Little Ships - Miscellaneous stuff ..

I've started working my way thorugh the box of goodies I received (see last post), firstly three sunken ship markers - bit of a touch up - otherwise Ok

A small ship, plus rowing boats - yes you can get them in 1/1200 scale - I painted them up simply and was surprised how reasonable they look

Finally some small islands - the rocky one just needed some new flock and a paint touch in, the three wooded ones have had some sandy beaches added using plastic wood

hmm - whats next from the box o' ships ?

Carribbean: The Fleets In !

Kindly donated by my regular wargame opponent - a box of 1/1200 ships and bits.  I spent an hour or so last night after a game sorting through the contents, I have about 10 painted metal ships (some needing repair), 10 or so part painted and waiting assembly plus 14 ships with paper sails

Phew ! sorting all this lot out will give me plenty to do ....

India: War Elephants....

Finally painted the indian war elephants up; due to a slight re-organisation of the modelling desk to accommodate a different PC for my hobby internet browsing - the spot the elephants were stored in was no longer available - so no alternative but to paint them !

 

 

Elephants are from Irregular Miniatures, three modified with howdahs made from cardboard - armed crew from Foundry.

Carribbean: Pirates Raid San Miguel ....

Red Jack is after spanish silver again  - this time rather than ambush the silver train in the jungle he has joined forces with Blue Bess and some 'friendly' natives to raid the way-station of San Miguel. Here silver is stored from a number of routes before being transported by cart down to Portobello for loading onto ships.

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The way-station of San Miguel, showing the block house where the silver is stored.  Some silver is being un-loaded.

The pirates move up towards the way station ...

While a few pirates and the natives move up on the other side of  the way station ...

All is quiet at San Miguel, the blockhouse guard and a detachment of regulars are on watch ....

The pirates move in reaching the edge of the town ...

shots are fired and the alarm is raised, more regulars leave their billets in the town by the church and behind the block house.....

 

The natives make an attack to the rear of the block house  ......

the pirates move round the church supported by fire from a cannon they had brought with them; the regulars are in the way, but some of the pirates are moving up by the back of the church ....

Meanwhile the natives after losing some of their number to heavy nusket fire fall back to the cover of the jungle ....

The fighting continues in and around the town; the pirates are making headway and are nearing the blockhouse .....

A small mule train carrying silver with escort arrives near the town ....

The commander of the mule train seeing the fighting in the town falls back down the trail. The pirates are now at the block house; Red Jack bangs on the door and shouts 'Open up or we'll blow you out !'

The regulars nearly out of ammo and overcome, barricade themselves in the houses; a few pirates keep them bottled up by firing into the windows ....

The pirates bring up a captured cannon and fire it to blow open the blockhouse doors....

The pirates enter the blockhouse, dispatch the defenders and find a large cache of silver; Red Jack shouts: "Load it up and back to the boats it is me hearties ! ".....................

 



Carribbean: Something big ?

Red Jack is back ....

Aftre recovering from his wound while getting Bonnard's treasure at Saint Martin; Red Jack and his crew have been out of the Carribean for a while, picking up 'prizes' along the coast of the Americas.

Red Jack has returned to the Carribbean with a plan for 'Something big'; knowing he can't do it on his own he has arranged a meet with Blue Bess to arrange a joint venture ...

The two captain's ships bob at anchor near a small island; their crews keeping a wary eye on each other ...

Meanwhile on land Red Jack and Blue Bess are meeting .....

Red Jack: Are you in then ?

Blue Bess: Yes, at 50/50 shares of the spoils

Red Jack: So agreed we are, let's sort out the details .....