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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: fixedpoint on April 27, 2019, 10:45:33 PM

Title: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: fixedpoint on April 27, 2019, 10:45:33 PM

I need a civilian teenage boy around 15-17 for a scenario I'm building. Ideally the miniature would be youthful, unarmed, nearly fully grown but skinny like most boys of this age. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: FifteensAway on April 28, 2019, 08:10:50 AM

Might help if you state your scale.  My first thought was that a female figure might work - and then I remember that too many 'sculpted' females are far too well endowed to pull off being a young boy (unless they undergo some serious surgery).

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: Silent Invader on April 28, 2019, 08:41:51 AM

I mostly use Knuckleduster and Crusader minis for Old West and made a youth by converting* one of the Perry Mafeking civilians, who in comparison are quite diminutive

*basically, changed the hat and much of the rifle

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: Ramirez Noname on April 28, 2019, 09:02:14 AM

Check out some of the Old West civilians in the Dixon Miniatures range.

There is also a farmer in this Foundry set https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/old-west/products/ow118-farmers-and-cowhands (https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/old-west/products/ow118-farmers-and-cowhands) which may be suitable.

Both of the above are on the shorter side of 28mm figures.

RMZ

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: Ramirez Noname on April 28, 2019, 09:09:34 AM

Artizan Design have this set https://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1024 (https://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1024).

The middle figure could be modified by removing the rifle ...

RMZ

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: Silent Invader on April 28, 2019, 09:15:52 AM

Quote from: Ramirez Noname on April 28, 2019, 09:09:34 AM

Artizan Design have this set https://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1024 (https://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=1024).

The middle figure could be modified by removing the rifle ...

RMZ

Good call. 2nd City Games on EBay have him for £2 plus postage

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: frank xerox on April 28, 2019, 10:37:56 AM

Knuckleduster have whatshisnames character from the Shootist, forget his name. The guy from Happy Days. Highlighted Ball range

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: frank xerox on April 28, 2019, 10:41:38 AM

Gunfighters Ball range, that is. And it's Gillem Rogers/Ron Howard

Title: Re: Looking for a miniature idea
Post by: fixedpoint on April 29, 2019, 01:12:15 AM

My scale is larger 28mm or 32mm.

Thanks for the great suggestions. I think the Artizan suggestion or Howie from Knuckleduster will work well.