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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Argonor on 27 October 2007, 07:34:49 PM

Title: Civilians
Post by: Argonor on 27 October 2007, 07:34:49 PM

Which manufacturer(s) do(es) the best Old West civilians (townsfolk, farmers, children, etc.)?

Title: Civilians
Post by: Lurch on 27 October 2007, 08:29:08 PM

Foundry has some nice ones.

They are from the smaller range sculpted by Mark Copplestone.
But I guess you know them already

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/OW/11/index.asp

Title: Civilians
Post by: Captain Blood on 27 October 2007, 09:34:52 PM

Wait for it...  :wink:

Title: Civilians
Post by: PeteMurray on 27 October 2007, 10:06:19 PM

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/KhanFoundry.jpg)

Title: Civilians
Post by: Captain Blood on 27 October 2007, 10:18:16 PM

There it is!  :lol:

Title: Civilians
Post by: Argonor on 28 October 2007, 12:06:02 PM

Those Foundry ones - how small are they compared to Artizan?

Guess someone has posted a comparison photoe somewhere, but...

Title: Civilians
Post by: W.B.Kurgan on 28 October 2007, 09:52:19 PM

Quote from: "Captain Blood"

Wait for it...  :wink:

Quote from: "PeteMurray"

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/KhanFoundry.jpg)

Quote from: "Captain Blood"

There it is!  :lol:

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Ahhhh... priceless.

We really should get on to Mike Owen to produce some Old West civilians!  :mrgreen:

Title: Civilians
Post by: Malamute on 29 October 2007, 08:48:23 AM

The Foundry civilians will come up smaller than the Artizan cowboys. But if they are being used as background characters the differenc should not be too noticeable.
Dixon minaitures do a very comprehensive range including children, well dressed gents and ladies, dancehall girls, a fiddle player and copwpoke dancing. They are very noce,s ome suffer from "cabbage head syndrome, but if you are selctive there will be a good selection.

Title: Civilians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 30 October 2007, 09:17:37 AM

Knuckleduster do a fair selection of townsfolk:

http://www.knuckleduster.com/store/cart.php?target=category&category_id=30

http://www.knuckleduster.com/store/cart.php?target=category&category_id=32

I haven't got any yet, so I don't know how they fit in with Artizan, Foundry etc. Everyone needs a card game, drinkers at the bar etc, so I will have to get some eventually!

Cheers,
Ian

Title: Civilians
Post by: bandit86 on 30 October 2007, 09:35:54 AM

I am useing Black scorpion cowboys. As of this date they only have a civillian woman or 2, a child and a banjo player.  They are all great sculpts.  I asked them if they would do more but they beleive that they would not sell very well.  So I think BS is out of the running.  Knuckleduster has some nice sets a bit crude in the sculpting and really small.  But they are nice sets.  The Old foundry are also very small but are nice.  If you go to 40mm which I will not go to another scale, no no no!!  HLBS have some nice ones very tempting (NO NO NO!!)   Good luck

Title: Civilians
Post by: Argonor on 30 October 2007, 10:36:54 AM

40 mm is out of the question for me - I'll stick to 28 mm.

Dixon seems to have a lot of interesting things - I love that piano  8)

How are they sized compared to others?

Title: Civilians
Post by: Argonor on 30 October 2007, 10:41:04 AM

Knuckleduster has some very nice stuff, too  :D

Title: Civilians
Post by: Malamute on 30 October 2007, 11:14:39 AM

Quote from: "Argonor"

40 mm is out of the question for me - I'll stick to 28 mm.

Dixon seems to have a lot of interesting things - I love that piano  8)

How are they sized compared to others?

They are in scale with the early Foundry, probably slightly on the small side compared with Artizan.Not too small that is obvious. :)

Title: Civilians
Post by: Aaron on 30 October 2007, 11:53:03 AM

Old Glory have a pack hidden in in their War Between the States line that should work. I've never seen them, so I can't vouch for them, but they should be good enough for targets and background. WBS-74 is the code number.

I think our town is populated mostly with Dixon and the F word.

Title: Civilians
Post by: revford on 30 October 2007, 12:12:41 PM

All my Old West townsfolk are Foundry miniatures, from Foundry.

http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/oldwest-folks.html

The best part is that as I've said Foundry a few more times, maybe we can get "Wild Bill" Shatner posted here again. :lol:

Title: Civilians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 30 October 2007, 12:19:22 PM

Quote from: "revford"

All my Old West townsfolk are Foundry miniatures, from Foundry.

http://revford.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/oldwest-folks.html

The best part is that as I've said Foundry a few more times, maybe we can get "Wild Bill" Shatner posted here again. :lol:

You wouldn't let it lie.....

Title: Civilians
Post by: Plynkes on 30 October 2007, 12:31:23 PM

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Copyofhesdeadjim.jpg)

Title: Civilians
Post by: Aaron on 30 October 2007, 12:58:38 PM

Beautiful job!

