TomW wrote:
And now for you John - and I apologise for the delay in answering your post, I had seen it when you posted but got distracted before replying and subsequently forgot
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1. Norwegian waters camo is spot on for the location and scenario so that's great.
2. Just under 6" will fit nicely in the area I have planned in my head, the Destroyer will be about 8 to 9" long I think but I'll need Matt to confirm this.
3. The 'water' on the base will be provided by our standard 'Sea grey' display cloths so on small bases please John. Perhaps depicting pack ice as I have described above - although the ships would be sitting in a broken up area.
4. The description of the attack states that the Z32 was positioned adjacent to the shoreline with the escort vessels disposed fore and aft of her. The attack waves were forced to attack on a single bearing and departed on a similarly singular course ie a nice straight line over the anchorage so I would expect the gunners to be firing along that line in whichever way made them most accurate.
5. Muzzle flashes are optional although I am going to ask Matt if he can replicate the flak bursts he made for the box-art dioramas. They would certainly add even more animation to the scene.
6. Build location is entirely your choice John. In here is where I expect most action to occur but I will be posting my builds on my Workbench to in order to act as free advertising - not everyone will look down here in the SIG sections.
Thanks, Tom - I just wanted to stick my hand up as the discussion seems to be heading toward counting Beaufighter serials on the head of a pin
#1 - OK
#2 - OK
#5 - OK
#3. To hide below the waterline, I only need 4-5mm, so I'll go with that - OK? I am unsure artistically how to hide my clear water in pack ice, so suggestions are welcome. Also, do you have any recommendation on the size of my small base? I was thinking 5-10mm around the hull maybe slightly oval, tapered on each end ? I assume these ships were stationary, so I don't need a small wake or bow wave? I hope my 'sea gray' matches yours close enough.
#4 - I'm still a bit adrift on this one, from the sketches above, the aircraft appear fine off the port bow, but the exit terrain appears to favor a slight right turn on exiting. As I mentioned, I can do guns at the end, but I'd appreciate "the definitive" sketch as soon as we can get to it.
-- Also, I see from one sketch there are 3 flak ships, and the documents mention tugs or trawlers. If I can find a 3rd, not a flak-lighter, do you want it, or might someone else want to do it ?
#6 - I'll probably start 2 threads up in the ships forum (for that visibility) and link them from here. - but I may reverse that. The BIG question is if you want a 2016 build forum set-up, and where (under Chat or Displays/Events) or just let folks go as they wish? If we set up a forum, it might be good to move this thread into it (with a trail back to here) - let me know.