Blood and Plunder - Dugthefug1644

The Seadogs in game are an English unit that can man cannons, are armed with melee weapons and pistols and are hard hitting in melee. These seemed one of the easier units to kitbash. If you look at the official miniatures they look quite similar to the Spanish Marineros.

I used a Warlord Games plastic Celtic body and legs. The shield arm was problematic because without a shield the pose looked odd. I put a knife in that hand and the pose began to make more sense. In the raised hand I removed a sword and replaced it with a hammer, that I believe I found on the Warlord Games Pike and Shotte cavalry command sprue. I also added a sword and a pistol to his belt.

Sorry about the photos. I am hoping Santa brings me a fold away photo booth to improve things. I liked using the rule book as a back drop for this one. I will maybe start using a darker @suetoniuspaulinus style backdrop because the exposure issues I am suffering are really hiding any detail or colour choices I have made.

Addition- I added some stripes to the trousers of the Seadog with the cavalry hammer. I know it maybe looks more like a gaul this way, but I think it was too plain and looked unfinished.

This guy is made from GW legs and head with a Warlord Games Celtic warrior torso. It doesn’t look quite right scale wise, he looks hungry but with great leg strength. The pistol is from Essex Miniatures. I will use these metal Essex weapons to help Wysiwyg some of my minis.

I believe this load out makes him OK as a marine / Seadog.