1/2400th US Ironclads

Just a few US Ironclads that I have painted up and posted before, but now on little bases.



Left to right, USS Dictator, USS Dunderburg and USS Puritan.

I made things!

I’ve been rather busy with work and other ‘real world’ nonsense recently, but have finally managed to find the time to do a little post.

I’ve been bashing on with my ill guided 1/2400^th scale naval project recently, and as well as painting up a bunch of models from Tumbling Dice (I’ll post up some picts at some point) I realised that I there were a fair few ships that I couldn’t actually buy models for. I thought to myself, ‘1/2400^th? That’s really diddilly. I recon I could do that.’ So I did.

First up, and for the Americans, the Ironclad Frigate USS New Ironsides

Fallowing her in-line, the Armoured Ram-Cruiser ‘USS/CSS Stonewall’

A little more random, a generic box-battery ship. Brazil had a few like this. I really don’t like the model though, and can’t see me using it much.

And now, proving that I am a little too obsessed with the Peruvian Navy, The Monitor BAP Manco Capac

BAP  Atahuallpa

And the delightful Peruvian built monitor/gunboat, BAP Victoria

And a group shot

What do you all think? I was generally chuffed with them to be honest. I’ll put up painted pictures of these and others soon.

Great Eastern – Painted!

 Great Eastern – Painted!

^ I’ve finally finished painting my model of the Great Eastern. Yay!  I was really excited about this model; in fact it is the single reason that I started this project.

^ Just to see how big this ship was, here it is in scale with some other ships.

^ And here are Brunel’s three transatlantic steamers alongside each other, the Great Western, Great Britain and the Great Eastern.

Hope you like it.

Mr Marx

Brunel's Sea Monster

Hey All

I’ve just finished a model of one of my favourite ships, Brunel’s SS Great Britain.  

 

I couldn’t find a model of this ship in 1/2400 scale, so I converted one from Thoroughbred Figures 1/600 model of the Confederate blockade runner ‘Banshee’. The two ships were both constructed along the same hull plan with a very similar hull to beam ratio, and Banshee was just about a quarter of the length of the Great Eastern. I simply drilled holes at points along the centreline of the hull for the six masts, five funnels and the flag pole, which I then added from brass and plastic rod. I think she looks the part, if not as a model at least as a gaming peice.

I should have it painted over the weekend, and when I do I’ll pop up a few pictures of her, along with others of the Great Western and Great Britain.

Marx

USS Abraham Lincoln and two Sidewheeler Corvettes

Three more ships finished.

The USS Lincoln, a 20 Gun Sidewheeler Frigate.

And two as yet unnamed Corvettes.

And comparison shot with the Dictator.

All ships are again from TD.

Ironclads: USS Dictator and USS Colossus

The next two ships for the North Atlantic Fleet, the USS Dictator and the USS Colossus. Both are from TD.

The USS Dictator is a powerful seagoing Monitor armed two 15” smoothbores in a Coles turret.  

The USS Colossus, also known as the USS Kalamazoo, is another seagoing monitor, but with less armour than the Dictator and two turrets both mounting a pair of 11” guns.

And a scale picture with the Dunderberg.

USS Dunderberg

Good evening everyone,

I’ve painted and built and painted the flagship for the United States North Atlantic Fleet, the Casemate Frigate USS Dunderberg. 

I’m my little contra-timeline the war fears between the Union and England matirialise at the end of the Confederate War of Succession, and as such the Dunderberg is not sold to France, and rather serves in a career as the flagship of the North Atlantic Fleet.

At the time of her launch she was the longest wooden ship afloat and arguably one of the most powerful warships afloat in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dunderberg_%281865%29

This model is 1:2400 scale. I couldn’t find a model of the Dunderberg in this scale so I decided to scratch build one. I’ve never made a small scale ship from scratch before, but It didn’t turn out to be too difficult. Its made of card, a paperclip, a small brass tube and a fair bit of maths. I used card because its easy to work with than plasticard, and it was within arms reach at the time. Considering the model is less than 2” long I don’t think it looks too bad and should make a nice gaming peice.

What do you think?

‘It’s been a while’ and “Anglo-American War – 1/2400 Ironclads – USS Dunderberg”

Hello Everyone.

Sorry for the lack of Posts, I have been busy with some essay writing for the past month or so, so sadly haven’t had the time to get any posts up or really anything Wargaming related finished.

But all that’s soon to change. I expect over the next few weeks to finish my ‘gang’ for the Necromunda/Gorkamorka campaign that I am soon going to be running and to get my VSF Russians looking a little more up together and ship-shape.

First however, A sort of spur of the moment project that I got a little over enthusiastic over the last few days, the 1865 Anglo-American war in 1/2400 scale. I’m doing American Navy and a Friend of mine is taking care of the British and perhaps the French if they want to join in.v

Expect a fair few pictures in the coming week...or next week if the postman is slow.

Because I had to order things, I decided that my first leap ever into 1/2400 scale naval war gaming should also be my first ever scratch-built ship. Because I couldn’t find one anywhere else in the right scale, my version of the USS Dunderberg.

Before you judge, it’s my first go at a scrachbuild and its only 2” long, so this is a super close up. I’m holding judgement if it’s a ‘keeper’ or not until it’s got a nice lick of paint and I’m holding it at arm’s length, or better still watching it on the table blasting apart the Royal Navy.

It’s made of cardstock (because its easier to cut than plasticard and it was within arms reach when I was on the sofa), a paperclip, a piece of copper pipe, some glue, polyfiller, a Wikipedia entry and a calculator. 

Marx.