Back To The Sea

Once again I find myself drawn back to Blood & Plunder (and other "Piratey" projects) after a break painting Miniatures for other Games.

I finally finished my Corvette - and am awaiting a day dry enough to spray it so the painting can begin.

I had great fun building this, and cant wait to finish it (weather permitting).

I also finished a 4-man Unit of Sea Dogs, and have just started a unit of Forlorn Hope.

(Sorry about the unpainted scratch built fort wall as the background, it was at hand when I took the photograph LoL).

Blood & Plunder: Raise the Black

Firelock Games Website

NOW BRING ME THAT HORIZON!

With the Blood & Plunder "Raise the Black" on the Horizon, I won't lie I'm getting more and more excited - the plastics are looking great.

And frankly ASSUMING they match well in scale with the Metals, I REALLY cannot wait.

Combine that with the fact theres a two-player starter set on the Horizon - the future is VERY bright for Blood & Plunder!

Fuller Information can be found here - https://www.firelockgames.com/raise-the-black-kickstarter/

AVAST! A Birthday Haul (Part Two)

I've only dabbled with Blood & Plunder so far, a very small crew - no Ships, and only PDF's of the Rules.

But as of NOW - I can take to the High Seas! (FINALLY).

Thanks to my Family (and it having been my Birthday)!

I'm a Happy Pirate!

The Bulk of it was from Gaming Figures (VERY fast shipping), the Gorgeous Book was from Wayland Games (great, but not as fast as Gavin LoL) - it would all have come from Gaming Figures, but the Big Red Rulebook went out of stock sadly.

You best start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner . . . you're in one!

No, not really - I just used an Zenithal Undercoat on these, white over mid grey - rather than white over black, as I didn't want them too dark.

But Linda (my Partner) thought they looked like Ghost Pirates (and I thought the Barbosa qoute was a good hook for a post title).

I plan on blocking them in with thinned paints that have had extra medium added to stop pooling.

When dry, an all over Medium Brown wash (formally known as "Zombie Shader" - I favour Army Painter paints these days) - then highlight as needed.

I want them to look well-worn and grungy.

They are Pirates after all, but the Captain is only going to be "grungy around the edges" ;)

SHIVER ME TIMBERS - IT BE BLOOD AND PLUNDER IT BE!

I've been looking for the perfect set of Pirate rules since the time I first started Wargaming, after devouring the Blood & Plunder rulebook from Firelock Games (finally) I decided to order, just a few Miniatures to see how the game felt.

Thanks to Gaming Figures for getting my delivery to me so quickly, and its especially praiseworthy considering they didn't know I was ordering anything for review purposes ;)

The thing that most struck me about Blood and Plunder was how "scale-able" the rules seem, you can play games with a relatively small number of miniatures all the way up to quite large forces that take up most of the day to play.

My ONLY issue so far, and its a niggle - I've been doing this hobby for more years than I care to think about, so its a matter of effort rather than a complaint - there are a few defects, extra metal where there shouldn't be (mostly deforming faces slightly) miscast weapons (mostly a case of filing the barrels of pistols and muskets so they are flat not rounded - but in one case, a dagger blade needs re-sculpting/replacing. But again its a matter of work rather than a complaint).

Other than that, I love the dynamic nature of the Miniatures - the poses are great. Really full of life.

I've started with the Online Exclusive English Commander (mainly so if I buy the English Nationality Starter Set I've got two different Captain models), a Sea Dogs Unit, and a Forlorn Hope unit.

According to Firelock Games Blood & Plunder Force Builder - thats 59 points. Enough so when my friends Toby and Stuart start building their forces, we can have a little scrimmage to see the Lie of the Land as to how the rules feel.

As a total Pirate Geek - I have to give the Rules 10/10 as they are fresh, exciting, and accurate - I'd love to give the Miniatures 10/10 as well. BUT (theres always a big but right?) the casting issues (the molds will definitely need refreshing soon) has slipped them a point to 9/10.

I cannot wait to get more so I can start painting and playing!

SHIVER ME TIMBERS - IT BE BLOOD AND PLUNDER IT BE!

I've been looking for the perfect set of Pirate rules since the time I first started Wargaming, after devouring the Blood & Plunder rulebook from Firelock Games (finally) I decided to order, just a few Miniatures to see how the game felt.

Thanks to Gaming Figures for getting my delivery to me so quickly, and its especially praiseworthy considering they didn't know I was ordering anything for review purposes ;)

The thing that most struck me about Blood and Plunder was how "scale-able" the rules seem, you can play games with a relatively small number of miniatures all the way up to quite large forces that take up most of the day to play.

My ONLY issue so far, and its a niggle - I've been doing this hobby for more years than I care to think about, so its a matter of effort rather than a complaint - there are a few defects, extra metal where there shouldn't be (mostly deforming faces slightly) miscast weapons (mostly a case of filing the barrels of pistols and muskets so they are flat not rounded - but in one case, a dagger blade needs re-sculpting/replacing. But again its a matter of work rather than a complaint).

Other than that, I love the dynamic nature of the Miniatures - the poses are great. Really full of life.

I've started with the Online Exclusive English Commander (mainly so if I buy the English Nationality Starter Set I've got two different Captain models), a Sea Dogs Unit, and a Forlorn Hope unit.

According to Firelock Games Blood & Plunder Force Builder - thats 59 points. Enough so when my friends Toby and Stuart start building their forces, we can have a little scrimmage to see the Lie of the Land as to how the rules feel.

As a total Pirate Geek - I have to give the Rules 10/10 as they are fresh, exciting, and accurate - I'd love to give the Miniatures 10/10 as well. BUT (theres always a big but right?) the casting issues (the molds will definitely need refreshing soon) has slipped them a point to 9/10.

I cannot wait to get more so I can start painting and playing!