This is a scratch-built galley I have been working on for a while. It is for a game I'm planning on that will hopefully include lots of different factions each with a ship, kind of like what you'd find in a Warhammer Ahoy! game. Kinda.
Although modeled on a small Roman Liburna, the model is not meant to depict an actual historical warship. It just has to look the part of an ancient galley. It is made primarily from foamboard, balsa and mdf. Scaled for 28mm, it is nearly 15" long and 3"wide. It is of course still a WIP.
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| From bow to stern she measures near 15" |
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| Cross section of the bow and ram |
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| Cross section of the layered foamboard |
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| The deck is scored balsa wood |
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| The mast is removable |
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| The stern is made from an mdf letter "J" |
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| The boarding ramp (corvus) made from parts from a Warbases balcony |
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| The ramp can be lowered |
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| And can support the weight of miniatures on it |
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| The corvus is removable to make way for... |
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| ...war machines - Warbases scorpions |
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| Warbases ballista |
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| Warbases onager |
What a fabulous build! I'm loving the look of this and already it is looking the part.
ReplyDeleteExellent bild !!!
ReplyDeleteShaping up nicely! I like the versatility of swapping out the various weapons.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!! I began building a greek merchant ship time ago. I didn´t finish it, sadly.
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