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Historical Naval Games / Yarkshire Gamer 1/700 WW2 Naval Project Thread

« on: September 28, 2022, 08:05:22 am »

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2022/09/new-1700-ww2-naval-project.html

Sometimes madness strikes in the strangest of ways and I certainly hadn't planned a foray into a scale and period that needs a huge warehouse to play but Yarkshire Gamer has never been known for the smaller things in gaming.

I've done a blog post (link above) to discuss the plans for the Project and show off the first completed ship I've done. I think this is one of the best pieces I've done in a long time, possibly ever.

Why not join me on this latest journey.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / Re: Naval Wargaming Basing and Painting Tutorial

« on: September 27, 2020, 04:20:15 am »

Many thanks, hope you are keeping well 👍🏼

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / Re: Naval Wargaming Basing and Painting Tutorial

« on: September 18, 2020, 02:48:41 pm »

Many thanks, glad your found it useful   

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Historical Naval Games / Naval Wargaming Basing and Painting Tutorial

« on: September 14, 2020, 12:48:00 pm »

https://youtu.be/NQMlywFOoeg

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2020/09/naval-wargaming-basing-and-painting.html

Well I don't do a painting tutorial in ages and then two come along at once lol.

This is a rehash of an old favourite, my old fashioned pic and text blog post on this very subject a few years back was very popular so when I needed some early WW1 ships for a Campaign I thought it was a good idea to update the tutorial to the Utubes age.

I take you through building up and painting the sea base itself before painting the ship, all materials / paints are covered so I hope it's of use to you.

The video is 40 plus mjnutes long as I try to decide which is best, a full on directors cut epic or bit sized chunks any thoughts ?

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / Re: WW1 Naval Campaign 2 - Heligoland Bight

« on: October 30, 2019, 06:42:32 am »

Have to say I haven't, never really been into boardgames so never invested in them. The he Naval Campaigns we have done have been run have either arrived from my mind (our Scharnhorst campaign last year) or been driven from a commercially available book e.g. this year's.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / Re: WW1 Naval Campaign 2 - Heligoland Bight

« on: August 18, 2019, 09:27:13 pm »

Cheers we are on Hold at the moment as new ships are added to my fleets before game 3 begins.

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Historical Naval Games / Re: The "Not" Jutland Ship Collection

« on: June 28, 2019, 04:48:00 pm »

I think with the advent of more and more home 3d printing it won't be long before they appear on the likes of Shapeways

Regards Ken

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Historical Naval Games / Re: The "Not" Jutland Ship Collection

« on: June 12, 2019, 06:27:27 pm »

You never know if I get that for down the list, not sure if anyone makes them in 1/2400

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Historical Naval Games / The "Not" Jutland Ship Collection

« on: June 12, 2019, 12:56:06 pm »

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-not-jutland-ship-collection.html

What do you do when you have built and painted all the ships at Jutland ?

Build the ones that weren't there of course !

A selection of ships from both sides who failed to make the big bash mostly through maintenance or crashing into your mate (in the case of Australia).

The bottom pic shows just how far warships came in less than 10 years from the revolution that was Dreadnought to the Super D Queen Elizabeth. As always lots more pics on't blog.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / WW1 Naval Campaign 2 - Heligoland Bight

« on: June 02, 2019, 11:57:10 am »

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2019/06/ww1-naval-campaign-heligoland-bight.html

Roll up, Roll Up, get ya Ferret here !

Game 2 of the WW1 Naval Campaign is in the bag, read all the background in the newspaper above, with the inside scoop and the famous Boycott column.

Whilst if you pop over to The Yarkshire Gamer blog through the link above you can see a full blow by blow account of the game with lots of pics.

Make sure you subscribe to the Ferret.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / WW1 Naval Campaign - War is Declared !

« on: April 30, 2019, 05:28:52 pm »

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2019/04/ww1-naval-campaign-war-is-declared.html

Evening fellow Naval Gamers (all 3 of you),

Every Easter is Naval Campaign time at Yarkshire Gamer and this year the old Jutland Collection gets another run out with a few new models.

The Campaign has both a Tactical Tabletop element and an Abstract Political element which affects ship deployments etc.

So with my own TV channel (Yarkshire TV) I continue my rise to global media tycoon with the launch of my own Newspaper T'Yarkshire Ferret. The Ferret will bring you the big stories of the Campaign whilst the blog will bring you the in depth battle reports.

Pop down to Yarkshire Gamer blog for a full AAR of game one and get a Ferret in your Letter Box !

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / Re: 1/2400 WW1 Super Dreadnoughts Baden and Bayern

« on: February 22, 2019, 05:21:30 am »

That's the most likely route.

Regards Ken

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Historical Naval Games / Re: Op Berlin 1941 - Game 4, Rendezvous

« on: February 20, 2019, 10:35:11 am »

Apologies missed you post first time round, link to basing tutorial below,

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2015/11/12400-ww1-wtj-naval-from-box-to-table.html

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Historical Naval Games / Re: 1/2400 WW1 Super Dreadnoughts Baden and Bayern

« on: February 20, 2019, 10:33:15 am »

Cheers, Not sure there is much more to do, I have extensive WW2 Fleets, might look at some WW1 Med Fleets or go back to my Napoleonic stuff.

Regards Ken

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Historical Naval Games / 1/2400 WW1 Super Dreadnoughts Baden and Bayern

« on: February 19, 2019, 12:39:18 pm »

https://yarkshiregamer.blogspot.com/2019/02/12400-baden-and-bayern.html

If I was a chéf without doubt the Naval Miniature would be my signature dish.

After the slog of Project Jutland a couple of years back I have had a bit of a break from painting the nautical, 250 1/2400 ships is a enough for one lifetime.

But then there is the ships that weren't at Jutland, I hear you say, and you are quite right ! I have collected a slack handful of GHQ ships to fill the gaps in my collection and one of the bonus rounds on the Analogue Hobbies Winter Paint Challenge was "Water" queue these bad boys.

15 inch guns and thick armour what's not to like, they will take pride and place at the head of my WW1 German Navy. Lots more on blog.

Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer