As a wargaming model it will do

 Got fed up with it. Couldn't find the ratlines at the right time so added them afterwards which involved cutting them to fit.  They don't sit right either but are good enough for a shove around the table model.

Frigate 90% - And not that happy with it

 I was happy with the painting and construction, but the rigging wasn't enjoyable for lots of reasons.  And lots of mistakes. Cutting the wrong thread. Trapping a piece of running rigging and not noticing.  The list goes on.  But happy to throw this down on the table and pretend to shoot shot at it.

I hate rigging

 Not feeling the love to do this one for some reason.  I am following the langton guide rather than JJs youtube and I am struggling a bit.  Possibly because I am heavy handed and the masts bend when I put any tension on the running rigging.  Anyway.  Sails go on tomorrow and then the lifts and yards to follow. Once that is on take the protective covering off the base and good to go.

Kiss Me Hardy - First time past the headland

So I threw two brigs on the table.  Took KMH, the companion guide for small ships "To Covet Glory", The AGC Movement wheel and table for controlling an AI Ship and some dice.

All laid out ready to go.  This is a 4' 6" x 2' board which I only really used 3'x2' of for this engagement

I had some small playing cards, which were quickly pressed into service

The turning circles were printed on paper rather than card. This let me bend or fold them out of the way when ships were in close proximty

The small ships companion makes small ship v small ship more viable.  Damage was constantly being added. A couple of of errors made, but an enjoyable game

The AI can very aggressive. "Blue" in in a position to deliver a bow rake, if timing is right and they reload quick enough.

One thing that I found was the need to read the narrative in some of the rules a little more as nested strings of rules aren't necessarily that clear (to me anyway)

Basing ships

 I threw these pictures up quickly but didn't put any text around them.

This was to try out some ideas.  The bases are from Fluid3D .  

On top of the base is some Vallejo water effect gel which was spread thinly with a paint brush and just left to dry. It is white until it dries so the picture below is only semi-cured.

For the next one, this is the same gel but has been tinted with some Vallejo Periscope colour.  Same method of application and left to dry.

Now I have seen them both fully cured and on a table, I prefer the plain base as the model stands out slightly more.  So I will probably do the rest in the same manner (and it is easy enough to take the gel off the base and redo the other one if needed).  More lessons identified for the Frigates which are being slowly progressed as I learn techniques using the brigs.

1/700th Age of Sail - Brig

 Wading through my stash of kits I found the Warlord Games "Frigates and Brigs".  Two frigates and four brigs.  I have the odd set of rules and I couldn't face the pile of 15mm Austrians I have to do so spent a day throwing one together and then looking at what I can do to improve the speed and/or look

First of the Brigs. Kit goes together very quickly. I painted this once I assembled the hull but for future ones I will paint as much on the sprue as possible.  White undercoat and then:

• VJ Old Wood.
• VJ Black Grey
• MiG Golden Yellow
• Army Painter Soft Tone - Over everything
• Army Painter Dark Tone - Just over the black.
• MiG Red
• VJ Flat Yellow Highlight (which is quite bright!)

Masts were painted and superglued in place

rigging added

Getting close to finished. This is 90% complete as I haven't put the ratlines on yet.

The second Brig has been started. I airbrushed as much as I could on the sprue (this is the frigate but you can see the idea)

Deck was painted separately and then fitted

Waiting for the next stage to be done which will be the cannon barrels and then the washes.

