Post by Forum Admin on Oct 30, 2017 21:43:08 GMT
"My version of a Great Lakes British gunboat, from construction start to finish. It is not based on any particular boats, just cobbled together after viewing images on line. It is flat bottomed to sit flat on a battleboard and take part in a wargame, like for the battle of Crysler's Farm
I knew there was a reason for keeping that gun barrel from the Airfix British artillery set I bought 35 years ago. The gun carriage is supposed to be a sliding carronade type on a pivoting aiming thingie. Building this thing was more an exercise in how not do it. A real learning experience. Rigging. I hate it. The rat lines were scavenged from an ancient Mayflower model I stole from my brother and never assembled."
I knew there was a reason for keeping that gun barrel from the Airfix British artillery set I bought 35 years ago. The gun carriage is supposed to be a sliding carronade type on a pivoting aiming thingie. Building this thing was more an exercise in how not do it. A real learning experience. Rigging. I hate it. The rat lines were scavenged from an ancient Mayflower model I stole from my brother and never assembled."
