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A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

NSL Carrier Assets Primed

I spent yesterday evening assembling the heavy carrier and two escort carriers. The heavy carrier was a right royal pain in the 'arris to put together.This evening they got a blast of grey primer.



Heavy carrier with a 15mm NAC trooper to show the size


The heavy carrier is a weighty beast. I've now glued in a 2" acrylic peg, reinforced at the join with the ship using a short collar of 5/32" brass tubing. For painting the ship I've got a 4" length of 3/16" brass tubing. When I go to use the ship for gaming, I'll need to add another short length of 5/32" tube as reinforcement.

Escort carriers


Awaiting assembly are the light carrier, battleship and battlecruiser. I'll probably assemble them tomorrow evening (I need a break from superglue!). I'm taking the fighters and my extra NAC heavy cruiser to work tomorrow to prep.

Going back to basing the fighters, it seems that everyone agrees that 3 fighters on a large hex looks best, which is what I was leaning towards anyway. When I do them, I'll probably play around with different formations to give a bit of variety.




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8 comments:

  1. The Happy Whisk11 December 2013 at 21:39

    I like how your paints are organized in the back there. I have similar set up with my bake boxes.

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  2. Curt11 December 2013 at 21:52

    God, those look like great ungainly things to try to put together AND all in white metal too! Yikes! Good on you, girl.

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  3. david bromley12 December 2013 at 00:40

    I those ships! They remind me of the only part I liked from Starship Troopers the movie.... the starships!

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  4. Clint12 December 2013 at 08:18

    Good stuff. I have a NSL fleet to paint as well I shall enjoy seeing your colour selection.

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  5. Michael Awdry12 December 2013 at 11:03

    Warming up nicely!

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  6. Carl 12 December 2013 at 15:39

    Love the look of these ships. Look forward to seein the fleet assembled and painted.

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  7. PanzerKaput12 December 2013 at 22:36

    Great work and I do like the NSL ships they look like the ones in B5

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  8. Ray Rousell13 December 2013 at 20:28

    Nice gluing Tamsin!

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