Micronaut Only Thread

[ACWBill]

Light Cruisers Caroline, Comus and Cordelia.

[regia-marina]

ACWBill, the pictures of your cruisers didn't come out. Would love to see them.

[ACWBill]

Let's see if they stick this time.

[redleg]

Great looking ships and bases!

[regia-marina]

ACWBill- They look great. Thanks for re-posting!

[Guroburov]

Wow, nice ships. Are those clear bases with some build-up and paint or fully painted that matches your table so nicely?

[regia-marina]

ACWBill- How are you attaching your ships to the bases? Or are they not attached?

[whenimaginationfails]

I updated my picture archive of 1/2400 modern warships after about eight months.



Each Monday I highlight one manufacturer. This week the miniatures are from GHQ.



Painters/photographers are included in the description. You can find the whole archive at When Imagination Fails.

[michaelw43]

Here are my predictions for GHQ's 2019-2020 new WWII Micronaut models:

USA escort carrier Long Island, early war appearance
UK battleship Duke of York, late war appearance
Japan heavy cruiser Maya, late war appearance
UK Fleet Air Arm aircraft (preferably Blackburn Skua, Fairey Albacore, Fairey Fulmar, Gloster Sea Gladiator, and Hawker Hurricane)

If there is a fifth one, France torpedo boat La Melpomene class.

Best Wishes to GHQ and all the Forum members,

Michael D. Waters/michaelw43

[ACWBill]

ACWBill- How are you attaching your ships to the bases? Or are they not attached?

I use Vallejo Water Gel, which I then texturize with dental tools. When it dries, I dry brush white for wave effects. Then a use Realistic water which I shade with food coloring (very small amounts will do). The gel also secures them to the base, which is a Litko product.

[regia-marina]

Thanks ACWBill!
whenimaginationfails- Good job on the carriers!

[whenimaginationfails]

Thanks, regia-marina, the painters did do a fantastic job.

[whenimaginationfails]

My thoughts on the future line up of modern ships:

The US and UK post-cold war ships that aren't being made by GHQ are fairly limited. Now that the Whidbey Island LPD, adding a Harpers Ferry LPD isn't pressing. The Navy hasn't decided on a new frigate design. Pretty much the only new ship that hasn't been done is the America LHA. For the UK, neither the Type 26 or 31 frigates are available. That pretty much leaves the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier.

For China, there are a lot of Type 056 corvettes and they have been exported. The Type 055 destroyer is also fitting out and would be a good counter to the Bunker Hill CGs. The latest Type 002 carrier is in trials, so it seems a bit soon.

For Japan, the Atago destroyers have been around for a while and the first Maya destroyer was launched as was the Asahi destroyer.

Finally for Russia, while they have few of the Gepard frigates, Vietnam has four and plans two more. The Tarantul corvette is widely used by Russia and a large number of countries including Vietnam. The Admiral Gorshkov, which looks very cool, has one active ship and six to fifteen are planned, so if not this year, then likely in the next few years.

So my picks are:

UK - Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
China - Type 056 corvette or Type 055 destroyer
Japan - Atago destroyer
Russia - Gepard frigate or Tarantul corvette

[CG2]

OK, I now predict that I'm not getting any better at guessing which Micronauts are going to be produced.....

[whenimaginationfails]

Two of five for the moderns isn't bad, CG2.