Epaka Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 After wrapping up painting the core box of Mythic Battles, I needed to work on something different before pressing on with all the stretch goals I have yet to paint. So I am getting going on my copy of Dreadfleet from Games Workshop. I picked up a copy recently for a very low price. Now... I know that Dreadfleet is out of print, unsupported by GW, not popular, and not even a very well reviewed game. But that didn’t matter to me. It’s the first pirate genre mini-based game I’ve seen that really captured my interest. The minis are absolutely incredible and I love the blending of high-fantasy and nautical themes. I’ve started by tackling some of the terrain before I test my abilities with the ships. Here’s the first piece I’ve done: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Quite Dead Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 I've never heard of this game, but I really like this terrain and the way you've painted it. The contrast between the very dark rocks and the lava is great, the stairs seems to be made from another kind of rock, brought from afar... it works very well, in my opinion. I'm looking forward to seeing more miniatures and terrains from this game! Have fun painting them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted September 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thanks so much @Not Quite Dead! These are really fun to paint so far. Assembling and painting the gorgeous ships will be challenging and fun as well I presume. Look up the game if you want to see some stunning fantasy pirate minis, especially the ones painted by experts. Here’s a few more pieces I knocked out last night: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Quite Dead Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Well, I love it. After my post, yesterday, I had a look through a search engine and this game is quite different from the other I've seen on this theme. I guess it will be a real change to paint these ships instead of miniatures of people. The scale could be challenging as well, indeed, as some ships seem to have a lot of details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Got the major pieces of scenery done. Now for the small bits and sea monsters. Building up to tackling the ships eventually... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Quite Dead Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Well, that's a nice pace, you've got there! I'm kinda jealous. I love the village on the gigantic turtle carcass. This games seems to have some quite original miniatures/settings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted September 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 Slowed down recently, house renovation took over my life. But getting the navigation tools done now. Will probably tweak a few things, but almost there... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted September 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Already tweaking them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Quite Dead Posted September 20, 2019 Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Great-looking components! How are they used in the game? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted September 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Thanks @Not Quite Dead! The ship wheels with skeleton design are used to make turns with the ships. You align the wheel on either the right or left front of the ship base and rotate the ship accordingly. The thing that looks like a ruler with a dragon/serpent skeleton is actually three sections long, totaling 18 inches, with two joints that can be pivoted and locked into place at 45 degree angles. This is used to measure movement, as well as determine range and firing arcs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted September 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) Sea beastie for Dreadfleet completed: Behold the Bone Hydra! Edited September 25, 2019 by Epaka 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 The other beasties! The Leech Wrym, and the the Sea Giant! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 Moving so slow these days with regards to painting minis. House renovation ALMOST done. So hopefully back to normal soon. Anyways, got the last of the Dreadfleet ephemera done: a marker which indicates wind direction, or if flipped, indicates the arrival of the Maelstrom!... Actually not 100% sure what that means in terms of gameplay as I’ve not played this game yet, but I like the sound of it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Quite Dead Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Ahoy, matey! It's been some time since we've seen something from Dreadfleet. Have you been making some progress on this lately, @Epaka? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epaka Posted January 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2020 Sadly, no. The next step is assembling and painting the large ships, and I really want to get an airbrush so I can get good gradients on the sails. I moved back over to getting more Mythic Battles minis done. Also, received the terrain and stretch goals for Nemesis, so I’ve been picking away at those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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