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Offline The Black Rider

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Old west figure companies
« on: February 19, 2009, 10:29:51 PM »
Are there any more old west figures out there? I have pretty much most of the ranges from Foundry, Artizan, Conquest, Dixon, Over the wire, Redoubt and a couple of deadlands figures.

Black scorpion and the bigger ranges are pretty much out as i don't really want to add bigger scales to a collection that is already over a hundred figures! I do admit it I have a very bad problem! lol

I heard about bicorne miniatures? However their website doesn't contain any pics.

Any help guys? I know i've probably exhausted the well with that list of companies but i was just wanting to check
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Offline Hitman

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Re: old west figure company
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2009, 11:56:23 PM »
If you can get the Bicorne, they will mix reasonably well. Some are a bit larger, but not too bad.
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Offline Athelwulf

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Re: old west figure company
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2009, 02:11:58 AM »
Some of the deadlands I have are huge compared to everything else though

Offline HerbyF

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Re: old west figure company
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2009, 04:51:59 AM »
Monday Knight Productions does a line called Desperados. Also Reviresco does a number of Mexicans & Chinese Tong figures. The MKP figs are a little shorter and squatter than Foundery & Dixon & the Reviresco are tall And thin. But they all mix well. Not every one is the same size & shape. Just look around when you get together with your gaming group.
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Offline psyberwyche

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Re: old west figure company
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Offline JollyBob

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Re: old west figure company
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2009, 01:30:52 PM »
If you run out of options there are a few sets by Old Glory too:

http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_items.php?c=352

Not for the faint hearted if they are anything like their other ranges.

Mind you, OG-UK also carry the Blue Moon range, which is a hell of a lot nicer than the pictures on the site suggest. Well worth picking up a few of them.

Offline white knight

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Re: old west figure company
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2009, 01:49:46 PM »
Knuckleduster:
http://www.knuckleduster.com/index.html

Eureka also has some suitable Tong figures (advertised as Chinese pirates) and used to have a set of female indians (if they're not on the site, you can always mail them about them)

Shadowforge has some female old west figures.

Offline Hitman

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Re: old west figure company
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2009, 05:02:49 PM »
Blackrider;
I forgot about the Brigade Games Western figures. They are perfect size with Foundry figures...I have all of them.

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Re: old west figure company
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 11:41:03 AM »
This is a nice collection of all the old west miniature manufacturers and good source for anybody interested in this period, so I'll make this the first sticky for the Old West board. Thanks to all contributing here ...

Offline white knight

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Re: old west figure companies
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 12:01:49 PM »
Brigade Games has some nice Weird West/VSF figures too in the Gaslight range.

Offline archangel1

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Re: old west figure companies
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2009, 02:04:04 PM »
There is also the ancient set of 'Western Gunfighters' from Grenadier.  Not exactly the same quality as today's minis but, you took what you could get in the old days.  Decent box art by Larry Elmore, though.
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Offline Mac Finn

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Re: old west figure companies
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2009, 04:31:03 PM »
Hello All

Here is my list with the ones already mentioned removed for sanity's sake:

Some good easterners and Big City types are found at B'Hoys. There is also a selection of Police officers for the period.
http://fauxtoys.com/tvag/210-bhoysfigs.html

Some residents of Tombstone, Outlaws and Mexicans (along with some pistol packing women) are available from Black Scorpion.
http://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/default.asp

Another nice selection of ends is available from Eureka (Including Dr. Hardlove's Steam Driven Suits for the SF at heart)
http://www.eurekamin.com.au/

Old Glory has some nice packs for the rank and file and are also the carrier of Crusader and Blue Moon (as Jolly Bob pointed out Blue Moon) that have some nice ones and some cool wagons and carts. This is listed again because the other ranges are somewhat hidden on the website.
http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/bluemoon.asp


I am a huge fan of Knuckleduster and Artizan but they were already covered above.

Hope that helps
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Offline The Black Rider

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Re: old west figure companies
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2009, 01:17:15 PM »
Thanks for the help guys!

 I have been looking at the blue moon wild west civillians on the us old glory site but they dont seem to sell on the uk one?

I have those grenadier ones. Some of them are great others not so great but well worth it!! Especially the Mexican!

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Re: old west figure companies
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Offline argsilverson

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Re: old west figure companies
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2009, 01:52:29 PM »
May I add some:
HLBS (due to stop them in some short period) mounties and some gold rushers
and Pulp Figures mounties, too!
Not quite Old West (mostly North) but there could be some use.

And also exWestwind miniatures now Old Glory cowboy wars.
Maybe some conquest miniatures might also fill some gaps on Indians.
Crusader miniatures has a set or two.
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