Fantasy

06 September 2011

Tiny Fleets

Most understand that naval wargames use small scale ships, but they can also come in really small scales: Hallmark's 1:6000 range is about as small as you can get and still identify ships by class (well without optical aids anyway).  Until recently (yesterday in fact) I had some sizeable WW2 fleets is this scale, though I have hardly used them in the past 12 years or so.
Camo works at Sea too! The Mighty Bismark and her sister ship Tirpitz
So as a final farewell, here are some of them sailing off into the sunset and into the arms of a happy new owner - and yes, the resultant cash influx was used to offset the increasing costs of our Blood Bowl habit!
Kriegsmarine capital ships and Z-Plan
Italian Capital Ships
More pics here:
http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/pauljamesog/Naval%20Minis%201%20to%206000%20scale/

8 comments:

  1. Nice little beauties and funding more miniature madness is always good.

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  2. Hi Paul,

    Very nice indeed! I hope you got a very good price for them and that the reinvestment plan is suitably gargantuan!

    All the best,

    DC (with a sigh at what might have been!)

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  3. DC - Overall I would say that is was an adequate sum which has allowed some purchases. Mind you, that's more than I had before so its not a bad outcome overall.

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  4. It's always sad to see figures go, even if you don't use them that much, at least you've spent the dosh on something you wanted, every time I sell something with a plan to buy more figures, either the boiler, car or something else that's damn expensive goes up the swany!!!

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  5. Was thinking exactlly the same as Ray as I read your post. Anyway hope you can get more pleasure from the new investments Paul.

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  6. It is a melancholy thing to part with mini's you've painted, even if the newly acquired funds are to be turned into new mini's. The bright side is at least you'll be expanding a collection you're playing with as opposed to just "storing"

    Those are rather tiny models!

    Miles

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  7. Yes it is sad to see them go - I very rarely sell anything and I usually regret in due course.

    But in this instance (and after much consideration) I think its a good call, and I'm buying more stuff to play with the Lad so that has to be a good thing!!!!

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  8. WOAH!!! I misread the titel on my blog roll and thought saw "tiny feet"..and thought.."the patter of..." :-D
    They are very tiny those ships!!!
    Cheers
    Paul

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