tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post5743949573241089513..comments2024-02-23T01:06:31.301-08:00Comments on Zabadak's ZombieWorld: The Opposition (more Pirate stuff)Zabadakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-20677322413825669642016-10-10T13:06:31.219-07:002016-10-10T13:06:31.219-07:00160? I must be missing some or maybe a recount is ...160? I must be missing some or maybe a recount is in order ?<br />I did intend to have some larger land Battle along the lines of Henry Morgan's invasion of Panama with his 2000 pirates!Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-26504839294607796162016-10-09T12:58:36.267-07:002016-10-09T12:58:36.267-07:00160 redcoats, you were going to run a big game. T...160 redcoats, you were going to run a big game. They look finished to me.Baconfathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152422678887860988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-39751071982169333652016-09-24T16:27:50.359-07:002016-09-24T16:27:50.359-07:00Cool stuff! Cool stuff! Tito Pullohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472118660772745214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-887747279883480252016-09-22T05:03:48.739-07:002016-09-22T05:03:48.739-07:00You're right on both counts C6 and I have no i...You're right on both counts C6 and I have no idea why I didn't get some at the time. I've a feeling they be forress guns so I would use my ships guns for the purpose and my old Spencer Smith plasic arillerymen for crew.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-36808444528898789192016-09-22T03:09:19.224-07:002016-09-22T03:09:19.224-07:00Wow, that's a lot of redcoats! Hmm, maybe the...Wow, that's a lot of redcoats! Hmm, maybe they need some artillery as well :-) ?Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-8938300605421435042016-09-21T16:03:38.378-07:002016-09-21T16:03:38.378-07:00Thanks Ptr. Sailors, as opposed to pirates, will j...Thanks Ptr. Sailors, as opposed to pirates, will just be enlisted from theless piratical looking figures I have. There are a lot of era that you can draw on for pforces during the "Golden Age of Piracy" anything from about 1650 to 1750 at a pinch.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-67678114376725554852016-09-21T14:57:34.671-07:002016-09-21T14:57:34.671-07:00Nice figures and the paintjob is excellent.Are you...Nice figures and the paintjob is excellent.Are you also building up a force of sailors? My "defenders" are in plastic and I am planning to paint them in english colours.I will also make some cannons for heavy support.My figures are from the war of the spanish Succession and some french napoleonics.Ptrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199665775713288148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-64070689868958219032016-09-21T10:03:39.373-07:002016-09-21T10:03:39.373-07:00Thanks HW, I hope so.Thanks HW, I hope so.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-85405144586213654022016-09-21T06:10:44.522-07:002016-09-21T06:10:44.522-07:00Great looking figs. The pirates will have a hard t...Great looking figs. The pirates will have a hard time now :)Hobbyworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860227123782381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-49576538138215601492016-09-21T03:06:03.649-07:002016-09-21T03:06:03.649-07:00Thanks Colin, if nothing else, you can't argue...Thanks Colin, if nothing else, you can't argue over value for money.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-84151572777847904572016-09-21T03:05:28.010-07:002016-09-21T03:05:28.010-07:00Thanks dGG, there's enough for quite a few dif...Thanks dGG, there's enough for quite a few different scenarios.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-69923052439281639072016-09-20T12:14:23.666-07:002016-09-20T12:14:23.666-07:00They look great Joe - a very determined looking po...They look great Joe - a very determined looking pose and even better at the price!colinmnashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342098641859314933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-71896669401756092512016-09-20T10:41:14.870-07:002016-09-20T10:41:14.870-07:00These look very nice Joe, can see a company of mar...These look very nice Joe, can see a company of marines fending off piratical boarding parties!Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-6359410832897905772016-09-20T02:35:19.161-07:002016-09-20T02:35:19.161-07:00Thanks Roy, if I recall correctly I viewed them ex...Thanks Roy, if I recall correctly I viewed them exactly as you proposed i.e. a half battalion. I wanted to be able to pick and mix the size of force for different sized engagements, including an attack on a large piratial town (e.g. Nassau) to being able to represent a small contingent of marines employed on a warship.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-18183792257446094572016-09-20T02:32:03.127-07:002016-09-20T02:32:03.127-07:00I wished I'd had the time to take them from th...I wished I'd had the time to take them from their filing cabinet tray and actually do that Clint. I'm some of the dirty tricks the pirates would emply would give them an edge, but facing this lot head on would probably not be a good idea.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-25746990342241512282016-09-20T02:29:09.808-07:002016-09-20T02:29:09.808-07:00Thanks Michal, they do the job for me.Thanks Michal, they do the job for me.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-4027197230429355782016-09-20T02:28:50.491-07:002016-09-20T02:28:50.491-07:00Thanks Michael, considering the number of pirates ...Thanks Michael, considering the number of pirates I can field, these guys may be a little too outnumbered.Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-18417704400565641362016-09-20T02:27:52.616-07:002016-09-20T02:27:52.616-07:00I wanted a lot to give the feel of a large scale b...I wanted a lot to give the feel of a large scale battle, akin to what Morgan di in Panama.<br />The pirate had nothing to gain by running away and fought many land battles (especially against the Spaniards pre-1700)Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-7382272983383011892016-09-20T01:53:58.036-07:002016-09-20T01:53:58.036-07:00I really like those. I know I'd definitely wan...I really like those. I know I'd definitely want to play as the opposition forces instead of any pirates. <br />Could the 'whole' be viewed as a half-battalion, do you think? Four Battalion Companies and a Flank. If they did, you could possibly thrown in a 3-pdr battalion gun just for a bit of fun. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-59919060604173872492016-09-20T01:33:10.517-07:002016-09-20T01:33:10.517-07:00Ranked up they look FORMIDABLE. I cannot imagine t...Ranked up they look FORMIDABLE. I cannot imagine the pirates winning a pitched battle. A skirmish yes, but not a battle. Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-49612608643907390342016-09-19T22:25:26.652-07:002016-09-19T22:25:26.652-07:00Fabulous! Those Pirates better look out! Fabulous! Those Pirates better look out! Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776165776368681924.post-60333056527887798232016-09-19T14:49:50.963-07:002016-09-19T14:49:50.963-07:00Wow thats a ton of marines! Those filthy scoundrel...Wow thats a ton of marines! Those filthy scoundrels had better run to the high seas! <br /><br />Well lets hope not otherwise games would be boring!Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.com