Recent content by JollyJackTar

Does anyone have any tips on assembling the masts on such ships as Ajax and Achilles? I've found it so, so fiddly! There must be a simple way without the frustration levels I'm experiencing. Ajax is done but Achilles is a real pain and is still defeating me. Hopefully future releases will have...

Much as I love your models, my grandfather (who was head foundryman at Portsmouth dockyard), knocked out the real ships faster than Mongoose :) - Prinz Eugen and Norfolk Class Cruisers would be nice !! :)

I see Mongoose will be at Salute - which new additions to the VaS range can we expect to see at the show :) ?

"In the rules the term beam means the side, long side of the ship." "Beam (nautical), the most extreme width (or breadth) of a nautical vessel, or a point alongside the ship at the midpoint of its length" So "beam" in the rules is used wrongly as I thought. The beam is the width of the ship at...

That makes sense then for guns firing - but not for torpedoes as they will obviously have a greater chance of hitting if fired at the side of a ship instead of the beam !! Indeed on page 18 para 9 it says "The counter should be placed along the target's beam (against the side of the ship) only...

Just re-reading the rule books before investing in the new VaS models. Mongoose seem to use the word "beam" to mean the length of the ship - surely it is the width. Consequently the firing rules on page 7 are very confusing. Suely you get +1 if firing at the ship's broadside not her beam (which...