Monday, February 16, 2015

Antony's Command Ship for Actium

Here's Antony's command ship for the Actium game. It's a Valiant/Ramming Speed 1/900th scale Deceres model; the same type used for Cleopatra's ship earlier. The pack came with two vessels so worked out very nicely. She's painted up in Seahawk greens and blues - the home team's colors. I was put off from painting it up a few weeks ago after their devastating loss at the Super Bowl.
I was going to order a set of fighting towers, but ended up using parts of a GW Empire repeater handgun. The barrels of the gun looked like temple pillars to me so I went with it. Atop the "towers" are spare Langton bolt throwers which help disguise the conversion.
The image below has it next to a Langton 1/1200th scale Octeres for size comparison. In that scale the Valiant model will be a monstrous Tessarakonteres.
Below is a WIP shot with the GW Empire repeater handgun barrels glued on with the bolt throwers on top. It was an after thought after I had primed the model. I also noticed after the priming that I had knocked off the tail - luckily I found it again and glued it back on - hence the lack of primer.
All the ship models are ready for a play-test this coming Saturday. Can't wait to get the 2mm wee-Romans too.
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  1. Simon Quinton February 16, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    Marvellous job on such a detailed little model!

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    1. DeanMFebruary 16, 2015 at 2:47 PM

      Thanks, Simon! Appreciate the kind comments and visit. Glad she's done as no more ships need to be painted for the game now. Regards, Dean

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  2. Black PowderFebruary 16, 2015 at 2:48 PM

    Great looking ships, and a very fitting color scheme. The Seahawks will be back, and you can always find comfort in the fact that you weren't a Broncos fan last year ;0)

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    1. DeanMFebruary 16, 2015 at 2:56 PM

      LOL! Thanks for that Soren. Yes, and Super Bowl 50 sounds like a nicer number anyway :) Regards, Dean

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  3. PhilFebruary 16, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Beautiful models Dean, love the colors (especially the blue) of your ships...

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    1. DeanMFebruary 17, 2015 at 6:14 AM

      Thank you very much, Phil. Appreciate the interest and kind comments as always. Regards, Dean

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  4. Michael AwdryFebruary 17, 2015 at 12:42 AM

    Tremendous work Dean and I love the colours, they really help to accentuate the details.

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    1. DeanMFebruary 17, 2015 at 6:14 AM

      Appreciate your compliments, Michael. Warm regards, Dean

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  5. Scott MacPheeFebruary 17, 2015 at 6:32 AM

    Very, very nice work. I love the colors and share your Super Bowl anguish. You may have convinced me to make the drive to Enfilade.

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    1. DeanMFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:42 AM

      Thank you very much, Scott. As for Enfilade! - I now it's a bit of a ways from you, but there's going to be a couple of huge Napoleonic games for the anniversary of Waterloo. The White Rock Gamers from B.C. always put on spectacular games and this year promises to no exception. In fact, I understand they'll have over 5K 28mm Napoleonics for their games. Warm Regards, Dean

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  6. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 17, 2015 at 8:46 AM

    Great work on the models and the color combination is a handsome one!

    Like Scott, the SB did not end as hoped.

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    1. DeanMFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:44 AM

      Thanks again, Jonathan. Some things (like the recent SB) are just not meant to happen sometimes. I see New England is being punished with snow storms for their victory :) Just kidding, hope everyone back east will be fine. Dean

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    2. Jonathan FreitagFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:48 AM

      We certainly scored on the weather front over NE, didn't we?

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    3. DeanMFebruary 17, 2015 at 9:57 AM

      The sun, it burns...:)

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  7. DHC WargamesFebruary 17, 2015 at 10:46 AM

    Lovely work, especially at such a small scale. I always found naval games interesting, but I think i have way too many projects to go for them as well! ;-)

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    1. DeanMFebruary 17, 2015 at 11:02 AM

      Thanks, Burkhard. What really set the hook in me was playing a few Roman Seas games put on by Eric Hotz some years ago. That and the movie Cleopatra (with Richard Burton as Antony). To be honest, the only other naval game I am interesting in is the Battle of Hansando during the Imjin War - just need some Turtle ships and other Asian craft :) Regards, Dean

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  8. Moiterei_1984February 18, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    Very well done. The turquoise came out fabulous.

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    1. DeanMFebruary 18, 2015 at 1:44 PM

      Thanks! I like it when I can use that color - it's not often, but this time it seemed appropriate. Regards, Dean

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  9. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)February 18, 2015 at 4:09 PM

    They look great Dean!

    Christopher

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    1. DeanMFebruary 19, 2015 at 6:03 AM

      Thanks, Christopher; appreciate the visit and nice comments. Best, Dean

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