Chasseur Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 For quite some time... in fact decades... I have thought about wargaming the Battle of Trafalgar. However it's a massive undertaking to say the least especially if one is to make all of the ships. There are lots of options. However once I picked up Sam Willis's book; the Fighting Temeraire, I realized the famous painting of the battle would make one awesome diorama inside of a medium sized commercial light bulb! So for now I have the book signed out from the library. This book is an excellent read and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Well written with lots of maps, glossies and even a picture of a prisoner of war model of HMS Temeraire kept in the Wool House museum, Southampton. So the quest begins .... Lord Nelson, Gwyl Blaser, John Zuch and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted May 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I have decided to do the actual towing of the ship to its final resting ground as painted on the cover of the book. There will be a painted backdrop inside the bottle and a few models towing and sailing by the Temeraire. More research to do ... Jeff JesseLee and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Those are beautiful images in the book. That should be an interesting and fun build. Gwyl Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Have a look at this site. http://www.rodlangton.com/napoleonic/frame.htm I've had a couple of number of these before I took up SIBing - there is some useful tips on sail setting and painting as well. The Painting and rigging guide is well worth the tenner. Alan Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Yes indeed I am familiar with Rod's site and models as I moonlight as a solo naval War Gamer. A little trivia here for you. For almost two years I was the editor for BattleFleet out of the U.K. After I stepped down due to some other commitments David Manley took over. David just stepped down recently and there is a new chap running the show ... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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