The Tartana is one of the newest ships available from Firelock Games and I've found it an excellent addition to my fleet. It shares many of the strengths of the Sloop, but a couple things set it apart and make it a unique and interesting little ship. The Tartana is a fairly small and light … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Tartana
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Ship Overview – The Sloop
The Sloop was my first ship and it took me a while to appreciate its true power and majesty! To me the Sloop is quintessential pirate vessel: light, fast, and maneuverable and it can fight or run depending on how the battle goes. This is probably still my favorite ship and I'm happy to look … Continue reading Ship Overview – The Sloop
Galleon in Progress
My Galleon has been staring down at me from the high shelf for 6 months now and it's finally time to put it together. I planned to paint it sooner but painting an entire Native Force, Spanish cavalry and infantry, Dutch support units and Canoes, Piraguas, Fluyt, Frigate, and the Tartana has used up all … Continue reading Galleon in Progress
Completed Light Frigate
I finished my Frigate! I'm looking forward to playing with this ship. I've been working on it off and on for a couple weeks and I finished up the rigging today. I purchased some of Rick Casler's excellent sails off eBay and I'm really happy with how they look. I really want to load this … Continue reading Completed Light Frigate
Frigate in Progress
The Frigate and Galleon are the only ships left that I need to paint up before I am "caught up" with Firelock's current line of ships (I guess I don't have a Corvette). Two of my friends have been using the Light Frigate a lot and I've been really impressed with its performance as I've … Continue reading Frigate in Progress
Completed Tartana
I finished my Tartana! Nothing fancy but I have it ready to sail. I used four basic browns for the hull. I primed it withstand can of Army Painter Leather Brown and left that as the base color for the outside of the hull. Foe the deck, rudder,bowsprit and inside walls I used XV-88 (the … Continue reading Completed Tartana
Tartana in Progress
My Tartana arrived last week and in spite of being midway through painting a Light Frigate, I'm diving right into painting this new vessel. I like the look of the Tartana and it's small so it should be a nice easy project! Some of my buddies were interested in how small/large this new ship is … Continue reading Tartana in Progress
