Russo-Japanese Naval War 1904-05

[fsn]

Get thee behind me!

[pierre the shy]

Saw another update about Navwar today - evidently they are now running through existing stock as Tony is still not able to use his casting machinery 

So if you do need anything from him now is hour apparently, and be sure to advise alternatives as stuff is going fast:

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=574459

Yes, the link goes to a thread about "the other Partisan show 2023", but if you scroll past that you will see the Navwar update......don't ask me why it was posted there...welcome to TMP! 

Paul R - I have a cunning plan to source a few more 1/3000 goodies - only if required of course 

[paulr]

Painted integral bases on the torpedo boats

Sorted ships on to bases ready for basing

Continuing to finalise Ship Damage Summaries (SDS), making slow but steady progress

Up to 9^th Torpedo Boat Division of 21

[paulr]

Ships based

Now I've got no excuse to not continue finalising Ship Damage Summaries (SDS)

[paulr]

Finalised the Japanese Ship Damage Summaries (SDS)

Now I just need to check the Russians 

[paulr]

Made a good start on checking the Russian Ship Damage Summaries (SDS)

Painted the wakes and waves on the latest Japanese battleships and cruisers

Smaller vessels still to do

[paulr]

Finally got a chance today to tidy up the sea around the cast bases of the torpedo boats

For some reason they hadn't blended in as well as the other batches

Fortunately the new batch of basing mix matched the old batch pretty closely

Wakes and waves for the smaller vessels will get done tomorrow when the basing mix is fully dry

[paulr]

Wakes and waves done on smaller Japanese vessels

Pictures of the last batch

Japanese 3^rd Squadron

Ironclad, Armoured & Protected cruisers



Protected & Unprotected cruisers, Gunboats



2^nd & 3^rd class torpedo boats

[paulr]

And that is the last of the ships for this project painted

	Russians	Japanese
Battleships & Cruisers	41	36
Smaller vessels	20	46
Total	61	82

[paulr]

Next on this project will be, in no particular order:

• Finalising the Ship Damage Summaries (SDS)
• Working on the dozen or so historic scenarios
• Building Port Arthur - at the ground scale used it will be an approximately 3', 4', 5' triangle in the north west corner of the table
• Developing a campaign - including some better pre-war decisions by the Russians

[Steve J]

More excellent work there Paul .

[fred.]

Great stuff Paul - an impressive pair of fleets.

Hopefully this is wrong, but is Matsushima (first pic, right had side) the right way round? Seems odd to have the turret at the back, and looks different to the two above it.

Building Port Arthur - at the ground scale used it will be an approximately 3', 4', 5' triangle in the north west corner of the table

Just a little extra for the project then!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hopefully this is wrong, but is Matsushima (first pic, right had side) the right way round? Seems odd to have the turret at the back, and looks different to the two above it.

To quote Wiki
Matsushima differed from her sister ships primarily in the location of her main gun, which was situated behind the superstructure instead of in the bow.

Anyway great work.

[fred.]

To quote Wiki
Matsushima differed from her sister ships primarily in the location of her main gun, which was situated behind the superstructure instead of in the bow.

Anyway great work.

Interesting design choice! Was the aim that when they operated as a squadron they could cover all directions?

[paulr]

Interesting design choice! Was the aim that when they operated as a squadron they could cover all directions?

That was indeed the plan

I must admit to being a bit confused when first sorting the models

It's nice to know some people are looking in detail