I am looking forward to this game, despite some of my earlier pessimistic comments about the possible quality of the ship minis. I'm truly hoping that they'll be awesome! I have been researching a bit on the side, as I'm sure others have. I only have a minute background in WS&IM, but the genre does intrigue me. In fact, I have been reading my Alexander Kent (Richard Bolitho) novels again...and even buying more. Horatio Hornblower has become a daily staple again as well; both in book and A&E movie form. I'm even rereading everything in my copy of WS&IM once again! lol
I suspect that many of us will soon be seeking out other models on the market to augment the Ares minis...and the name Langton will become as familiar as Reviereso, Shapeways or Skytrex. His work looks stunning! But it appears from his site that his product is only available through two stateside dealers (and just a few European and British Isles dealers). Of those in the USA, one doesn't appear to have any stock any longer, but the other (Waterloo Minis) seems to have a great pipeline to Mr. Langton and his ships. Until I looked at Langton's site I never realized how many different sail settings there were...or how they might convey realism to the game (perhaps even more than gimbels, mapscapes or altitude pegs do to our beloved
WOG). I'm hoping that we'll be able to have a variety of sail settings available from Ares. Any word on that?
Additionally, Waterloo Minis offers painted and assembled ships (at about $50.00 a pop); they do the painting. I'm not sure if Langton offers painted and assembled pieces of his work. But, for us Yanks, attempting to buy directly from Langton may result in a high cost for kits alone once postage is figured in. lol Which brings to mind another question for our British Isles friends: does anyone know if Mr. Langton offers painted and assembled versions of his works to the public? In summation, all I can add is that this is certainly an exciting time for those of us with an interest in
SOG.
----Walt
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