


Bought this from there (I’m not the maker at all) and painted it for my pirate girl crew.



Bought this from there (I’m not the maker at all) and painted it for my pirate girl crew.
https://shop.wizkids.com/products/w-pirates
Modified with some weapons and a base from Firelock Games.
Tired to make this burly dude look more like a major, if brutish, villain.
First metal miniature I’ve painted.
This is the female pirate from the WizKids Pirate set you can get on Amazon and WizKids own website (https://shop.wizkids.com/products/w-pirates) … albeit with her hands and sword switched out for a cutlass hand and pistol hand from Firelock Games Sailor Sprue. Painted her first with my acrylic markers, than gave her a wash with Vallejo and highlighted her afterwards.
I’ve gotten addicted to the hobby side of Blood and Plunder, and taking a Brig and making it the Sloop-Of-War for wargaming/RPG play/hobby fun felt like a solid follow-up idea. I also wanted to practice/perfect a few things more to my personal taste with the model that either already happened on my Bermuda Sloop, or that were inspired by it.
First, I had used embroidery cord from Michael’s for the rigging on my sloop, and I still think it looks better than the related cord that comes with the model, so I repeated that here. However, this time I got my “lazy man’s netting” technique for the rat lines to look better - I still just used super glue and laid the cord on top instead of tying knots, but this time they all look a little neater.
Second, I liked the figurehead from the Bermuda Sloop, and was mildly annoyed there isn’t one included for all the B&P models… and I spotted a cheaper Medusa mini at my local gaming shop, and knew that the Furies of Greek mythology are basically Goth Medusas with wings, so I just stuck her on the prow and added some wings with green stuff.
Lastly, I liked the foam board sails I used on the Bermuda Sloop, but I wanted to do a different color and process this time, and the Blood and Pigment blogs led me to their affiliate, the Dead Man’s Chest Blog, with the “sewn together” paper sails. I really like the way they look. I also handmade a fighting top for it.