Painting Reaper’s MASSIVE Pirate Ship for D&D

Hot Nerds™ please join me as I paint this giant hero-scale pirate ship from Reaper Miniatures' Bones 5 kickstarter! This little DIY project took me weeks but I am so pleased with how this ship turned out after waiting for it for YEARS. Can't wait to use this in my Dungeons & Dragons campaign: While Iiriual Sleeps!
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[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

This Pirate Ships turn out very well . Congrats for your work !

[@zaqstoner]

Thank you!!

[@nicholasnebiker9445]

Wow. This is amazing. What a awsome pain in the ass 😊

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! !!

[@tinaprice4948]

I bought all the minis in the Bones V and most of them are still grey, including the pirate ship! Great job btw :D Thanks for sharing your painting with us!

[@zaqstoner]

Most of mine are still grey, too hahah! Just not this one! Thanks for watching!!

[@azontoprobo7723]

That was the coolest thing I've seen all year lol, kei te pai

[@zaqstoner]

thank you !!

[@DanMasucci]

Totally regret not scoring this during the KS. Also, I wouldn't have added the cannons. I prefer fantasy without firearms in regular use.

[@bravoisteal]

We need more of this tipe of honest painting videos in the community instead of the 20 hour long Golden Demon winner style things. Also more hat jumpscares.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! i agree! (it's also all i know how to do)

[@Breland1976]

Awesome job!

[@zaqstoner]

Thank you!!

[@quikijiki]

Fun video, dude. I am, however, a little confused that you thought of using a spray varnish but not to use spray primers and paints. I think this would have improved your experience dramatically. You could even have used some colored primers to skip a few weeks ahead on your project :V just some thoughts for your future massive pirate ships to go with your current one.

[@zaqstoner]

haha well to be honest i did think about it, briefly, and my concern was that i would get it everywhere! on top of that, i also greatly, greatly, GREATLY underestimated the value of having a decent primer coat... major lesson learned. on my next of what can surely only be imagined as a fleet of giant miniature ships i will definitely be using spray on primers. or perhaps i'll just fill my bath tub with paint and give it a dip! anything to speed it up! thanks for watchin' through my weeks and weeks of follies !!

[@alexc6324]

@@zaqstoner your video is great, subbed.

[@markdean8948]

Spray outside or a garage. I use Chewy boxes to put my pieces in to spray on my balcony. It keeps paint off my furniture and after the fumes are more or less dissipated I bring the box inside.

[@tobiaspain]

I agree. He looked silly to me brushing this monster.

[@andrewlustfield6079]

@@zaqstoner Great job my man. looks like a lot of fun to play on. My girlfriend and I are beginning to dip our toes into the world of terrain building, using lots of hirst arts molds. As far as my take on gun powder and magic. Unless everyone can shoot fire out of their hands, and you have people in plate armor that are really hard to hit, gun powder still makes lots of sense. In my game, hand held gun powder weapons ignore ten points of physical armor class at short range. Have fun with your wooden ships and iron men motif. Best and cheers,

[@MacroAggressor]

I can't tell if there's a good place to drill and install some strong neodymium magnets, but that might be the best solution for the stacking problem. Might also be worth using some construction adhesive and steel bars or rods on the undersides to stabilize some of the warp. Edit: I can see it's already been suggested xD my b.

[@zaqstoner]

hahah where was everyone with the magnet tip when i started the project!! but thank you i’ll definitely be using magnets on my next giant ship project

[@blaketaylor3413]

That’s a beautiful ship, dad ♥️

[@zaqstoner]

thank you, son

[@novastar666]

Just watched this and you sir have earned a subscriber 👌

[@zaqstoner]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@novaenforcer1563]

Should be magnetised for the caotains quarters

[@bartlester1667]

You could use magnetic strips to magnetize in that way you can take the parts off and on just a suggestion for next time

[@kayleer7630]

Incredible

[@zaqstoner]

oh my god a comment from kaylee r??? this made my day

[@winstonjohnson455]

I have 13 of the Playmobil pirate ships, I undercoat them with a black spray paint, followed by a light dusting of white spray paint and then I brush the ship with a brown paint. The white over black gives the brown a more wood texture effect, I then brush on a coat of Mahogany Delta Liquid wood stain. I wargame with these ships and my 54mm pirate figures outdoors on a 20ft x 20ft blue tarp. I'm currently scratch building buildings and a port with docks for this pirate project.

