZ3CZCfdaCfrTmbX2Bhazivc_2pVDxGTNKfdtfbJsxVY1HUpfKxFDB9cX8g/s2048/DSCN4779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="2048" height="290" id="id_336d_c6ed_2205_21d9" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajFwEPMpJ5655_QsaqBVB1PipFSaqVep4XbFj5QAcfc6vwdlNj0MwMeRGTvFZP5iNw0z7k75LHbrd2fIiDZ3CZCfdaCfrTmbX2Bhazivc_2pVDxGTNKfdtfbJsxVY1HUpfKxFDB9cX8g/w400-h290/DSCN4779.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Since I have a large micro-armor collection, I wanted to get some of my <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/cruel-seas-german-siebel-ferry-2" id="id_cdfe_b285_4707_8ea8">Siebel Ferries</a> finished and ready to go.</p><p>Two are now painted, while I have two unpainted ferries still “in dry dock.”</p><p>I wanted my ferries to be as versatile as possible, so I didn’t glue any of the guns to the vessels’ deck.</p><p>Here’s a couple of bare-deck views:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGYsqJG5h8Cp-_9pqg6KMFR42eSgquEDqQqkFia1pvzatY6hOo_VL9m2Oyuj11jMij7Tx3vwmCrHKren_MyXZ334-sLFKQ6_PFqKOp-Laqow8uQ3_vvhV7BD1Tn59l-DtPe3KIL5QYKk/s2048/DSCN4796.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="2048" height="308" id="id_d77b_8250_21ae_1d57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGYsqJG5h8Cp-_9pqg6KMFR42eSgquEDqQqkFia1pvzatY6hOo_VL9m2Oyuj11jMij7Tx3vwmCrHKren_MyXZ334-sLFKQ6_PFqKOp-Laqow8uQ3_vvhV7BD1Tn59l-DtPe3KIL5QYKk/w400-h308/DSCN4796.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Uplk8TmMwQIzKLIZLxovC7bxX7vPQSz86Gkxw0mhqoI0LFP_mUtkifqvG9Z1-4ajCkSyrSbi3cTc8enh_bvQtSIfCMK8dWyDBmV192R05s5jhRrGadJB51oLRTb_G3mL6pGmLYfKlfQ/s2048/DSCN4816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2048" height="356" id="id_93e8_31b8_cbd0_863a" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Uplk8TmMwQIzKLIZLxovC7bxX7vPQSz86Gkxw0mhqoI0LFP_mUtkifqvG9Z1-4ajCkSyrSbi3cTc8enh_bvQtSIfCMK8dWyDBmV192R05s5jhRrGadJB51oLRTb_G3mL6pGmLYfKlfQ/w400-h356/DSCN4816.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here’s a couple of views, of a ferry in “full gunship mode:”</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZddzVGXRiNCjTASkhaEJFnZE6A7pM0IlHMdVSnB5WydUBfAfdGgG1Ikkvn-HN2o1n69KUlDWzq_eA7fSuae21xQdkQ8h1VOZKVm-mNM_lV2Sr8kfjZHXTFMaOsU9kcSOJC0OK5tTMt0/s2048/DSCN4799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="2048" height="297" id="id_3044_5450_a3ab_464c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZddzVGXRiNCjTASkhaEJFnZE6A7pM0IlHMdVSnB5WydUBfAfdGgG1Ikkvn-HN2o1n69KUlDWzq_eA7fSuae21xQdkQ8h1VOZKVm-mNM_lV2Sr8kfjZHXTFMaOsU9kcSOJC0OK5tTMt0/w400-h297/DSCN4799.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoJ-lAU9l2SneT2iMWjPCvTVMHlqqwW0xJaK4e9ih9pcTDsTxWmSX64zV2xfOcL7GFmcgpe9QUzm_yQzwkxRjti1Jv1xkjh9LzbMCZXATGGAQ5vHTjZpKEMD9-iZiPhK0x5hyphenhyphena3qo-ts/s2048/DSCN4811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2032" height="400" id="id_a8f7_1f07_5891_d695" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoJ-lAU9l2SneT2iMWjPCvTVMHlqqwW0xJaK4e9ih9pcTDsTxWmSX64zV2xfOcL7GFmcgpe9QUzm_yQzwkxRjti1Jv1xkjh9LzbMCZXATGGAQ5vHTjZpKEMD9-iZiPhK0x5hyphenhyphena3qo-ts/w398-h400/DSCN4811.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 398px;" width="398" /></a></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1Pd4TGIgLkoZQIBikBHqxJK-9j6J4CHIG0xJOBJpdU8DVAHy5T5mtBn45MpypZvn-3ycWrUo-AYeSh-fzFmO6IDPmIMSVHHOoH3-ZApPBgzyDqQ8JacluyBL05F-TXxws5Uts4CJqhA/s2048/DSCN4813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="2048" height="354" id="id_1631_4ec7_6842_7c75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1Pd4TGIgLkoZQIBikBHqxJK-9j6J4CHIG0xJOBJpdU8DVAHy5T5mtBn45MpypZvn-3ycWrUo-AYeSh-fzFmO6IDPmIMSVHHOoH3-ZApPBgzyDqQ8JacluyBL05F-TXxws5Uts4CJqhA/w400-h354/DSCN4813.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicujmoXwlaQDsaE2_1YvmmeuL1MR4tJXyAuCC2R-duKpDyfFpfrf_HMG3GNce5wh79g8AFJcfEE7chbxhKQ9uBm5ujPblykd6TheaKKbVNonQDAYzho530Noa303fIDVTdAohe9wl_yc8/s2048/DSCN4829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2048" height="270" id="id_628b_a7ed_b7d7_edd0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicujmoXwlaQDsaE2_1YvmmeuL1MR4tJXyAuCC2R-duKpDyfFpfrf_HMG3GNce5wh79g8AFJcfEE7chbxhKQ9uBm5ujPblykd6TheaKKbVNonQDAYzho530Noa303fIDVTdAohe9wl_yc8/w400-h270/DSCN4829.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><p>I don’t know if having "loose cannons on deck" will be practical during gaming sessions.</p><p>However, I want to try and utilize these vessels for transporting vehicles during a game session.</p><p>Here’s some views of a ferry carrying several vehicles:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNw__Wem5-hH089WJFxqlds1pZskfMjiL2fYjJICO3a74OdtZJ2jsqry00UFBOwnYPPoSt8kXbLYtI0Er5KshsXEHVpiOqKDkC9bAWQA3CjH-L3kMnXUxPvof2vD1o5qpLHktQXO88Us/s2048/DSCN4803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" height="290" id="id_b0d7_9f88_da13_676b" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNw__Wem5-hH089WJFxqlds1pZskfMjiL2fYjJICO3a74OdtZJ2jsqry00UFBOwnYPPoSt8kXbLYtI0Er5KshsXEHVpiOqKDkC9bAWQA3CjH-L3kMnXUxPvof2vD1o5qpLHktQXO88Us/w400-h290/DSCN4803.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wUcqXTKEloPUiPgNNOzlvzT4XQdr2t4E_j2o5D7UP4ju142mEDvZSP_QZJetdjjhnFK4h6pIjQlos5UHJajOTMvNoOejOk7aAM8chJyNhqARofcVaJ92vGC0IK5kSbw62eB7-o1Nvmk/s2048/DSCN4807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="2048" height="356" id="id_a5a9_2db1_4009_5b3f" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wUcqXTKEloPUiPgNNOzlvzT4XQdr2t4E_j2o5D7UP4ju142mEDvZSP_QZJetdjjhnFK4h6pIjQlos5UHJajOTMvNoOejOk7aAM8chJyNhqARofcVaJ92vGC0IK5kSbw62eB7-o1Nvmk/w400-h356/DSCN4807.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5EOwTTvNSWkMuHj0DSgMcgjqfUyGEmshGDSwY7HE3zG3KXuqjLOuOT1u7ZqDMNZC5zNSvypDcDzGXiMeaQNneRlVrx4GrXxexPCgIB7gn0jLyDnoD7lOqsvikUJm-X2fSCFtsq9EEBA/s2048/DSCN4820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="2048" height="374" id="id_11bf_1f32_8a89_6652" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5EOwTTvNSWkMuHj0DSgMcgjqfUyGEmshGDSwY7HE3zG3KXuqjLOuOT1u7ZqDMNZC5zNSvypDcDzGXiMeaQNneRlVrx4GrXxexPCgIB7gn0jLyDnoD7lOqsvikUJm-X2fSCFtsq9EEBA/w400-h374/DSCN4820.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><p>I have a lot more ships and boats to assemble and paint. I’m not sure which vessels I’ll start working on next. I have a few other painting projects I want to finish first, but please stay tuned. </p><p><br /></p></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-22141546286240602042020-12-14T04:00:00.013-08:002020-12-14T04:28:04.407-08:00Pass in Review: Some Japanese Vessels of Cruel Seas, Part 1<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" id="id_998e_d969_3d6d_76b0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi1Io9zKfq8RlXRlvgvEIkyGnDvSckmgsV-clCYxqQG9zX4cGeMzZ_whMY5umgtUPoNMdVHPgqrvne-lyHUXi9FW_Np5kpT6-GXSZ_CPXovPq0kTgmTD1eo-641ER2l_-GU3RHNACzAo/s600/ShinyoUnderWay.