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Monday, 1 August 2016

Bloody Sepoy! (Pirates2)

I was a bit stumped this week (as usual) bout what to post about and I'd decided to do an 'audit' on my pirate figures collection.
Whilst I didn't really need to know how many musket-armed or sword(cutlass) armed figures I had, it would give me something else to post about and another chance to take some photographs of the whole collection.
Or so I thought !
I did start sorting through the two boxes of pirates that I posted about last week when I once more came across the Sepoy that I should have put with the others mutineers.
It was returning him to his rightful place in one of the drawers of a steel office filing cabinet) that I came across the following figures (see photograph below)
 The drawers aren't all labelled so it was a process of just going through the unlabelled ones until the correct one was found.
It came as a bit of a surprise to find yet more pirates.
They're painted but haven't had their bases finished (the other two boxes contain Celts/ancient Brits or some such that were to face my Romans though I can't ever see that happening)


So what was the results of this find ? The photographs reveal all:
28 cutlass/pistol armed pirates of various manufacturers
A trio of axe weilding scallywags
Four pirate-type women of dubious virtues
The women are very 'butch' looking (not that I'm bothered) and they're a cut above the other flimsily dressed  types (of which I also have a few). I have no idea of the manufacturer, but they do look like they're all from the same one.
So yet another 35 figures to add to the mix which means I've roughly painted (in both senses of the word) about 200 figures and have based all but these 35. All I have to do now is figure out how I originally based the majority  and try to match these up (one day).
The magnificent seven peg-legs
Whilst sorting through the others I came across even more peg-legs (or single legged types) to add to the original three (the three in the centre of the photograph above) making a total of seven altogether! I do wonder if they're as prolific as they're made out to be and it seems that every manufacturer of "pirates" seems to find it necessary to have a 'peg leg', not that I'm complaining,merely commenting.
I also discovered that the Wargames Foundry version of  Long John Silver is the third figure from the left in the above photograph, which prompted me to search for both Ben Gunne (sp?) and Jim Hawkins, being the only two others from the 'Treasure Island' pack that I could recollect.

So that's it then for this week - another thirty-five pirates to add to the mix, even if there is still a bit of basing to be done and all because of a misplaced Sepoy!

Thanks once more for visiting and as always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.
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18 comments:

  1. Simon Quinton 1 August 2016 at 09:06

    Cracking stuff of course those women have dubious virtues they have swords and pistols!

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    1. Zabadak1 August 2016 at 14:29

      Thanks Brummie, I agree both they do each have a couple of good points too don't you think ?

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  2. The Angry Lurker1 August 2016 at 10:25

    A lot of female pirates disguised themselves as men as well.

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    1. Zabadak1 August 2016 at 14:31

      Thanks AL, you're right of course and there must have been a few more other than Anne Bonny and Mary Reid.

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  3. Michael Awdry1 August 2016 at 11:59

    Excellent find, who knows what will turn up next?

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    1. Zabadak1 August 2016 at 14:32

      Thanks Michael, I doubt I'll ever have the chance to find all that's been lost to time.

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  4. Da Gobbo1 August 2016 at 12:12

    Excellent, I love those unexpected finds

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    1. Zabadak1 August 2016 at 14:33

      Thanks dGG, they were quite a surprise to me I must say.

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  5. Blaxkleric1 August 2016 at 12:52

    Wonderful find Joe. I really enjoyed this post as I too like stumbling upon forgotten hordes of minis. Thanks for sharing :-)

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    1. Zabadak1 August 2016 at 14:34

      Thanks Blaxx, I think I'll be finding more forgotten figures etc. as time passes.

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  6. Clint1 August 2016 at 23:53

    Well that's not a bad haul of booty!

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    1. Zabadak2 August 2016 at 05:39

      Thanks Clint, you're right, but I I reckon I could have just as easily have done without it haha

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  7. Anonymous2 August 2016 at 02:59

    You mention wooden legs, but is there many eye patches, or hooks instead of hands amongst the sculpts? These being two other stereotypes that I just wondered whether had been cast into metal - I'm not asking for a definite answer, just wondered if you knew of the top of your head.

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    1. Zabadak2 August 2016 at 05:42

      Thanks Roy, I've only noticed a single figure with an eyepatch and similarly only a single other with a hook strangely enough.I do have a figure missing an entire hand (a Eueka one that has separate hands)!

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  8. Colgar63 August 2016 at 11:14

    Hmm, is it just coincidence that most of the peg-leg guys have parrots as well? I can think of a number of reasons why this might be a close association, but let's start with just a couple: "the parrot got hungry and bit the man's leg, thus causing an infection which necessitated amputation" or perhaps "a parrot is an idea companion for a convalescent after major surgery; they are loyal, don't judge people on the number of remaining limbs and will fetch and carry small items if fed tidbits".

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  9. Zabadak3 August 2016 at 15:47

    I must dmit that I hadn't really noticed the avian connection and maybe it's a form of bravado to confront possible forms of 'Bird flu'.
    (I did do a little chuckling at your comment C6)

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  10. Ptr4 August 2016 at 10:14

    Simply lovely minis.I also like the paintjob of yours.Thankyou very much for posting these reports!!!

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    1. Zabadak4 August 2016 at 15:18

      Thanks Ptr, I think they've stood the test of time well, despite some looking dusty. I'll be showing a few in a litttle more detail over the next couple of posts.

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