The final Wild West figures from Black Scorpion

They are finally done! All my Black Scorpion Wild West minis are painted and ready for a game or three of Dead Man’s Hand. Unbelievable – I’ve finished a painting project!

From the Cowgirls 2 set. I considered making her a pair of decent pants with green stuff, but it was too much work. She should have had that from the beginning…

Paints used:

Coat – Vallejo 912 Tan Yellow

Hat – 981 Orange Brown

Blouse – Citadel Blood Red

Hair – 940 Saddle Brown

Shorts and boots – Citadel Foundation Calthan Brown

Also from the Cowgirls 2 set.She would also have gained with a pair of pants.

Blouse – 885 Pastel Green

Boots – 872 Chocolate Brown

Hat – 912 Tan Yellow with band 856 Ochre Brown

Shorts – 871 Leather Brown

Hair – Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut

Armbands – Vallejo Game Color 56 Glorious Gold

From the Tombstone 3 pack. A real gentleman… blasting someone to smithereens…

Hair - Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut

Vest – 981 Orange Brown

Jacket – Citadel Vomit Brown

Hat – Citadel Foundation Tausept Ochre

Shoes – 984 Flat Brown

Pants – black drybrushed with 872 Chocolate Brown

All minis were washed with Army Painter Strong Tone or Dark Tone on dark browns. A new layer of paint here and there to get clearer finish/highlight and more well defined shadows.

Here they are, the whole bunch from the last batch.

A microature – 28mm hedgehog

This hedgehog comes from Reaper’s Familiar Pack VIII, and it is without doubt the tiniest 28mm miniature I have ever painted – well, not a miniature, but a microature.

Base colour is Vallejo 872 Chocolate Brown, drybrushed with Citadel Foundation Dheneb Stone and nose and eyes black.

He's ready to take on all foes.

Urgh, a rat with spines….

The postman didn’t ring at all…

..and certainly not twice. But there was a slip in the postbox. Something to pick up at the local grocery shop/post office.

I had my suspicions…

 I got a sack! What the…!

Inside, a heavy box. Very well packaged.

Oooooh, suspicions true

More than 2,3 kg and 1000 pages of history!

This is the prize from the latest competition at Miniature Wargames. I answered the tricky questions and got lucky in the draw.

What a prize! This isn’t something I will read cover to cover, but as a work of reference it is invaluable. I love books, and this is something I can love a looooong time. Lovely.

Short informative texts on most every conflict there ever were. From Haik vs Nimrod 2492 BCE to Syria now.

Good maps

A great thank you to Casemate, which supplied the book, Henry Hyde and Miniature Wargames, a great magazine. Extra good, as this is my second prize this last year.

Welcome follower Captain LOL with blogs Figurine Passion and Comix, Horror and Movies. Two fantastic blogs mainly dealing with large scale miniatures. Absolutely gorgeous large scale miniatures. Well worth a visit!

Another bunch of Black Scorpion Wild West figures

Another four figures, only three to go and I’m finished with all my Wild West minis for this time. They come from Black Scorpion and their Tombstone range and are made of resin.

This time I used rubberized horsehair as bushes. The two bases to the right looks okay, the other two… well… I bought a big roll of the stuff, so I can confidently base another 152 734 figures, give or take a few.

A sheriff from the single figure blister called… Sheriff.

Paints used:

Coat – 994 Dark Grey

Hat – Black with band 836 London Grey

Vest – 871 Leather Brown

Pants – Citadel Foundation Dheneb Stone

Hair – Coat d’arms 223 Horse Tone Chestnut

Another man with a badge, this time from the Tombstone 3 pack.

Boots – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Hat – Black with band 836 London Grey

Shirt – 988 Khaki

Vest – P3 Gun Corps Brown

Pants - Black

This hippie-dude is from the same pack as above.

Coat – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Boots – 984 Flat Brown

Hat – 843 Cork Brown with black band

Pants – 884 Stone Grey

Shirt – 988 Khaki

A gunslinger from the Tombstone 2 pack

Boots – Formula P3 Bootstrap Leather

Coat - 823 Luftwaffe Camo Green, inside 912 Tan Yellow

Hat – 836 London Grey

Handkerchief – Coat d’arms 240 Unbleached Wool

Pants – 884 Stone Grey

Vest – Citadel Foundation Dheneb Stone

All minis washed with Army Painter Strong Tone and Dark Tone. The latter primarily on greens, greys and dark browns.

A very warm welcome to follower Paul Waechter who has a blog of his own, Dog of War. It’s a new blog about miniatures, boardgames, history and more, and it looks very promising. Keep up the good job, Paul! I’m following.

Even more Wild West from Black Scorpion

 

Nearly ready with the Wild West Figures. After these there are just two batches left.

This feels unnatural… a project nearing completion. Must be a one-off…

Tombstone 3 pack

Paints used:

Vest – Citadel Foundation Khemri Brown

Trousers – Vallejo 983 Flat Earth

Shirt – 883 Pastel Green

Gunbelt – Formula P3 Bootstrap Leather

Shoes – 872 Chocolate Brown

Hat – 912 Tan Yellow with band 856 Ochre Brown

Army Painter Strong Tone wash over everything

From the Tombstone 2 pack

Trousers – 898 Sky Grey

Vest – 872 Chocolate Brown

Boots – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Shirt – 883 Silver Grey

Tie – 922 U.S.A. Uniform

Hat – Black with band 836 London Grey

Dark Tone wash on vest, Strong Tone over the rest

Also from the Tombstone 2 pack

Shirt – 993 White Grey

Trousers – 836 London Grey

Boots – 984 Flat Earth

Dark Tone on trousers, Strong Tone on browns

Tombstone 3

Coat – 872 Chocolate Brown

Boots – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Trousers – 870 Medium Sea Grey

Hat – 912 Tan Yellow with band 843 Cork Brown

Shirt – 820 Off White

Handkerchief – Coat d’arms 240 Unbleached Wool

Dark Tone on coat, Strong Tone on the rest

Paint Table Saturday, May 3

A long time since the last look at my paint table.

So what’s happening there now?

Wild West – the final figures are on the painting table. Four of them just need to be based, the rest are close to fully painted. A project nearing completion! Well, completion…next for the Wild West are some buildings and fences, and Shadows of Brimstone will hit me early autumn, hopefully.

Winter War – A couple of primed Russians and a bunch to be prepared and primed. As soon as the wild west figures are finished these will get most of my attention. Hopefully.

Fantasy – a couple of different minis. These get a bit of paint now and then. Filler models when I’m tired of WW (Wild West or Winter War). I spy the GW giant… it will see paint… sometime this year.

For more paint tables go to Sofie’s Paint Blog!

Flesh Golem from WotC

This is another mini from the Castle Ravenloft boardgame, this time one of the major adversaries – the flesh golem.

This guy is huge!

Paints used:

Flesh – Citadel Rotting Flesh

Scars – Vallejo 835 Salmon Rose and the deep were filled in with 944 Old Rose

Stitches – P3 Bootstrap Leather

Lips – Citadel Dwarf Flesh

Metal – Vallejo 863 Gunmetal Grey

Pants – Citadel Foundation Khemri Brown

Belt – 843 Cork Brown

Everything got a wash of Army Painter Strong Tone