Michiel de Ruyter is one of the most famous Dutch Admirals but sadly he isn't included in Blood & Plunder (so far). Dan Carlson recently wrote a fine Pirate Faction Summary for this very blog and as a thank you, I offered to paint up a mini for him and this was his choice. While … Continue reading Completed Dutch Commander – Michiel de Ruyter
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Completed Zeelieden
I just finished up another set of Zeelieden. This isn't a tutorial this time, but merely an excuse to share pictures of minis that I'm proud of. Painting the second set is always more of a challenge for me after copying the Firelock paint schemes for the first set. I have to make decisions on … Continue reading Completed Zeelieden
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Zeelieden – A Painting Guide
I'm slowly getting to my Dutch models! The Zeelieden are some of the best sailors/artillery crew in the game and I'm eager to get some painted up so I can use them in my unaligned forces and play some Dutch Privateers and Dutch Navy factions as well. With Expert Artillery Crew, Expert Sailors, the hardiness … Continue reading Zeelieden – A Painting Guide
Battle Report: Campaign Game 2 – South American Natives vs Dutch Privateers
Local snow and cold weather slowed down our new campaign but my local group finally started our second game round. The ForcesI am playing the South American Tribes faction for this campaign and against me today Mario is playing the Dutch Privateers. Both of us went into this second round with 3xp so our commanders … Continue reading Battle Report: Campaign Game 2 – South American Natives vs Dutch Privateers
Completed Enter Ploeg
I got another set of 4 Dutch Enter Ploeg finished so I can run a nice set of 8 in a list now. I used a unit of 4 in some demos last week but a full 8 models will make them pretty deadly. I tried to work a little more yellow into the color … Continue reading Completed Enter Ploeg
Enter Ploeg – A Painting Guide
The Dutch Enter Ploeg is a new elite boarding party/artillery crew unit released in the No Peace Beyond the Line expansion. While found mostly in Dutch forces, this unit can be brought along as a support unit in 3 Spanish, 4 English, 3 French and 3 Unaligned factions as well! This was my first time … Continue reading Enter Ploeg – A Painting Guide
Armada de Barlovento – A Faction Breakdown
The Armada de Barlovento has many similarities to the Spanish Guarda Costas but overall it's a more well-trained and hard-hitting faction. Adding Soldados as core units and moving Marineros Piqueros into the core column really changes the flavor of this Spanish naval faction. Force RulesYou can tell it's going to be a fairly strong faction … Continue reading Armada de Barlovento – A Faction Breakdown
