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Title: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: Elk101 on December 01, 2019, 02:39:02 PM

LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge

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Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: Swordisdrawn on December 01, 2019, 03:22:52 PM

Excellent band can almost hear them.

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: Neldoreth on December 02, 2019, 05:51:10 PM

The sharp shooters are pretty good, but the blues band is such an oddball novel idea, also well painted and staged. What is the story behind the band?

Kudos to both, excellent work.

Thanks
n

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: Nic on December 03, 2019, 01:26:29 AM

Back in the days we ran the 100 Club (similar to Kickstarter) we received a request for a 1920's Jazz Band.
Customers signed up and we made them. Alan Marsh, the sculptor is an early jazz fan, so all the figures are based on real jazz players of the early 1920's.

Nic EUREKA MINIATURES

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: FierceKitty on December 03, 2019, 02:11:56 AM

This really was a difficult one to vote on, but I too was charmed by the musicians (actually, I wish I could get a harpsichordist and a flautist for my Prussian baggage train).

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: syrinx0 on December 03, 2019, 02:47:57 AM

As Nic said they were a 100 club release back in 2013. Really nice clean sculpts. The lead singer is Bessie Smith.  Empty bed Blues is her album cover that the sculpted pose most resembled.  I listened to quite a bit of the various artists on spotify this last week or two.  It was a nice change of pace to paint too.  :)

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: FierceKitty on December 03, 2019, 06:27:07 AM

She's a good singer in reality too. And Kitchen Man may be the lewdest song ever to get past the censor.

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: syrinx0 on December 04, 2019, 03:36:19 AM

No kidding!  Once you learn what the slang used in the songs means... wow.

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: khartoum2 on December 04, 2019, 01:21:55 PM

Two great entries - That band is a brilliant composition with the art deco backdrop

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: Nic on December 05, 2019, 01:25:14 AM

Eureka make a flautist and clavichordist too in our Civilians range.

Nic EUREKA MINIATURES

Title: Re: LPL13 Round 9: Empty Bed Blues vs Sharp Shooters' Revenge
Post by: FierceKitty on December 05, 2019, 06:04:27 AM

In 10mm?