tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post327544436401188418..comments2022-07-24T23:54:53.284-05:00Comments on Come Sail Away: Spanish Fleet PhotosBrianWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-72772836403829252032017-03-27T21:29:05.962-05:002017-03-27T21:29:05.962-05:00I promise to take some more pictures when I get ba...I promise to take some more pictures when I get back home. I took about 250 photos while at the Mariner's Museum today (3/27/17), but will have to cull out the shaky ones before I can publish them. That might be a separate page for the blog though.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-84248661010137735852017-03-26T23:19:33.067-05:002017-03-26T23:19:33.067-05:00He will still do them on order. And his prices hav...He will still do them on order. And his prices have dropped a bit over the last two years. As I said he is very talented. But he does search the blogs and pages for new ideas. He got the towing ships boats from me, and I'm expecting to see my split dolphin spike rig on the American fleet he says he will build. It's ok, I don't mind, except when someone comments that I copied him. That hurts. I love his terrain and now he collaborates with a friend with a commercial 3D printer so he can reproduce the terrain he makes. I have been tempted as well.<br />Be well Brian and take more pictures. I want to see the rest of your stuff.<br />VolA Miniatures Hobby Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955521215153908012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-53252464382766175602017-03-19T21:00:41.711-05:002017-03-19T21:00:41.711-05:00Oh, I didn't consider it as ragging, I assure ...Oh, I didn't consider it as ragging, I assure you! No, they were from a fellow gamer. I'll be the first to admit, when I'm trying to fish a line around and under the ratlines from the mizzenmast I think to myself, "So, who'll ever notice if I rig it like a British ship?" The answer is always, "Me. I will, and I'll know it's wrong. If I'm doing all this work I might as well do it right." I am glad to know that there are other people out there besides me who notice it too.<br /><br />I've looked at Julian's stuff, and he does really good brush work. Honestly, it's better than mine because I've never learned to work with washes and such. I've looked at his website, and some of the prices for finished prodcts can seem to be a bit much. I guess it is a question of how much our time is worth, really. I was looking at a website one time that listed 1st Rates for about 195 Euros (at the time, say $225). When my wife looked at it, her response was, "That's not a bad price given all the work you put into one." Knowing how frugal she is, I was flabbergasted.<br /><br />Coming back to Julian though, I have thought about buying some buildings and forts from him, but never have. He used to have a line of disabled ships, but I haven't seen those in a while.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-89233209271569704002017-03-19T12:20:06.824-05:002017-03-19T12:20:06.824-05:00Didn't mean to rag Brian. I thought they might...Didn't mean to rag Brian. I thought they might have been from someone who builds for profit like Julian (ModelJShips). Rory and I got on his case a few years back for rigging all of his ships like the British and then charging rediculous prices. Now he posts photos of his stuff on all the blogs and Facebook group pages to get free advertizing. He doesn't game at all. Just strikes some of us wrong. But he is definitely talented. <br />I understand what you mean. Around 30 of my first ships are not rigged correctly. Rory (devsdoc) pointed it out to me and that's how we became friends. I keep meaning to rerig them but....there are so many new ships to build! 😕<br />Keep it up. Looking forward to San Nicolas.<br />VolA Miniatures Hobby Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955521215153908012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-79473047236171644362017-03-18T22:10:21.596-05:002017-03-18T22:10:21.596-05:00Vol,
I actually bought the ships 12-15 years ago w...Vol,<br />I actually bought the ships 12-15 years ago when I was just getting back into naval gaming, and couldn't build as fast as I do now. He wanted to get into an even more expensive hobby (auto racing, I think), so I bought all of his ships based on photographs he sent me. Honestly, I don't even remember his name now. At the time, I looked at the paint jobs and overall rigging in the photos, without focusing on the smaller details like that. <br /><br />I know that they're not rigged correctly, and have told myself more than once that I should correct them. Generally, I do that when I have to do some maintenance/repair work on them. As the Spanish ships don't get brought out very much, they haven't had the wear and tear of other fleets. I guess that would fall under the "Someday..." tag.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-66733060296043795992017-03-18T13:30:43.845-05:002017-03-18T13:30:43.845-05:00Very nice Brian. I would let the person you are bu...Very nice Brian. I would let the person you are buying these models from know that Spanish ships were not rigged like British and American ships of the period. The mizzen is rigged wrong. Yours are all correct. I just think if someone is going to sell these ships, they should make the effort to get the details right. You have an impressive fleet.<br />Regards,<br />VolA Miniatures Hobby Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955521215153908012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-67630388652089955742017-03-17T12:00:56.830-05:002017-03-17T12:00:56.830-05:00Oh, and I forgot to say that all of those will be ...Oh, and I forgot to say that all of those will be pictured eventually. Watch this space, as they say.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-75725764911568278892017-03-17T11:59:53.172-05:002017-03-17T11:59:53.172-05:00Thanks Ken. I actually wanted to publish that to ...Thanks Ken. I actually wanted to publish that to the Naval Wargames community, but wasn't sure how. So, it got inflicted on you instead.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-55938044854813403892017-03-17T11:58:52.665-05:002017-03-17T11:58:52.665-05:00The Spanish are actually the smallest of the main ...The Spanish are actually the smallest of the main battleleets. My French and British number 21 each (right now). The Dutch, Russians, and US only have a few ships each. There's 19 unrated warships (brigs, sloops, cutters, etc) and then 15 merchants of varying sizes. I haven't counted terrain, forts, troops and that sort of stuff yet.BrianWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381316332364595094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-12221284300715690142017-03-17T05:06:06.135-05:002017-03-17T05:06:06.135-05:00Gorgeous stuff Brian, great collection Gorgeous stuff Brian, great collection Yarkshire Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516015825025602739.post-62322906903218325692017-03-16T23:51:15.768-05:002017-03-16T23:51:15.768-05:00Very nice.. looks like you have been busy.. Very nice.. looks like you have been busy.. Bryce Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026984108000236449noreply@blogger.com