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
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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
