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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: Black Cat Bases on June 29, 2008, 04:09:14 PM

Title: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Black Cat Bases on June 29, 2008, 04:09:14 PM

We have been very busy updating the website with new figures this weekend! First of all we have the Vampire Lord who joins the Skeleton Navy sections
(http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Vampire Lord.jpg)

 Vampire Lord

For those of you who like resin figures he has been produced in a limited run in resin. He is also available in metal.   
Also joining the skeleton Navy are the rat king and the skeleton cannon and crew, also some varients on the skeleton trooper.

(http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Rat king.jpg) (http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Complete skeleton cannon.jpg)

Rat King                                    Skeleton Cannon & crew

Finally in this section we have the cat servants and large cat bodyguards for the Vampires.

(http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Large cat body guard.jpg)(http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Cat servant empty tray.jpg)

Large cat body guard                 Cat servant with a tray

They can all be found here: http://www.blackcatbases.com/product.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=117&CAT_ID=117&P_ID=545&btnProduct=Products... (http://www.blackcatbases.com/product.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=117&CAT_ID=117&P_ID=545&btnProduct=Products...)

 Joining the tavern staff we have a bar fighter and a serving girl

(http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/bar fighter, broken bottle.jpg)

Bar fighter with a broken bottle

 They can be found here: http://www.blackcatbases.com/product.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=117&CAT_ID=117&P_ID=559&btnProduct=Products... (http://www.blackcatbases.com/product.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=117&CAT_ID=117&P_ID=559&btnProduct=Products...)

 Finally, the Royal Navy have several varient available for some of the characters.

(http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Royal navy leiutenant with pistol & cutlass.jpg)

Royal Navy leiutenant with a pistol & a cutlass

 all of which can be found here: http://www.blackcatbases.com/product.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=117&CAT_ID=117&P_ID=555&btnProduct=Products... (http://www.blackcatbases.com/product.asp?strPageHistory=category&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=117&CAT_ID=117&P_ID=555&btnProduct=Products...)

We still have a back log to release and will be adding more new figures very soon!

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Argonor on June 29, 2008, 05:10:49 PM

Oh, God! I haven't even gotten around to making my first pirates-order from you, yet  ;D

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Justizius on June 29, 2008, 07:16:39 PM

Wow, you also have a Solomon Kane like miniature, I had to order this one immediately and some others to.  :-*

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Argonor on June 29, 2008, 08:38:40 PM

Who IS this Solomon Kane everybody's talking about????

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Le matou rouge on June 29, 2008, 10:34:45 PM

from [wiki]Solomon_Kane[/wiki]

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Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A 17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, often take him from Europe to the jungles of Africa and back.

Howard describes him as a somber and gloomy man of pale face and cold eyes, all of it shadowed by a slouch hat. He is dressed entirely in black and his weaponry consists of a rapier, a dagger, and a couple of flintlock pistols. During one of his latter adventures his friend N'Longa, a black African shaman, gave him a juju staff that served as a protection against evil, but could easily be wielded as an effective weapon. It is revealed in another story, "The Footfalls Within," that this is the mythical Staff of Solomon, a talisman older than the Earth and unimaginably powerful, much more so than even N'Longa knew. In the same adventure with N'Longa, Kane is seen using a musket as well.

meow,
Matt

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Justizius on June 30, 2008, 06:58:10 AM

" He was ... a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan. ... A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things. ... Wayward and restless as the wind, he was consistent in only one respect-he was true to his ideals of justice and right. Such was Solomon Kane."
Robert E. Howard - The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Malamute on June 30, 2008, 08:31:31 AM

Oh yes, very nice. :)

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: coggon on June 30, 2008, 01:23:31 PM

I just received the Solomon Kane figure last week, and it is beautiful.  But be aware that it is listed as 31mm.  It dwarfs all the rest of my figures.  Nevertheless, I can't wait to paint it. 

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Black Cat Bases on June 30, 2008, 02:08:21 PM

Thanks for the feedback, if you need a smaller Soloman Kane style figure in a smaller scale I would recomend Musketeers version a very nice figure and very nice people 8) . Our figures are on the large size but fit in nicley with Black scorpian Reaper, Freebooter and GW, Also Hero's should tower over mere mortals  lol.
The Soloman Kane stories are great and should be on every ardent pulp players bookshelf.

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Justizius on June 30, 2008, 06:39:07 PM

And a great man Solomon Kane was, indeed.  :D
Hm, I couldn`t find the model at Musketeers, has someone a link, maybe?

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Black Cat Bases on June 30, 2008, 07:01:31 PM

It used to be under Hazels hero's if its not there, give Bill an email and Im sure he will sort you out.
Hang on which company do I work For? lol
Ben

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Justizius on June 30, 2008, 10:54:20 PM

Ok, I got it...   :P
For the moment one Solomon will be enough. So I`m looking forward to get your minis.  ;)

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Maksim-Smelchak on July 05, 2008, 06:32:16 PM

Hi Jo,

Great figures!

I have a question though:

*** Who sculpted the skulls on your skeletal pirates? ***

They strongly remind me of the skeletons sold by Alternative Armies.

Shabbat Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Black Cat Bases on July 06, 2008, 08:22:30 AM

Hi,

All of the pirate range was sculpted by Martin Baker, unless it states otherwise on a particular models page (there are very few that were not!)

Martin has worked for many companies so that might be why, he has quite a distinctive style of his own!

Just to avoid this becoming any sort of problem or mass speculation (which I am sure was not the intention but has happened many times on many forums after this sort of question :) ) here is a picture of 1 of the original greens:

 (http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Skeleton gun, flash.jpg)

lol Skeleton original green! lol

Thanks for your interest.

Jo:)

Title: Re: Lots of New releases for Pirates of the Skeleton Seas
Post by: Maksim-Smelchak on July 06, 2008, 02:02:58 PM

Quote from: Black Cat Bases on July 06, 2008, 08:22:30 AM

Hi,

All of the pirate range was sculpted by Martin Baker, unless it states otherwise on a particular models page (there are very few that were not!)

Martin has worked for many companies so that might be why, he has quite a distinctive style of his own!

Just to avoid this becoming any sort of problem or mass speculation (which I am sure was not the intention but has happened many times on many forums after this sort of question :) ) here is a picture of 1 of the original greens:

 (http://www.blackcatbases.com/mypics/Skeleton gun, flash.jpg)

lol Skeleton original green! lol

Thanks for your interest.

Jo:)

Hi Jo,

Thanks!

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/