In need of a Pirate Ship(s)

[Festivus]

I'll take it a step further. I have recently discovered the wonder of pegboard and a dremel. If you are crafty at all you can build the equivilent of that balsa wood ship out of pegboard without much difficulty. You could use the cardboard template as a guide.

I can't see paying the $60 for the wooden ship on sale at Gencon / Paizo.

 

[FunkBGR]

I also purchased World Works Games' ship, and love it to death.

I had to modify things slightly to fit what I was looking for, but man, talk about detailed instructions, and their forums are wonderful for asking for help!

Also, I remember thinking "This thing won't be sturdy at all" when I started out. It's completely not the case. Even using cardstock for most of the interior, I could probably chuck mine across the room with minimal damage. Not that I'd do that, but I'm just saying.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

If you'll use it enough that you don't mind spending the money, the deluxe galleon from Dragonfire Lasercrafts is the best prop I've ever gotten for D&D. Holy cow, is it nice! The web site picture doesn't come close to doing it justice; I recommend it wholeheartedly.

I had the exquisite pleasure of being allowed to use Piratecat's ship at the last Boston GameDay. Now I want one of my own! (If you need a smaller ship or two, well, I have suggestions. They don't hold 20 crewmen; they do crash into bazaars.) They are lovely models and now that I've used one worth the investment.

 

[ronin]

World Works has a cardstock ship model that looks very nice. I have not actually purchased this product, but I have a couple of their dungeon sets and found them to be of good quality.

I'll add another vote for the World Works Games ship, the Maiden of the High Seas. I made one for my Savage Tide campaign and we use it a ton. It holds up pretty well during play but we usually leave the sails off since we always seem to be knocking them off anyway.

 

[phindar]

Also check out the MEGA blocks line called Pyrates. The scale is not perfect, but they look good on the table, are easy to assemble, and are reasonably priced ($30-$60).

I'll second this suggestion. Mega-Blocks not only makes Pyrates, but their Dragons line has a couple of good ships with it (which come with a big dragon), and my favorite, the Pirates of the Caribbean line. So the group can be sailing on the Junk, the Dutchman or the Black Pearl. I have picked up a few of these when they go on discount at the local megastore ("Something"-Mart), and I'm pretty happy with them.

The best part is the modular construction. I had picked up the Man O War about a year and a half ago, and in a friend of mine's game we were on a skyship which was three hull sections connected by walkways rather than one solid ship's hull. An evening spent reconfiguring the ship and I had exactly that. You can't beat that type of customization.

 

[Treebore]

This is an extremely nice model. A more complex build than some, but the ship is big - about 28 inches long.


My favorite set from World Works, and well worth the time and trouble put into building it. It is both big and beautiful.

A fairly complete how to can be found on the Reaper Miniatures forum - here.

The Auld Grump, who used it for Mordheim and 7th Sea.

How many pages of card stock does this awesome looking ship require?

 

[Treebore]

BTW guys, awesome links all around! Thanks for sharing! Wonder why a guy whose system is NOT 3E hangs around here? This thread is one of the reasons! Thanks!

 

[scrubkai]

How many pages of card stock does this awesome looking ship require?

I won't lie to you, there's a lot of sheets needed. I think It's some place around 50 sheets or so.
But believe me, it's worth every sheet.

 

[Treebore]

I won't lie to you, there's a lot of sheets needed. I think It's some place around 50 sheets or so.
But believe me, it's worth every sheet.

50 sheets??!!? Holy samolians!! Lets see, about $50 to print out at Kinko's/Staples, and $17.00 to buy the PDF. Ouch!! But it does look awesome and also looks like a fun challenge to put together.

 

[frankthedm]

gonna point ya here http://paizo.com/store/gameAids/gameMasteryProducts/accessories/v5748btpy7ume

ya got a lot of good feedback so far it seems. I believe this is what an earlier poster was talking about at gencon . if I used minis this baby would be mine for STAP

Love the fluff...

We're not even a third of the way there, and things are already getting rough. People and things keep turning up on my ship without my permission. I hadn't even had time to finish repairing the damage from the fire yet, and now I have to deal with that goo on the hull. (And I don't even want to think about that thing in the jar. Stupid, stupid passengers—why did I ever get out of the smuggling business?) I tell you, when I rechristened this ship The Ravaged Pride, I couldn't have been more right. I swear I don't get paid enough for this.