Voodoo Pirates question

[summsi]

Hi,

my idea is to do a donnybrook cultist faction and I want them to be followers of a voodoo cult in the caribbean or in west africa.

So I don´t need zombies but "still alive" figures. I thought Foundry Pirates was a good idea, but am not sure how to make them voodoo like. Maybe paint white skulls on to their faces?

Any Ideas???

[Steve F]

Brigade Games' "Caribbean Empires range" includes two packs of Haitian folklore zombies (ie not George Romero's rotting corpses) and one of Voodoo priests:

http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Haitian-Zombies-5_p_321.html
http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Haitian-Zombies-II-5_p_322.html
http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/Haitian-Voodoo-Priests-Priestess-and-Sorcerers-5_p_324.html

If you want to modify pirate figures, perhaps cutting off their heads and reattaching them at an unnatural, lolloping angle might work?

[manatic]

If you're looking for living pirates following a zombie cult, the face paint idea might not be bad! That would be along the lines of Baron Samedi:



So the body paint is a definite possibility! You could have them led by the priests/priestesses that Steve F linked. You could also add snakes, bones, feathers and charms to the pirate minis. In the vein of Baron Samedi, top hats do help in giving a pop culture voodoo vibe. Shapeways has these 28mm top hats: http://www.shapeways.com/product/L3YCVYQ86/28mm-top-hats-x8

Also West Wind has these: http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=70_119 although I'm not sure about the quality.

[Poiter50]

The Priestess with the snake is a magnificent figure. I find West Wind quite good but some of their range is a bit awkward in pose.

[Romark]

I think you might find some useful minis in the Trent Miniatures caribbean range,pictures are on the Northstar site if interested 

[summsi]

very helpful ideas! I think I am going to paint some skulls on the faces and maybe get some voodoo priests from other ranges.

Thanks to all of you

[Sir_Theo]

Nice idea. Very 'Monkey Island'

[Thargor]

You could also try the Cultists range from Freebooter Miniatures:

http://www.freebooterminiatures.de/index.php/en/shop2-2/kult/product/view/2/247

MYS007_Jeudi_rm_4628 by Paul, on Flickr

MYS010_Cosphelia_rm_4480 by Paul, on Flickr

MYS008_sb_3019 by Paul, on Flickr

[Patrice]

In my c.1700 pirate campaign in the Caribbean I tolerate (and sometimes I encourage) some voodoo magic; the priestesses with snakes are a nice addition, but I am unhappy with players who want to bring the miniature wearing a top hat – which certainly did not exist in 1700.

Um, yes, I know it can seem strange to be happy with magic but unhappy with top hats in an (almost) historical campaign...

[dinohunterpoa]

West Wind awesomeness:

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=70127.0  

The HorrorClix Voodoo Priest sculpt is really nice, just in the need of a proper paint job:

[Timmo]

Funnily enough I've just done some myself. I was able to get a pile of Foundry pirates second-hand that included some of the maroons with muskets. The one in the straw hat happened to reminded me of the voodoo scenes in the Bond movie that I checked out.

I painted one with a white skeleton over his exposed flesh, others I've painted with part white faces – they look pretty cool and I may do some more.

I'm hoping that they do an 'Amazon' south American jungle version of Congo!

[Iceaxe]

Old Glory have a pack of 30 Voodoo Warriors, see http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/proddetail.asp?prod=OGP-27

That's where the photo is, I'm told oldglory25s.com does postage at cost, not a blanket overpricing.

And here's a look at them painted for pretty much what you are looking at - http://flashman14.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/25mm-old-glory-voodoo-warriorrs.html