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Puttering about with the ACW models
I've been puttering with the 1/600 ACW ship models. Did some detailing on Union Casco class "torpedo boats" as well as work on some other models. Below are a few pictures of what's going on on the...
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1/600 ACW ship models from Shapeways.
I recently stumbled across a designer on Shapeways that made 3D models of ACW ships available. Shapeways, for those that do not know is a 3D printing company. Their printers can lay down a model one...
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Progress on the WWI front...with Floatplanes!
Our recent group mega-order from Shapeways arrived and with it the fun. I've got a lot of work lined up for the winter. For a quick start, I primed two models that were ready for priming. These are two...
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The Shape(ways) of things to come: Infernal Machines ironclads from Black...
At the end of April 2015, Black Army Productions BAP unveiled their new line of 1:600 miniatures of warships of the American Civil War. Those that know me and/or read this blog know that I am a...
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1/144 German float planes - ready for action!
I'm almost done painting the plethora of float plane models for gaming with the Imperial German Navy Air Service. (Two holdouts which should be done in a week or two.)Here is one of the Shapeways W12...
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A Pastiche of Pushers
Recently, we’ve been playing more early war. While it’s been fun using the earlier fighters, I’ve grown weary of the same match ups of Eindeckers, Moraines and DH.2 from the available models. There...
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Queen of the North Sea sky
We often think of the air war in the Great War as one between dueling individuals. “Knights of the Air” atop their aerial steeds sparring in combat over the muddy trenches. It was the origin of the...
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Rising from the ashes…the Phönix C.I
All three models in line abreast. The game mat is the coastal mat from Nexus games. In early 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Air Force - the K.u.K. Luftfahrtruppe - deployed a new two seat biplane – the...
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Shapeways 1/144 BE.2C models are finished!
The last of my early war add on's were the BE.2C models. Done up in early war Western Front colors, the BE.2's will serve as targets and objectives as they attempt to perform recon and spot targets for...
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Hoist the anchor and raise steam! ACW naval floats back to the surface.
After an entirely too long hiatus, I'm refocusing on my 1/600 ironclad and wooden ship collection. 2016 is going to be the year that I eliminate the back log at the shipyard and get these ships ready...
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Beast of the Yazoo River
A recent acquisition from Shapeways shop Infernal Machineswas a 1/600 model of the unnamed Confederate ironclad known as the “Yazoo Monster”. This ship, laid down at Yazoo City, Mississippi was never...
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Assembling the Bay Area Yard's CSS Selma kit
My ACW naval collection addiction knows no bounds. So when Bay Area Yards added a model of CSS Selma to their product line I quickly purchased a copy. And that's where 'quickly' died. I think the...
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ACW Naval 2016 Week 1 status report
A short update of what I've accomplished this week. It feels like slow going, but much of the challenge is tied to the holidays and the marginal weather we've had. I've been focused on assembly and...
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ACW Naval Week Two status report
It's been a busy week! Even so, progress has been made on the ACW Naval front.I'm moving along with assembling the USS Pawnee model. This weeks task was to build the masts and get them painted. As you...
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ACW Naval Week three status report
Good progress was made this week!The CSS Selma model from Bay Area Yards is cruising to completion awaiting a bit of touch up to the paint and the completion of the painting of the 'water' effect on...
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ACW Naval Week four status report
Progress continues with the ACW naval project. The big news is that CSS Selma is finished. You may remember that work started on the Selma a few weeks back. Assembly went quickly and then moved into...
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The Giants have landed! Unboxing the Staaken and Handley Page 0/400 heavy...
The long awaiting heavy bombers from Ares Games Kickstarter campaign have arrived! It was a longer than expected wait...but the goods arrived in today's post. How did they look? Pretty darn good!Found...
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ACW Naval Week Five Status Report
okay, it's been a busy, hectic week for a number of reasons, so this week's update is moe of a photo montage of what's been going on. Progress is being made, some models are nearing completion while a...
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ACW Naval update week six
Another quick photo log update documenting activity on the blog. Lots of little tasks have been completed. This means a couple of items are 'done' with many more limping on towards completion. It is...
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More from Shapeways - mortar barges in (Not) 1/600
The mortar boat is a bit of an odd duck for tabletop gaming. They can't move on their own. The odds of actually hitting a moving ship are ridiculously low and the mortar boat has almost no capacity to...
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