Megabloks Ships (Updated 2-1-10)

[Sinewgrab]

Very cool!

How many ships do you all put together to play a game?

None, so far. I haven't actually run a Pirate game yet. I am considering, due to the look of the Phantom and Dutchman, of taking the time and effort to go "piratize" my Vampire Count army for Warhammer...

Once I have the masts added to my scratchbuilt steam Pirate ship, I will have the 3 Megabloks ships, a scratchbuilt Orc Pirate Heavy Cruiser, and a Steampunk Pirate all available, as well as access to Warrenbruhn's 3 Megabloks ships I did for him, and a 70-odd model Empire Pirate army to man them...

Woot!

[Sinewgrab]

And now, minus only the ship's wheel, the Flying Dutchman. I am waiting on the wheel due to two issues - 1) I don't have one the size I want, and the hobby shop is out of them and having issues with their supplier, and 2) I may want to use a more fantastical one than a standard wheel. I certainly will for the Phantom.

I put the same figures on for size, so that you guys will quit whining...







And the crows nests really are too small, but they look good, so figures will just have to balance...

[warrenpeace]

Sinewgrab, I hope you aren't totally done with that Black Pearl.  My brother suggested that the name be changed to "The Black Squirrel."  I'm sure a squirrel figurehead could be found! 

Hey!  You lost count!  You modified 4 Mega Bloks ships for me, not 3.  Give yourself more credit...

I've also got two Playmobil ships put together besides those 4 Mega Blocks that you built, and the Playmobil dinghy would go together in a snap, literally...

Why haven't we played pirates?  Well, there was a guy in our group who has maybe 120 to 150 Foundry pirates painted up, but he quit playing with us eight months ago.  Probably my fault,... 

Another reason is that I've only painted up maybe 9 pirate figures.  The plan is to paint about 150 Euro pirates from Foundry, 100 Zanzibari & Baluchi pirates from Foundry with a few Reaper Arab figures as leaders, 60 Chinese, a mix of Foundry and Pulp Figures, and 80 skeletal and undead pirates from Old Glory, Reaper, and Moonlight Minis.  Real life and pathological procrastination get in the way...

Note: Sinewgrab built the Mega Blocks for me using much higher main decks, at my request, not the deep well decks that you see on his own versions.

[Sinewgrab]

Sinewgrab, I hope you aren't totally done with that Black Pearl.  My brother suggested that the name be changed to "The Black Squirrel."  I'm sure a squirrel figurehead could be found! 

Hey!  You lost count!  You modified 4 Mega Bloks ships for me, not 3.  Give yourself more credit...

Huh? No, I think I am done with the Pearl. I don't really see anything else I need to do to her right now - I may change my mind in the future, but at the moment, she's done.

And 4? Hmm...Pearl, FD, Junk...oh, right, the Stormstalker. I forgot that one. I think we should try and get a large block of time in April and do a pirate game...

[Dr. The Viking]

Are you going to give them rigging?

[HerbyF]

If you guys would bring them up for Enfalade in May, I can provide 180 Euro pirate crew & many more Chinese. I even have some Moro/Indonisians.

[Sinewgrab]

Are you going to give them rigging?

No. As I had brought up earlier in this thread, I feel that these need to be usable terrain, and rigging, while it adds to the look, does absolutely nothing but cause trouble for hamfisted gamers (such as myself) attempting to move minis on the deck. So, no rigging.

[Sinewgrab]

If you guys would bring them up for Enfalade in May, I can provide 180 Euro pirate crew & many more Chinese. I even have some Moro/Indonisians.

I had never even considered trying to do something at Enfilade...it is a bit too close and I am a bit too poor to make that a very viable plan - although if someone else has something set up, I'd probably be willing to add them to the pot.

[Sinewgrab]

And the final craft, Dread Eye's Phantom. This one took abit more work, and isn't quite as clean as the other decks, as I decided to muddle my way through with the dregs of the styrene decking I had left from the others. Some people may not taht I left the deck underneath the poop in the orginal form - there is a hole in the center that is for throwing prisoners into that causes the ship to glow, and it was far too complicated to cut a piece to fit the little skeletons around it, so I just plugged those holes and painted it to match the rest of the deck. It actually was textured well enough to look better, I think...

The same figures are on the deck to give you scale.





Ooo, pretty!



And we have the same problem that we have with Dutchman - a very cool looking Crow's Nest that is too small for the figure bases. Oh well.



And, voila! We are done...for now at least.

[Silent Invader]

  Very cool work Sinewgrab.  Thanks for sharing.

[warrenpeace]

HerbyF, have been at Enfilade the last six years.  Not sure I can make it this year.  Must devote more effort to business/work.  If I do decide to go I assume I could contact you via the NHMGS Yahoo Group about a big pirate game.  Definately have the ships available.  But 2011 might be a better year to do something with them.  I won't forget that you and others up north have the figures painted.

[Sinewgrab]

Very cool work Sinewgrab.  Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the props. If nothing else, I figure this should get some other people on board for converting ships.

[Silent Invader]

Thank you for the props. If nothing else, I figure this should get some other people on board for converting ships.

Props?  Am not sure what you mean, sir!    Thanks are always appreciated but I suspect another LAFer, rather than me, is deserving of this.   

[HerbyF]

2011 would be good for me too. I might get some of my ships done by then. Right now I only have a couple of small 4 gunners & a bunch of rowboats. I do have several ships including a couple of junks that are all still W.I.P.s. PM me or let me know if you plan a big pirate game there in Portland. I might be able to come down.

[Sinewgrab]

Props?  Am not sure what you mean, sir!    Thanks are always appreciated but I suspect another LAFer, rather than me, is deserving of this.   

Sorry, american english slang...as per the Urban Dictionary:

PROPS: short for proper respect.

So as you can see, I meant you.