Base sizes for 1/1200 Napoleonic ships?

Terrible Tim · Post by **Terrible Tim** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:32 pm

What are the common basing sizes for 1/1200 Napoleonic ships?

TT.

CA-68 · Post by **CA-68** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:31 am

I use bases made from sheet styrene, though some ready made ones are out there. I use a 2 1/2 inch base for most smaller ships of the line (74-80 guns) and 3 inch for bigger ships, like Santimissa Trinidad, about 1 1/4 wide (i want them wide enough rigging wont bang together when the ships are side by side)

Engage the enemy more closely!!

Tim

Terrible Tim · Post by **Terrible Tim** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:52 pm

Thanks Tim. What rules are you using?

TT.

CA-68 · Post by **CA-68** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:34 am

At the moment, i am not real sure (i had a thread a while back asking that very question!) but am leaning towards Signal Close Action from Langton Miniatures.
Napoleonics are a sideline for me, behind WWII Pacific naval, but i gotta admit, i have a soft spot for Nelson checkered 74s blazing away at each other!

Terrible Tim · Post by **Terrible Tim** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:39 pm

I am personally waiting for the release of WH Historical's Trafalgar (Feb 2009).

Do you have many Napoleonic ships? I have 14 ships of different sizes, mainly English. Also, I could not find any treads with pictures of ships, have you seen any on this forum?

TT.

CA-68 · Post by **CA-68** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:37 pm

At the moment, I only have 9 Napoleonic vessels, mostly RN, but a couple french 74s and Santissima Trinidad. I love Napoleonics, but they are definately more demanding to build and paint than, say, WWII ships. There are some good sites on painting and rigging them, and the book "Asembly, Painting and Rigging of Napoleonic Naval Vessels in Scale 1/1200" by Langton Miniatures is well worth its price tag, it helped me tremendously. I am still primarily a WWII naval buff, but 74s and frigates are a nice break from cruisers and destroyers in the Solomons....from time to time!

Napoleonic vessels quickly become an obsesion. There are some amazing books on the subject, both of the ships themselves and of the wars they fought in. What is the story on that rules set you mentioned?

Tim

Terrible Tim · Post by **Terrible Tim** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:12 am

I agree Tim. Napoleonic ships are a "classic" gaming period, in my oppinion.
I will keep an eye out for that painting book that you recommended.

TT.