Author Topic: My first cowboys (Read 7500 times)

Erwan · « **on:** October 08, 2007, 06:40:59 PM »

I just finished my first cowboys. I am not a expert in this theme, so what are you thinking about them ? For the choose of the colors, etc...

Still for the color, I have a little problem : on two minis, there are an uniform I think and I don't know how to paint them. Could you please help me : This the 3th and the 5th in beginning on the left :

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2007, 06:54:34 PM »

Erwan the links didnt work, so I#ve copied your pics to my server.

Very nice and promising WIP's

Looking forward for the finished pics!

What about some moss-greenish colours?

Malamute · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2007, 06:56:01 PM »

Nothing wrong with those colours, very nice muted shades.

Erwan · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2007, 07:05:17 PM »

Quote from: "Prof.Witchheimer"

Erwan the links didnt work, so I#ve copied your pics to my server.

Very nice and promising WIP's Looking forward for the finished pics!

What about some moss-greenish colours?

Oh sorry for the links...thank you Prof.Witchheimer.

moss-greenish? for the uniforms? Why not! I don't know if it is historical, but why not! I will try something like that.

vikotnik · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2007, 07:16:10 PM »

Erwan, You've got a very nice 3D effect on Your minis!
Great paint job! :love:

Now You have reminded me that I have some westerners lying around, too... :cry:

Erwan · « **Reply #5 on:** October 08, 2007, 07:20:38 PM »

Quote from: "vikotnik"

Now You have reminded me that I have some westerners lying around, too... :cry:

Really sorry... :mrgreen:

mousy brown · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2007, 12:20:54 AM »

Looks like you have the foundry bushwackers there erwen..

Guy to the left looks like Payne Jones and to the right looks like Tom Malley..
found here... http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/OW/5/index.asp
Top / middle picture .

..so not really a uniform as such but more a smock shirt worn by the
likes of the bushwackers in the American civil war.

4) The Bushwacker Smock

[3 Ark ST, various Missouri Irregulars]

As far as photographs show, this distinctive type of garment was limited to
the northern Trans-Mississippi. The origins of the 'Smock' or 'Overshirt' are
as a New England Workmens garment in the early 19th century, however,
they seem to have continued to exist in the west after their decline in the
East. One such garment, made in wool, was recovered from the wreck of
the steamboat Arabia which sank near Kansas City, Mo in 1856 (Brown
1999). In structure they were long and loose, usually with an open neck to
show off a regular shirt and cravat underneath. In effect they fulfilled the
function of a jacket, and were always worn outside the trousers, being
belted in at the waist. Some beautifiul and convincing reproductions of this
style of shirt may be seen in the recent film 'Ride With the Devil.'

Of course i could be mistaken about those two particular characters history
but they certainly are not in a uniform.

So I guess they can be any colour you fancy mate.

Erwan · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2007, 07:26:09 AM »

Oh yes!! Thank you very much Mousy Brown : I believed that this minis comes from Artizan Design so I don't think to look on the Foundry website or the colors of course...

that reassures me because I hate to paint uniforms… :freak:

bandit86 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2007, 07:34:44 AM »

Nice paint job, as for the basing, I know its not done yet but you might want to try Valljeo Pumce. It come in a Jar and is a nice paste with a grannie texture, it will fill in the depth between your base and the one on the figure. Once dry it paints up nice. I love the stuff

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #9 on:** October 09, 2007, 09:24:52 AM »

Very good paint job! Will we see these in a future Lead Painters' League match-up?

The colours are fine - muted greys, browns, blues etc would have been very common. Cattle Barons, gamblers, working girls etc might have worn more colourful & expensive clothes, but for most characters, your colour schemes work very well. You could break up the monotony by adding the odd colourful bandana or shirt.

Just look at the more "realistic" westerns, like The Unforgiven or Deadwood for more inspiration.

However, if you want more colourful John Wayne-style westerners, why not?

Cheers,
Ian

Erwan · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2007, 10:29:39 AM »

Thank you everybody!! It will help me for the future.

Here is the WIP of this oldwest team, if you are interrested...
http://terresdeshommes.blogspot.com/search/label/Oldwest

P_Clapham · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2007, 07:48:02 PM »

Hopefully mine will look half as good of yours.

Evilcartoonist · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2007, 10:59:57 PM »

Great colors (and painting), Erwan! Actually some of the better color choices I've seen (historically) for some old west. Moss green? A forest green was actually used in the Civil War by Berdan's Sharpshooters:

http://www.geocities.com/wr2usss/2ndusss.jpg

And Mousy- great source for the bushwacker clothing! Also-I've seen the steamboat Arabia (or what remains of it.) Talk about a treasure trove of old west items:

http://www.1856.com/

Curly

mousy brown · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2007, 01:30:27 AM »

:love: Thanks for that link Curly nice one.

Erwan ...Just searching around for painting tips and stumbled across this
thought you might like a look as its featuring one of your figures above.

http://wargames.nordalia.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=31

Gluteus Maximus · « **Reply #14 on:** October 11, 2007, 09:03:50 AM »

That's a great tutorial - thanks for the URL.

Those trousers, though

:

I can't imagine anyone lasting more than a few hours in Deadwood wearing those :

:

Cheers,
Ian

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