I received my custom bases from Warbases some weeks ago. They did a fantastic job on creating a base for each ship. As mentioned in my previous post, I ordered clear acrylic 40mm by 20mm bases that will fit nicely on my Chessex sea mat.A bit on organizing the project....Using the Figurehead 1/2400 scale ships, here are the ships and the codes for each. Not perfect matches for each ship type, but as there are no manufacturers in any scale that cover each Lake Erie vessel perfectly, this list will have to do:FN14 - 20 Gun Sloop: Detroit and Queen CharlotteFN15 - 18 Gun Brig: General Hunter, Niagara, Lawrence, and CaledoniaFN16 - Sloop: Little Belt and TrippeFN20 - Schooner: Lady Prevost, Chippewa, Ariel, Scorpion, Tigress, Porcupine, and SomersSome obvious issues arise: The General Hunter and Caledonia, while of brig configuration, are certainly not brigs of the same size as the 18 gun brigs. Also, I am using cutters for the two small sloops. &
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