1:*12,000* ship scale in SKY, SEA, AND JUNGLE
January 2nd, 2009 From
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>From: “Louis R. Coatney”
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>Instead of solid black ellipses, I decided to do deck outlines —
> no guns or superstructure — for the ships … although I did
> put the superstructures on the carriers.
>
>Using dimensions, I did the markers at 1:1200 in ModelCAD *without*
> curves … for the sake of simplicity/storage. It is amazing how
> close to curves straight lines can be, and when reduced 10X to
> marker scale, they look curved, anyway. If I ever do curves, …
> for 2-D deckplans for my NAVAL ACTION miniatures rules, for
> example, having the straight-line points … showing the proper
> point-line proportions … already … may enable me to just
> “plug in” the curves.
>
>Having a dot matrix printer, I had to print them off at 2X counter
> size and then optically reduce them on the photocopier. This way,
> even the flanged bow of the MUTSUKI class DDs are distinguishable.
>
>My ship-vs.-ship combat results table could even be used for a *very*
> simple down-on-the-floor “miniatures” system. (This recalls Doug
> Murphy’s ideas about a very simple system to use with his kids,
> although Doug had no CRT, as I remember.) … so having the ship/deck
> outlines in proper relative scale may be useful.
>
>Oh! And as to the “cardstock model” to be included … 🙂 … the
> Rabaul Volcano is … imposing. Any resemblance to Jabba the Hut
> is purely unintentional, of course.
>
>I am suggesting putting cotton inside it. A 1/4″ plume would seem
> normal. With two straight 6s, the plume should go to 1/2″, etc.,
> and Karakatoa-scale eruption should see the cone … i.e.,
> Rabaul … inverted. 🙂
>
>Robert E. Johnson, the Western Illinois Univ. geology museum curator
> — who is a skilled aviation artist and master model builder and
> photographer — *likes* the “Rabaul Volcano” rule, incidentally.
> Hey! At only a 1 out of 142 chance of volcanic obliteration, *I*’ll
> play the Japanese. 🙂
>
>I am doing the Americans in pale blue and the Japanese in pale green.
> I had considered doing the Japanese in “rising sun yellow,” but by
> Aug42 they were olive-drabbing their aircraft, and coloring in the
> meatballs is a nice effect.
>
>Lou
> Coatney, mslrc@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu