I Name This Ship

Something I had planned on doing from the start with my B&P ships was to give them names. At this point historically any name would have been on the back of the ship but having them at the front looks better to me. With that in mind I found a company online which produces name plates for model trains to order some nameplates from. They took a fair while (3 months or so) to arrive but look rather smart so the wait was worth it. The names came from ships that fought during the Spanish Armada attempted invasion with the Tramontana (a kind of north wind) fighting for the English and El Gato (The Cat) fighting for the Spanish.

I've also completed twelve plastic English reinforcements to help bulk out the Buccaneer force. These are made from the Warlord Games ECW infantry pack. I've not spent ages on them but a quick and simple paint job still looks effective.

The could be fielded as Militia or the more expert Musketeers who at twice the price are the more elite option. The Musketeers also come with more gear that can be added onto them so you could in fact sink 94 points into a twelve man unit as opposed to 52 points for a Militia unit with all the upgrades.

As the box comes with 24 musket armed models I am also painting up an extra 12 Spanish militia types to add to the Spanish army.