blackjohn Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Bored, waiting for the repair man who is going to fix the fancy new stove that is fortunately still under warranty... Soooooo... I have a ton of lead pirates. Well, maybe not a ton, since some of them are lead free pewter, but I digress. I need to paint some. Soooooo... if I do, I'll post the results. One thing I have painted recently, a nice piratey treasure chest. This is in 25/28/30mm scale, so in the picture, the square grid it is resting upon is one inch. Without further ado... My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Still no dude... ok, some partially painted pirates... and a primered pirate lady... The fellow at the top is from the Wargames Foundry pirate line. The other three... I'm not exactly sure who made them. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Sterling Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Haven't done one of these in decades... do they still make the 54mm pirate series? "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pew Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Aye. http://www.internethobbies.com/vrl-1524.html , Skull and Quill Society , The Watch Dog "We are 21st Century people who play a game of dress-up and who spend a lot of time pissing and moaning about the rules of the game and whether other people are playing fair." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Haven't done one of these in decades... do they still make the 54mm pirate series? That's cool. I can't say that I know very many women who are into historical miniatures. Rpging, yes. I know plenty of female gamers. But historical minis... that's pretty rare. As for 54s. They aren't common. They exist, but mostly for the diorama makers. I know Osprey had a line of 54s that went along with their MaA series of books (I bought my wife the 54mm Scythian noblewoman), but few if any games are designed with 54s in mind. The most common scale is 25/28/30/32mm. Back in the day, they were more or less just 25s. In the last three decades, scale creep has pushed them up to the point that the old 25s are barely usable with the common minis of today. After that, 15mm is the most common. I have scads and scads of 15mm RevWar and a bunch of Prussian SYW. But I doubt I'll ever use them. From there it is just a mishmash. 8s and 10s and now some people are getting into 40s. And then there's HO scale... But the 25-32 scale is by far the most common, which means you can find the most variety of cool figures. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Brand Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I'm seriously considering Balticon now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cat Jenny Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Whee!! I always though these were cool. I used to populate my brother's train board..albeit with plastic folks..but it was fun to stage scenarios...we even tied one guy to the tracks Seriously though... Here is an excerpt from 1898 article included in the timeline of wargaming. I love a guy who can use the work Kriegspiel in a sentence... "In an old notebook soiled and dog eared by much travelling, yellow and musty with the long years it had lain hid in a Samoan chest, the present writer came across the mimic war correspondence here presented to the public. The stirring story of these tin soldier campaigns occupies the greater share of the book, though interspersed with many pages of scattered verse, not a little Gaelic idiom and verb, a half made will and the chaptering of a novel. This game of tin soldiers, an intricate "Kriegspiel" involving rules innumerable, prolonged arithmetical calculations, constant measuring with foot-rule and the throwing of dice, sprang from the humblest beginnings... A row of soldiers on either side and a deadly marble, then growing in size and complexity until it mimiced real war indeed modelled closely on actual battles." Timeline of Model War Gaming Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 I'm seriously considering Balticon now... Cool! If you do, let me know!!! My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 Whee!! I always though these were cool. I used to populate my brother's train board..albeit with plastic folks..but it was fun to stage scenarios...we even tied one guy to the tracks Timeline of Model War Gaming I think my first "miniatures" were HQ scale Airfix dudes that we used to run around on the train layouts too. They still make a bunch of figures out of plastic in that scale. Just a year or two ago I bought a pack of gladiators. The plan was to do some gladiator combats in miniature. It has not yet come to fruition. Thanks! That's a great timeline. I have had it bookmarked for some time now myself! My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Dragoon Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Those are pretty cool.. never got into the gaming aspect of the miniatures but have always appreciated those who had a steady enough hand to paint them love going by those gaming places where they have the big warhammer displays with all the miniatures painted up.. I have a couple from back in the 80's that I acquired. Seeing the pirate ones, I might have to get one or 2 just for ole times sake LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Mermaid Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Reaper sells a really nice set of fantasy pirate minis. I have one of them, still haven't painted her