Title: Civilians
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 30 October 2007, 01:22:06 PM

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Civilians
Post by: revford on 30 October 2007, 03:42:05 PM

Quote from: "Plynkes"

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Copyofhesdeadjim.jpg)

Magic.   :lol:

Title: Civilians
Post by: mousy brown on 31 October 2007, 12:25:34 AM

I have Dixon's and Foundry citizans along side my Artizan gunfighters
and Hovels buildings and they look fine.

I would say that for me Dixons has the most interesting selection of characters
to populate your towns.

Title: Civilians
Post by: Argonor on 31 October 2007, 07:17:00 PM

The guy in the green jacket and the bottle on revford's page has a smiting likeness of Harpo Marx, if I dare say so...

Title: Civilians
Post by: SgtPerry on 31 October 2007, 08:15:09 PM

Quote from: "Plynkes"

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/Copyofhesdeadjim.jpg)

(http://perronny.free.fr/divers/LeadForumSpock.jpg)

Title: Civilians
Post by: Ironworker on 31 October 2007, 08:40:36 PM

I may have to steal these foundry icons for other boards.   :lol:

Title: Civilians
Post by: Grimm on 31 October 2007, 09:57:09 PM

:lol: Yes Ironworker you are right  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Civilians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 31 October 2007, 10:15:51 PM

Where do you get the Star Trek fonts from?

Title: Civilians
Post by: Plynkes on 31 October 2007, 10:41:18 PM

The ones I used on the two I did came from here, but don't get me started on their faults and flaws, I've already given Pete a lecture about them:

http://www.pathcom.com/~boby/fonts.htm

I'm not sure which one Pete used on his Spock one, it looks different to the one I used. And I have no idea about Sgt. Perry's one above, I'm not sure it is actually a Trek font.

Title: Civilians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 31 October 2007, 11:25:50 PM

Thanks, that's a start. No, I don't think the Sarge's is a Trek font - but will happily stand corrected.

As long as it's instantly recognizable as a Trek font, it's ok in my eyes.

Title: Civilians
Post by: PeteMurray on 01 November 2007, 12:13:44 AM

Quote from: "SgtPerry"

(http://perronny.free.fr/divers/LeadForumSpock.jpg)

Oh, I like this one better than my Spock. I've got the font on my other computer. I'll cobble it up tomorrow instead of doing real work.

Title: Civilians
Post by: SgtPerry on 01 November 2007, 08:47:27 AM

*fixed*

Title: Civilians
Post by: Roger Guy on 04 January 2008, 09:00:29 PM

I wish to bring to your attention some miniatures Civilians painted by me, from company Dixon.
(http://i.io.com.ua/img_aa/large/0262/07/02620769.jpg)
(http://i.io.com.ua/img_aa/large/0262/07/02620770.jpg)
(http://i.io.com.ua/img_aa/large/0273/49/02734923.jpg)
Best regards!
R.G.

Title: Civilians
Post by: Luc on 05 January 2008, 09:32:29 AM

Very nice  :wink:

Title: Civilians
Post by: Malamute on 05 January 2008, 10:00:21 AM

Very nice vigntettes. :)

Title: Civilians
Post by: Grimm on 05 January 2008, 10:11:15 AM

that is the stuff that bring a nice table to live !!

Title: Civilians
Post by: Roger Guy on 05 January 2008, 11:59:53 AM

Many thanks, for your good responses.
All kind!
R.G.

Title: Civilians
Post by: Argonor on 05 January 2008, 01:14:38 PM

We sorely need you in Denmark. You have to defect... no, wait, that was 20 years ago, heck, just move here and teach some Danes how to do it!!  :D

Title: Civilians
Post by: Col.Stone on 05 January 2008, 02:02:55 PM

Very nice, i especially like the table =)

Title: Civilians
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 05 January 2008, 05:45:57 PM

I'm always a little wary of Dixon's tendency towards pumpkin-headedness, but these are very nice figures with lovely paintwork & settings.

I might just be tempted to buy some of their Western range.

Title: Civilians
Post by: Roger Guy on 18 January 2008, 01:29:34 PM

Dead body with coffin
(http://i.io.com.ua/img_aa/large/0287/12/02871254.jpg)
Best regards!
R.G.

Title: Civilians
Post by: pierrebi on 23 January 2008, 12:36:28 PM

http://www.mbmmodels.com/25mm/kenf25mm/3/gufpic.htm

Title: Civilians
Post by: Lowtardog on 23 January 2008, 01:22:27 PM

Quote from: "pierrebi"

http://www.mbmmodels.com/25mm/kenf25mm/3/gufpic.htm

I have most of these, they aren`t bad and match Dixon very well, perhaps a little stockier

Title: Civilians
Post by: DFlynSqrl on 23 January 2008, 07:34:32 PM

Glad I found this thread, it's exactly what I've been trying to find out.  I just got through painting up a bunch of Artizan cowboys and now I need some civies.  Thanks for the info.

Title: Civilians
Post by: pierrebi on 30 January 2008, 12:31:20 PM

(http://www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/shop_image/product/a63bfe02a79172f47bc07d8ef2a314ed.jpg)
Redoubt ACW civilians are better with original Foundy miniatures or with Artizan?