Demo
Naval Wargaming miniatures with Mike Coggins.
Mike showed us his techniques to detail naval wargaming
miniatures. He does Napoleonic era ships as well as
others.
Notes
- Kits are mostly white metal or resin.
- A pinvise drill is essential for pre-drilling the
holes for the ship rigging.
- Two type of rigging - tarred, black standing rigging
and untarred, white running rigging.
- Using beeswax over kit rigging prevents it from
getting fuzzy after painting over time.
- Fancy metal Christmas ribbons can be cut and painted
black to create the rope ladders going from the sides
of the ship to the masts.
- Attaching the ship to a small base aids in holding
and building the kit. Painting it blue before waves
and the final color are added helps hide chips which
occur during gaming.
- While accurate, green water is not the norm in gaming.
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