Ruse De Guerre Frigates for Solaris 12th Annual Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge (5)

 

Adamc: Ruse De Guerre Frigates for Solaris (50)



Here we have two 3D print frigates provide to me by my friend Arofan (you should check out the games he's written at Application of Force).
They are Spanish "Mahonesa class" Frigates (if you have a printer they are a free file: from Simon Mann) and are excellent prints a bit smaller than the Frigates from Warlord but they work well enough with them.
I dressed them up with figure heads left over from my Warlord Merchants one with a Pegasus and the Red "team colors" that Warlord (and Games Workshop before them) put forward for the Spanish. It was a fairly uncommon color scheme historically but it does look good.

The Second has a red headed Mermaid and a typical yellow stripe at the gun deck.
These are among the few 3d prints where the stern doesn't need any special dressing up. its not decorative but plain sterns were common in frigates.
Of course two of this class where taken by the English and put into service! Being Spanish built they are prefect for the Ruse de Guerre of Flying False Colors. Use magnates to allow me to switch a ships allegiance or to allow players to use this Ruse de Guerre. So its an open question what fleet these ships serve, Spanish, English, and Chile all used this class and they could serve in any. (note to self fund early Chillan navy flags).


Frigates are 15 Points each with another 20 Points for Solaris making a total of 50.



The Spanish built some lovely ships Adam and these are great 3d prints. I like that you can fly 3 different flags from them, and Lord Cochrane could fly two of them!