From MilesR: 28mm Pirates Unaligned Faction (125 Points)

My first of several Blood & Plunder Factions for this Challenge - the rather unsparingly named "Unaligned Faction" - 25 28mm metal figures.  These are really "beefy" sculpts with lots of character.  I did find cleaning them up to be a bit tedious.

Not being part of any faction allows lots of variability in how to paint the figures and that was a lot of fun.  I decided to base them on a simple "sand" base using a vallejo textured sand. I tried a few sceniced bases but they just didn't look good on the ship models.

More scurvy pirates .

The Captain of this motley crew.  Hmmm, I wonder where his ship is?  Perhaps she'll show up  in a future post?

A peek and some new terrain with LEDs - the light flickers like a flame and will be partially concealed under some coal.  What dungeon doesn't need a still?  The still parts were all 3D printed.

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This is a great looking mob of pirates, Miles! I've only seen the promotional ads for these figures and it's nice to know that the models live up to the original 3D renders. I like the vibrant colours you've gone with and sand effect you've achieved from the Vallejo product looks very...Caribbean! Another similar product (and perhaps a bit cheaper than Vallejo) is Liquitex Texture Gel. It's acrylic based, so you can mix colour directly into it and you can get it in a 8 fl oz / 237 ml tub for around $8 US. Greg, Byron and I have been using it by the gallon for years now - love the stuff.

Is this for a new participation game you're planning, Miles? With the hint of an upcoming barque in the offing I sense a Miles-Proportioned Level of Escalation to this project. :)

125 Points for you, Mr. R!