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What scale and type figures do you want to see?

Bloseclan said:
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)?
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STLs are not available. It takes too long to make an STL then they need to be printed and the first run is always a prototype followed by sometimes a second prototype run. I don’t want things breaking or being too flimsy. I also remove all structure away from the figures before the LED cure oven time. This is because as a model maker wanting the best figures I can get, that is the best time to remove the structure. I want to provide the best. This is the most successful way to do it. I also use ABS like resin as it can be most durable for figures.

I should add that while I can make as small as 1:150/1:160, you might not be happy painting them and getting the right detail in place.
 
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I'd love to see 1/48 scale early 1800s Royal Navy sailors working the ship. As mentioned above, things like climbing ratlines, working the spars, heaving on lines, holystoning the deck, repairing sails, sailor at the tiller, sailors on the deck and yards working sails, taking soundings, etc. Officers conferring on deck, midshipmen taking sights with a sextant, and so on. Just day to day working a ship at sea as opposed to the more common working the guns figures that we tend to see.

Thanks.

Todd
 
tossedman said:
I'd love to see 1/48 scale early 1800s Royal Navy sailors working the ship. As mentioned above, things like climbing ratlines, working the spars, heaving on lines, holystoning the deck, repairing sails, sailor at the tiller, sailors on the deck and yards working sails, taking soundings, etc. Officers conferring on deck, midshipmen taking sights with a sextant, and so on. Just day to day working a ship at sea as opposed to the more common working the guns figures that we tend to see.

Thanks.

Todd
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On the list to do. The 1/48 figures are no problem as they can be scaled up and down in size with no problem.
 
It’s rare to see figures of people just ’ being there’. Action poses demand something being actioned, whereas much of the time a sail era sailor would be hanging about waiting to be told what to do, or maybe doing some whittling or a bit of rope work to fill in the time he was on watch, but with no actual work to do. If setting sails, then by all means a pose showing a couple of men hauling at a line, maybe holystoning as a gang, or applying another coat of paint to a boat, or just looking at the horizon.
It may be true that crewmen were always kept at work to keep them out of trouble, but they enjoyed doing nothing too. In metal ships, that could mean standing out of sight having a crafty cigarette.

Here’s probably more skill needed in modelling a ships complement than modelling the ship!

J
 
Jim Fortnam said:
It’s rare to see figures of people just ’ being there’. Action poses demand something being actioned, whereas much of the time a sail era sailor would be hanging about waiting to be told what to do, or maybe doing some whittling or a bit of rope work to fill in the time he was on watch, but with no actual work to do. If setting sails, then by all means a pose showing a couple of men hauling at a line, maybe holystoning as a gang, or applying another coat of paint to a boat, or just looking at the horizon.
It may be true that crewmen were always kept at work to keep them out of trouble, but they enjoyed doing nothing too. In metal ships, that could mean standing out of sight having a crafty cigarette.

Here’s probably more skill needed in modelling a ships complement than modelling the ship!

J
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Paint is everything…the paint will make the figure…
 
Anybody based in the UK selling crew figures suitable for a 1:72 British 1790 frigate? I've got Marines in shooting positions all hand painted
 

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I custom make them per order. Let me know what type of figures you want and I will make them for you. If I don’t have a design ready, I will design one up for you.

My policy is you don’t pay for them until you receive them. If you are not 101% satisfied return them and you owe nothing.
 
Since you have the Marines, you probably need say to day deck hands? Or do you want cannon crews? No problem with either. Will make sure they are British and not American or Spanish sailors. How many different poses do you vision on the deck of your ship? 1/72 is 24-25mm tall. If they have a hat on of type, I add the height of the hat to the 24-25mm.
 
1:48 figures doing common tasks, like cannon loading, scrubbing decks, sitting down at the "head", sitting on the deck (relaxing, carving, gambling, eating etc...).
 
BradNSW said:
1:48 figures doing common tasks, like cannon loading, scrubbing decks, sitting down at the "head", sitting on the deck (relaxing, carving, gambling, eating etc...).
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How many different ones do you want? Do you want any climbing if so, what is distance between ropes?
 
Strand said:
And I can't wait for them to arrive…View attachment 623414
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You have a lot of painting to do as I put a number of bonus pieces in. Remember to look for the sandwich baggy that has the small pieces like tree nails, sledge hammers etc. Don’t feel you have to use the bonus pieces, remember for very young children they can be a choking danger for them.
 
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