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="600" height="238" id="id_95d_1120_4ad1_21c6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi1Io9zKfq8RlXRlvgvEIkyGnDvSckmgsV-clCYxqQG9zX4cGeMzZ_whMY5umgtUPoNMdVHPgqrvne-lyHUXi9FW_Np5kpT6-GXSZ_CPXovPq0kTgmTD1eo-641ER2l_-GU3RHNACzAo/w400-h238/ShinyoUnderWay.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(<i>Wikipedia </i>mage: A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin%27y%C5%8D-class_suicide_motorboat">Shin Yo suicide motorboat</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I’m still in the process of painting the smallest and easiest boats in my <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas" id="id_f946_54af_9128_7a0c">Cruel Seas</a> collection. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following are some examples of my <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" id="id_1e5a_2d08_97cc_2d1">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> vessels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished-up the last of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu-class_landing_craft" id="id_a0de_703a_3b04_ad0e">Daihatsu-class landing craft</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqm8wGjLUbpipaGNct4jMCwFWlZpGwQXiFc815-H6EZjTQVX3SPRkQJrN53yW7GEcNFyeRGDdD0ojX6wkZWZK2m4QXafKDcojfvI_J96SOkkjkflge50xvGqab9aKATHB11F8sDo3bMaI/s2048/DSCN4728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_961e_8b3a_637c_2ced" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqm8wGjLUbpipaGNct4jMCwFWlZpGwQXiFc815-H6EZjTQVX3SPRkQJrN53yW7GEcNFyeRGDdD0ojX6wkZWZK2m4QXafKDcojfvI_J96SOkkjkflge50xvGqab9aKATHB11F8sDo3bMaI/w400-h300/DSCN4728.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><p>Unlike <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/products/imperial-japanese-navy-daihatsu-class-landing-craft" id="id_d04_706d_5c48_5a8e">“fully manned” set</a>, these empty versions are taken from the deck of the <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/cruel-seas-ijn-no-1-class-fast-transport-t-6" id="id_f144_ee49_3d42_9d2b">No-1 class fast transport T-6</a>, which I haven’t gotten around to assembling yet.</p><p>I painted these empty landing craft the same “Filthy Cape” color from my <a href="https://www.thearmypainter.com/" id="id_799a_8270_e62a_c256">Army Painter</a> set, and slathered with <a href="https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/" id="id_d16f_144d_92e6_6667">Vallejo</a> paint, grey ink wash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUPikcJPB1rj-pZ64hfn0weM8Cga-q0_UxfLeSPbED3KXSvfrSwyqpJjJRiu-V_QFgjR5mVFqER3wWq5WQrJ8sBAo8l7Ap2b0YnR0xpuQSaUElWOJiocyCjaxmd873l3n4atJfwsaK64/s2048/DSCN4730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUPikcJPB1rj-pZ64hfn0weM8Cga-q0_UxfLeSPbED3KXSvfrSwyqpJjJRiu-V_QFgjR5mVFqER3wWq5WQrJ8sBAo8l7Ap2b0YnR0xpuQSaUElWOJiocyCjaxmd873l3n4atJfwsaK64/w400-h340/DSCN4730.JPG" width="400" id="id_26b9_4c77_bbe_2a0c" style="width: 400px; height: auto;"></a></div><p><br></p><p>Next, I assembled and painted four <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/ab-tei-gunboat" id="id_c208_3d88_bbbf_379c">AB-Tei gunboats</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LvulGNjvw0DrTOOc7OO4JHurb__5X3Ymd1BRhhfLE1mRePtqPvbJPwOa2_UZJ43rXwaYIirBSQrD6h50dcvrU9RrjejXEhrnBkNkyvfo2h12e05WbbJljxUbAi61ZBWWlnfPy8T45hQ/s2048/DSCN4741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="2048" height="316" id="id_a4e2_ece6_34d0_e891" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LvulGNjvw0DrTOOc7OO4JHurb__5X3Ymd1BRhhfLE1mRePtqPvbJPwOa2_UZJ43rXwaYIirBSQrD6h50dcvrU9RrjejXEhrnBkNkyvfo2h12e05WbbJljxUbAi61ZBWWlnfPy8T45hQ/w400-h316/DSCN4741.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><p><br></p>These <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soukoutei-class_armored_boat" id="id_229d_4ff8_5f5b_506f">armored boats</a> were actually used by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" id="id_99c3_e170_9734_b59d">Imperial Japanese Army</a> to support their riverine operations in China.<div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wBj1oq9F3Nq7xYbKltySqss2XKv-DKIdBxlDzgvUNVN7GQB9MxH5QR5fgSryAtvYbvvREXngw__cq1sert__k59EMXC6JZvJdsfyjQeJziLSjl3MMkHjRjSO4Pfii2JHDWpAFJWbqBA/s2048/DSCN4742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="2048" height="316" id="id_d58b_c4e5_88ac_5c96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wBj1oq9F3Nq7xYbKltySqss2XKv-DKIdBxlDzgvUNVN7GQB9MxH5QR5fgSryAtvYbvvREXngw__cq1sert__k59EMXC6JZvJdsfyjQeJziLSjl3MMkHjRjSO4Pfii2JHDWpAFJWbqBA/w400-h316/DSCN4742.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><p><br></p>Here I staged a couple armored boats guarding a landing site.</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRp0OPUI5FKzL_tueLb4nKAc-SX2yaq1nIqsUi2KPVPzVIZ9ebow_dVFE9L4BGEDsKP16MuMihF_acNI80tlZzJj2P_3-_c-njAHLW1E6IJZceZNaLms__ULDtKL-egE_Xys5xaSu_7g/s2048/DSCN4747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="2048" height="241" id="id_1e37_8b4e_a72c_2fa5" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRp0OPUI5FKzL_tueLb4nKAc-SX2yaq1nIqsUi2KPVPzVIZ9ebow_dVFE9L4BGEDsKP16MuMihF_acNI80tlZzJj2P_3-_c-njAHLW1E6IJZceZNaLms__ULDtKL-egE_Xys5xaSu_7g/w400-h241/DSCN4747.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found these vessels easy to assemble (super gluing 3 turrets), and paint. I tried distinguishing the individual ships by painting the 6 midship top hatches a different color., while the main hulls are “Filthy Cape” grey, with grey ink wash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During World War II, Japanese forces employed a number of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Special_Attack_Units" id="id_9ee5_81fc_78_158b">special attack units</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFGgW_Wvnt-0kJ7wz0xkW3ljqu0meuhdzpcAyNgK6oVhLDjaweLvlB33-3hov0D2J1-k69AlQLnZBMIPsaxPzB3FYfwisPzpucF71w_lyxCVzA5U2g9WyzoNDJiWv-Qbj_vnOLLG6_JI/s600/image075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="600" height="301" id="id_d58b_20b8_fc2c_2400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFGgW_Wvnt-0kJ7wz0xkW3ljqu0meuhdzpcAyNgK6oVhLDjaweLvlB33-3hov0D2J1-k69AlQLnZBMIPsaxPzB3FYfwisPzpucF71w_lyxCVzA5U2g9WyzoNDJiWv-Qbj_vnOLLG6_JI/w400-h301/image075.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...to include <a href="https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/cruel-seas/products/ijn-kamikaze-boats" id="id_70d6_a983_d558_8e90">kamikaze boats</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <i>Warlord Games</i> set contains 6 boats, 3 armed with depth charges...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2_GaY35sIE1js6Tnl1BYdljz58M5Xz951GYrzJvJOdtO6zQo9uEWuo1NZGGgPMM2ogaK72BULRb4i0XiDxTCeBxXVVFyJeb9TjBUpQfaSipOPODPx8A5-FiCrVWNBFaPfniVbu7rPyQ/s2048/DSCN4760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><p><br></p>...and 3 with rockets:<br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vOwyd_FtSWzGs48RJh6GY_a113a-rDQ-SyVJCiCiePptcEbtCsoYpj5Ow_ea7AuJ2JqEP8P1btAtpuU5CZlVxy7leEO1oQ59FOQvnM65JD0o1IZN4pxzKETXjaTWgwdWqEOCFvqqW4M/s2048/DSCN4763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="2048" height="318" id="id_ec06_7102_f6bc_c503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vOwyd_FtSWzGs48RJh6GY_a113a-rDQ-SyVJCiCiePptcEbtCsoYpj5Ow_ea7AuJ2JqEP8P1btAtpuU5CZlVxy7leEO1oQ59FOQvnM65JD0o1IZN4pxzKETXjaTWgwdWqEOCFvqqW4M/w400-h318/DSCN4763.