I like to keep this Anglo Dutch wars project ticking over or else it will get left behind and forgotten so two more 1,200 scale Langton ships done to oppose the two English finished already. In this case the Eendracht and the Zeelandia.
Eeendracht was built from 1665 to 1666 for the Maas Admiralty, one of the five naval forces of the Dutch Republic, as a replacement for the earlier ship of the same name that had been sunk in June 1665 at the Battle of Lowestoft. The new ship was the flagship of Lieutenant-Admiraal Aert van Nes at the Four Days' Battle of 1666 and at the subsequent St James' Day Battle.
Zeelandia was a fourth rate 58 gun warship built in 1683 and captured in 1690 by the French.
Again both ships painted to a wargames standard as anything more is really too much for my limited skills but they look fine. Oh by the way I have added the small pins set into the base of all of the models so that any markers may be added while gaming with them, no idea what but I will decide when I find a set of rules I like.
Need to assemble and paint the ships first of course!
Dave.
Nice work, Dave!
ReplyDeleteHate to say this but - you've been mixing up the mizzentop with the spritsail on these ships. The spritsail has no lower spare and is shorter than the mizzentop.
ReplyDeleteNo problem with you saying it bud, I admit it is not my area of expertise, don't think I can fix it now but will be more careful in the future!
DeleteDave.
Not easily fixable - that for sure!
ReplyDeleteGrateful for the time and effort you invested in crafting such an informative post. Thank you!
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