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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Mississippi on 15 January 2012, 04:46:06 PM

Title: Gravestones?
Post by: Mississippi on 15 January 2012, 04:46:06 PM

Does anyone have a pic of Blue Moons 15 count Gravestones? Their catalog has them listed but no pics. I'm looking to make a Boot Hill for a game.

Title: Re: Gravestones?
Post by: FifteensAway on 16 January 2012, 07:16:21 AM

Did you have a look at their Horror line?  I believe there is photo there of the cemetery and it show gravestones.  This is in the Blue Moon range.

Title: Re: Gravestones?
Post by: Mississippi on 17 January 2012, 12:11:15 AM

I contacted them and here is the link.
http://oldglory25s.com/view_product.php?product=BMM112

Thanks

Title: Re: Gravestones?
Post by: Mississippi on 24 January 2012, 09:06:58 PM

I'm still in the search for the best all around cemetary parts for my Old West town. Right now the name of the town is Purgatory. Yes I used to watch the tv show. Stones/Crosses.  What's the best for diorama type stuff?
I'm not rich so I need to find the right supplier. Hopefully they carry all.
If worse comes to worse I could try and make them myself.
Any tips would be great.

Title: Re: Gravestones?
Post by: Lowtardog on 25 January 2012, 07:47:09 AM

Quote from: Mississippi on 24 January 2012, 09:06:58 PM

I'm still in the search for the best all around cemetary parts for my Old West town. Right now the name of the town is Purgatory. Yes I used to watch the tv show. Stones/Crosses.  What's the best for diorama type stuff?
I'm not rich so I need to find the right supplier. Hopefully they carry all.
If worse comes to worse I could try and make them myself.
Any tips would be great.

Rendera sell plastic srues and Fantascene has a good selection

Title: Re: Gravestones?
Post by: Commander Vyper on 25 January 2012, 11:20:59 AM

Quote from: Lowtardog on 25 January 2012, 07:47:09 AM

Rendera sell plastic srues and Fantascene has a good selection

Plus 1 on the rendera stones, lovely.

Title: Re: Gravestones?
Post by: Cory on 25 January 2012, 04:57:49 PM

The typical grave marker in the old west was not a tombstone but a wooden headboard or wooden cross. A high quality one wood have names carved in but most would just be painted on and faid in a few years. Popcicle or craft sticks work fine for these - just google Boothill markers for an idea.

Head stones were generally reserved for people of note or children because there were few carvers and they were expensive to move.

One item quite common was fencing off graves - sometimes individual graves, sometimes to to six family plots. Both wooden picket fences and wrought iron were used.

Title: Re: Gravestones?
Post by: FifteensAway on 27 January 2012, 06:27:08 AM

Hallmark - not sure who has now, Last Square did - had some nice 15 mm funeral monuments.  Not sure if Peter Pig make any but might.  After that, as far as I know, you are at the scratch building end of the spectrum - such as those pop sickle stick ideas (very budget conscious).