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Author Topic: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 4th Aug  (Read 2746 times)

Offline 6milPhil

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Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 4th Aug
« on: July 16, 2018, 12:39:14 PM »
For a long time finally had a weekend off, although stuck indoors, so painted my first three mini's for my 28mm pirates project.

Artizan I think, GM, GM, not done the eyes yet... not the world's best pj's but I had great fun doing them.


Also been buggering around with boats, and how I might mount masts in them, the overpriced B&P longboat

and the well priced GoW Jolly.


I blame Manatic, he's led me astray...
« Last Edit: August 04, 2019, 04:01:42 PM by 6milPhil »

Offline manatic

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy!
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2018, 05:17:21 PM »
Happy to inspire! Great work on these :)

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy!
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2018, 02:47:01 AM »
"I had great fun doing them"  <--- That thar be the point, lad!   lol

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy!
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2018, 09:17:33 AM »
"I had great fun doing them"  <--- That thar be the point, lad!   lol

Sure but sometimes I see chums grinding through mini's for this or that project and hating every minute of it...

Offline DintheDin

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy!
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2018, 09:30:00 AM »
As an avid piartes fan, I wish you a good continuation to your project, I'll be following your thread with great interest! Cheers!
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. – Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi

Offline Belisarius

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy!
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2018, 01:04:54 PM »
Pirates are Aways great fun 😁 . Theres some good articles in the latest Lardies Special , scenarios ect

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy!
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2018, 03:10:05 PM »
As an avid pirates fan, I wish you a good continuation to your project, I'll be following your thread with great interest! Cheers!

Thanks.

Pirates are Aways great fun 😁 . Theres some good articles in the latest Lardies Special , scenarios ect

F'sure, I'm not sure what you're referring to... link?

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 19th July
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2018, 07:55:00 PM »
Got four more finished,  three Galloping Major and one Artizan, the GM really like the paint. The Artizan looks shorter because it came on a slotta, the first Artizan I've seen like this and hopefully the last. The GM have my pref.; the integral base, they're beefy lads too so they look bigger. Damn slottas to hell sir!


Did the three GM's in similar colours to the previously done officer, so together they form the basis of a regular crew, and any mini's with them will just fit in. I'll do similar for some Spaniards...

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 19th July
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2018, 04:44:18 AM »
It is not only plans that go to hell when the enemy is met on the field of battle but critiques of paint jobs stop when the action gets going.  Those will be fine pieces in every game they decorate.  May they decorate many a game over the years.

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 23rd July
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2018, 08:31:21 PM »
Thanks.

Historical accuracy is ever important so I had to have a blundermonkey.


and a bit more buggering around with boats...

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 23rd July
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2019, 04:01:01 PM »
Well doesn't time fly when you've not got much time for a project?

Spanish Command from Galloping Major...


And a blurry one of a Bear's Head female pirate, haven't done the eyes yet, which I picked because it looks like my domestic goddess, although I had to add the pair of belted pistols to match her natural aggressiveness. ;)

Offline FifteensAway

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 4th Aug
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2019, 01:56:08 AM »
That is some vibrant yellow!  Welcome back to the fray. 

May you be granted a vast amount of painting time - in a proper manner that permits the rest of life smooth sailing including the domestic goddess.

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Three sheets to the wind - pirates ahoy! Update 4th Aug
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2019, 02:43:43 PM »
Thanks, I ended up using revell for the yellow as it's got great pigment.

Here's hoping... a year in and only a third painted...