USS Osceola and Olmstead are launched!

Thought I'd show you AQMF'ers a couple shots of the two new gunboats I assembled over the last two weeks. These are the paper terrain gunboats Scot has produced and what can I say? They're the bee's knees! The second kit went faster and smoother than the first. I did strengthen the tripod structure on both with a bamboo skewer cut to fit the inside of the angle iron of the observation fire towers on the superstructure. The machine guns are leftovers from the tank kits and the crewman are from shapeway. The officers are for ambience and to make sure everyone stays at their posts! I did add a base to give the impression of motion and well, I'm a softy for old memories of many a day standing on the stern of many a naval vessel! I think it topped off the look of the whole model and added some strength to the same... I wouldn't suggest you do this kit without some modeling experience, just sayin' . I prolly will get a few more turns in for the BATTLE OF TRAVERSE HEIGHTS today, these ships will be part of the next scenario escorting some landing barges (which are in the shipyards as we speak, gettin' fitted out) and marines for a river assault and landing. The next scenario will be ESCAPE OF THE MARY CELESTE and is roughly based on the Tom Cruise movie and the ferry. I will be testing out the civvie rules dealing with mass migration to a civilian ship trying to evac the nearby town of SUTTON'S BAY, stay tuned kids!

               Respectfully,

                  Gunny