[@zaqstoner]

this sounds so rad!! 13 playmobil ships is so many - you've got a whole fleet. have you painted them all? and the bespoke port sounds so cool. you must have a very big gaming table lol!

[@bradlybyberg963]

Man that's a sick pirate ship!!!! If you're from Michigan, specifically SE Michigan there's a sick game store that kills it when it comes to Minis called Pandemonium, located in Garden City 10/10 recommend going

[@zaqstoner]

Thank you!! I'm in LA but if I ever find myself in SE Michigan I will definitely check it out I love miniatures!

[@johnpatrick1647]

I actually think people would develop gun powder. They would develop it for the same reason they developed swords and shield and armor; not everyone can shoot fire out of their hands.

[@gettingpolitical]

I got the loot studios pirate ship from ships ahoy bundle. As well as the viking ships (all three) from the Valhalla bundles. From these models used as foundation, I 3d print my own modifications to give all new looks (I now have 18 variations of the viking ships). I went with loot studios because I love the looks the pieces actually fit. One of the coolest features of the pirate ships (from any studio) is the playable layers. It sux that the model you received does not fit correctly, I suggest reporting the issue to reaper and send pics. Hopefully they will replace it. I would have suggested washing the model with alcohol water mix (1/3 mixture alcohol to water). Considering the damage of the ship on delivery (not fitting together) I think yours turned out well. You painted it nicely and worked with the parts they gave you. Good job. In regards to the cannons, just because mages, wizards, etc can shoot fire from their hands does not mean cannons would not or should not exist. 1) cannons are used for long range combated primarily (spell casts have limited range). 2) there are none magical classes of characters and NPCs that cannot cast magic this cannons are an equalizer.

[@zaqstoner]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, I think the fit is a bit of a bummer but also my sticky paint makes separating the layers annoying. For now it's just a decoration on the top of my bookshelf! And yes, I think you're so right about the cannons!

[@gettingpolitical]

@@zaqstoner I use Apple Barrel matte paints for woods, walls, stones, etc. 1. You cannot beat the price 16oz on Amazon is 5 bucks, the colors come out fantastic and unlike glossy or metallic paints, they don't stick. You can also use multiple waxes (I use to use turtle wax but now I've switched to all matte paints there is no need) to wax over the layers that connect and this eliminates the stickiness/adhesion. Just give it a good buff around all surfaces that would connect.

[@zaqstoner]

@gettingpolitical i am looking up that paint right now - that sounds glorious. thank you for the tips!!

[@constitutionallyfree6035]

First painting video I found. Did you have issues with alignment on the lower two pieces?

[@zaqstoner]

I don’t know if the issue is alignment as much as it’s the warping of the plastic - the nose where the bottom and middle pieces touch just won’t stay together as hard as I try because the plastic seems to bend away from itself. That’s really the only places that’s overwhelmingly noticeable though - all the other imperfections are sorta hidden by the final paint job

[@constitutionallyfree6035]

@@zaqstoner I’m going to try some straightening but it appears that the sides near the middle were wider on the base than the sides of the ship. This might motivate me to look into it this weekend finally. Thanks.

[@zaqstoner]

@@constitutionallyfree6035 another commenter recommended getting some magnets and using those to help hold it all in place correctly. might be worth looking into! best of luck!! let me know how it goes!

[@nathanmiller8694]

looks awesome. also. spray primer.

[@MonsterPainter]

great video.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@zarekshoken1424]

Video: hot nerds only Me: welp, better get out of here then.

[@zaqstoner]

everyone who comes across this video is a hot nerd

[@minnion2871]

Did you consider installing magnets to hold it together?