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQlBKLv-2BqR9QC4TEYY69zvRX8tV1i0CQ883N9fUh15VcdI8Qip6Cxj-yeaGv8uQo90iNzBXTOWpEeuv8XxY1DVfHUL2zs0cEeuciL2z6-Wc-r5BR1c6Pwbu2p0y9EI1uBxm0CJzH-Q/s2048/DSCN4753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="2048" height="288" id="id_5e89_89d2_60c_edca" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQlBKLv-2BqR9QC4TEYY69zvRX8tV1i0CQ883N9fUh15VcdI8Qip6Cxj-yeaGv8uQo90iNzBXTOWpEeuv8XxY1DVfHUL2zs0cEeuciL2z6-Wc-r5BR1c6Pwbu2p0y9EI1uBxm0CJzH-Q/w400-h288/DSCN4753.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These were the tiniest and easiest boats in my collection to paint, since they’re all solid pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Allied_vessels_struck_by_Japanese_special_attack_weapons" id="id_e3eb_dcd_d576_6507">400 allied vessels were struck by Japanese suicide attack weapons</a> during the last year of the war...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeje7HHGOfbU5gRmNRQibPNxpDsEFiYOWUiUZHc90rVxOtNygct7pMzG7nquYCmL_RYoX6Xl6lOG_CNDm_9B0PLGgOEEFhDMMYqb0GTYbaab60kVmnouJJ5pYQpsAlOBt7GtndMP4hRg/s2048/DSCN4766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2048" height="280" id="id_44a_20fa_9e84_e076" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeje7HHGOfbU5gRmNRQibPNxpDsEFiYOWUiUZHc90rVxOtNygct7pMzG7nquYCmL_RYoX6Xl6lOG_CNDm_9B0PLGgOEEFhDMMYqb0GTYbaab60kVmnouJJ5pYQpsAlOBt7GtndMP4hRg/w400-h280/DSCN4766.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...everything from landing craft to battleships and aircraft carriers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple years ago, historians discovered a <a href="https://youtu.be/Bh2IAx4fHv4" id="id_e956_ccfa_11ff_ab04">kamikaze boat base on Formosa</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My next <i>Cruel Seas</i> post will feature a couple of German vessels. Stay tuned! </div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-38906084387001873952020-11-09T04:00:00.028-08:002023-08-18T11:01:10.027-07:00Pass in Review: Reaper Pulp Action Figures<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-ls2QCGYistRUf9Qqadfz1AHWRirps8bomiXTiOCdt6rW-nu2MqyWXFuIZtjcJTyYKycu7_BuqFzdBl7GUtrcA4L_TrhN4plyQRea0ld-A08rGgSUWG1YruIuGBUrQMUCnlRWjNA_70/s536/5631eda6ac28cd9a91e2b9fdefe321b3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="429" height="400" id="id_6e6e_739b_d54a_74a3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-ls2QCGYistRUf9Qqadfz1AHWRirps8bomiXTiOCdt6rW-nu2MqyWXFuIZtjcJTyYKycu7_BuqFzdBl7GUtrcA4L_TrhN4plyQRea0ld-A08rGgSUWG1YruIuGBUrQMUCnlRWjNA_70/w320-h400/5631eda6ac28cd9a91e2b9fdefe321b3.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 320px;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While my siblings, friends and I grew up after the Age of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_film" id="id_7564_983_ccb1_1588">Serial Films</a>, many of them ran on the New York City network-affiliated stations. These shows aired before the prime time hours, or late Saturday mornings after the cartoons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remember watching some episodes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers_(serial)" id="id_cada_ab88_70fe_1ac5">Buck Rogers</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(serial)" id="id_db2_f2e7_8bf0_b661">Flash Gordon</a>, and probably a few others I can’t remember; along with listening to a few episodes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow" id="id_c86c_bd3d_e1ce_75b1">The Shadow</a> which our hometown radio stations brought back on the air for a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The show that caught our attention the most when we were little kids was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Gang" id="id_639a_cbf8_bb14_8562">Our Gang/The Little Rascals</a>. One or more of our pet dogs would follow us around on our own misadventures, and we often tried building similar contraptions—go-carts, tree forts and the like—based on what the rascals did in the series. Often with the same calamitous results. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then as we got a bit older we got into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bowery_Boys" id="id_b525_3651_c20b_971a">The Bowery Boys</a> (previously known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_End_Kids" id="id_143e_8473_c8c6_a7a7">The Dead End Kids</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Kids" id="id_9e4b_67b4_7428_938c">East Side Kids</a>). We use to tussle around in our back yards and re-enact the fight scenes of the most recent episode we watched. I guess the idea of fighting bad guys (as the “light side” Bowery Boys) in and around New York City appealed to us pre-teen Upstate New Yorkers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But our lives didn’t just revolve around what was on the “boob tube.” We read the comic book versions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_magazine" id="id_9c3c_28cd_2503_898f">pulp magazines</a>, primarily <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_the_Barbarian" id="id_6f96_f457_ea_3cc2">Conan the Barbarian</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Kane" id="id_fb49_6737_d219_c44e">Solomon Kane</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although our moms were a bit leery of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampirella" id="id_969b_e6a_cfe_7f84">Vampirella</a> comics we read as teenagers, they didn’t outright forbid us from buying any issues. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, <a href="https://pulpcovers.com/tag/spicyadventure/">spicy adventure</a> stories aside, sometime between buying my last issue of <i>Vampirella</i> and the release of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark" id="id_6335_dd9b_79_8c17">Raiders of the Lost Ark</a>, I got into wargaming and role-playing games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While my main focus is on historical, science fiction and heroic fantasy, I have a few pulp action games in my collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought <a href="http://www.flyingfrog.net/fortuneandglory/" id="id_7e79_c566_f1d4_6fa5">Fortune and Glory</a> and the two <a href="http://www.flyingfrog.net/fortuneandglory/fang_expansions.html" id="id_8f99_b0f_b1d1_a0f2">boxed expansion sets</a> shortly after they were released.