Saturday, 31 October 2020

War of the Pacific Ironclads Finished







I managed to finish off the three ironclads for the Battle of Angamos this evening, with a bonus extra of two ASV11 corvettes re-purposed from my Danish squadron as the Chilean O'Higgins and Chacabuco. As I had used the same painting scheme on these as the other Chilean ships it seemed a good idea to switch them over to the War of the Pacific, even though the new model from Tumbling Dice is now available. I will now have a go at adding some basic rigging and appropriate ensigns for both sides but, as I've failed to get this to look good enough before, I'm not holding my breath.

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  1. These look magnificent Jim, congratulations.
    Regards, James

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  2. They've come up beautifully, as always :)

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    1. Thanks David,

      Ideally I'd go for 1/1200th but I've got so much 1/2400th lead in the pile it makes sense to stick with the smaller scale.

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  3. Great looking models and I really like the way you've done your bases.

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    1. Thanks. It's a lot easier to pick them up without bits breaking off!

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    2. Do you have a tutorial on the blog Jim as to how you paint your 1/2400 ships?…you get a really great effect with them…they ‘pop’ very nicely. 👍🏻👏🏻

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    3. If you have a look under the Ironclads tab there are some examples. I'll dig out my notes when I get home and post a how to for you.

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  4. Do you have a tutorial on the blog Jim as to how you paint your 1/2400 ships?…you get a really great effect with them…they ‘pop’ very nicely. 👍🏻👏🏻

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