I had a 1/2400th scale Tumbling Dice model of the Peruvian ironclad Independencia, so I thought I'd have a crack at converting it into something useful. The dimensions and hull shape were pretty much spot on for HMS Pallas, a 'one off' wooden hulled but armoured box battery ironclad ram, apart from the central battery itself which I added using plastic card strip and filler. I'm quite pleased with the end result, even if it isn't exactly like the real thing. I don't think anyone will notice? I may try doing some more conversions like this one in order to create some more central battery ironclads for the Channel Squadron.
In Broadside and Ram, HMS Pallas has the following values:
HMS Pallas
CS = 3 / MS = 4 / AF = 2 / DF = 5 / Ram Bow / Points Value = 10
She had a relatively weak armament of 6 7'' MLR's and was not fast enough at 13 knots to be effective in her role as an armoured ram ship. However, she did have a fairly decent armoured belt and battery armour, so wouldn't be entirely hopeless!
In Broadside and Ram, HMS Pallas has the following values:
HMS Pallas
CS = 3 / MS = 4 / AF = 2 / DF = 5 / Ram Bow / Points Value = 10
She had a relatively weak armament of 6 7'' MLR's and was not fast enough at 13 knots to be effective in her role as an armoured ram ship. However, she did have a fairly decent armoured belt and battery armour, so wouldn't be entirely hopeless!
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