Here are the three 1/2400th scale Tumbling Dice ironclads for the Battle of Angamos, all based up and ready to go. The Huascar has had a gaff spar added using a cut down metal staple, but is otherwise straight out of the pack. The Almirante Cochrane and Blanco Encalada have also had spars added to the fore, main and mizzen masts, again using cut down staples glued in place. As I only have these three models to paint, I thought it was worth the extra time and effort to detail them a bit more than usual, especially as the reduced rig and absence of sails makes it fairly obvious when spars are missing.
Are these new sculpts? They are better detailed than the ones I have on the painting table, or have you done a lot of tidying up?
ReplyDeleteYes they are new and much better than the old versions, especially the Huascar.
DeleteI may have to invest and retire the existing models before they even go into service!
DeleteThey look like fine models and will be beaut once painted.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Hope so!
DeleteOoh, so they come with a cut-down rig? Excellent! They do look good. Are there other new-ish castings with similar arrangements?
ReplyDeleteColkitto
There's a new model fir the Independcia and a replacement model for the screw sloop ASV 11, but both have the cast on masts and sails as before. There are also two monitors which are very nice.
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