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Author Topic: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions  (Read 1405 times)

Offline George

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Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« on: April 26, 2022, 04:20:50 PM »
Can anyone point me towards any 28mm figures or ranges that could be used to crew sailing ships in the 16th century? I am looking for figures who could hold a tiller, or a wheel, pull a rope, and do general sailoring activities. I'm okay for gun crews.

My Google Fu has been woeful in past couple of days searching.

Offline pancakeonions

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2022, 05:03:11 PM »
Hmm.  Have you looked at Blood and Plunder?  The era is right, but most are "action" poses - crew preparing to fight.  They have plastic "sailor" sprues coming out that might better fit what you need, but those aren't due out until the fall of this year.   Here's a pic of that sprue: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firelockgames/blood-and-plunder-raise-the-black/posts/3265337   Lots of swords and pistols, fewer open hands, or hands carrying ship-stuff...

BnP figures run a little tall, too.  Closer to 30-32mm (not too bad, but I notice it).

Have you looked at the Frostgrave Ghost Archipelago Crewmen?  They're a little smaller (more like 28mm), and a few more open hands - but again, lots of cutlasses, crossbows, and sundry weapons.

Sailors doing sailor stuff - that's a harder find indeed!


Offline George

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2022, 05:56:00 PM »
Many thanks for the suggestions The sprue looks distinctly possible. I don't shrink from a bit  of converting, e.g. trimming weapons away, head swaps etc. but so many of the action poses just don't lend themselves to the maritime activities I want.

UPDATE: Just bought a Ghost Archipelago Crewmen sprue. I'll need to trim a few bits but on plastic that is a doddle. I'm sure I'll get something useful from them.
« Last Edit: April 26, 2022, 06:13:52 PM by George »

Offline Tactalvanic

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2022, 06:10:44 PM »
Not sure the scale, might be a bit off, and possible the era to, its hard to tell from the shiny pictures. eg

https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/8000-Cast-Metal-Sailor-22mm-A8000.html#SID=359

or

https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/figures/25mm-sailors.html

Red box games, but seems they are 1/72 and being mis-described on some websites

https://figure.scale-model-kits.com/products/English-sailors--16-17th-century-RB72081.html

but some of them do seem to be doing sailor things rather than fighting poses..

Offline Digits

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2022, 06:11:28 PM »
Border Reiver Elizabethan civilians…..a couple of usable minis here me thinks?

Offline George

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2022, 06:16:52 PM »
Some great ideas here guys. Thank you. I'm off to look t the Border Reiver range now.

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Offline George

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2022, 10:54:46 PM »
Thanks Golgotha. That range and the Eureka Portuguese sailors supply most of the fighting men.

Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2022, 11:04:25 AM »
Some of the TAG Dutch Sea Beggars might work?
Xander
Army painters thread: leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=56540.msg671536#new
WinterApoc thread: leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=50815.0

Offline Paul Richardson

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2022, 11:32:40 AM »
Perry Miniatures make some sailors pulling a rope, but they're in their British Napoleonic range, so completely the wrong period.

Offline George

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2022, 12:44:20 PM »
Those TAG figures look wonderful. Completely off my radar before your post! Very grateful lazy-dragon.

Online carlos marighela

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2022, 01:21:19 PM »
Eureka make a number of sailors in their Portuguese Colonial range. Suitable for the latter half of the 16th C.
Em dezembro de '81
Botou os ingleses na roda
3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
Só o Flamengo é campeão mundial
E agora seu povo
Pede o mundo de novo

Offline v_lazy_dragon

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2022, 01:21:57 PM »
Those TAG figures look wonderful. Completely off my radar before your post! Very grateful lazy-dragon.
A pleasure! They fit well with the Foundry Swashbucklers

Offline George

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Re: Armada era ship crew - any suggestions
« Reply #14 on: April 27, 2022, 01:44:49 PM »
Carlos the Eureka figures are the bulk of my attacking forces. They are lovely figures.

Update an order of Sea Beggars from TAG is now on its way to me. With the Frostgrave figures coming too I think I now have sufficient crew for both ships. Thanks guys. You certainly helped me tremendously.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2022, 04:53:03 PM by George »

 

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