These little vessels were the largest class of ships boats, used to move people and supplies between ship and shore.
At first I tried painting hair on the crew's heads, just little dabs of paint, but it made it too hard to notice them. They stand out better while bald. Clearly the scurvy is raging in their ship, let's hope they are pulling for a shore rich with citrus fruits.
Here are a couple comparison shots, with a 14 gun cutter and a 40 gun frigate, also Langton models.
Wow! This is great James. I had kicked around the idea of modeling some of the GHQ ships boats like this. I didn't even realize Langton had these packs.
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They were a recent discovery for me too, and a pleasant one. Now I just need to figure out how the sailed cutters in set are supposed to look. Their sails are a little funky shaped, and I am trying to find good visual references.
ReplyDeleteNothing like ships boats set on the base to give the larger ship a sense of scale though. I wish GHQ sold their boats, and anchors as well, as separate packs.
James, have you tried molding some of your own? I'm experimenting with it now. I bought some two part rubber mold compound from Micromart. I made a mold from the last Ghq boat sprue I had left. Then I melted down a few old damaged minis and poured them. They weren't perfect, but with some filing, a little putty, and some paint, I think they are seviceable.
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That's great idea Vol, you should post some pictures when you're done with them! I wonder if I should try to make a cast of a hull or two before building and painting, to give myself a spare to work up into a wreck. I don't have any experience with casting, so you'll have to let me now how your experience with it goes.
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