Modern Naval 1/700th Availability

Updated as at 19 Aug 12

Name	Class	Nation	Type	Pennant/VCS	Manufacturer
Akula	Akula	CIS	SSN		Hobby Boss
Lenin	Alfa	CIS	SS		Arii
Kiev	Kiev	CIS	CVG		Aoshima
Kiev	Kiev	CIS	CVG		Trumpeter
Kiev	Kiev	CIS	CVG		Aoshima
Minsk	Kiev	CIS	CVG		Aoshima
Minsk	Kiev	CIS	CVG		Trumpeter
Minsk	Kiev	CIS	CVG		Aoshima
Kilo	Kilo	CIS	SSK		Hobby Boss
Admiral Nakimov	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Dragon
Frunze	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Trumpeter
Kalanin	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Trumpeter
Kirov	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Trumpeter
Marshall Ushakov	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Dragon
Pyotr Veliky	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Dragon
Pyotr Veliky	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Dragon
Pyotr Veliky	Kirov	CIS	BCGN		Trumpeter
Krivak II	Krivak II	CIS	FF		Skywave
Admiral Kusnetsov	Kusnetsov	CIS	CVGN		Trumpeter
Nanuchka	Nanuchka	CIS			Dragon
Oscar II	Oscar II	CIS	SSBN		Hobby Boss
Marshall Ustinov	Slava	CIS	CG		Trumpeter
Moskva	Slava	CIS	CG		Trumpeter
Varyag	Slava	CIS	CG		Trumpeter
Vilna Ukraina	Slava	CIS	CG		Trumpeter
Boevoy	Sovremenny	CIS	DD		Skywave
Sovremenny	Sovremenny	CIS	DDG	DDG-434	Dragon
Sovremenny	Sovremenny	CIS	DDG	DDG-618?	Skywave
Typhoon	Typhoon	CIS	SSBN		Hobby Boss
Typhoon	Typhoon	CIS	SSBN		Dragon
Admiral Chabanenko	Udaloy	CIS	DD		Trumpeter
ADMIRAL ZAKHAROV	Udaloy	CIS	DD		Skywave
Udaloy	Udaloy	CIS	DD		Skywave
Abukuma	Abukuma	JMSDF	DE	DE-229	Hasegawa
Chikuma	Abukuma	JMSDF	DE	DE-233	Hasegawa
Jintsu	Abukuma	JMSDF	DE	DE-230	Hasegawa
Oyodo	Abukuma	JMSDF	DE	DE-231	Hasegawa
Sendai	Abukuma	JMSDF	DE	DE-232	Hasegawa
Tone	Abukuma	JMSDF	DE	DE-234	Hasegawa
Asagiri	Asagiri	JMSDF	DD	DD-151	Skywave
Ashigara	Atago	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-178	Skywave
Atago	Atago	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-177	Skywave
Yoshino	Chikugo	JMSDF	DE	DE-223	Skywave
Haruna	Haruna	JMSDF	DDH	DDH-141	Skywave
Hiei	Haruna	JMSDF	DDH	DDH-142	Skywave
Harushio	Harushio	JMSDF	SS	SS-583	Hobby Boss
Hatakaze	Hatakaze	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-171	Skywave
Shimakaze	Hatakaze	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-172	Skywave
Hatsuyuki	Hatsuyuki	JMSDF	DD	DD-122	Skywave
Hyuga	Hyuga	JMSDF	DDH	DDH-181	Aoshima
Chokai	Kongo	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-176	Hasegawa
Kirishima	Kongo	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-174	Hasegawa
Kirishima	Kongo	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-174	Skywave
Kongo	Kongo	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-173	Hasegawa
Kongo	Kongo	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-173	Skywave
Myoko	Kongo	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-175	Hasegawa
Myoko	Kongo	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-175	Skywave
Minegumo	Minegumo	JMSDF	DDK	DD-116	Skywave
Harusame	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-102	Skywave
Harusame	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-102	Skywave
Kirisame	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-104	Aoshima
Murasame	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-101	Skywave
Murasame	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-101	Skywave
Murasame	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-101	Aoshima
Samidare	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-106	Skywave
Yudachi	Murasame	JMSDF	DD	DD-103	Skywave
Ohsumi	Osumi	JMSDF	LST	LST-4001	Tamiya
Shimokita	Osumi	JMSDF	LST	LST-4002	Tamiya
Oyashio	Oyashio	JMSDF	SS	SS-590	Hobby Boss
Setoshio	Oyashio	JMSDF	SS	SS-599	Arii
Shirane	Shirane	JMSDF	DDH	DDH-143	Skywave
Soryu	Soryu	JMSDF	SS	SS-501	Skywave
Asakaze	Tachikaze	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-169	Skywave
Sawakase	Tachikaze	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-170	Skywave