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoXRtkaDT4ScTXYE6sYmWxhB0m7ZIV3ETWV8_aVqeS9eIXgOjf14piTOcZzzBaof3zh0ZJsBstS7QhJUo6jTEKV3vHSeyEI0rtQMC_vFUHXVpjzghrGDHxVOoM2EsCMcqliWHxVDUduE/s1200/pic946736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" id="id_52d4_6516_e83_6022" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoXRtkaDT4ScTXYE6sYmWxhB0m7ZIV3ETWV8_aVqeS9eIXgOjf14piTOcZzzBaof3zh0ZJsBstS7QhJUo6jTEKV3vHSeyEI0rtQMC_vFUHXVpjzghrGDHxVOoM2EsCMcqliWHxVDUduE/w400-h210/pic946736.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few years ago, I stumbled across a copy of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice,_Inc._(role-playing_game)" id="id_8aab_8b38_e3f3_7f38">Justice Inc</a> at <a href="https://hpb.com/home?&size=25&#product-panel-home" id="id_ba6d_9fa8_6eab_185e">Half Price Books</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijXcsxJuUkyanX9MqrG8FJ1L8_jZBiy4GnpFB2ymG34Re2MO38u-koNCiLqONlSaRHv39QUpwIkALKOKwGn1kMwMlb1_m6UpjdnUdmPJ1dxyTGhwvJiorMGKQreVoA4vaow3EnLMCBQs/s559/Justice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="413" height="400" id="id_6306_2df7_8929_5480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijXcsxJuUkyanX9MqrG8FJ1L8_jZBiy4GnpFB2ymG34Re2MO38u-koNCiLqONlSaRHv39QUpwIkALKOKwGn1kMwMlb1_m6UpjdnUdmPJ1dxyTGhwvJiorMGKQreVoA4vaow3EnLMCBQs/w295-h400/Justice.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 295px;" width="295" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>After last month’s shopping therapy session, I added <a href="https://rattrap-productions.com/" id="id_7cdc_876d_6c1b_52d4">Rattrap Productions</a>’ <i>.45 Adventure</i> (1st Edition).</p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqW05b5_SBefk6JBSz5aQWbNKT4s_V-s6WGzVJwwWUTV_br_Pkwlhyphenhyphenkg_35z_C0F-Rr18g2oVBHanvY3pbKh5weGEJuniXACJv6z1Goer7bPxPQe13Tt-sdoCjYSWFbqxqO7o5TzLm2Y/s900/RATB001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="687" height="400" id="id_f270_74a5_a7d8_63b6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqW05b5_SBefk6JBSz5aQWbNKT4s_V-s6WGzVJwwWUTV_br_Pkwlhyphenhyphenkg_35z_C0F-Rr18g2oVBHanvY3pbKh5weGEJuniXACJv6z1Goer7bPxPQe13Tt-sdoCjYSWFbqxqO7o5TzLm2Y/w192-h400/RATB001.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 305px;" width="192" /></a></p></blockquote><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually, I’d like to get my <i>Fortune and Glory</i> pieces painted, but in the meantime, my friend Peter finished the handful of pulp action figures for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>While writing this post I took the time to concoct a title using my <a href="http://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/">Comic Life</a> program:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMUTZ6M2Rm3NejLwFJByL-E0fL9sBOEpCCaA1A3bNEb16AT8Zy887fDcPfDIjKhdgUEZdvQZch0qRWlyVTp0YBg_P4q3ikvQjra3A0t1MAlaffJcRocVN1q6f-uE5WH5x_txcwd-SPY8/s2048/Pulp+Action+Title+Page.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="400" id="id_7f8d_67fc_d367_6a13" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMUTZ6M2Rm3NejLwFJByL-E0fL9sBOEpCCaA1A3bNEb16AT8Zy887fDcPfDIjKhdgUEZdvQZch0qRWlyVTp0YBg_P4q3ikvQjra3A0t1MAlaffJcRocVN1q6f-uE5WH5x_txcwd-SPY8/w309-h400/Pulp+Action+Title+Page.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 309px;" width="309" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What follows is my Gallery of Pulp Heroes from <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/latest">Reaper Miniatures (Modern)</a>, somewhere on the grimy streets of Midnight City (you may have to scroll down on the linked pages to see the unpainted figure):</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMKrn9KNBR-et9bzmrz9YM1kXJpbwH3ouKOL01C910bJ3L51snj3nbLFl06gCoKaykxuUkcbk3Gv84cMBfXydk2HKUR4Vf99b57wzA8TfvtkbAGBbbqE73r2H-P1LgndpTCHjA7WatwA/s2048/DSCN4649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_64fd_1800_ab5d_a01e" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMKrn9KNBR-et9bzmrz9YM1kXJpbwH3ouKOL01C910bJ3L51snj3nbLFl06gCoKaykxuUkcbk3Gv84cMBfXydk2HKUR4Vf99b57wzA8TfvtkbAGBbbqE73r2H-P1LgndpTCHjA7WatwA/w375-h300/DSCN4649.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="375" /></a></div></blockquote></div><div><br /></div>1. <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/a-z/page1" id="id_54f6_cdb1_86ba_7223">Agatha Fox</a>, female spy, front view...<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_dQi-M_jaTflSAwbG94YNRnXVz4m0-1Nna5cDePbYb34HuRrhy1Z3kcZ4zuRUretiRO_fTkC5NGOF6pDJB5Hqe7NwN6YOkv_R9HILCg5XqR5ZvrH4lvpXNnp0171bhFtfsKqK_OGc24/s2048/DSCN4652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_e83c_afe_8618_50b4" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_dQi-M_jaTflSAwbG94YNRnXVz4m0-1Nna5cDePbYb34HuRrhy1Z3kcZ4zuRUretiRO_fTkC5NGOF6pDJB5Hqe7NwN6YOkv_R9HILCg5XqR5ZvrH4lvpXNnp0171bhFtfsKqK_OGc24/w400-h300/DSCN4652.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...rear view:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp0cS4yAHBRRMb1sIl6kEsYjn_TzoHszdyJzJuLM1J5eMGlkYfzCVZ8ulUJjmsDVZl8-i2uLMGoHyl9ai2jAsevUtsIepfarXWTwnBdufRj83K274MwyWpjAtrTV4zdNleeS4bboINcQ/s2048/DSCN4654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_9529_7398_ae11_ed" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp0cS4yAHBRRMb1sIl6kEsYjn_TzoHszdyJzJuLM1J5eMGlkYfzCVZ8ulUJjmsDVZl8-i2uLMGoHyl9ai2jAsevUtsIepfarXWTwnBdufRj83K274MwyWpjAtrTV4zdNleeS4bboINcQ/w400-h300/DSCN4654.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2. <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/a-z/page6" id="id_2f29_aea9_545e_8624">Sister Maria</a>, front view...<br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hYDN0sIkGkuAYmIIGBXVB6aAmJCPvyXhAg-oRrBr3bc8TUTGKO-hmyPo9yPPXBBue1nSpp2_sWWWUr6WiiCWU16uvOdLIVRUP03zpEKmr6QcbJW5ydn8iLflLpfN7PhvBphctTja6Ik/s2048/DSCN4658.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_39a7_6398_6b50_5e3c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hYDN0sIkGkuAYmIIGBXVB6aAmJCPvyXhAg-oRrBr3bc8TUTGKO-hmyPo9yPPXBBue1nSpp2_sWWWUr6WiiCWU16uvOdLIVRUP03zpEKmr6QcbJW5ydn8iLflLpfN7PhvBphctTja6Ik/w400-h300/DSCN4658.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...rear view:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxViMgx2VblHWWSAWz00kZsrP6q_t6vja_FTC5uYSfswKt8W8QOevG8XTKJmnSDUQ7_we9QnIk3OsSXL0XqZDL3o3_04OZ8yGN6UXYELBoYwgxRXhDFtkuZaiubnTgIHE3sTENA7twL0/s2048/DSCN4661.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_ffd2_9a62_4f4_3596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxViMgx2VblHWWSAWz00kZsrP6q_t6vja_FTC5uYSfswKt8W8QOevG8XTKJmnSDUQ7_we9QnIk3OsSXL0XqZDL3o3_04OZ8yGN6UXYELBoYwgxRXhDFtkuZaiubnTgIHE3sTENA7twL0/w400-h300/DSCN4661.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>3. <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/a-z/page6" id="id_671d_d59_880c_ad84">Sascha DuBois</a>, time chaser, front view...<br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnwjtY9HRi4wkKRShD32zC89MuDXLzMB5hEMDfl4ep11LGcw8p8B2iSEOG9GhvZLEd_gQdEKk1i3Mh7Vin5v0hxR_GhWG-3c9SjNNxTgoGK6zUVmqssjSRaPH7-MK22w05fK61z7Z6M4/s2048/DSCN4663.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_98e0_14cd_16fd_da25" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnwjtY9HRi4wkKRShD32zC89MuDXLzMB5hEMDfl4ep11LGcw8p8B2iSEOG9GhvZLEd_gQdEKk1i3Mh7Vin5v0hxR_GhWG-3c9SjNNxTgoGK6zUVmqssjSRaPH7-MK22w05fK61z7Z6M4/w400-h300/DSCN4663.