Micronaut Only Thread

[David F]

Here are a few recently of my painted Royal Navy models. They are of various schemes due to various timelines in service:

HMS King George V


HMS Rodney


HMS Valiant


HMS Ark Royal


HMS Exeter


HMS Hermes


David

[Roger55]

I'm,also interested in micronauts rules. GHQs house rulles were compared on antoher site ro GQ 3.

Well, since ODGW printed.its slick version of GQ with a set of charts that make it impossible for the US cruisers to do anything to the IJN Hiei or Kirishima at ** CENSORED **, I requeswted the revised charts be sent to me. So as is becoming so nausearingly common, instead or replacing the many charts that could not be corrected by pen work, they threw color PDF files at me . So after years of pestering them,
I threw them away. I don't pass junk on to others.

So that comparison was NOT a recomendation.

Are GHQ's rules club rules? Do they need a referee? How do they compare to Command at Sea by COA? How about GQ 1 and 2 ? Or Battle Stations by DG?

Do they have the ** CENSORED ** scenario among the ones includer? That's what I have, GHQs ** CENSORED ** and of course Cape Esperrance.

I've been painting Houston 1:900 to 1:1000 for quite a while and using Fire when Ready. The GHQs have been languishing with some of the other lead I won't finish painting in the closet among the boxes of over eager enthusiasm.

[whoa Mohamed]

David
Fantastic paint job really clean and nice ..great job sir....esp the CVs...Mikey

[Roger55]

That's strange. The forum system censored the name of one of the hardest surface actions in the Solomons campaign. What's wrong with Gua--da--ca--nal?

[ed*b]

It's the last 4 letters. No matter what word or phase those letters may be in, they are not allowed on this board. If you break up the letters with a dash or asterisk, it is okay.

[Roger55]

That's hilarious, ed*b. ** CENSORED ** is obscene but Gau-dal-ca-nal isn't. What is it called then Guadal as my friend calls it?

But I still want to know about Micronauts' house rules.

[Brigade Commander]

Roger65,

The only rules I have are GHQ's so I can't do a comparison. I can tell you that you do not need a Referee and that, believe it or not(!), there are none of the Soloman Islands engagements. Pretty cool how I got around the PITA censoring. The closest thing you get is Coral Sea. Coral Sea, Midway and Komandorski Island are the only Pacific battles listed. Cie la vie or Cie la guerre depending on how you look at it.

I have all the ships for both Savo Island and Cape Esperance either "at sea" or on the slips right now. Yet, as many find themselves, without an opponent. Guess I will remain a modeler.

[WWIICentral]

Hi All,

I've been on something of a Pacific Theater splurge lately as a result of my Son and I playing "War at Sea" until the wee hours of the morning. Tired of the horribly detailed and painted War at Sea miniatures, we decided to try some GHQ.

Here is my first foray into 1/2400 Naval Miniatures. Feedback appreciated.

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Kirishima


Arizona

[battlewagon]

Hi All,

I've been on something of a Pacific Theater splurge lately as a result of my Son and I playing "War at Sea" until the wee hours of the morning. Tired of the horribly detailed and painted War at Sea miniatures, we decided to try some GHQ.

Here is my first foray into 1/2400 Naval Miniatures. Feedback appreciated.

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Kirishima


Arizona

Here is some feedback for you: Wow!! Great Job!! What paints did you use? Did you use a wash or dry-brushing to bring out the detail?

[Roger55]

Those ships look spectacular. That has to be brush work with a much steadier hand than mine. Look at the shadows in the boat bottoms. Maybe you could do that with a black wash and a tissue; no, the capillary action would just pull it all out. I pretty sure that's Testors or an equivalent. Acrylic (the cheap stuff you get from Michaels that I have to use) just doesn't look like that. I've been painting Houston 1/1000 (or 1/900 or 1/1200, some where in there) Models, so I've become something of an expert in shaking hands and paint that is hard to thin.

Maybe I belong over on the Panzerschiffe site .

[Brigade Commander]

Yep. Definitely the right decision. Don't waste the time uploading pictures of my ships. Not even close to this standard!

[av8rmongo]

The coming year will certainly make me happy with the resurrection of GHQ's modern micronaut line but even that isn't enough. I just took the plunge and ordered one of Shapeway's 1/2400 scale JMSDF Hyuga class helicopter carrying destroyers. I spent the extra money and bought the highest quality material. The pictures I've seen of the cheaper material just don't inspire any confidence that they will come out looking like anything other than cheap board game pieces. I guess I'll find out if their best quality is good enough or if they'll be relegated to the Panzerschiffe dust bin.

Shipment will be "on or before July 5th." I'll keep you posted and send pictures when it arrives.

[sjolly75 H4]

The coming year will certainly make me happy with the resurrection of GHQ's modern micronaut line but even that isn't enough. I just took the plunge and ordered one of Shapeway's 1/2400 scale JMSDF Hyuga class helicopter carrying destroyers. I spent the extra money and bought the highest quality material. The pictures I've seen of the cheaper material just don't inspire any confidence that they will come out looking like anything other than cheap board game pieces. I guess I'll find out if their best quality is good enough or if they'll be relegated to the Panzerschiffe dust bin.

Shipment will be "on or before July 5th." I'll keep you posted and send pictures when it arrives.

Looking forward to seeing pictures - both pre- and post-painting! I've been looking at those for a while, but a little hesitant on getting them.

[jb]

The coming year will certainly make me happy with the resurrection of GHQ's modern micronaut line but even that isn't enough. I just took the plunge and ordered one of Shapeway's 1/2400 scale JMSDF Hyuga class helicopter carrying destroyers. I spent the extra money and bought the highest quality material. The pictures I've seen of the cheaper material just don't inspire any confidence that they will come out looking like anything other than cheap board game pieces. I guess I'll find out if their best quality is good enough or if they'll be relegated to the Panzerschiffe dust bin.

Shipment will be "on or before July 5th." I'll keep you posted and send pictures when it arrives.

Looking forward to seeing pictures - both pre- and post-painting! I've been looking at those for a while, but a little hesitant on getting them.

I'll second that

[Roger55]

I have a picture of the Eagle in Alexandria in December 1940 (if you can believe the caption) that appears to show a two tone or three tone camouflage sceme (tones of dark are hard to distinguish in BW photos, at least for me). There is also one from July 1940 that "may" show the same pattern faded or in more light.

The usual comments that one sees when the subject of camouflage is discussed is that the Med. was a free for all with captains slapping paint on to have something break up the lines and shadows and confuse the the enemy range finders (it turned out that only at close range did this "Dazzle" work). Thus, Montbatten Pink.

The only regularity that was acheived was in Western Appoaches escorts with camouflage designed to hide an escort from a U-boat as long as possible in low light situation..

Anyone have any comments or better knowleged than I do?