They are far from "new," but we have finally painted up Firelock Games' sculpts for the Spanish Hostigadores unit. The Hostigadore unit was released early in the game's life, but it lacked dedicated models for years! We have models for the unit now, and they are really great sculpts! First set of Hostigadores by Garrett … Continue reading Spanish Hostigadores- Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Painting Projects
Woodes Rogers – Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Firelock Games released an organized play kit for this year's Summer of Plunder campaign with 6 brand new sculpts for commander profiles in the Raise the Black expansion. Daniel and Emily really did a great job on these sculpts and we'd like to showcase the British Commander, Woodes Rogers, in this post. Woodes Rogers Model … Continue reading Woodes Rogers – Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Blood & Pigment Wins “Best Display” at Adepticon Army Showcase 2026
Adepticon was a big event for Firelock Games and Blood & Plunder this year. In addition to the dozens of events, demos, and tournaments running at the convention, we had the honor of participating in the Adepticon Army Showcase 2026 event at the convention. Picture from Manifest Studios The Adepticon Army Showcase 2026 AdeptiCup The … Continue reading Blood & Pigment Wins “Best Display” at Adepticon Army Showcase 2026
The Hostage – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
We got another special Blood & Plunder character model to show off! The Hostage sculpt was part of the this year's Summer of Plunder Organized Play Kit and it now available from Firelock Games in a set of Sailing Master, Pirate Fiddler, Hostage and Ship's Wheel. This article is part of a series showcasing several … Continue reading The Hostage – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
The Pirate Musician – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
We got another special Blood & Plunder character model to show off! The Pirate Fiddler sculpt was part of the this year's Summer of Plunder Organized Play Kit. I finally quit "monkeying around" got this model painted and wanted to share it here on the blog. This article is part of a series showcasing several … Continue reading The Pirate Musician – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
2025 Blood & Plunder Secret Santa Exchange
The annual Blood & Plunder Secret Santa is back! Christmas is just over the horizon and for several years, Blood & Plunder players around the world have been participating in a Secret Santa event to promote some pirate holiday cheer! We're a little behind this year, so there's no time to lose! TLDR Summary Exchange … Continue reading 2025 Blood & Plunder Secret Santa Exchange
The Sailing Master – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
We got another special Blood & Plunder character model to show off! The Sailing Master sculpt was part of the this year's Summer of Plunder Organized Play Kit. I finally got my mini painted and he's ready to do some fancy sailing! This article is part of a series showcasing several of the new Character … Continue reading The Sailing Master – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
The Cook – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
Over the course of 2025, Firelock Games has released a full set of useful Character models for Blood & Plunder. We've recently showcased the Sharp-Eyed Lookout, the Bosun, and the Drunk Pirate model, and here we have the Cook miniature. Painting time has been scarce, but I finally got the mini painted and now is … Continue reading The Cook – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
Drunk Pirate – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
Drunk Pirate time! Firelock Games is currently (as of 6/7/25) offering a free promotional drunk pirate miniature on orders of more than $100 on their webstore in celebration of the 2025 Summer of Plunder campaign starting! This was their promotional mini for the 2025 Adepticon convention and its good to see it made available for … Continue reading Drunk Pirate – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
Sharp-Eyed Lookout- Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
Firelock Games recently released a set of new Character miniatures and they're awesome! We recently looked at the Boatswain (or "Bosun") and now we'd like to highlight the new Sharp-Eyed Lookout sculpt. This model is doing exactly what a Lookout should be doing! This sculpt is simply dressed with in shirt, ragged pants, simple belt, … Continue reading Sharp-Eyed Lookout- Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
Boatswain – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
Firelock Games recently released a set of new Character miniatures and they're awesome! The Boatswain (or "Bosun") mini is particularly impressive and we couldn't wait to paint up and share some pics to raise some awareness of this new stealth release. Check out this beast of a guy! He's powerfully built, a shiny pate, a … Continue reading Boatswain – Blood & Plunder Painted Mini Showcase
2024 Blood & Plunder Secret Santa
The annual Blood & Plunder Secret Santa is back! Christmas is just over the horizon and for several years, Blood & Plunder players around the world have been participating in a Secret Santa event to promote some pirate holiday cheer! Here are the details on how you can participate! Captain Hook painted by Unknown for … Continue reading 2024 Blood & Plunder Secret Santa
Fluyt – Blood & Plunder Painted Ship Showcase
Another big project finished and off my painting desk! I just finished painting up a Blood & Plunder Fluyt and it's time to share some pictures of this thicc beauty! Blood & Plunder Fluyt The Fluyt occupies an odd spot in the Blood & Plunder "meta." It's the largest of the 3-deck ships, but it's … Continue reading Fluyt – Blood & Plunder Painted Ship Showcase
New Resin Spanish Marineros – Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Merry Christmas! We hope you're enjoying this Christmas season, hopefully flavored with a little plunder! I've got some painting in around the busy holiday schedule and I've finished up my first unit of the new resin Blood & Plunder miniatures. We have some pictures of some painted Spanish Marineros to share. You can see the … Continue reading New Resin Spanish Marineros – Painted Blood & Plunder Miniature Showcase
Crafting Sweeps for Blood & Plunder Ships
We looked at using the Sweeps trait on ships on Blood & Plunder ships in a recent article. In this post we will look at making simple representations of sweeps for your Blood & Plunder ships and boats. This is a very optional project for Blood & Plunder players, but it can be fun to … Continue reading Crafting Sweeps for Blood & Plunder Ships