[@zaqstoner]

I did not! Damn, that might've been the solution. It ended up fitting together nicely enough for me to be satisfied but using something like magnets definitely would've kept the nose stuck together better... next time!

[@summerknight2622]

I think gunpowder and other inventions would still be applicable because not everyone can shoot fire out their hands not everyone can cast magic?

[@markdean8948]

You can use hot air to get the warp out of the pieces. Use a hair dryer. Unfortunately it might crack your paint.

[@zaqstoner]

ooo good tip! i’ll bust out the ole hair dryer on the next one. thank you!

[@rc7771]

Usually with the Reaper Bones minis, you don't need to use any primer. I've done several of them without ever priming.

[@zaqstoner]

i never prime the minis but this ship was like greasy or something... i dunno the plastic was bad all around!

[@rc7771]

@@zaqstoner I've still not started mine. I know what a project it's gonna be lol.

[@zaqstoner]

@@rc7771 well i wish you luck hahah! i hope it turns out amazing!

[@rc7771]

@@zaqstoner Thanks :) I've been thinking about it after watching you though, and I think I'm getting a can of the brown camoflauge primer just to get started.It'll go faster than painting lol

[@loganholmberg2295]

You should have waited for the clear coat to dry properly before putting the 3 halves back together. 😅😅 Otherwise I think you did a pretty decent job. I'm working on mine right now and I agree with allot of your comments about the thing. Those doors are a complete pain in the ass. For the life me I wish they had done a manual on how to put the bloody thing together. I had to cut all the of my masts apart cause I put them together wrong leaving the block and tackle piece for last when it should have been first. Couldn't figure out where to put the lanterns though so thanks for the vid. I was looking at picks for hours to try and figure out where they go.👍

[@zaqstoner]

There are a lot of things I should have done hahah!! But same - I put on the little rope ring pieces at the bottom of the masts upside down and decided to just leave them that way cuz it would've been such a pain to remove them. Hope your build progress is going well!!

[@kstevens4226]

To keep together without glue, Drill some holes and glue in some magnets. That way it sits semi-flush. Dont know how well it would work, but ideas.

[@zaqstoner]

You’re the second person to recommend that to me! Gonna have to give it a shot

[@kstevens4226]

@@zaqstoner , just know that I am not an expert in these things. If it doesn’t work, my bad.

[@zaqstoner]

@@kstevens4226 hahaha okay i won’t hold it against you

[@aminakishk6571]

Where are the sails ? Butbthecrestvis very lovely and enchanting !

[@zaqstoner]

the sails are rolled up i guess! i considered making cloth sails but by the time i was done painting the ship i was over it! perhaps i will return to it one day and add sails. thanks for watching!

[@theofficerfactory2625]

Wouldn't of filling a bathtub of hot water work as well with the larger ship pieces? Also; why didn't you use a spray primer? I've done this to the Blood and Plunder ships I do and have had little to no issue with that. Wizards need mana and they get tired. Cannons never rest. As long as there is gun powered, ammo and a crew that knows what they are doing, and a full broadside and hours of training versus years of training, cannons rock.

[@zaqstoner]

yes yes i should have sprayed i know this now!! hahaha. and yes general consensus is that this ship would still likely have cannons

[@joshiewilnott2368]

That is totally the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean! That's a lot of detail except the changed the front a little bit! 🤔😉👍🏴‍☠️

[@zaqstoner]

You're so right! Haha love that movie!!

[@AGEOFAENYA]

Good paint job, but it needs a dry brush to look more weathered. Use a lighter brown around the edges.

[@zaqstoner]

worry not - it is getting plenty of natural weathering in the back of my closet

[@jimmybobby4824]

Hair dryer works ok for dealing with warpage

[@zaqstoner]

Oooo good tip!! Didn't even think of that!

[@jnrmack]

mini air gun. i have it and the ghost ship,son dropping hints dad that would be nice panted this colour that colour, yes if he buys it of me.

[@He.who.understands.little]

Dude invest in some spray primer lol.

