I have some time and can make some based on what people want to see, scale and what year for the figure, what is it doing?…….suggest/request away. You are under no obligation to purchase any.
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What scale and type figures do you want to see?
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Well, if we're getting really specific, 1/48 and 1/72 scale WWII US Navy (a selection of both enlisted men clad in general duty rolled-up sleeve workaday denim "fatigues" and Action Stations...fatigues under full battle gear...in suitable poses, along with a few officers in khakis) would be great for crewing large scale RC men-o-war.
I’d be interested in 1:76 scale for USS CONSTITUTION. Gun crews, marines, sailors managing rigging, officers.
Similar to this? I am already working on a set of 1812 USS Constitution sailors….
Yes. Also sailors climbing the ratlines and working on the spars
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You nailed it!
I'm looking for an STL I can rig and repose of mid-1850s US Marines
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Good luck. I don’t sell STLs, there is too much time invested to cover costs.
What is the distance between ratlines in mm?
Which spars and what are they doing?
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What ship do you want them for?
The sounding sailor if I make one that you can drill the hands to insert a line like I show below will that work? How high is the railing where you want him leaning over is from the deck?
What are the other sailors doing on deck?
The ratlines are about 5-6 mm vertical distance from each other in 1:72 scale. Any of the main or topmost spars with horses hanging about 1.3 cm below the spar (3 feet in 1:72 scale, so a man’s waist would be even with the spar while he’s standing on the horse - footrope)
They would be gathering the sail or letting it out
17th Century, 1:96, in varied sailor’s clothing.
A leadsman where we can supply a line and rig a safety harness sounds ideal. Often a little platform was stuck off the side for the leadsman. AFAIK, taking soundings involves a leadsman, a reserve leadsman, a midshipman or crew member to relay info to the pilot and a pilot.
Along the same lines, ships going in shallow water might be doing so to take on water and local supplies which are opportunities for figures.
The ship I want them for is the Vanguard models Sherbourne cutter.
Similar to USS Constitution request. In short, Napoleonic/Nelson era sailors. A full gun crew, climbing ratlines, on the deck and yards working sails, sitting at gun table eating, at the wheel, holystoning the deck,at the head, etc
Would be interested in 1:96/1:100 and 1:150/1:160. Would STLs be available for 3d printing (resin)?
Would be interested in 1:96/1:100 and 1:150/1:160. Would STLs be available for 3d printing (resin)?