What I've Been Working On - Part Two

 Hi All,

Here's another hodge-podge of stuff I have been working on. And we'll start with airplanes again.

First up is the Sopwith Tabloid, a great early war fighter.

Next, is the Airco DH-5. A not so great fighter, but different in that the top wing was staggered back

Here is the USS Iowa, a beautiful American Predreadnought Battleship.

Here's another fine example of an American Predreadnought Battleship, the USS Indiana.

This is the cruiser, USS New Orleans.

And our last US entry is the USS Newark.

From the UK, we have HMS Majestic. She is sporting the newly designed masts, specifically 

made for predreadnoughts.

This is HMS Formidable. Sorry about the crooked mast. I can do better.

Here is the HMS Centurion. A 10" gunned battleship (and a favorite of 4P Press).

 

And just so you don't think I only do big capital ships, here is a spiffy little cruiser, HMS Comus. All of the above models are or will be available at Wargame Vault - 4P Press and Models.

Now, back to American Football! Way back, to the 1930's. This is the uniform of the Frankfort Yellow Jackets. Sadly, they are no longer part of the NFL. I sculpted this (and the following 1930's players) on top of existing electric football figures. I then made a mold of said figures. I am hoping I got some casting resin for Christmas, as the figures shown are cast in lead and a bit heavy for the game.

This is a Duluth Eskimo. The name would not fly today, as found out by Edmonton in the Canadian league and Washington in the NFL.

This is an Oorang Indian. The Indians were an all Native American team, with Jim Thorpe as one of their stars.

This is a Rochester Jefferson. He is wearing the uniform from the second half of the 1920's.

This is the uniform of the Kansas City Cowboys. The team was around for only a couple of years in the mid 1920's.

This is the uniform of the Providence Steam Roller, probably my favorite name for a football team. I can't believe no one has picked it up since the 1930's.

Finally, not an ancient NFL team. These are the Arlanda Jets, the 8th team for my Womens American Football Conference. They hail from Sweden.

I hope that you have enjoyed these photos. Until next time,

Happy Gaming.

Italian Ships

 As promised, I am posting a bunch of ship photos this time. This time, it is the Italians. Most are for the "Contested Seas" / "Naval Mania" era (post 1880) but there are a few that will fit in the "Ironclads" time frame. As usual, the STL files of these models are or will be available on Wargame Vault.

 Italia and Lapanto - What I like about these ships:

 

 

 

 

 

guns and no armor. What's not to love?

 

 Affondatore - This is one for Ironclads! She was at Lissa.

 Dogali - she was the first warship equipped with triple-expansion engines. 

 Maria Pia (as built) - This is as she would have been at Lissa.

 

 Palestro - Old before her time, she was not completed until 1875. I guess they lost their motivation for finishing her after Lissa.

 Ruggiero di Lauria - Thinking armor might be good to protect your...

 

 Guns, armor was added to this class. 

Giovanni Bausan - Another fine Italian cruiser.

 

Benedetto Brin - I love the funnel layout of this ship.

 

 Puglia - Another Italian cruiser. The bow of Puglia has been preserved at the Vittoriale degli italiani museum.

 Carlo Alberto - A cruiser that served on the Far East station.

 Marco Polo - And, where was she stationed? The Far East, of course.

 And that will do it for this entry. I hope you like them.

Happy gaming! 

What I've Been Working On

 As it says somewhere on this page, this blog is dedicated to what I'm doing in the wargaming hobby at the moment. This post covers a broad spectrum of the hobby. So, let's get started.

 

 Here is the Bristol Scout D. This is the first airplane model that I designed.

 This is the Roland DII fighter. Not a very good fighter, but a cool looking one. This model was designed by myself and is 1/285 scale, as are the next two.

 This is the AGO CI observation plane. Only about 60 were made, but I think it is one of the most unique planes of the First World War.

 Here is the Vosin 3, the first bomber of the Great War. It is a French aircraft, but the British built 50 of them for their use and this one is marked as a British plane. All of the above models will be available (as STL files) from 4P Models on Wargame Vault.

 

 How's this for different, Martian tripod walkers from "The War of the Worlds". This is a model I designed for 4P's Halloween bundle.

To switch gears, this is a 1/600 scale cardstock model of the Queen of the West, based on the Osprey painting. I designed this (and many other) models nearly 30 years ago. The originals are in 1/300 scale, but by printing at 50% I reduced it to the smaller scale (I found 1/300 too large for the table).

  Here is a generic ram, based on illustrations from contemporary newspaper articles.

This is the CSS Arkansas. Had I been doing these models today, they would have been for 3D printing, but that wasn't an option back then.

 Switching gears again, next up are women's American tackle football teams. This is the uniform of the Rocky Mountain Thunderkatz, my local team (only about two hours from my place in the sticks).

 

 

These are the Wasatch Warriors, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, I believe.

 

Next, is the Kristianstad Predators. They are from Sweden.

 This is the uniform of the Brno Amazons, from the Czech Republic. The four photos above show the standard electric football figurines.

 These are the Rodgau Pioneers, from Germany. The left figure was posed by myself, from an STL I actually paid for (a rare occurrence). The right figure is the QB that Tudor Games sells.

 These are the Helsinki Wolverines, from Finland. Both figures are different poses of the STL mentioned above.

 The final photos are of the Tabor Taborites, of the Czech Republic. This is the only team that is not an actual women's football team. This is a conjectural uniform based on the town colors and history of Tabor. They were suggested by a dear friend, so I painted them. I also wanted to show all of the poses I did.

I hope you enjoyed this variety. Next time, I'll be back to more ship models.

Happy Gaming!