[@zaqstoner]

Next time I paint something this big I am not using a paint brush a single time hahah just spraying everything

[@He.who.understands.little]

@@zaqstoner yeah its definitely saved me a load of time. I like gw chaos black but you can use pretty much anything from cheap hardware store primer to getting a whole airbrush set up.

[@ghettojohnny]

Great video. Link to model?

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! it was a kickstarter exclusive i’m pretty sure… but you can probably find it being resold on ebay or something. it’s called “sophie’s revenge” by reaper miniatures

[@grinningdm594]

Personally think that I a world where some special people can shoot fire from there hands people who can't are likely to develop technology to even that playing field but that is my opinion.

[@zaqstoner]

yes that seems to be the general consensus!! good thinking!

[@IsAStormComing]

Was hoping for a nicely detailed video on the process to paint this particular ship. Instead, I got a video full of jump cuts, jokes, and quirky puns.

[@zaqstoner]

surprise!

[@kayleer7630]

No more dislike!!!!!!!

[@hexazalea1793]

Gunpowder was born from alchemy ina world where alchemy actually works something reliably explosive will inevitably be stumbled upon. Plus not everyone can use magic and bows take a lot of practice so like in real life it's cheaper to get armies of expendable guys with guns. Plus then you get magic guns. Also this ship wouldn't be designed the way it is with out other weapons wouldn't fit below deck as well.

[@zaqstoner]

hmm this is an excellent point... i suppose yes, gunpowder may be created! i'm not sure if magic would cause the gunpowder timeline to develop faster than it did in our own world, tho... and in a world where even the most novice of magic users can shoot fire i wonder what kind of design innovations would have to occur to keep the gunpowder on a ship from becoming an easily exploitable weak spot!

[@TheGlassPhantom]

@@zaqstoner Well, interesting historical note: One of the reasons gunpowder weapons started overtaking bows in the middle ages was because they required much less skill on the part of the wielder to use. Proper longbows needed someone with a lot of strength and a great deal of practised experience to be of real use in warfare. Guns, despite not having reusable ammunition and being more expensive to build and maintain could be used by almost anyone. By comparison, if this is something like a D&D setting, then yes, its relatively easy to pick up magic, but like an archer, being a spellcaster who's worth anything would be on par with getting a masters degree in a science field - that is to say, a great deal of practice and hard work. Further more, spellcasters only have so much arcane energy they can draw on at a given time (usually represented in game by spell slots or something). A wizard needs to recover their spent energies, where as a cannon, as long as it has shot and powder, can just keep firing. Not to say they'd supplant spell casters all together, but I think they'd definitely have their place even in a world with magic. Lastly, ignitable gunpowder was just always an issue on ships back in the day. A lot of shipping lines had policies like leaving so much as candle unattended was an offence big enough to strip you of your wages for the journey. In battle you were always one lunatic with a Molotov cocktail away from disaster so to say. All that said, things like big ships were astronomically expensive to produce so it was generally a better idea to capture an enemy ship rather than blow it up. Which is also something cannons are better at. Well, at least better at disabling a ship than fireballs. It's much easier to repair cannonball holes than trying to salvage a burned out exploded wreck. Lol

[@captin3149]

@@TheGlassPhantom I think of it as an equalizer too...not everyone can shoot fire from their hands, but if I was going up against one that could, I wouldn't want to charge him with a sharp stick if I could come up with a way to level the playing field. A cannonball or a tube full of grapeshot would inconvenience a wizard just as much as it would inconvenience anyone else.

[@tobiaspain]

Naw bro, you didn’t paint the cannons because there are TWENTY! You wussed out! Lol

[@zaqstoner]

shhhhhhh!!

[@tobiaspain]

@@zaqstoner lol! ( I buttons me lips )

[@nnewman1129]

Those window covers are so annoying. I put mine on before painting so that's not the issue they're just not well designed. I actually ended up snapping one of them while trying to get it on. Tried super glueing it back together, but because of where it snapped its just not going to stay together now. So I'm not sure what to do, it just doesn't look complete without it.

