REBELS AND REDCOATS-War in the colonies
FLEET ACTION
Well I got hold of BlackSeas with the thought of adding a new dimension to my war of independence. I dont know too much about the naval engagements of the war apart from the fact that it was still a British vs french affair for the most part.Once I opened the box I put the ships together and painted them up and forgot about them for a month. Than I had a day off and thought how about that rigging. Oh God why did I do it. Because it looks ok at the end. I spent most of the day doing one with my sausage fingers. The second one was much quicker. Once you get going it’s a faster experience but God it’s tedious. Only 8 more to go. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Stringy bits done
Finished model. A bit ratty but it will do for first attempt at rigging.
Do I really have to do all of them?
Great expansion in the American Revolution, @denzien – although those ships indeed look like a lot of work. Re: French and British, it sounds like you’re talking about the Battle of Chesapeake Capes, which would iundeed look epic on a gaming table. American “naval” action in this war (as I’m sure you know) was mostly privateers – USS Bonhomme Richard, etc. The plus side there would be you only need two ships or so at a time. The only other exception with which I’m familiar is the Battle of Valcour Island (11 October 1776) – although these wouldn’t be the… Read more »
Thanks for the feedback on this. Yeah I knew it was mostly privateers causing trouble with the French being the main issue for the Royal Navy. I’ll have to look into the encounters you mentioned. I’m familiar with Chesapeake Capes and Penobscot but not the particulars. The Black Seas game concentrates on 1812 for the US more than the revolution. I’ll have to look at the encounters that happened and see if the scenarios in the book match any of them.