Here therefore is the latest batch of WWII German ships to augment those first completed at the end of 2020, with the Tirpitz joining the already completed Bismarck:
And the Gneisenau joining its sister ship the Scharnhorst:
The Graf Zeppelin will come in useful when we introduce air cover into the games:
The Admiral Hipper, Prinz Eugen and Blucher sister ships:
And finally the Graf Spee and Admiral Scheer sister ships:
I have recently got stuck into some Japanese ships and will take pictures of those in slightly larger groups as I realise WWII naval, and naval gaming in general, is not everyone's cup of tea. Most rulesets can be very dry, but we seem to have found an enjoyable niche with Nimitz and it is always nice when a couple of boxes disappear from the lead pile.
Very nice work here Lawrence and your motivation to carry on with the naval project is totally understandable! I think most of us can relate to those drivers. You can chalk me down as one with little or no interest in naval games but I can still appreciate how cool the models look....and yours are very cool indeed!
ReplyDeleteWhat Keith said! Your latest ships are superb and when making such terrific progress on this project shifting gears away would be a shame.
DeleteThanks both for the kind words. The ECW has reached the point where all the Royalist foot have been completed, so it seems a natural place to hold things while I carry on with the WWII ships, at least for a short while.
DeleteExcellent looking ships, a game will push different things up the painting queue!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. Most of them have seen action now which is a good thing.
DeleteThe ships are first rate, and an active slate of games would no doubt be a good way to get them in action quickly. I would agree with Kieth, Iain and Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe. Even if we eventually move on for a while at least I'll have a decent force which I can always return to.
DeleteEcho all previous comments. These look amazing. I look have to look into these rules.
ReplyDeleteCheers Richard. A decent-sized game with four or five capital ships per side plays in around four hours once you get to know the rules. The thing that appeals to us is there isn't a lot of looking up charts or onerous record keeping, which keeps things flowing nicely.
DeleteWWII naval is one of those genres that I think I could get into. If you got a regular game going on with rules you like then it’s certainly time to crank out the ships.
ReplyDeleteBesides, the ECW is one of those lesser CWs and can wait. 😀
I was thinking that WWII naval is probably not a thousand miles away from science fiction gaming, with different classes of ships, armour and firepower etc. I can certainly see the attraction in both.
DeleteGreat stuff Lawrence. I always like the detail of GHQ...they were one of the first manufacturers to make use if CAD to make wargames modele.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that. It explains the detailed pictures in the instructions that accompany each of the models. I was looking at them a few weeks ago wondering which poor person had to do those and assumed they had been done the old fashioned way.
DeleteThat is amazing detail Lawrence, very very impressive! I love the lighter tone of sea of the wake of the ship, it makes the ship stand out well and really adds extra interest to it. Great work!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Jason
Thanks Jason. The GHQ models are so detailed in themselves that it makes painting them fun.
DeleteImpressive details on these most beautiful ships Lawrence!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil, they are great designs and I am speeding my way through them now.
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