My latest project, ACW Riverine, has taken very little time
to complete painting. The wintry weather helped greatly by confining me to home
for a number of days. The miniature ships proved quick and easy to paint, the
detail was clear and the only difficulty was the planked decking (I’ve had
enough of painting long, thin lines!). I have not ‘pimped’ the models by adding
masts, deck crew or flags etc., but I might do this sometime in the future.
The Union flotilla (above) has 3 large ironclads, and I can
foresee that the USS Benson (second from the right) will prove to be lethal in future
actions. The black and white USS Blackhawk (far right) looks impressively large, but is
lightly armed. The others are fairly weak wooden vessels.
The Rebel flotilla (above) also has 3 smaller ironclads, but
the sub-like CSS Manasas only has a single forward facing gun. The large paddle-steamer,
CSS Selma (far left) , is again undergunned.
Finally, I painted the various markers and buildings etc. I
really like the Sub and TBoat models. The damage (circle) markers are to be
placed on the fleet sheets, so I painted them in bright colours so they can be
easily seen. The fire markers look better than I expected because my previous
attempts at painting fire have never given the right impression. In addition, I
have prepared the necessary island and sandbar features for the game.
So, I now have all I need for my first Hammerin’ Iron game!
I’m already beginning to think about future purchases; I need a turreted
monitor ironclad for the Union, I must get a Medium Fort, some army artillery
would be nice, maybe the CSS Albemarle......
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