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...rear view:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4l0-OY6uho_LjhG4COPHczOjG6r_JA-zzdLIRMcgeZ7iI7B1EBVHBQDlSxmFlZtiFUG5bm174kJuBW1qprYxWxIiBl5OH-2KHEtLRRNCGyKBkN4FMa8gXN99ND0nYQ1MCjUOvYN5tTw/s2048/DSCN4665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_2e0b_2c37_d134_b1a0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4l0-OY6uho_LjhG4COPHczOjG6r_JA-zzdLIRMcgeZ7iI7B1EBVHBQDlSxmFlZtiFUG5bm174kJuBW1qprYxWxIiBl5OH-2KHEtLRRNCGyKBkN4FMa8gXN99ND0nYQ1MCjUOvYN5tTw/w400-h300/DSCN4665.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>4. <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/a-z/page5" id="id_cdc7_db8c_ebea_cf6f">Nightslip</a>, pulp era heroine, front view...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYE04UU9aEwubkg7b6PnZlGiOX6Tf4Tt1EndkzB6Eq0ub4izZKYF32q6-jth20z96IIhAMFKUXU-00K4HwmHBu_KkW44LcjHlGjcvSvcEW_W4i6VovPvbfO_iHPgrEVwbFfdt7ZmPcVSU/s2048/DSCN4671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_ca95_72e3_e237_8930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYE04UU9aEwubkg7b6PnZlGiOX6Tf4Tt1EndkzB6Eq0ub4izZKYF32q6-jth20z96IIhAMFKUXU-00K4HwmHBu_KkW44LcjHlGjcvSvcEW_W4i6VovPvbfO_iHPgrEVwbFfdt7ZmPcVSU/w400-h300/DSCN4671.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>...confrontation view...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCfqNCouJQX-FJB2mISGy7zUzB79R0A8mJPIYb0TxV8xkZx_WqJ9TZZA7nC1PBwgqPGSqGTuyclh-UOz7U2WF4KmAeNI5cU-NV0hlesupzpFT_U0E3IWzN1IKcKEsvf0O8lzDdossNlE/s2048/DSCN4672.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_66d_1d56_1da8_87d7" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCfqNCouJQX-FJB2mISGy7zUzB79R0A8mJPIYb0TxV8xkZx_WqJ9TZZA7nC1PBwgqPGSqGTuyclh-UOz7U2WF4KmAeNI5cU-NV0hlesupzpFT_U0E3IWzN1IKcKEsvf0O8lzDdossNlE/w400-h300/DSCN4672.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...rear view:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a6tn1AYWOZoBJ5AlnJEDM1FYD-aYwEvPaj-MeLE50ih7Vpq_1duTFDPp4DKkqgoNqGW80ZSl0eAM101eEZAPzZBOzcl-exHT5DWefN-6XyQZMY8qXUDe0yAtU3irzxvbIH9bumtzR3g/s2048/DSCN4674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_a3e2_151f_bd2c_dce6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6a6tn1AYWOZoBJ5AlnJEDM1FYD-aYwEvPaj-MeLE50ih7Vpq_1duTFDPp4DKkqgoNqGW80ZSl0eAM101eEZAPzZBOzcl-exHT5DWefN-6XyQZMY8qXUDe0yAtU3irzxvbIH9bumtzR3g/w400-h300/DSCN4674.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>5. <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/a-z/page6" id="id_4ecf_12c8_6711_ed9a">The Black Mist</a>, front view...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErj_qVB6XpH-Fg7_NZDDEtaDpRJjRH7_RPk9lH9_XXD3qgXxxcWrdprheIu0QJY9kFEiwFJ-XUUxjaJ75dreav8d_o7k0iUFTyfo6g00SMxai2x6joNIQPGWLwxa3752VZ0Gu8OMaYM4/s2048/DSCN4688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_fbd7_3918_9e95_61b2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErj_qVB6XpH-Fg7_NZDDEtaDpRJjRH7_RPk9lH9_XXD3qgXxxcWrdprheIu0QJY9kFEiwFJ-XUUxjaJ75dreav8d_o7k0iUFTyfo6g00SMxai2x6joNIQPGWLwxa3752VZ0Gu8OMaYM4/w400-h300/DSCN4688.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...rear view:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLgFqoGaJt5WqovOLcMBLXaCT71wwbWchOJvK8KyfdYJNgnpGGsPQJPxpMo6Qnvs0WIiE-NjxnUDWzBNXngc40BJWEvwfIhcGArTMgqH4v-vG4-LX6z9pn8_Yfheku42f8EhV_YYPVOI/s2048/DSCN4690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_8ff4_7ba6_1b75_a65e" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLgFqoGaJt5WqovOLcMBLXaCT71wwbWchOJvK8KyfdYJNgnpGGsPQJPxpMo6Qnvs0WIiE-NjxnUDWzBNXngc40BJWEvwfIhcGArTMgqH4v-vG4-LX6z9pn8_Yfheku42f8EhV_YYPVOI/w400-h300/DSCN4690.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6. <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/a-z/page5" id="id_3eb9_1cbb_abb2_2c06">Rex (Dark Future Hero)</a>, front view...<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF7AuUQb8vsrfRyNyauTiC_X3o_vTvfTOD7LDc4qEMg8CDHUyGC4dtCN-zyIXIJHD2z1bmBvvRcQvsLpXSfcdPdkA7zqTgMfZqoM5qKC2NqoKlYFlF0z4f7EOLsop9L8u0a5apEoGiRE/s2048/DSCN4692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_cf9d_ebbf_a5e6_6bcf" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF7AuUQb8vsrfRyNyauTiC_X3o_vTvfTOD7LDc4qEMg8CDHUyGC4dtCN-zyIXIJHD2z1bmBvvRcQvsLpXSfcdPdkA7zqTgMfZqoM5qKC2NqoKlYFlF0z4f7EOLsop9L8u0a5apEoGiRE/w400-h300/DSCN4692.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>...rear view:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQALZIGD6rqR0Rn0w6GMV315sORgqFm27dWAxbS1JT2dIOMyz83Ugq2BWcwjyiuMO_8xr0GJbTkpsgq_xtvLFXzMlNaDAKYFFbC1frLePpEYAscxBYZ6TuiTsKrFBhyNEafc-eNNBnU8/s2048/DSCN4694.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" id="id_88d1_517_eecb_e310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQALZIGD6rqR0Rn0w6GMV315sORgqFm27dWAxbS1JT2dIOMyz83Ugq2BWcwjyiuMO_8xr0GJbTkpsgq_xtvLFXzMlNaDAKYFFbC1frLePpEYAscxBYZ6TuiTsKrFBhyNEafc-eNNBnU8/w400-h300/DSCN4694.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>7. Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/figurefinder+modern/a-z/page3" id="id_92d0_d1b_fe19_9f36">Frank Buck</a>, adventurer, is exploring some remote part of the world, front view...<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaNcjN4AEZPKqxtN9Qna9p8V2TZIByLIC8fqKNTPl04I7XC3SIRyoZ_sjMf-Kv5GnN95zFMiMjjjbqhQrKjXFFgKe_LVKJWFN9YFICfNP9Hn3fSAAIEEQ0cJq-Fpzh6mWmlPUC8fA1mA/s2048/DSCN4716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1130" height="400" id="id_68bf_17f6_ac1f_2989" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaNcjN4AEZPKqxtN9Qna9p8V2TZIByLIC8fqKNTPl04I7XC3SIRyoZ_sjMf-Kv5GnN95zFMiMjjjbqhQrKjXFFgKe_LVKJWFN9YFICfNP9Hn3fSAAIEEQ0cJq-Fpzh6mWmlPUC8fA1mA/w221-h400/DSCN4716.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 221px;" width="221" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...rear view:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg64cT6xjokmsE8lIwnlsNzHIvUwBIbaHT7Drwb2kXx6WsgHrkKvtoRjyP34urqvCjRXxoKeC_shy_a5qY09pSqjbVaFBpfNRyRtU4S0rnO7y8BiqPcBd7dI-M3IEL0yVrHjaNIsbzXVQ/s2048/DSCN4718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1189" height="400" id="id_7e88_92bb_fffe_8507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg64cT6xjokmsE8lIwnlsNzHIvUwBIbaHT7Drwb2kXx6WsgHrkKvtoRjyP34urqvCjRXxoKeC_shy_a5qY09pSqjbVaFBpfNRyRtU4S0rnO7y8BiqPcBd7dI-M3IEL0yVrHjaNIsbzXVQ/w233-h400/DSCN4718.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 233px;" width="233" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Uh-oh. Looks like Frank got more adventure than he bargained for...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEyc7ihHi_SuAHBDJBMvCxS3ktFgW6xtJEBXOg6orEi0XJOgqKwS26X7tDltJU8UyA8-jdPtiP3m4qacv3ao3Zeplw4umnueTLkcrtQDrUPN4hm7W-Jc3kHXhaaZxqhE2iVi-DYSbfm0/s2048/DSCN4722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1748" height="400" id="id_6f48_838e_79cf_585c" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEyc7ihHi_SuAHBDJBMvCxS3ktFgW6xtJEBXOg6orEi0XJOgqKwS26X7tDltJU8UyA8-jdPtiP3m4qacv3ao3Zeplw4umnueTLkcrtQDrUPN4hm7W-Jc3kHXhaaZxqhE2iVi-DYSbfm0/w341-h400/DSCN4722.