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A great collection of “How To Guides” and tutorial articles related to the 28mm historical pirate game Blood & Plunder.

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Blood & Plunder Tutorial Articles

Terrain Building: 4Ground Young Birch Grove

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 / josephforster86 / 1 Comment

Blood & Plunder needs terrain so I'm always on the lookout for good pieces to add to my collection. I've bought a couple 4Ground building kits before and I really like them so I decided to try one of their tree kits. This is their Young Birch tree set. The set comes with 5 pre-painted … Continue reading Terrain Building: 4Ground Young Birch Grove

Creating Shoal Terrain for Blood & Plunder

April 16, 2019June 28, 2025 / josephforster86 / 4 Comments

Using terrain at sea in Blood & Plunder seems a bit counter intuitive. However, every time I read the setup for a naval game the rule book mentions the possibility of adding terrain. What kind of terrain is there in naval games? The most common danger of the era were shoals. Shoals are areas where … Continue reading Creating Shoal Terrain for Blood & Plunder

Boucaniers – A Painting Guide

February 24, 2019March 24, 2019 / josephforster86 / Leave a comment

I've been on the receiving end of the Boucaniers too many times over the past year and it's about time I painted up some of these models so I can use the best marksmen in game. Step 1 - Prep, Clean and PrimeOverall these models weren't too bad to clean up but there was a … Continue reading Boucaniers – A Painting Guide

African Warriors – A Painting Guide

January 11, 2019January 26, 2021 / josephforster86 / 2 Comments

The African Warrior is a strong native unit that pops up as a support unit in several European and native factions and forms the core of the Black Caribs faction (which functions like a Native faction). These are nice models that have a real presence on the board and they're fun to paint. My challenge … Continue reading African Warriors – A Painting Guide

Enter Ploeg – A Painting Guide

December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 / josephforster86 / 1 Comment

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

Sea Dogs – A Painting Guide

December 4, 2018 / josephforster86 / 1 Comment

I'll be using an entirely different approach in this guide with an aim of producing good quality results in less time by utilizing a "quickshade" product. The finished minis won't be as vibrant as my previous tutorials but they should take about half the time and considerably less colors of paint. Our process here will … Continue reading Sea Dogs – A Painting Guide

Marineros – A Painting Guide

November 26, 2018December 4, 2018 / josephforster86 / 2 Comments

These Spanish Sailors make up the backbone of most Spanish naval forces and if you play many games at sea as the Spanish, you'll probably find yourself painting a lot of these minis. I'll be painting this set of minis fairly close to the paint scheme shown in the rulebook, but I'll provide some alternate … Continue reading Marineros – A Painting Guide

Soldados – A Painting Guide

November 20, 2018March 1, 2019 / josephforster86 / 2 Comments

This will be the first in a series of painting guides on this blog. I'm no master painter, but I've picked up some methods and techniques over the past couple years (thanks to the Great Sorastro!) and I hope this can be of use to some people. I generally paint my first set of a … Continue reading Soldados – A Painting Guide

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