Dead Men Tell No Tales
Whether you’re building sunny tropical beaches, painting the fine uniforms of the Victorian era, or plowing the iron harvest in the muddy fields of Flanders; the tutorials below will help you get the look you want for your miniature battles.
Painting horses is one of those things that we just do, as wargamers. It's a strange thing too, because while we're normally willing to make the effort to find reference images of uniforms, we don't extend the same consideration to horses. White horse, black horse, brown horse, some complimentary colors, and that's enough to get … Continue reading A Horse of Another Color
At the time of writing this, the revamped French line for Blood & Plunder has just dropped in all-new resin. The new material is great, but even better are new minis! Finally, the Compagnies Franches de la Marine have arrived on the Blood & Plunder tabletop. As a "frequent commander of French forces" myself, I … Continue reading The New French – Painting La Marine
Have you ever bought a miniature and then forgot you had it? I have. Anyway, here's my gun emplacement that I've needed to paint for the last year or so! Okay, really - this is a good project for me to knock out two birds with one stone: firstly, I have been asked how I … Continue reading Timber & Dirt: Gun Emplacement
Dead-Man's has teamed up with Blood & Pigment & Friends for the 2023 first-ever 'Great Pirate Paint-Off'. We want to see you fine people painting up your new minis, and you've got from now (right now, GO) until May 14th to submit your entries. Dead Man's Chest will be awarding a prize to the Best … Continue reading Fresh Plunder: The Great Pirate Paint-Off
No game of pirates is complete without ships, and no ship is complete without sails - and yet, Firelock does not include sails with any of their 'Blood & Plunder' offerings. There was a brief moment where it looked like the new 18th Century Sloop might come with sails made from plastic or Lego-style cotton … Continue reading Paper Wings – Making Sails for B&P
No catchy title for this one, sorry. We've got a lot of ground to cover today. If you've cracked open the new 'Raise the Black' Kickstarter, you're probably a little bit disappointed by the instructions with the new Sloop. A single long sheet, it's a little bit like this: How to draw an Owl in … Continue reading Assembling the 18th Century Sloop
Terrain is something that we take very seriously here at DMC. It's also something that we don't like to spend gobs of money on. Right now, that's more important than ever since if you're anything like us, you blew your hobby budget on the 'Raise the Black' kickstarter. So, what if it were possible to … Continue reading Houses of the Holy – Building a Spanish Church