though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Dreadlocke Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Aye.http://www.internethobbies.com/vrl-1524.html That be a damn good price Pew! I paid about $20 a head fer 54mm pirates back in the late 70's. Theys stuffed in a moldy box somewheres. (must go find). PIRATES! Because ye can't do epic shyte wi' normal people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Dreadlocke Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Just like I left 'em years ago- These be Phoenix Miniatures. Think they be a UK outfit. PIRATES! Because ye can't do epic shyte wi' normal people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cat Jenny Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Woah those are cool Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Dreadlocke Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 The amount of casting detail is amazing. This is the face of the kneeling pirate, all 3/16" of it Paint 'em while yer young. Eyesight is all downhill after 45 LOL. PIRATES! Because ye can't do epic shyte wi' normal people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev.Sam Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I haven't painted miniatures in years. My hand is too unsteady fer such fine work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graydog Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Evidently the pirate figure didn't make it's saving throw against the Breast Dazzle Spell. Why am I sharing my opinion? Because I am a special snowflake who has an opinion of such import that it must be shared and because people really care what I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Just like I left 'em years ago- These be Phoenix Miniatures. Think they be a UK outfit. Cool. What scale ARRR those? My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 I haven't painted miniatures in years. My hand is too unsteady fer such fine work I thought the same. It is actually nice to know I can muster the steadiness when I need to. If you enjoyed it back then, give it a try and maybe you'll be surprised! My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Evidently the pirate figure didn't make it's saving throw against the Breast Dazzle Spell. We need more of this sort of thing at reenactments. It is historically accurate, right? My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Mermaid Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Evidently the pirate figure didn't make it's saving throw against the Breast Dazzle Spell. They usually don't in real life either..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graydog Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Evidently the pirate figure didn't make it's saving throw against the Breast Dazzle Spell. They usually don't in real life either..... Touche! Why am I sharing my opinion? Because I am a special snowflake who has an opinion of such import that it must be shared and because people really care what I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Dreadlocke Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Theys 54mm blackjohn. That about 2" fer you lubbers out there. Steadyness in the hands be a learned trait. If ald Morgans' butcherd fat fingers can muster it so can yers. There be a fair amount of cheap larger scale practise figgers at any Michaels, Big Lots or Mall Wart. The fun is in learning ta use washes an drybrushin' ta bring out textures an detail. The details on some figgers is jus plain hard on the ---ahhh--- well jus plain hard PIRATES! Because ye can't do epic shyte wi' normal people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picaroon Lagoon Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Firelock Games ( https://www.firelockgames.com/ ) has a wide range of miniatures from the 17th and 18th century (including ships!) in their ‘Blood & Plunder’ line of games. The detail is not only good, but Benerson Little served as a historical consultant on many elements of the games design! Size is 28 mm which makes them compatible with most D&D and similar TTRPGs so their miniatures can be used for a wide variety of games not just the game system they are designed around. For instance, they could be perfectly suited to the recent ‘Pirate Borg’ RPG ( https://www.limithron.com/pirateborg ) if one were so inclined. One great line of miniatures, unlimited gaming possibilities! “A fellow with no wish to be governed, inspected, indoctrinated, preached at, taxed, stamped, measured, judged, condemned, hanged, or shot.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Diamond Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 9:06 PM, Picaroon Lagoon said: Firelock Games ( https://www.firelockgames.com/ ) has a wide range of miniatures from the 17th and 18th century (including ships!) in their ‘Blood & Plunder’ line of games. The detail is not only good, but Benerson Little served as a historical consultant on many elements of the games design! Size is 28 mm which makes them compatible with most D&D and similar TTRPGs so their miniatures can be used for a wide variety of games not just the game system they are designed around. For instance, they could be perfectly suited to the recent ‘Pirate Borg’ RPG ( https://www.limithron.com/pirateborg ) if one were so inclined. One great line of miniatures, unlimited gaming possibilities! Oooh, thank you for the above! Michael Bagsley, Matty Bottles, look sharp! Oooh, shiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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