Yes, after several weeks the gunboat has finally rolled down the slipway into African waters.
I applied an overall wash of sepia and black ink to weather her, then followed it up with a rough strip of darker green ink around the waterline to represent times when the gunboat pushes through more stagnant waters. The ink I diluted with water and Future polish for durability.
Once the wash had dried it did appear a bit too dark, but on the other hand these were the days before pollution control and smokeless coal. I'm sure the average Victorian-era steamboat looked a lot dirtier!
So here she is, a hard-working and hopefully hard-fighting vessel of the Scotch class, the epitome of Victorian engineering and Colonial Might.
Now I need to work out some rules for gaming with her...
5 comments:
A triumph Sir, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching this build.
Looking forward to seeing your steamer in action.
Thanks for the detailed build...I think I need (note not want) to build something like this!
Looks great all weathered like that! It looks like it has seen some action and didn't just come right off the shipbuilder's drydock.
Thank you gentlemen! I hope to have it in action soon. I plan to work on some rules for it.
I'd be keen to see those gunboat rules if your happy to share once youve formulated them. Luvly gunboat.
Post a Comment