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Title: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: lone_gunmen on 04 March 2011, 02:10:47 PM: Hi there! New to the forum. Started collecting the amazing Black Scorpion Tombstone range miniatures after picking up the Legends Of The Old West rulebook. Been painting with a tabletop standard in mind. Here is my first finished figure:

(http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/ae34/boltgunmetal1/IMG_0434.jpg)
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: Tabletop Warrior on 04 March 2011, 02:26:18 PM: Great work! I like it. I'm looking forward to viewing the entire posse.
TW
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Post by: DeafNala on 04 March 2011, 02:30:29 PM: WELCOME ABOARD, Pilgrim! That's a fine way of introducing yourself...very nice mini & VERY WELL DONE!
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: lone_gunmen on 04 March 2011, 02:35:15 PM: Thanks guys. I think I may need to bin my can of Dullcote though, it's shiny even though it isn't meant to be >:(

I have a few more to paint, and perhaps some terrain soon if people are interested in seeing it.
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Post by: DeafNala on 04 March 2011, 02:55:05 PM: Well I &, I can fairly safely say, most of my Fellow L.A.Fers would be interested in anything you come up with for your Western project...we seem to be interested in everything.
Are you going for an American Western thing or The Man from Snowy River/Quigley Down Under?
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: lone_gunmen on 04 March 2011, 04:07:37 PM: Quote from: DeafNala on 04 March 2011, 02:55:05 PM
Well I &, I can fairly safely say, most of my Fellow L.A.Fers would be interested in anything you come up with for your Western project...we seem to be interested in everything.
Are you going for an American Western thing or The Man from Snowy River/Quigley Down Under?

I was thinking of doing an American western thing, and also a pre-federation Australian gold rush set of figures, so gold miners, Chinese workers, crazy people caught up in gold rush fever and people looking to strike rich. More info on the gold rush here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_gold_rush
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Post by: Johnno on 04 March 2011, 07:00:26 PM: Looks great. Can't wait to see more
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Post by: Admiral Benbow on 04 March 2011, 07:56:37 PM: Nice work, lone_gunmen, and welcome to the board!
:)
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Post by: robartes on 04 March 2011, 08:26:42 PM: Welcome aboard from another newbie. Great work on the gunman - love the lived in leather look of his jacket!
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Post by: Rob_bresnen on 04 March 2011, 09:07:46 PM: Great start. looks like a serious sort of chap.
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: archangel1 on 04 March 2011, 09:55:35 PM: Quote from: lone_gunmen on 04 March 2011, 02:35:15 PM
...I think I may need to bin my can of Dullcote though, it's shiny even though it isn't meant to be >:(

Try warming the can. Whenever I periodically use a can of spray paint instead of my airbrush, I run it under a hot tap for a few seconds, shake it, run more hot water and repeat until the can starts to feel warm even after you shake it. Just don't try to warm it all in one go! They are pressurized, after all, and heating it too much could be a mite disconcerting, shall we say.
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: lone_gunmen on 05 March 2011, 01:24:30 AM: Quote from: archangel1 on 04 March 2011, 09:55:35 PM
Try warming the can. Whenever I periodically use a can of spray paint instead of my airbrush, I run it under a hot tap for a few seconds, shake it, run more hot water and repeat until the can starts to feel warm even after you shake it. Just don't try to warm it all in one go! They are pressurized, after all, and heating it too much could be a mite disconcerting, shall we say.

Thanks for the advice I'll definitely give it a go.
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Post by: Blackwolf on 05 March 2011, 01:45:18 AM: Nice,Lonegunmen :)
Which part of Sydney?
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Post by: Christian on 05 March 2011, 03:16:10 AM: Hi there, lone_gunmen. Some Australian Colonial gaming is a great idea! Where do you do most of your gaming?
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Post by: lone_gunmen on 05 March 2011, 09:39:58 AM: Quote from: Blackwolf1066 on 05 March 2011, 01:45:18 AM
Nice,Lonegunmen :)
Which part of Sydney?

I live Hornsby/Waitara.

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Quote from: Christian on 05 March 2011, 03:16:10 AM
Hi there, lone_gunmen. Some Australian Colonial gaming is a great idea! Where do you do most of your gaming?

I haven't played any games of old west or any historical stuff since I moved from the country last year. Got any suggestions for clubs or places in Sydney that are into Legends Of The Old West?
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Post by: Rob_bresnen on 05 March 2011, 09:57:44 AM: Australian cowboys?

Have you seen this?
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Click on the thumb nails for bigger pictures. These are from Blaze Away
http://www.blazeaway.com.au/

Also Eureka do a Ned Kelly on a Penny Fathing Bicycle- if that's your thing.

That said these Blaze Away minis aren't teh best sculpts in the world. Making your own Ned Kelly wouldn't be to hard, just a bit of green stuff, or even head off a suitable knight model, stuck onto a suitable western model, and your good to go. Aborigional models, I suspect, would be a bit harder to find.
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: lone_gunmen on 05 March 2011, 11:02:59 AM: Yeah I'm familiar with the Eureka Miniatures company. They've got some really nice models for cheap. Thinking of adding some of their Soviet gas masked figures to my post apocalyptic project I am also working on.

As for Ned Kelly I will no doubt convert my own.
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Post by: Bugsda on 05 March 2011, 12:00:14 PM: I've got that Eureka Ned Kelly, one of my alltime favourite figures of all time ;)

Who makes the others?

Great paintjob on the Black Scorpion, that's an excellent brown/grey combo 8)
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: Christian on 05 March 2011, 12:32:46 PM: Quote
Got any suggestions for clubs or places in Sydney that are into Legends Of The Old West?

I'm not really sure about that. But Greywolf and Starkadder have both mentioned a group in Annandale, unless I'm mistaken? I've never had a chance to check it out yet!

I do work in North Sydney, but there isn't anything up there aside from a GW and you won't get much LOTOW in there!

The only other places would have been The Tin Soldier on York St (now closed for renno) and Good Games near Central Station (but its mostly guys playing card games).
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 05 March 2011, 04:34:26 PM: Quote
I've got that Eureka Ned Kelly, one of my alltime favourite figures of all time

Who makes the others?

They're an australian company called Blaze Away.
Title: Re: The start of my western figure collection!
Post by: lone_gunmen on 06 March 2011, 02:19:11 AM: might have a look at Good Games when I'm in the city next. Will post some WIP of my next figure tomorrow.