[@zaqstoner]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who had problems but I’m sorry you had to also experience it! And that’s a major bummer - Maybe you can get a lil crafty with some green stuff and mold it back into shape? Or you could remove the other one from the top section so at least it seems a little balanced and not too incomplete

[@nnewman1129]

@@zaqstoner yeah, I've glued it together again and put some green stuff around it to hopefully keep it together. So I'll see when it sets whether it will fit in again, and hopefully once it's painted up its not too noticeable, or worst case looks like some battle damage. I would have just left the top windows empty, but I already had them on at that point and didn't want to move any around once they were in, in case I snapped more of them.

[@zaqstoner]

@@nnewman1129 Well I hope it fits together nice n easy and I hope the painting goes well!!

[@zeugenberg]

Where drybrushing?

[@papa-plootz]

my favorite part was when it was you, but in a hat

[@zaqstoner]

everybody loves a twist

[@Kopa_Malphas]

I like that they decided to produce this as a mini, but Bones' plastic is always so soft and maleable, it's hard to get paint to stick properly unless you use expensive paints, which...if you're buying bones miniatures, you're not looking to spend a large amount of cash on expensive paints. ...the issue here is the boat is EXPENSIVE....it's gorgeous don't get me wrong, but the plastic they use isn't up to the task. I have a Roc I purchased with intent to paint, but I don't have the guts to do so because of the plastic it's made out of.

[@zaqstoner]

Yeah and it didn’t really hold its shape so it doesn’t fit together very nicely… For the money it cost I agree it should’ve gone together better and also been easier to paint!

[@CapnMadelyn]

Can I have the ship I want one Can you give me a link to where you got the ship

[@zaqstoner]

it was a part of the reaper bones v kickstarter so i don’t know if you can buy it retail anywhere anymore. i gave it a quick google (reaper sophie’s revenge) and it looks like you can buy it from resellers…very expensive tho… reaper also just started their bones vi kickstarter so maybe they’ll have another ship with that if you want to check that out

[@CapnMadelyn]

@@zaqstoner I am definitely too poor to get one Dang.. but I am building two ships of my own from scratch but they aren't done and it's been at least two years since I started

[@zaqstoner]

@@CapnMadelyn two ships! well i’m sure they’ll be great when you finally do get around to finishing them!! i believe in you

[@CapnMadelyn]

@@zaqstoner Thx it's the flying Dutchman and my own idea the heavens light but it was gonna be the black pearl 2.0 but I changed my mind

[@TheBinger033]

Ah-I wish you had saved yourself all that time priming and just spray painted the primer!

[@zaqstoner]

I ALSO wish I would've saved myself the time! Lol! Next time I do a large project like this I totally will. Thanks for watching!

[@gigaChad4570]

I use a cheap heat gun I got from Harbor Freight, takes care of warpage well. Army Painter spray primer is ideal, takes care of priming and base coat in one fell swoop. Primer actually adheres to even vinyl (the type of plastic Reaper Bones and Terrain Crate use) so your paint won't come off as easily. Also, let your clear coat cure fully (about 24-48 hrs) and it shouldn't stick to itself. I use a polyurethane gloss (gloss is way more resistant) followed by a artist's matte varnish, 2 coats each. Just be sure to let the gloss cure FULLY before the dull coat or it will leave an "alligator skin" appearance from the matte curing before the gloss. You did a good job on the paint job, I'd be proud of that!

[@zaqstoner]

These are all excellent tips - thank you!! Next time I am spray priming for sure haha. Thank you for watching!

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[@vasanthrajp7406]

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[@tobiaspain]

This model is awesome looking but I have to be honest. I painted this beast and it’s made of this God-awful rubber for most of it. It’s horrible. It’s really bad. Doesn’t fit right and a few design flaws. Personally I give it a huge fail for handling and fitting and the material it was made of. BUUUUT, at the end, it looks really awesome. I airbrushed it and it helped a lot.

[@zaqstoner]

i agree - not a good assembly. could've also used some instructions lol!

[@Miniature-Solutions]

Honestly complaining the whole time wore me out

[@zaqstoner]

get some rest!