tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post633583743696133523..comments2024-03-27T12:03:28.949+00:00Comments on Jim's Wargames Workbench: Kiss Me Hardy Baltic Naval BashJim Jackamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-57826462193293044572020-01-09T18:15:08.206+00:002020-01-09T18:15:08.206+00:00I'll dig out one of my Langton frigates and ha...I'll dig out one of my Langton frigates and have a look...if I can build and paint one as good as yours I'll be very pleased.Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-46068601619620510572020-01-09T18:14:04.328+00:002020-01-09T18:14:04.328+00:00I'm still claiming a French win as the Royal N...I'm still claiming a French win as the Royal Navy actually surrendered! And who's ever heard of a marginal Russian victory? :o)Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-23762097171346280372020-01-09T10:29:13.818+00:002020-01-09T10:29:13.818+00:00Re Langton ships. Get a brig or some such to exper...Re Langton ships. Get a brig or some such to experiment with. Base the hull with the bowsprit. Construct the masts separetly. Paint every thing. Strp the masts. Then rig, use a needle and thread for some basic rigging. Include the ratlines. Add flags. Stand back in awe at how good your ship looks. The small amount of rigging is worthwhile.Dickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17981320026296859347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-61398703209084984642020-01-09T10:22:15.124+00:002020-01-09T10:22:15.124+00:00Yes there was a hint of despiration in the ramming...Yes there was a hint of despiration in the ramming, which completely dismasted one Swedish frigate.<br />Going through the ship record sheets the Russians will probably have recovered the Aleksadr Nevskii, so a marginal to Russia. Desaster for the RN losing 24 gunner when she surrendered. Dickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17981320026296859347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-53102976786673514892020-01-09T07:23:10.702+00:002020-01-09T07:23:10.702+00:00And who would have thought ramming would be a popu...And who would have thought ramming would be a popular tactic... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460210926848446134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-10529609817899918422020-01-09T07:22:07.798+00:002020-01-09T07:22:07.798+00:00I love that you didn't mention the heroic char...I love that you didn't mention the heroic charge by the French squadron that you commanded vs my two brit frigates. A real engage the enemy more closely moment. It was a shame for France your dice didn't back the intent... Your own gun blowing up being a sign of how bad your dice were. Great game. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460210926848446134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-36216166387604552092020-01-08T20:33:07.774+00:002020-01-08T20:33:07.774+00:00A pell-mell battle of the kind Jack Aubrey would l...A pell-mell battle of the kind Jack Aubrey would love. I do like Langton's ships, but yes, they are fiddly.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-80986412154745236482020-01-08T20:03:07.488+00:002020-01-08T20:03:07.488+00:00Me too...all that etched brass and fiddly snappy b...Me too...all that etched brass and fiddly snappy bits! Just more food for the carpet monster :O(Jim Jackamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00418123950779160903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3060774784000500705.post-20136541965714389422020-01-08T19:55:32.877+00:002020-01-08T19:55:32.877+00:00Wonderful looking game. I've spent time drool...Wonderful looking game. I've spent time drooling over Langton's ships but they are beyond my skill set.Peter Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118894381672707297noreply@blogger.com