Saturday 8 October 2011

The Swordfish


I have painted the first of my Dreadfleet, the pirate vessel swordfish.

The model behind is a cruiser from the Spartan Games Uncharted Seas. the scale, as you can see, is more or less the same, which is useful.

Dreadfleet is very good value. So far I am impressed.

10 comments:

  1. Great work John - love the hull detailing and images on the sails

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  2. Nice work, I've been following Dreadfleet for some time and have been impressed with what I've seen; looking forward to your AAR...nice one!

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  3. Gorgeous work, John! Love how the water came out, and looking forward to seeing more of the fleet!

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  4. Dear Paul
    They are nice models to paint,
    J

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  5. Dear Monty
    First playtest to follow,
    J

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  6. Dear 7th
    I followed the guide in WD forthe water to match the colours on the playmat.
    J

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  7. Argh. Every post like this tips me closer to buying Dreadfleet.

    (flash forward to Christmas morning...)
    Kids: Daddy, where are the presents?
    Me: Go away. I'm painting tiny, tiny ships.

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  8. Dear Mike
    I don't see the problem?
    J

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  9. I'm happy that I bought it. My take on Dreadfleet is if your on a tight budget and want a good fantasy sea game ... go with Uncharted Seas. You'll get alot more out of that. If however your a dyed in the wool GW fanboy (like me) and you also have Uncharted ... hmmm ... indeed this stuff is a box o' gold. I have yet to assemble my stuff or play a game but the reviews I've read and the general scuttlebutt is that its a solid, fun game. You combine that with the utility of using all these models, terrain, markers, etc. for scenario games with Uncharted and its really a very good value.

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  10. Dear Lord
    The bits are easily worth £70 even if you don't rate the game. I have only played it once so far but I do have reservations.
    John

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