Italo-Turkish & First Balkan Naval Wars

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[Matt J]

Top stuff Paul!

[Techno]

Super stuff ! 

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Just as well the KuK Marine decided to use the names of former rulers for their battleships rather than for their torpedo boats - trying to fit "Erzherzog Ferdinand Max" instead of "74T" on a destroyer sized base would be challenging  

I did check the length of some of the labels when I was making them
There are a few Italian ones that are nearly as long
A few of the Ottoman destroyer names only just fit

Thanks all

Labels glued on bases for next couple of batches
I will hopefully get them based tonight 

[paulr]

I got the next couple of batches based last night

This morning I dry brushed the waves and wakes

Unfortunately it looks as though I will be waiting 6-7 days for varnishing weather, but at least we aren't getting the really heavy rains and flooding they have had up north
I hope the forum members in Auckland and Northland are managing to keep dry

Tonight some of the ships will make their first appearance on table in the Battle of Elli

[paulr]

The completion of these two batches marks the end of this project

I have painted and based the following:

Ottomans	43
Greeks	18
Bulgarians	7
Italians	49
Austro-Hungarians	39
Total	156

[paulr]

Tonight some of the ships will make their first appearance on table in the Battle of Elli

A quick AAR can be found here
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15361.msg228618.html#msg228618

[d_Guy]

Nice to see the ships in action -  clouds of torpedoes, the smell of cordite, careers made or destroyed... nice!    Ian commented about the great looking shell splash markers, are they commercial or something you created?

[paulr]

Home made, a short nail covered in filler (sparkle), painted blue then heavy white dry brush

[paulr]

The weather cooperated so I got the last two batches varnished 

I was busy terrain building so didn't have time to take any pictures 
Hopefully tomorrow

I'm building some walled compounds to bulk out my 'desert' buildings ready for a refight of the First Battle of Gaza next weekend marking the centennial. We will be refighting the attack by the Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division from the north and east.

[paulr]

I finally got a chance to take the last of the pictures

The last of the Italians; Battleships, Armoured Cruisers and Protected Cruisers


The last of the Austro-Hungarians; Battleships, Armoured Cruiser, Scout Cruiser, Destroyers and Torpedo boats

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Simply stunning Sir.

[Techno]

 

Cheers - Phil

[KTravlos]

Good show.

[soheitb]

It looks beautiful!! inspiring!!!

How OCD should one be to scratchbuild a fleet, i wonder.....