Tachikaze	Tachikaze	JMSDF	DDG	DDG-168	Skywave
Onami	Takanami	JMSDF	DD	DD-111	Skywave
Onami	Takanami	JMSDF	DD	DD-111	Aoshima
Takanami	Takanami	JMSDF	DD	DD-110	Skywave
Asagumo	Yamagumo	JMSDF	DDK	DD-115	Skywave
Yamagumo	Yamagumo	JMSDF	DE	DD-113	Skywave
Shi Lang		PLAN	CV		Trumpeter
Type 033		PLAN	SS		Hobby Boss
Type 039A		PLAN	SS		Hobby Boss
HMS Astutue	Astute	RN	SS		Hobby Boss
HMS Ark Royal (1991)	Invincible	RN	CVH	R-07	Dragon
HMS Invincible	Invincible	RN	CVH	R-05	Dragon
HMS Tireless	Trafalgar	RN	SSN	S-88	Arii
HMS Trafalgar	Trafalgar	RN	SSN	S-107	Arii
HMS Triumph	Trafalgar	RN	SSN	S-93	Dragon
HMS Turbulent	Trafalgar	RN	SSN	S-87	Arii
HMS Antelope	Type 21	RN	FF		Dragon
HMS Newcastle	Type 42	RN	DD	D-87	Dragon
HMS Sheffield	Type 42	RN	DD	D-89	Dragon
HMS Sheffield	Type 42	RN	DD	D-89	Dragon
HMS Sheffield	Type 42	RN	DD	D-89	Dragon
HMS Exeter	Type 42 Batch 2	RN	DD	D-89	Dragon
HMS Liverpool	Type 42 Batch 2	RN	DD		Dragon
HMS Manchester	Type 42 Batch 3	RN	DD		Dragon
HMS York	Type 42 Batch 3	RN	DD		Dragon
HMS Daring	Type 45	RN	DD		Dragon
HMS Dragon	Type 45 Batch 2	RN	DD		Dragon
Kang Ding	La Fayette	TAIWAN	FF		Bronco
USS Albany	Albany	USN	CG	CG-10	Dragon
USS Arleigh Burke	Arleigh Burke	USN	DDG		Hobby Boss
USS Arleigh Burke	Arleigh Burke	USN	DDG		Skywave
USS Cole	Arleigh Burke	USN	DDG		Dragon
USS Curtis Wilbur	Arleigh Burke	USN	DDG	DDG-54	Skywave
USS Porter	Arleigh Burke - Flight II	USN	DDG		Skywave
USS Pinckney	Arleigh Burke - Flight IIA	USN	DDG	DDG-91	Dragon
USS Roosevelt	Arleigh Burke - Flight IIA	USN	DDG	DDG-80	Dragon
USS Blue Ridge - 1997	Blue Ridge	USN	LCC	LCC-19	Trumpeter
USS Blue Ridge - 2004	Blue Ridge	USN	LCC	LCC-19	Trumpeter
USS Mount Whitney - 2004	Blue Ridge	USN	LCC	LCC-20	Trumpeter
USS Mount Witney - 1997	Blue Ridge	USN	LCC	LCC-20	Trumpeter
USS Enterprise	Enterprise	USN	CVN		Revell
USS Fort Worth	Freedom	USN	LCS	LCS-3	Dragon
USS Freedom	Freedom	USN	LCS	LCS-1	Dragon
USS Coronado	Independence	USN	LCS	LCS-4	CyberHobby
USS Independence	Independence	USN	LCS	LCS-2	CyberHobby
USS Missouri - 1991	Iowa	USN	BB		Trumpeter
USS New Jersey - 1983	Iowa	USN	BB		Trumpeter
USS Wisconsin - 1991	Iowa	USN	BB		Trumpeter
USS Knox	Knox	USN	FF		AFV Club
USS Long Beach	Long Beach	USN	CGN	CGN-9	Dragon
USS Dallas	Los Angeles	USN	SSN	SSN-700	Dragon
USS Los Angeles	Los Angeles	USN	SSN	SSN-688	Hobby Boss
USS San Franscisco	Los Angeles	USN	SSN	SSN-711	Hobby Boss
USS Greeneville	Los Angeles - Improved	USN	SSN	SSN-772	Hobby Boss
USS Nautilus	Nautilus	USN	SSN		Skywave
USS New York	New York	USN	LPD	LPD-21	Dragon
USS Abraham Lincoln	Nimitz	USN	CVN	CVN-72	Trumpeter
USS Carl Vinson	Nimitz	USN	CVN		Revell
USS Dwight D Eisenhower	Nimitz	USN	CVN	CVN-69	Trumpeter
USS John C Stennis	Nimitz	USN	CVN	CVN-74	Trumpeter
USS Nimitz	Nimitz	USN	CVN		Revell
USS Nimitz	Nimitz	USN	CVN	CVN-68	Trumpeter
USS Nimitz - 1975	Nimitz	USN	CVN	CVN-68	Trumpeter
USS Theodore Roosevelt	Nimitz	USN	CVN	CVN-71	Trumpeter
USS Ingraham	O.H Perry	USN	FFG	FFG-61	Dragon
USS Pegasus	Pegasus	USN	PHM	PHM-1	Dragon
USS Jimmy Carter	Seawolf	USN	SSN	SSN-3	Hobby Boss
USS Seawolf	Seawolf	USN	SSN	SSN-21	Hobby Boss
USS Chandler	Spruance	USN	DD	DDG-996	Dragon
USS Conolly	Spruance	USN	DD	DD-979	Dragon
USS John Rogers	Spruance	USN	DD		Arii
USS Oldendorf	Spruance	USN	DD		Arii
USS Spruance	Spruance	USN	DD	DD-963	Dragon
USS Bunker Hill	Ticonderoga	USN	CG		Arii
USS Mobile Bay	Ticonderoga	USN	CG	CG-53	Dragon
USS Mobile Bay	Ticonderoga	USN	CG	CG-54	Fujimi
USS Mobile Bay	Ticonderoga	USN	CG	CG-54	Arii
USS Monterey	Ticonderoga	USN	CG	CG-61	Dragon
USS Normandy	Ticonderoga	USN	CG	CG-60	Dragon
USS Phillipine Sea	Ticonderoga	USN	CG	CG-58	Dragon
USS Ticonderoga	Ticonderoga	USN	CG		Arii
USS Vella Gulf	Ticonderoga	USN	CG	CG-72	Arii
USS Yorktown	Ticonderoga	USN	CG		Arii
USS Phillipine Sea	Ticonderoga Flight II	USN	CG	CG-58	Dragon
USS Virginia	Virginia	USN	CGN	CGN-38	Dragon
USS Kearsage	Wasp	USN	LHD	LHD-3	Revell
USS Wasp	Wasp	USN	LHD	LHD-1	Hobby Boss