USS America + John Barry

Description

USS America is a passionate mini-project of mine. In real life she was given to the French and never saw action, but here she has been reimagined as a patriotic ideal of the late 1700’s.  Her armament is mostly accurate, with 30 guns on each main gun deck and 14 at the stern and forecastle sections for a total of 74.

This product contains everything you see in the pictures:

• USS America – a semi-historical ship perfect for Independence Day. In this “alternate history”, she is the first ship of the line to serve in the United States Navy.
• John Barry – a historical crew from my historical set, Pirates of the Age of Sail.

FREE Bonus: Assembly Satisfaction Guarantee
-If your ships don’t construct well within 30 days of purchase, get a full refund or request a new copy with perfect slots.

Disclaimers:
-This product is not affiliated with Wizkids. This is your chance to support a new company that is making the product in the USA!
-Health hazards: Styrene is a possible human carcinogen; do not inhale it. Recommend washing hands and cleaning up area after building the ships. Punching pieces out of the cards can be messy – it’s best to clean up the styrene dust after handling.
-The laser cutting can distort the artwork slightly, seen if you look closely. Some cards may have laser scorch marks on them, which can actually look cool as battle damage.
-There may be some areas where the cuts are more jagged.
-Some of the artwork may be slightly misaligned from front to back, due to the difficulty of aligning both the print jobs and the cut process.
-Thoughtful design: These game pieces have had minimal playtesting, but they were carefully crafted and edited using a combination of Ben’s extreme experience (593 PCSG games played!) and guidance from four different point-costing systems.

Tips for constructing your new fleet:
-Thicker plastic=More durability! My styrene is a bit thicker than the plastic used for the original cards, but please be patient when building the ships – they can be fragile.
-When punching out the pieces, it’s best to push on the areas near where they are connected to the card via tabs (ex: the top and bottom of masts).
-There may be discrepancies on slot tolerances – the ships should construct well as shown in the pictures, but results may vary. Some slots may have small extra bits of styrene that must be removed in order to fit the pieces together.
-Best to leave ships constructed – due to the laser burning away material, they generally don’t go back into the cards well.
-Recommended to insert some parts in isolation to test fit before building a ship in full.

Speedy shipping: Most orders ship on the same or next day! (some Friday-Sunday orders ship on Monday)

Material: .04″ white styrene with latex or UV ink. The high-quality ink doesn’t scratch or flake!

 

USS America
Nationality: American
Collector’s Number: USA (ship is not part of any set; a Limited Edition ship)
Point Cost: 23
Masts: 5
Cargo: 4
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3L-3S-2L-3S-3L
Link: John Barry, John Paul Jones
Ability: Friendly American ships within L of this ship get +1 to their cannon rolls. French crew can use their abilities on this ship.
Flavor Text: When the French were not able to take delivery of the first American-built 74-gun ship of the line due to British blockades, she was welcomed back to the United States with open arms. The mere sight of her produces joyous crowds, exuberant over their earned freedom and eager to pay homage to those who died in the Revolution. A new paint job and armament upgrades make her the finest ship in the fledgling United States Navy.

John Barry
Nationality: American
Collector’s Number: 888 (subject to change; part of my Pirates of the Age of Sail historical set)
Point Cost: 7
Link: USS America, United States, Delaware
Ability: Captain. If a friendly ship begins a move action within S of this ship, it gets +S to its base move.
Flavor Text: A father of the United States Navy, Barry became the first commissioned officer by the decree of Washington himself. His signal book from the days of the American Revolution has improved formation movements for an organization desperately in need of strong leadership.

Designed and Produced by: Pirates with Ben (A7XfanBen)