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Thursday, July 21, 2016

War Galley


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.

From bow to stern she measures near 15"

Cross section of the bow and ram

Cross section of the layered foamboard
The deck is scored balsa wood
The mast is removable
The stern is made from an mdf letter "J"
The boarding ramp (corvus) made from parts from a Warbases balcony
The ramp can be lowered

And can support the weight of miniatures on it
The corvus is removable to make way for...
...war machines - Warbases scorpions

Warbases ballista

Warbases onager
Posted by Furt at 1:14 PM
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4 comments:

  1. Michael AwdryJuly 21, 2016 at 4:41 PM

    What a fabulous build! I'm loving the look of this and already it is looking the part.

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  2. DalaupprorJuly 21, 2016 at 5:34 PM

    Exellent bild !!!

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  3. A JJuly 21, 2016 at 11:46 PM

    Shaping up nicely! I like the versatility of swapping out the various weapons.

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  4. Milo BurghJuly 5, 2017 at 2:11 AM

    Very nice!! I began building a greek merchant ship time ago. I didn´t finish it, sadly.

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