Image Copyright Dead Earth Games. Hi everyone :) I'm excited today to be talking about another small, UK-based miniature company, and some new miniatures. The company is Dead Earth Games, and the miniatures are from a game they make called 'Pirates of the Dread Sea'. Before I go any further, though, I want to say that I was sent these minis free so that I could have a look at them, paint them up and talk about them. There are no limitations on what I can and can't say, though, so these are my honest thoughts. All the unpainted photos in this post were taken immediately after taking the minis out of the box, so I haven't done any clean up on them. No flashing has been removed, and no mould lines have been filed. You'll see as we go through the photos that minimal work is required on the miniatures before they're ready to be painted. I was very impressed with the quality of the casts. The human crew consists of 5 pirates, and costs £25 - here. Another crew I got to have a look at is the Undead crew, which is also 5 pirate for £25 - here. I mentioned in a recent blog post about miniatures having a 'happy medium' level of detail, and that's how I feel about these minis. To put that in other terms, if a miniature has too little detail you have to work incredibly hard to make it look interesting and dynamic; too much detail and you don't have the space to put your own mark on the miniatures - everything is an edge! These minis are in that middle spot where the detail is clear and strong but not overwhelming. This is Keysys, Elf Pirate, available for £4.50 - here. Another area I was impressed, was in gluing these together. Metal miniatures can be a nightmare to build, with hands covered in super glue and long minutes spent holding fiddly pieces together. Most of these minis actually came in one piece, but where glue was required the fit was accurate and snug, significantly reducing build time. Excitingly, I wasn't only given the opportunity to look at miniatures which are currently available. I also got the chance to look at some of the miniatures which will be included in an upcoming kickstarter! These Skrier pirates are some I'm really looking forward to painting and seeing in the kickstarter. It's a little hard to make out the detail in the out-of-the-box photo, so I've included an assembled and primed photo. Also joining in the upcoming kickstarter are the Orc crew, and as an old-school Orc wargamer myself I think that they're a welcome addition to any fantasy game! ConclusionAs I mentioned at the start, all of these miniatures are part of the game 'Pirates of the Dread Sea'. I can't give any comment as to the game itself because I haven't played it, but I'll summarise my thoughts on the miniatures (if you're interested in the game, it's a pirate-themed, skirmish, campaign game and you can pick up the rulebook for £25 here). I was impressed by the sculpts and the moulding of these miniatures, they were very easy to build, and were ready to paint very quickly. When I'm painting my mind tends towards the TTRPGs I play, and I think that these would make really good miniatures for pirates in your D&D, pathfinder or other game. One thing to note is that these are 35mm scale, so they are slightly larger than the majority of miniatures out there (the standard is around 28/32mm). That means that these feel slightly larger than your average mini, but only to the extent that they feel like tall humans, elves etc. and not as though they are completely different. This doesn't matter, of course, if you are playing with other Pirates of the Dead Sea but is something to note if using other miniatures. Despite the very slight scale difference, the quality of the minis means that I wouldn't have any concerns about using them in other games. Having got this far with only unpainted minis, here's a little preview of my first paint of these: If you're interested in adding some pirates to your collection check out the range here. If you want to see what is in store with the kickstarter and other projects, check out @DeadEarthGames on Twitter. Don't forget, as well, to keep an eye on my twitter this week as I paint up these minis :)
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