I recently found this blog. As the owner said it is collections of game that he and friends have played. I found the blog a joy to read. A group friends that love to play all kinds of broad games. It full of great AARs.
I suggest you take a look: Pathoon Naval Yards
Michael Shea is the owner of this nice blog.
Guide to painting your ACW Union Ironclads. These drawings should help paint the ships with markings. Added clear image so you can read the note.
USS Passaic, first of a ten-ship class of 1335-ton ironclad monitors, was built at Greenpoint, New York. Passaic's combat service began on 23 February 1863, in Wassau Sound, Georgia, where she took part in the capture of a blockade-running schooner. Passaic was one of nine ironclads that attacked Fort Sumter, off Charleston, South Carolina, on 7 April 1863. She received serious damage at that time and had to go to New York for repairs. Returning to the war zone in late July, Passaic kept busy over the next two months bombarding Confederate fortifications at the harbor entrance. Among other contributions, her gunfire helped to reduce Fort Wagner, on Morris Island, facilitating its capture in early September. Passaic spent the remainder of the Civil War operating in South Carolina and Georgia waters.
After more than a decade in reserve, USS Passaic was sold in October 1899.
Perfect reference to paint your ACW ironclads. More here: ACW Ironclads
So grab your paints and start painting.
The Civil War created the ironclads and tinclads. With happened most from because of the introduction on the new projectiles. The days of round shot where on the way out. These rounds tend to bounce off the target because of the round shape. The shell off Fort Pulaski show both the Confederate and Union force the new shot was capable penetrating deep in brick wall with easy. The same went for wooden ships.
This is the be gaining of armored ship. Big strange looking beast the spewed smoke and fume. These ship are interesting in their shape and designs.. Take a look at what I mean.
