Old West Painting Posse - The Repercussions (Pic Heavy) Updated 19/02/2014

[Cholly]

The Old West Painting Posse over Christmas really got my hobby mojo working and I managed to get 8 miniatures finished before the 100 deadline was met and after that, unlike other short lived bursts of hobby activity, I found myself carrying on. Considering a good(?) month for me is about 3-4 minis, the 14 I’ve finished since December is some kind of record.


OW Painting Posse Entries by matthatuk, on Flickr


Dept. Charlie Waters, Sheriff Findlay Weir, Dept. Sonny Waters Front by matthatuk, on Flickr


Dept. Charlie Waters, Sheriff Findlay Weir, Dept. Sonny Waters Back by matthatuk, on Flickr


Tom 'Doc' Collins, Mr. Bliss, Jimmy Seed. Front by matthatuk, on Flickr


Tom 'Doc' Collins, Mr. Bliss, Jimmy Seed. Back by matthatuk, on Flickr


I’ve been checking out the great builds from Mason (nicked your sign idea,easy and effective so thanks for that), Malamute, NickNascati, ConstableBertrand and others and after asking questions on construction etc (last September, told you I was slow!) I thought I’d use this week off work to actually build something. I already had foamboard, balsa, Warbases windows, some doors from 4Ground and even some Frontline resin bits I bought ages ago and had forgotten about. I decided on a Gunsmiths (mainly cos I also had some Conquest Mini gun sprues lying around) and set to work. After getting plank blindness scoring the balsa, cut and glued together fingers, and other construction accidents I finally finished yesterday (mind you I wasn’t working flat out as my girlfriend needed me to practice on for her Clinical Examination exam tomorrow) and am pretty damn pleased with the results. The only real bugger is that the base has warped by about 3mm at the front.
Anyhow, here is B.Buckles Gunsmiths, of Dyersville, Texas.


Gunsmiths Front by matthatuk, on Flickr


Gunsmiths Back by matthatuk, on Flickr


Gunsmiths Side by matthatuk, on Flickr


Gunsmiths Roof by matthatuk, on Flickr


Gunsmiths Interior 1 by matthatuk, on Flickr


Gunsmiths Interior 2 by matthatuk, on Flickr


Gunsmiths Interior 3 by matthatuk, on Flickr


Gunsmiths Interior 4 by matthatuk, on Flickr

The next build may have to be a Sheriff's Office and Cells for Sheriff Weir, or a Livery Stable with forge. Just have to see what inspires me next....

[Black Burt]

Excellent work, great paint job on the minis.
Love the building too, shame about the warped base.
BB

[Galloping Major]

Great stuff 


www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

[Elk101]

Great work! I like the building interior. I also have a backlog of Old West minis to paint but as I hear the LPL May be starting soon I may hold off until then. We have a lot of the same figures too, I see.

[Elbows]

Everything is lovely - and somehow Cowboy minis have a way of doin' that to someone!    I actually kind of noticed the same thing.  I come from a long slow hobby method...normally lacking motivation.  It may sound silly but the 50+ Old West minis I've painted is the biggest thing (particularly if you add the terrain I've knocked out) since my first Warhammer army some many years ago.

It's also encouraged me to realize I can accomplish a task of prepping an entire skirmish game...so since then my painting on Gladiators picked up where I knocked out another 15 or so minis...and recently I've started knocking out fantasy miniatures.  It's really boosted my skills and efficiency. 

[Mason]

Lovely painting, Cholly.
My favourites are the Sheriff and his men.
Great moustaches!
 

The Sheriff's gaff looks great too.
I haven't delved into interiors yet and you do set a fine example.
 

Glad the sign worked ok for you, simple is always a bonus.
As for the slight warp: Try painting the affected area underneath.
It may warp back as the paint dries...

[Constable Bertrand]

Spot on! That's brilliant.

I like the scored timber planks, and the paint washes over it. It looks like individual planks. The interior is very impressive too, the gun racks are a nice touch. I may borrow that idea if I have any spare guns.
Keep at it!

Cheers
Matt

[Cholly]

Thanks for the kind words Guys. I've started on my Sheriffs office and carried on the painting, really got the Wild West bug!

[Deedles]

Great to see a real jump in production.. Looking good.

[Cholly]

After another productive week my little Texan Border town of Dyersville and its population continues to grow...


'Welsh' Willie Evans, Bobby Buckle, Jacl Elks. Front. by matthatuk, on Flickr


'Welsh' Willie Evans, Bobby Buckle, Jacl Elks. Back by matthatuk, on Flickr


Trail Boss and Cowboys. Front. by matthatuk, on Flickr


Trail Boss and Cowboys. Back. by matthatuk, on Flickr

This is an old building I made a few years ago but haven't got round to painting


Building 3. Front. by matthatuk, on Flickr


Building 3. Side. by matthatuk, on Flickr


Building 3. Back. by matthatuk, on Flickr

And finally my little Sheriff's office. The section at the back will be adobe, split into 2 cells with iron bars etc...


Sheriff's Office. Front by matthatuk, on Flickr


Sheriff's Office. Top. by matthatuk, on Flickr


Sheriff's Office. Top. by matthat

Apologies for the iffy photos.

Hopefully I can get both these finished over the next week or 2 and get started on my Livery Stable and Forge...

[Mason]

The new guys in town look great, mate.
That Mr Buckle looks like one smooth git in his cream suit.
 

The buildings show great promise too.
Love the interior planking.
Theres nothing like a real wood floor.
 

[Constable Bertrand]

What delightful shingles! It looks good, please finish it.

Cheers
Matt

[Elk101]

Lovely paintjobs on the Artizan figures. I like seeing different takes on the same figures and your Welsh Evans looks totally different to the same figure I painted for the Posse. I reckon I prefer yours!

[Cholly]

Well, my building building(?) has slowed down but the figure painting is carrying on at a decent rate. Here are a coupe more cowboys to boost up the White Hart Ranch crew and the first of my mexicans (the first 'cos I need to buy more!)


Marcos Rivas, Bill Jaques, Thomas Clay. Front. by matthatuk, on Flickr


Marcos Rivas, Bill Jaques, Thomas Clay. Back. by matthatuk, on Flickr


Juan Manuel Alejandrez, Gustavo Pena, Ignacio Calderón. Front. by matthatuk, on Flickr


Juan Manuel Alejandrez, Gustavo Pena, Ignacio Calderón. Back. by matthatuk, on Flickr

Hopefully I can get back on the building tip as I've 3 days off work next week so fingers, toes etc crossed I'll get the Sheriff's Office  built and painted and paint up my other building(not quite sure what business it will be).

[Malamute]

Great stuff, thats quite a collection of well painted figures you have there. 

I really like your buildings too. So good to see someone scratchbuilding stuff as opposed to the abundance of MDF kits that are so popular now.