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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: The_Wisecrack on 22 April 2009, 03:45:33 PM

Title: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 22 April 2009, 03:45:33 PM
Pig josh (for those not familiar with the idiot) is a sociopath nutter hired by Perry and his traveling circus to preform. his act, blowing himself up.
with the odd but helpfull protection of his hand boards pig josh can easily protect him self from the blast and survive.
when the circus went bust in the late 1800's he moved into freelance lunacy, moving around in one of the traveling circus carts with a bunch of the clown midget madmen.

he is a character from the video game
Read Dead revolver. but i can't find any images of him on the internet as my Google fu is very weak today.
BUT without further ado here is my conversion based on Pig Josh.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/lovinggiants/101_3842.jpg)
he is a black hat miniatures mini i think.

TW

P.s did i mention his preferred explosive is dynamite.  ;D
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Plynkes on 22 April 2009, 04:02:33 PM
I seem to recall young Sickers getting his hair off more than once when facing that fellow. His using those metal plates as a bullet-proof shield really ticked him off. And the fact that he kept blowing him up. Besides, he's mortally afeared of clowns, which ain't a good thing to be at that particular juncture of the game. End of level bosses, eh? Who bloody needs 'em?

Nice job. Look forward to see him painted up.
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Argonor on 22 April 2009, 06:48:59 PM
Black Hat Tonka, correct.... I considered giving him hair and make a Hulk out of him.....  ;)
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Sangennaru on 22 April 2009, 07:14:31 PM
wooo! paint it paint it please!!! looks great!
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Chairface on 22 April 2009, 08:12:41 PM
He's really really cool! Midget Clowns next please.
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 22 April 2009, 08:46:44 PM
hehe i know i can't wait to get some paint on him. he's primed ready to go but i'm bogged down with coursework. ah well i stayed up till 3 painting last night so what says i cant doit again tonight?  ;D

also, i really want some midget clowns. but i don't have the budget to buy any of the avaliable ones or the skills in me to sculpt them.

shame.

TW                                       
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Elprez on 22 April 2009, 10:52:03 PM
Have you considered the Horrorclix clowns?
Some nice sculpts, especially the 3 midget clowns in one big pair of trousers with a severed head.

(do you ever find yourself typing the strangest sentences? ;D)

Sets popping up on ebay quite cheap if you search hard enough.
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 22 April 2009, 11:07:13 PM
i have considered using these
http://www.brigadegames.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BG-CW201&Category_Code=BGCW&Product_Count=2
http://www.brigadegames.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=BG-CW202&Category_Code=BGCW&Product_Count=3

as they would be easy to convert.
but prices don't allow me to.

thanks for the horroclix tip.

TW
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Hawkeye on 22 April 2009, 11:41:43 PM
Excellent conversion! The dynamite in his belt is very cool, as are the hand shields. Really nicely done! I've been looking for a model for a pugilist for my LOTOW games (he's one of the hired guns), and this might just work. He'd be big and scary enough to put people off attacking him, at least! Of course, he could be TOO big - how big is that model?

Black Hat, eh? I'll have to look into it.

Looking forward to seeing Pig Josh painted up!
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Argonor on 23 April 2009, 09:05:55 AM
He's about normal 28 mm tall. But he IS a bit over-proportioned, being a super....
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 23 April 2009, 11:07:06 AM
as argonor said, about 28mm but very muscly, in other words he's the guy you'd say to a friend when walking past
"you wouldn't mess with him"
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Hawkeye on 23 April 2009, 03:25:46 PM
Well, at 28mm tall, he's half-way right in terms of scale, at least. The very muscly part - yes, that's an issue. But I like Wisecrack's take on it - I can imagine the other posse saying "You see him? I wouldn't mess with him".
Maybe it's too much for LOTOW, though. Maybe for a Pulp game? That's an idea.
Thanks for the feedback on the model's size, though - all useful.
And I still can't wait to see it painted!
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 23 April 2009, 10:20:47 PM
he is in fact from a western video game so therefore i see him there  ;D i am trying to collect minis for all my favorite characters from the game. i have so far.
shadow wolf - Reds cousin
Jack swift - Reds accomplice
and now
pig josh - as above hehe
any how pictures.
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/lovinggiants/101_3855.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/lovinggiants/101_3857.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/lovinggiants/101_3863.jpg)

for a forty minute paint job i'd go as far as to say im proud of the mini but not of camera even in perfect daylight.

here is a picture of Red,
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/lovinggiants/xbox_ex.jpg)
 i urgently need a mini for him, i just cant place ,my finger on one. not at least without spending £20 in foundry.


TW
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Hawkeye on 23 April 2009, 11:26:58 PM
Excellent paint job on Pig Josh! Nice to see the model finished - and to see the original inspiration!

As for the model for Red, have you tried Artizan? There are a number of models in the Artizan Old West (Wild West?) range that would work perfectly, and since they come three to a blister, they cost less than a Foundry pack.

Hope this helps!
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: Argonor on 24 April 2009, 10:25:09 AM
40 minutes... FORTY????  >:(

How the heck do you do that...???? I cannot manage a quick-and-dirty paintjob ( base colours + ink wash) in less than an hour - and that's without basing...  :( :'(
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 24 April 2009, 03:06:22 PM
primed last night
then drybrush on all base colors
highlight second layer
repeat third layer
details

thing is, you can see the wear in most of my brushes after only two weeks!!!!
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: myincubliss on 24 April 2009, 06:59:14 PM
On the gunslinger front, isn't kev at hasslefree working on a not-roland a la mo?
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 25 April 2009, 12:10:33 AM
sorry to sound simple, who is roland?  :)

TW
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: davyj0427 on 25 April 2009, 04:49:32 AM
Roland is the main character from Stephen King's Dark Tower series.  It's a good read.
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 22 May 2009, 02:46:09 PM
sorry for the threadomancy but does anyone know a miniature specific for red? thing is as he is my favorite character he is very important. there are a few things that must apply to the miniature
A. he CAN NOT have a duster on. not under any circumstance unless its easy to snip off. this is my biggest bug for this miniature.
B. preferably has one or two pistols, i don't mind him having a rifle but red to me is quick draw ability with double revolvers.
C. has to have a hat.

other wise its kind of flexible.
i also need a buffalo soldier, an Anne the ranch girl and a general Diego.

any thoughts?

TW
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: froboyharrell on 22 May 2009, 06:50:37 PM
Well, how about this?
http://www.brigadegames.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AD-AWW001&Category_Code=WEST&Product_Count=0 (http://www.brigadegames.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AD-AWW001&Category_Code=WEST&Product_Count=0)
If I remember correctly, this is from Artizan.
Title: Re: Pig Josh
Post by: The_Wisecrack on 22 May 2009, 11:24:23 PM
yes i like the one on the left, i could cut off his tache and ad some side burns.
thanks.

TW