Northstar Miniatures: On The Seven Seas Nickstarter Launch Date

[Elbows]

I like the ideas behind most of that scenery.  Seems a bit pricey but not too awful.  I would definitely be tempted to go for "extreme" when making the terrain for the game, just not huge on extreme figures.  I'll be keeping my eye on that Renaissance company.

Any word on the quality of the Ainsty resin ships?

[lou passejaire]

Nick has added some of my flags to the site as part of the deal.

http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=173&page=1

it's nice to have pirate flags, but flags for your merchantman, privateers and manowar ?

British :




French :



Spanish:



Portuguese



Netherland :





Ottoman empire and Barbary coast :





source :
Bowles vue universelle des pavillons de marine dans toutes les parties du monde
Carington Bowles
cartes et estampes N°69
Londres 1783

[Elbows]

Yep, a lot of flags have potential (though some are much easier than others to replicate).

[styx]

Ainsty Castings is having a 20% off deal with purchase over 50 pounds. This includes the pirate ships....not a bad deal, still sucks ass for shipping to the US but for Brits and Euro folk a decent deal.

[Elbows]

Yeah, I need to contact Recreational Conflict (they sell the Ainsty line, I'd imagine they could get me a ship...no fancy discount though).

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

Or look at Old Glory Miniature Shipyards, buy the Old Glory Army card and get 40% off! 

[Steve F]

Great array of flags, lou passejaire.  Thanks.  I wonder if any Scotsman actually did fly the jack with the Cross of St George and no Saltire?

North Star now has a page with clear pictures of all the individual minis (except the "18th Century sailors" pack):
http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=173&page=1

I liked this:

"Painting by Kevin Dallimore."  Not his best work, is it?  

[lou passejaire]

"Painting by Kevin Dallimore."

some kind of minimalism ?

Kevin Dallimore is trying monochrome 

[Dewbakuk]

some kind of minimalism ?

Kevin Dallimore is trying monochrome 

He's just that good

[Patrice]

some kind of minimalism ?

Kevin Dallimore is trying monochrome 

This ghost crew is very well painted IMO 

[lou passejaire]

no, the ghost crew is this  one :



 

[Van-Helsing]

"On The Seven Seas" Facebook Group for those interested - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1489560741279244/

[cacofold]

Picked this up at Historicon. Haven't sat down to read it cover to cover yet.

[styx]

It was for sale there? Gah! I would have not preordered and had someone pick up a copy for me....grrrrr

Give details! Table sizes, crew sizes for games, overview of mechanics, building crews (point based? weapon add points?)....love to hear more than the generic crap on the website....give me a direction to start working on my figs while I wait for the book,

[axabrax]

I'd like to know more about the rules too before jumping on board. I am especially interested in the ship to ship combat rules and am somewhat skeptical about the multiple man to figure ratio concept.  What would be the ideal size for ship combat using just the basic crews? Sloop?