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 341px;" width="341" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The "giant" snakes are some cheap kids' gag toys I bought years ago for just such occasions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a group photo:</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvcEgE2vjWTpGEveIT_pVogJK8zTUNtB4aC16bEyQwbReS0TCWgrc-AXUkSgWvnPehyoECu66vehubx0k9957Is9-T2zIeP4OOharVVHwSw6fXgGu5U-gS-z271mBUSJ6Fo33qNzsak8/s2048/DSCN4697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="2048" height="348" id="id_78f3_271d_c7a7_3dcf" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvcEgE2vjWTpGEveIT_pVogJK8zTUNtB4aC16bEyQwbReS0TCWgrc-AXUkSgWvnPehyoECu66vehubx0k9957Is9-T2zIeP4OOharVVHwSw6fXgGu5U-gS-z271mBUSJ6Fo33qNzsak8/w400-h348/DSCN4697.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, it seems like Frank made it back from his Adventure in the Cave of the Giant Snakes, but Agatha Fox must have disappeared on one of her clandestine missions. (Translation: I forgot to include her).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the chips are down, my gang of heroes aren't above to plagiarizing catch-phrases:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM_CKPKpYP_n5fi5TTvlGLBBdfvcSM4tvBJz_WglrUev6bz3tHXyfRQaqWEKo9pgkDasdp17gtJMUg1SPakYcFMIAGSPkdsehcyns7BV3XKSIpj_KiOK_HE9wBv_zME5QiqW0vYZlfi4/s1750/Indy+vs+Giant+Snakes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1750" height="283" id="id_2525_32bc_cca6_e87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM_CKPKpYP_n5fi5TTvlGLBBdfvcSM4tvBJz_WglrUev6bz3tHXyfRQaqWEKo9pgkDasdp17gtJMUg1SPakYcFMIAGSPkdsehcyns7BV3XKSIpj_KiOK_HE9wBv_zME5QiqW0vYZlfi4/w400-h283/Indy+vs+Giant+Snakes.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-70613222417137301822020-11-02T04:00:00.037-08:002020-11-02T04:00:00.453-08:00Pass-in-Review: Reaper Western Miniatures<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAzKi-lHLGWG8EEC4CPuvHlquvG-kX_7g-46sVJMYX0jvOT9kSpQUV10Pg8JqSPvZhn-hQMNwDXsNnxSSi2JbHUaS8rMT63pBMC70rj9eFTR5pkBI1QjwNDd8nTex0VcupzYPtyXcS7Q/s1140/Westerns.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1140" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAzKi-lHLGWG8EEC4CPuvHlquvG-kX_7g-46sVJMYX0jvOT9kSpQUV10Pg8JqSPvZhn-hQMNwDXsNnxSSi2JbHUaS8rMT63pBMC70rj9eFTR5pkBI1QjwNDd8nTex0VcupzYPtyXcS7Q/w400-h250/Westerns.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image from: <a href="https://www.dl-online.com/entertainment/books/4883973-Westerns-are-a-uniquely-American-genre">DL Online--Westerns Are A Unique American Genre</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><br /></div>I’ve had mixed feelings about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_(genre)" id="id_138a_58aa_b3bb_534">Western genre</a> my whole life. While I like western movies, I’ve only read one or two western novels, and a handful of comic books.<div><br /></div><div>The same goes for gaming. <br /><div><br /></div><div>During my teen years, my friend Jim hosted rousing western games, like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Hill_(role-playing_game)" id="id_b1e6_fd99_1af7_3366">Boot Hill</a>...<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBNuVTH_7lmu_XHLwgwIK5K5qWKpG2BYJSE5KxtlYqsBfj40YPLaIjcVgW6nAXTViyNwN8NjT-WilqR-wtwLrVmPxV35e3OoSqdEa5jx9u_0Uq_AhssCvYIxBXDQYNKMmyoAf7fULgEw/s293/BootHill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="230" height="400" id="id_af25_817b_89cb_51de" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBNuVTH_7lmu_XHLwgwIK5K5qWKpG2BYJSE5KxtlYqsBfj40YPLaIjcVgW6nAXTViyNwN8NjT-WilqR-wtwLrVmPxV35e3OoSqdEa5jx9u_0Uq_AhssCvYIxBXDQYNKMmyoAf7fULgEw/w314-h400/BootHill.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 314px;" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1044/gunslinger" id="id_523a_c1f2_b26c_2a7a">Gunslinger</a>, that my fellow “eastern city-slickers” and I still remember with great fondness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOO0F5eEv-XHsSugdFjAhlE6gta672-xL4liZw4Sy3M4MKDCbnf6n68aUaV4_YxuwmJBAZ-Y12DXPug2yJNQaeIiXLmgOYAGzdu_Gi5fkrHGgc_frObtD4BM1Mryd3A-WHo4GgM7fVLao/s510/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="372" height="400" id="id_fd88_4332_3596_c3e8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOO0F5eEv-XHsSugdFjAhlE6gta672-xL4liZw4Sy3M4MKDCbnf6n68aUaV4_YxuwmJBAZ-Y12DXPug2yJNQaeIiXLmgOYAGzdu_Gi5fkrHGgc_frObtD4BM1Mryd3A-WHo4GgM7fVLao/w291-h400/s-l1600.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 291px;" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I never bought my own copies, nor purchased any figures or terrain. <i>Gunslinger</i> was a tabletop game using cardboard counters and a map board, while we played <i>Boothill</i> old-school style—with papers and pencils.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So after I left my hometown, my interest in Old West skirmish games or role-playing games (RPGs) went into hiatus. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It’s not a question of whether or not I like the genre, I do. It’s a problem of my limited storage space, prioritizing my meagre gaming time and finding a group interested in playing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe my interest in the Old West was rekindled when I finally got to see the remakes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit_(2010_film)" id="id_ad45_10a0_8f88_3c56">True Grit</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnificent_Seven_(2016_film)" id="id_c4e9_9681_b76d_43c1">The Magnificent Seven</a>, along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostiles_(film)" id="id_2bfc_5947_8ebc_df05">Hostiles</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I still prefer the original movies over the remakes, I thought the recent reboots did a credible job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whatever my true motivations were, I managed to get a copy of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15235/legends-old-west" id="id_2c00_68ec_42e3_9e1b">Legends of the Old West</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnSdpeOMc6Pttpi5Ct_Rs6Gu7pMI_19TFkPoH4tqZdNKvFm5WAjCgfatWvbUNNVZ6ArYhACyJrXHzQPAQ2cLSNyYSQ1vNMcFCQsA5mwXMbsEyOGLFvJx3_MYT52qFfZA2aGtzX5MI4ck/s630/pic232875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="460" height="400" id="id_973_c804_8d8e_1b47" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnSdpeOMc6Pttpi5Ct_Rs6Gu7pMI_19TFkPoH4tqZdNKvFm5WAjCgfatWvbUNNVZ6ArYhACyJrXHzQPAQ2cLSNyYSQ1vNMcFCQsA5mwXMbsEyOGLFvJx3_MYT52qFfZA2aGtzX5MI4ck/w293-h400/pic232875.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 293px;" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...at <a href="https://hpb.com/home?&size=25&#product-panel-home" id="id_2994_5dbf_269d_a4dc">Half Price Books</a> for a reasonable price, and was able to cram it into a spot on my bookshelf.