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A FISHING TRAWLER

3/19/2014

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I got the following ship from Hobby Lobby (wait until it is on half-price sale, which it is on a regular basis). A large fishing trawler, very handy for Interwar to present.
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First, I cut it down to waterline. That wasn't easy. I don't know what wood it is made of but that and the junk they put in the make it heavy (some kind of plaster I think) made it a hard job. I mounted it on a board cut to match the hull, and patched the ragged sections with wood putty. I then removed a lot of the excess deck detail, because that detail would gotten in the way of moving the figure around (I do the same with my sailing ship and leave off the yards and sails on the bigger ones, otherwise it is too hard to move figures around with my big fat fingers). In doing so I unseated the superstructure leaving me with this....
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I put the superstructure back on and place a few miniatures on it. Yes, they look about right for the size of the ship. I don't know about the superstructure though. The funnel looks a bit too modern for Interwar or Pulp.
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A close up of the miniatures on the trawler.
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OK the superstructure is going to have to go. I can't place a miniature on each side sothe figure stands flat on the deck. You can also tell I didn't do a perfect job cutting it down to waterline. There is a slight lean to the port.
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I'll need to redo the superstructure, a little smaller with a more rounded funnel. More in a much later post.
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GASLIGHT AT WINTER WAR 2015- Part 1 the Confedrate Aircraft

12/2/2013

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For the past two years I have run a GASLIGHT game at Winter War in Champaign, Illinois.

In 2012 I ran
http://mysteriousbill.weebly.com/2/post/2012/01/winter-war-part-21.html

In 2013 I ran
http://mysteriousbill.weebly.com/2/post/2013/01/gaslight-at-winter-war-40.html

In 2014 I shall run TO KILL A LEVIATHAN (more about that in a later post).

But in 2015 I want to run something different, an air/sea battle with airships, ornithopters, backpack steam-powered wings, steam helicopters, steam launches, and a good size steamship to serve as the main target.

I've been collecting what I need for this game for a number of years and I think I'm ready to start putting things together.
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I've got four Crucible Dwarf Ornithopters and have modified one with bits from the bits box and a Dixon 25mm Mounted figure. The second picture is a close-up, showing the light bomb in his hand ready to throw, with another strapped to his machine
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But the big aircraft for the South will be a twin-hulled catamaran zeppelin. I'll use two Revell Hindenburgs with a platform between them. Possibly with some helicopter blades for extra lift (see this link for a modern design of an airship helicopter http://blog.flightstory.net/851/boeing-to-build-heavy-lift-rotorcraft/ though mine would be more VSF). Definitely well equipped with bombs and at least one Gatling.

This gives the South one large airship, and four one-man ornithopters. Since the people running Winter War want at least six players, I really should come up with some more aircraft for the Confederates. Another airship? Pterodactyls ridden by boy soldiers? I need to figure this out.
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THAT DAMN SHIP FROM HOBBY LOBBY

7/10/2011

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That wooden trawler from Hobby Lobby looks nice, but is a bear to work with.

Go to this link for more information

http://mysteriousbill.weebly.com/that-damn-boat-from-hobby-lobby.html

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    Mysterious Bill

    I've been gaming since the 1970's and even wrote some RPG adventures in the 80's for the Judges Guild. It seems that I can only get in miniatures is gaming at cons, but I do regularly play boardgames and RPGs.

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