@Charles:
This is why France should have its own unitsÂ
Actually HBG… a war gaming online store is coming out with a French set! I always thought that the southern France naval units on AA Europe (cruiser and destroyer) should technically belong to the axis… to convey the strong Vichy France naval force in the med that Churchill ended up attacking in fear the germans would take over the ships.
@Charles:
Exquisite!Â
You ought to sell some of these no joke. I am sure you can get a lot of money for them on eBay for instance.
Thanks Charles, glad you think they are worthy enough for something like that. I just am a history buff and like the accuracy and historical reference of certain units! makes the game more fun.
wow man they way you have them photo’d its like they are being assembled painted and presented straight out of a factory! they look so impressive all in rows together this must have been a lot of work! did you just paint one color at a time per unit just cause of the sheer volume of units ? The british paratroopers and special forces look very cool! love the burgundy beret hats! hats off to you Spitfire! are we going to see you tackle the germans or americans next??
@John:
jwo, how long does it take you to paint and trick out one ship?
These ships are so impressive.
Superb job on these.
Thanks John. some of the mod ships take the longest…usually about two evenings at home 3 hrs each…so 6 total. They may look like they take awhile with all the little accessories and stuff but its not that bad. Then just the regular painted pieces I can get done in a bout a hour or so. Back ends up going first as I’m sure you know to JB! hunched over a table long enough painting these little pieces haha. You resume any more work on your personal armies JB?
So I continue with my concentration on British carrier power. The brits sure had some ugly looking carriers lol. The two carriers I have painted are the Hermes and Illustrious. This one I found interesting, the HMS Hermes. It was commission during ww1 but wasn’t finished till after the great war. Was later refitted for ww2 but was still considered “out dated” but necessity dictated her action! She had a MASSIVE super island structure…which almost looks like she will tip over by a strong gust of wind.
My construction for the Hermes was again built off a OOB US carrier Wasp class. I used some puddy filler to build up the side walls of the haul, and sanded the front to a nice tip at the bow of the ship as it has more of a boat shape for a carrier deck. The island was a extended glued island from the wasp class carrier, and the top tower I snipped off the back of a Royal oak british BB. I also added the sea plane retrieval crane which is quite a dominate feature on the back of the ship tower. Finally snipped off some county class cruiser turrets to add as the ships forward and rear AA guns. Was a fun mod to play with and I am happy with the result. Hope you guys enjoy!