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even though I was armed with a set of rules, it took two more years to buy the few western figures from <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures" id="id_d970_124a_2c3c_3577">Reaper Miniatures</a> that I stumbled across at <a href="https://www.thegamematrix.com/" id="id_de57_f000_87d5_cdf7">The Game Matrix</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to my friend Peter’s painting skills, I now have the cadre of an Old West posse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The three figures are from <i>Reaper Miniatures’ </i><a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/savageworlds+plastic/latest" id="id_83f4_e8b6_4422_295c">Savage Worlds</a> line, geared for <a href="https://www.peginc.com/" id="id_3c4d_af9b_f38f_1f7d">Pinnacle Entertainment’s Deadlands</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_West" id="id_fc84_ce7e_2912_6c17" target="_self">Weird West (Wikipedia)</a> sub-genre of the <i>Savage Worlds</i> RPG. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here’s the final results:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. I think this is "Stone." If so, then Peter painted him as a normal human instead of an undead gunslinger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyJgdDxTYCnQixpoRrx7faebgZhBy4VHiQb96LNxpVIUEqFZ556Xs50aq7OBpg5gBZ8HPQWrQiPWBs9O1aETSne1ezi0tT1Koq0DNkMB5SuKTpsSZSFWbQ7DmZrNi0NPcZ6xBaCDshGY/s2048/DSCN4630.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2048" height="393" id="id_3b3f_602f_4531_a1a2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyJgdDxTYCnQixpoRrx7faebgZhBy4VHiQb96LNxpVIUEqFZ556Xs50aq7OBpg5gBZ8HPQWrQiPWBs9O1aETSne1ezi0tT1Koq0DNkMB5SuKTpsSZSFWbQ7DmZrNi0NPcZ6xBaCDshGY/w400-h393/DSCN4630.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The back view of “Stone:”</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNT9pmhc0GtyKq9b87Ig8E1swzLGeqwXxzz9ubuaMNlaM4ZQiXpDC0mDSDmb7zNwGM7ux-SR4qQB3japlLsBNbdC_EBKSToKKaTix8iYaQJw8XOCqY7P9PetmWC1uV_DZieUM4jsc55I/s2048/DSCN4633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2048" height="338" id="id_c7df_1ebe_fc81_a3dc" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNT9pmhc0GtyKq9b87Ig8E1swzLGeqwXxzz9ubuaMNlaM4ZQiXpDC0mDSDmb7zNwGM7ux-SR4qQB3japlLsBNbdC_EBKSToKKaTix8iYaQJw8XOCqY7P9PetmWC1uV_DZieUM4jsc55I/w400-h338/DSCN4633.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Male Texas Ranger, front view:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ61W3FaKoaeUp8-0OJHaMaJq6lpK82_76LQ0KMnOgLj1RfOKuTM4iiXUPztU5VTAI0Cca_3wG3AwykfUx59BMvr__gamyC_i35V_Q3cyGjvtKs9V3u4ez2WglKyNx2vsKuIytGLJS7c/s2048/DSCN4635.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="2048" height="339" id="id_3415_36a0_de8c_a094" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ61W3FaKoaeUp8-0OJHaMaJq6lpK82_76LQ0KMnOgLj1RfOKuTM4iiXUPztU5VTAI0Cca_3wG3AwykfUx59BMvr__gamyC_i35V_Q3cyGjvtKs9V3u4ez2WglKyNx2vsKuIytGLJS7c/w400-h339/DSCN4635.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Male Texas Ranger, back view:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgclLieajQD_8VM39Dq7oVJZy0ooVPYhrgrW39wcI21qXWqISZnXqJ9034go9rGyRVtduAN9G5IhkCNGuLHj1QhalR3rM4ACrl3-mm9sZNb33_ZuZuFTkakMJkXr10ctXlEqS5QX1Gfao/s2048/DSCN4637.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="2048" height="335" id="id_9483_c018_ffa3_5125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgclLieajQD_8VM39Dq7oVJZy0ooVPYhrgrW39wcI21qXWqISZnXqJ9034go9rGyRVtduAN9G5IhkCNGuLHj1QhalR3rM4ACrl3-mm9sZNb33_ZuZuFTkakMJkXr10ctXlEqS5QX1Gfao/w400-h335/DSCN4637.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>3. Female Texas Ranger, front view:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU06daaLDhPHIwWCZSatQZMwBFb1jevbBas_VLUPRsUYThx-Stls9PR5U6AiKuOlty7g4383r8stPiVF-bCMgwmVa7HFba3iuqBdrhzSwRiUeqbBiPL-1H6FNk4uwa8OtektKTIs07uQ/s2048/DSCN4639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2048" height="334" id="id_a55f_cb3c_88f4_e13f" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU06daaLDhPHIwWCZSatQZMwBFb1jevbBas_VLUPRsUYThx-Stls9PR5U6AiKuOlty7g4383r8stPiVF-bCMgwmVa7HFba3iuqBdrhzSwRiUeqbBiPL-1H6FNk4uwa8OtektKTIs07uQ/w400-h334/DSCN4639.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Female Texas Ranger, back view:</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFV2rmxRAwpO5hPOa7zXM2mesXa7OylktCjeAfnemCOU2cGdX8Elxub2H-RPrROoq_ubif-dE8iT-W4Eau5VSXPvPci_0LU8bClc5l6EzYxvlivyj_SB8ctf393x62dK_YC7BGZcfHGc/s2048/DSCN4641.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="2048" height="334" id="id_1548_444d_ad8_6616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFV2rmxRAwpO5hPOa7zXM2mesXa7OylktCjeAfnemCOU2cGdX8Elxub2H-RPrROoq_ubif-dE8iT-W4Eau5VSXPvPci_0LU8bClc5l6EzYxvlivyj_SB8ctf393x62dK_YC7BGZcfHGc/w400-h334/DSCN4641.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here’s my <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WeirdWest" id="id_3a5c_957_c59e_28f">Weird West (TV Tropes)</a> posse, or not-so weird <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Old_West_gangs" id="id_b7c2_848b_4ff7_ee13">Old West gang</a>:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vR7VBVeDB0gZWQMGEjsJZHB7pHCisG27EgOv2J7BKsHErryjQ6DEe6NIuy-0npy2lZSBC3SgK38e1n_t6LLUoybcD0l61fDm5FVZ3Y1eZmfp7YGzsZFg4IE_NOBogWxDVT-ppMDSQXA/s2048/DSCN4643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="2048" height="350" id="id_cd37_a383_262b_1b3b" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vR7VBVeDB0gZWQMGEjsJZHB7pHCisG27EgOv2J7BKsHErryjQ6DEe6NIuy-0npy2lZSBC3SgK38e1n_t6LLUoybcD0l61fDm5FVZ3Y1eZmfp7YGzsZFg4IE_NOBogWxDVT-ppMDSQXA/w400-h350/DSCN4643.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some day, my posse might look like this:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTlSG2ci5ycPCZFIi8HbOgOnyOIsfvqLDd_1XZn8lU9qjkoo4Cyk-0A7UqjFCV969QodlbhNd_tBUtzCWQmIfW824QbQgP2knMAc8SYgWkVlfc-zIRKjzczxjqCVMicUS1aI4VwowqIU/s890/RDR2-online-Feature-890x606.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="890" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTlSG2ci5ycPCZFIi8HbOgOnyOIsfvqLDd_1XZn8lU9qjkoo4Cyk-0A7UqjFCV969QodlbhNd_tBUtzCWQmIfW824QbQgP2knMAc8SYgWkVlfc-zIRKjzczxjqCVMicUS1aI4VwowqIU/w400-h272/RDR2-online-Feature-890x606.webp" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Image from: <a href="https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption2/">Red Dead Redemption 2</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>As with the fantasy figures I reviewed in my last post, I superglued heavier square bases to the figures’ original ones, then painted and flocked them.</p><p>The backdrop for this photoshoot is the same one I used for my <a href="https://warhammer40000.com/" id="id_4c20_12dc_f26e_b193">Warhammer 40K</a> collection, which is a terrarium background I bought at a local <i>Pet Smart</i>. </p><p>The desert floor was considerably more expensive, but is the same <a href="https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Killzone:_Sector_Fronteris_Environment_Expansion" id="id_12c7_4947_c859_9db7">Kill Team Sectors Fronteris</a> gameboard I used for my <i>Warhammer 40K</i> photo shoots.