Tag Archives: Pirates

Oak and Iron – Review/ After action report

Posted on August 29, 2021 by mellis1644

So, for the first time this year and I believe with nearly a years gap (gee thanks COVID), a few of us managed to get together and play a game. Rather than meet at the ‘local store’ that we used … Continue reading →

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Oak & Iron – last ships!

Posted on May 7, 2021 by mellis1644

Well a milestone achieved – a completed painting project. Well for now at least. This post has the last of my Oak and Iron ships all painted. That means I have painted 2 base sets and and at least 2 … Continue reading →

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Oak & Iron – More ships

Posted on April 16, 2021 by mellis1644

Back to the naval side of things this week, with more ships being ready for the table. I do like how these come out even with my wargames table level of painting. I am sure (and in fact have seen) … Continue reading →

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Oak & Iron – More trading ships

Posted on January 20, 2021 by mellis1644

Yes really, I keep chugging away on this project so that I can get all my ships ready for the table. I have even now read the rules this last weekend, so I should be set on that side of … Continue reading →

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Oak & Iron – More ships done

Posted on January 5, 2021 by mellis1644

Well the title says it all. Another 3 ships ready for the table from my Oak and Iron collection. These are a selection of different ships – a galley and other smaller ships. Again the focus on the pirate/18th century … Continue reading →

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Oak & Iron – Getting the sails right

Posted on November 15, 2020 by mellis1644

I have not been able to sit down and paint much recently, but I did manage to finish these 3 more ships for Oak and Iron. So time to show them here. I feel that I am slowly getting the … Continue reading →

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Oak and Iron – First ships

Posted on October 25, 2020 by mellis1644

So, after my test ship I have started working on the kickstarter ‘collection’ I got for Oak and Iron. I have to say the ships are a little more ‘chunky’ than the Warlord ships, which I have seen. I got … Continue reading →

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Oak & Iron – Test 3rd rate ship

Posted on September 21, 2020 by mellis1644

So this is a ‘mini post’ for me- well compare to some at least. Before starting a new project I tend to try painting one or two models before I really start. Of course I don’t do that with buying … Continue reading →

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Rum and Bones – undead pirate characters

Posted on July 21, 2020 by mellis1644

Well as a change, I pulled out some models from an old but not yet finished project – my Rum and Bones Kickstarter. Time to finish the ‘hero’ characters from the undead faction. So here they are below. I must … Continue reading →

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Rum and Bones- First Mate Undead Pirates

Posted on June 1, 2019 by mellis1644

This is a long time project which is going very slowly – I really should focus on it but there always seems to be something more interesting to do. I have been focusing on 15mm stuff as of late but … Continue reading →

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