Welcome ye to the Spanish Main!

[Digits]

Dragging this up from Davey Jones' Locker!  But the recent release from North Star of pirates for the osprey 7 seas has boosted me onwards......I bought the Blackbeard crew...awesome minis!

Right, I built the merchant ship and it's sat ready to paint.  I thought I'd also build the man o war and paint them together.



Pain in the proverbial sticking all that lead to the resin.  For those looking to buy one, I warn now that the gun hatches on the lower deck don't fit if you intend like me to have them closed and I had to carve them up.

No instructions so I've made up how to build certain parts, please don't correct me if I've misinterpreted but I'm happy with it.




Now here's a question, there is what I think to be another gun port at the rear but they don't give enough hatches / guns with the kit.    I've checked pictures of others on the net and it would appear they too don't have enough so it's not just me......but surely THAT IS A GUN PORT?




Now, the hard part is deciding HOW to paint them......

[Digits]

Oh, and whilst I remember...I found these guys on the web......

http://www.capitangames.com/gunboat/gunboat-ships/

Apologies if they've been posted before...but they are rather cool.

[rumacara]

Digits, lovelly thread.

Keep it coming. I´m loving it.

[Digits]

Have no fear....this will be getting much love.    The best part is, we will get to make up our own rules as we did for Vulture Creek to make this a hoot!

Another thing I just realised, Tabletop World have released some new stuff since I last looked so plenty to add in!

[Digits]

So, this morning I have primed both ships to black ( need to figure out a paint scheme now )

I have also flashed and based my favourite figures from the Blackbeard crew including Teach himself, lieutenant Richards his right hand man, trusted friend Caesar and Gunner Morton.

Going to start painting them today....

[gamer Mac]

First time I have seen this thread. Some lovely work
We are painting those ships at the moment
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=40319.msg843684#msg843684 

[Digits]

Cheers bud.  Yes I need to read through your thread with a keen eye as there may be a few things to pinch there!

As for the ships, yes, I'm not used to painting big stuff....a little daunted right now!

So, these North Star minis are fantastic...EVERY bit as good as Black Scorpion so they will mix together very nicely.

First up then Blackbeard.   I see I need to do his eyes.....but my own eyesight isn't what it was....to make him fiercer.







Next up Richards....

[von Lucky]

Nice painting, I think it's not a gun port (too close to the window). Maybe a fresh air toilet?

Look forward to the painting.

[Digits]

Hmmmmm....a toilet......I may have something for that!


Meanwhile, more scurvy dogs....

Richards







Black Caesar




And the motley crew so far....

[Gutbukkit]

The crews looking great so far. I completely agree that the North Star minis are fantastic. And there's finally a Blackbeard mini I like and can use to represent the big man. I'll be painting my own to match my pirate reenactment kit (I dress as Blackbeard, lit slow match under the hat and all). Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing more.

[Digits]

So the avatar is a selfie?  Cool beans.

As you can see from the previous page, I reenact myself (usually ECW) but do dabble in pirates on occasion.  Sadly though, any more mishaps like that one and I won't be doing many more!

[Gutbukkit]

Yeah my avatar is indeed me. Crikey, missed the previous page somehow. Close call, I can completely understand that possibly putting you off! I do Viking and Saxon reenactment mainly but pirates is my thing. Even my Viking character's nickname is Blackbeard. The guys I do pirate stuff with reenact ECW too so I expect I'll be giving that a go next year at my local event.

[gamer Mac]

I may have a couple of spare hatches from our builds if you are interested?
PM me your address and I'll send you them.

[Digits]

That would be VERY cool and thank you - pm incoming sir.

[Digits]

Been thinking out the things I need to do with the port boards.

1 clear them.  I've been storing stuff on top of them this past year or so!

2 dust and clean them up and varnish the water.

3 figure out how to paint the tabletop World buildings I already have and maybe add a couple of the new ones.

4 build a rope bridge over the "canal" inlet and paint up more trees.

5 create rubber molds and cast plenty of barrels and cargo

6 make fishing nets and lobster pots, bunting and lanterns etc I want a lived in look.

7 make market stalls and a livestock pen.

8 finish and build the deep back boards (mansion board and another)

9 buy a sloop or two.

10 add lots of minis of course

No doubt add to this list as I go along....but enough to do there me thinks.