</p><p>My last <i>Reaper Miniatures</i> post will feature my <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PulpMagazine" id="id_933d_dc4e_1834_7661">pulp genre</a> figures—so stay tuned!</p></div></div></div></div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536986545417774233.post-55394161699444819802020-10-27T04:00:00.004-07:002020-10-27T04:00:01.998-07:00Pass-in-Review: Reaper Bones Fantasy Miniatures <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJD4S2j5S2BgjaHqYWzcfM_1fo5fbfK-U_zA6lceGeRgN34ioFP65dd1FQxsP69n97soQsaN5ikkprWL9Qv4j_TuwmWYHhHOVFdzesccWc5svXTKHz8Rl9RLLLgqX1P2Z3YcO_FHpGNkk/s612/eb325bc8-aba8-44b8-b407-a77b43254544_1.7b29eaf6ce258c450f138e8d35b8a0a3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="400" id="id_f674_7748_57b2_2bc1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJD4S2j5S2BgjaHqYWzcfM_1fo5fbfK-U_zA6lceGeRgN34ioFP65dd1FQxsP69n97soQsaN5ikkprWL9Qv4j_TuwmWYHhHOVFdzesccWc5svXTKHz8Rl9RLLLgqX1P2Z3YcO_FHpGNkk/w400-h400/eb325bc8-aba8-44b8-b407-a77b43254544_1.7b29eaf6ce258c450f138e8d35b8a0a3.jpeg" style="height: auto; width: 400px;" width="400"></a></div> <p></p><p>Some years ago, I bought the <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/paints/learn-to-paint-kits" id="id_f88d_af9e_7a8f_ec85">Learn to Paint Kit: Core Skills, by Reaper Miniatures</a>, during a “fly-by” at one of our annual <a href="https://www.nhmgscitadel.com/enfilade/" id="id_bf75_9883_fcbe_9099">Enfilade!</a> (This year’s convention was cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pademic). </p><p>Well, I finally got the kit’s three plastic fantasy figures painted—but it wasn’t by my hand, or with the kit’s paints.</p><p>I had the three figures, along with several other <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures" id="id_38c0_8e1f_cc43_1c2a">Reaper Miniature figures</a>, painted by my friend Peter.</p><p>Here’s the results:</p><p>1. Orc Fighter, front view...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aCspbAr_hy0iyKqwl-CPDJPf3QlRPJTS7c4fVEo_lM9B9WSb8uWPkZI2iv8EOZ-jgEm_1YNQOcYTIKkRBUkNu6NNw7pl6Ym2wS_dzndTzY_4fWAAL_eUBZfLsckZTW40STgfqpqBOHg/s2048/DSCN4700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1328" height="400" id="id_6d3e_5622_8a24_6007" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aCspbAr_hy0iyKqwl-CPDJPf3QlRPJTS7c4fVEo_lM9B9WSb8uWPkZI2iv8EOZ-jgEm_1YNQOcYTIKkRBUkNu6NNw7pl6Ym2wS_dzndTzY_4fWAAL_eUBZfLsckZTW40STgfqpqBOHg/w260-h400/DSCN4700.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 260px;" width="260"></a></div><div><br></div><div>...back view:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04sS4JCUBGBnbCaBgajndnoKTE5BKD5UjhsMygYYNLQ66fKaMwey1eRw2XRX_HPahybzLir7QBDlx0wblT2IT4p8EDK2Jwbxye34JVF8LNMYp7DSfa2pua0BsXq6NPtxeYPA6I6BfK6E/s2048/DSCN4704.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1100" height="400" id="id_ce70_a8cd_5437_7164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04sS4JCUBGBnbCaBgajndnoKTE5BKD5UjhsMygYYNLQ66fKaMwey1eRw2XRX_HPahybzLir7QBDlx0wblT2IT4p8EDK2Jwbxye34JVF8LNMYp7DSfa2pua0BsXq6NPtxeYPA6I6BfK6E/w215-h400/DSCN4704.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 215px;" width="215"></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>2. Animated Skeleton Archer, front view...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lWeaokuoVMbvge6vwgZZtZASE6mZdsqFa9E-9KDpLh33S3gm80Jedt_In_C2bs45igiNu__t21KEee1u_2O8Zk8x9QoFx5fA6Wur5W9cqPOD3jo4JyRdvhdCPVPYd-_WPxWyD8581Gw/s2048/DSCN4707.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1167" height="400" id="id_bb3b_6904_7773_3a80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lWeaokuoVMbvge6vwgZZtZASE6mZdsqFa9E-9KDpLh33S3gm80Jedt_In_C2bs45igiNu__t21KEee1u_2O8Zk8x9QoFx5fA6Wur5W9cqPOD3jo4JyRdvhdCPVPYd-_WPxWyD8581Gw/w228-h400/DSCN4707.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 228px;" width="228"></a></div><div><br></div><div>...back view:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySKTWSBmCSR5mC31UbTfoDRNL3d1FTdAbXo4w7olHA44Y76alThLew4Wr_AgY2UztvunZJZPpU6ycrtv-Q7robUZrS47E0gIEbGlBnhQJ4Sp5dt8oVyb_v54uIFNMYZNh-XWyBrXnMFs/s2048/DSCN4708.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1166" height="400" id="id_4c4b_23a6_eb59_64c8" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySKTWSBmCSR5mC31UbTfoDRNL3d1FTdAbXo4w7olHA44Y76alThLew4Wr_AgY2UztvunZJZPpU6ycrtv-Q7robUZrS47E0gIEbGlBnhQJ4Sp5dt8oVyb_v54uIFNMYZNh-XWyBrXnMFs/w228-h400/DSCN4708.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 228px;" width="228"></a></div><div><br></div><div>3. Paladin in Plate Armor, front view...</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHcSSxYWhNuW1o-d2UyXQsrNy4kG-HusZwA8MdHYBThBllmsyiWRwPmuErgvC0qkYRmwPbOmqqHVVd_O0dOxoKaS8DMtRYsxDeCL0yKqaMDz-QXDHZ3KEZraFUYTbUTuebzmR8VPXHdg/s2048/DSCN4710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1171" height="400" id="id_cbac_9d77_9122_4b69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHcSSxYWhNuW1o-d2UyXQsrNy4kG-HusZwA8MdHYBThBllmsyiWRwPmuErgvC0qkYRmwPbOmqqHVVd_O0dOxoKaS8DMtRYsxDeCL0yKqaMDz-QXDHZ3KEZraFUYTbUTuebzmR8VPXHdg/w229-h400/DSCN4710.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 229px;" width="229"></a></div><div><br></div><div>...back view:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpWcWX9Ytkq716NM_UM77rdco8j1cwIcKZqysUfFytrGw-qR0JJW289dzdSgdSzJJEKnvQNFKLrS9d-YZ08_bzkIEN1R-ArPIbN_faR3t8quPB3VeM3qJO9XKbd7shtx8IqdCYA-Qwkw/s2048/DSCN4713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1030" height="400" id="id_80cb_eeb6_391a_7982" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpWcWX9Ytkq716NM_UM77rdco8j1cwIcKZqysUfFytrGw-qR0JJW289dzdSgdSzJJEKnvQNFKLrS9d-YZ08_bzkIEN1R-ArPIbN_faR3t8quPB3VeM3qJO9XKbd7shtx8IqdCYA-Qwkw/w201-h400/DSCN4713.JPG" style="height: auto; width: 201px;" width="201"></a></div><br><div>While Peter painted the figures, I added a couple minor modifications. </div><div><br></div><div>Since the figures are lightweight plastic, I superglued the bases to washers, heavy stands or even pennies to give them better stability and balance. Then I painted and flocked the entire composite base of each figure.</div><div><br></div><div>The cave entrance backdrop is from a picture I downloaded and printed, but I can’t remember where I got it from.</div><div><br></div><div>The cave floor is actually the reverse side of the <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer-40000-Kill-Team-EN-2019" id="id_ec9b_716b_8f3_e8f9">WH 40K Kill Team Starter Kit’s game board</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Next up will be another short post about my American Old West figures.</div><div><br></div><div>So stay tuned partner. </div>Ted Henklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09676165583937816802noreply@blogger.com0