Congregation of the Crimson Shroud (14).His albatross (a falcon from the Wood Elf Skaw the Falconer) adds a characterful detail and helps hide the 40K bits and leg join underneath. The treasure chest is an ammo case from the Dogs of War regiment Bronzino's Galloper Guns. I used a plastic Tomb Kings skull with a sculpted eye patch and the Mordheim Highwayman's hat. I think the legs are from a Kislev Kossar. The captain's right hand and pistol are from the Regiment of Reknown, Long Drong Slayer's Pirates and the cutlass is from a plastic Talisman miniature. I clipped away most of the model so only the coat and left hand remain. This ancient mariner was modeled up with an albatross around his neck, and leads his crew from their watery grave. The zombie pirate army is led by the vampire Luthor Harkon, but his captains are similar to wight kings. Thanks to Remi Oliveras for getting me to dust these guys off and take some proper detail shots. I've held onto the models all these years. When I was working for GW's US promotions studio, we were tasked with inventing some ideas for the zombie pirate units and modeling up conversions to be photographed for the magazine. The issue in question was #306, and it had an army list for the Zombie Pirates of the Vampire Coast. A reader contacted me recently, asking about some models he'd seen in an old White Dwarf supplement featuring zombie pirates.

Pirates of sartosa miniatures