AVAST! A Birthday Haul (Part One)

Thanks to my lovely Mrs, I was able to secure my desired Debonn Crew for Freebooter's Fate - and whilst they came with a strange mix of 1st and 2nd Edition Cards in English (leaving me in a weird place for playing games LoL) they are truly gorgeous.

Minimal Cleanup as usual with any Freebooter Miniatures, its hard to tell how lovely they are "in the flesh" as bare pewter is really hard to take a good picture of (especially with my inability to actually TAKE a good picture LoL).

I'm so pleased (and lucky) to own these, they are now a cherished part of my Freebooter's Fate Collection!

Every Little Helps

I've not been able to get much done (with the Mrs being unwell and my Cat Zak being extra needy today), barring the stripping, basing, and undercoating some Black Scorpion Pirates (I didn't strip old Ben, I'm going to try and save him - I didn't fancy resculpting the hair and beard) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/pirate.wargames/

I also managed the Headswaps on my Redoubt Musketeers (EVERY face was Miscast, more of that in here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/musketeers.gaming/, I managed to sculpt a double chin on Planchette too, and will start on the hair and beards on the rest tomorrow).

HOPEFULLY I'll start getting colours on the Pirates sooner rather than later too!

Still, every little helps!

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!