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ANNE’S REAVER

The challenge: build a pirate ship for 25mm / 28mm game play. I could reveal more demands from the twisted mind who created this challenge but that would be giving in to a long post and the bitterest grog — minutiae.

We use the late Warhammer Historical Legends of the High Seas rules.

Legends of the High Seas–no infringement intended to copyrighted material

I think balsa, foam core, card-stock and some serious / hefty reinforcements because gamers are ham-fisted and break things easily. I want to use “Anne’s Reaver” more than once. I cannot wait to see her on display. All the entries get a spot in the window.

The top three Win, Place, and Show get the prizes. Just completing a Pirate Ship will be satisfying, but who am I to lower expectations. Show me the Loot!

My only concern is the naval guns for the ship. Purchased items are restricted. In the gray area are the guns for the ship; they should be ‘mainly’ scratch built.

The plan for “Anne’s Reaver” calls for 20 cannons. That is almost a cool $130 USD; not going to happen. I have a process that should yield enough gun carriages, efficiently, and cheaply. So I am half-way to having the cannon.

Twenty cannons arrangement will be flavorful and will represent a mighty threatening Buccaneer crew.

Someone may buy their cannons but the prize and the glory will be hard-won and a stinging reminder of what happens when someone must ‘win-at-all-cost’ quite literally.

Here is a snap of the prototype 28mm naval canon carriage.See the image for the explanation.