Lucky Luke in 28mm (update 1/02)

[dodge]

Awesome stuff as ever , really like the extensions on the horse connections, can't see the joins 

dodge

[Mancha]

Great conversion of the horses.  I have to admit, however, I like the white details on the original stagecoach.  Those stagecoaches were often pretty garish, and yours look a little plain to be magestically sailing over the plains.   

[white knight]

I did keep the white at first, but that really brought out how wonky those lines were on the sculpt and after getting some feedback on another forum, I painted it over in red. I knew when I did that that some people were going to prefer it with the white details, but you can't please them all. And in the original comic, it didn't have the white details either (other stagecoaches in other stories did, but the one this model is supposed to represent, didn't):

[white knight]

Next up are Oliver and Annabella Flimsy, as seen in the album "La Diligence", posing next to the Stagecoach stop sign (the Old West equivalent of the bus halt). All three models are by Editions Atlas.







And with the original paintjobs:

[white knight]

Finally got the next batch done. Not very excited  with the results. Move along people nothing to see here...

They're a mixture of Pixi and Atlas minis. Schoolkids and teacher. The teacher, kid with sailor suit and kid with donkey ears are Pixi. The kid with straw hat and the girl are Atlas. I'll probably replace the teacher with the Atlas one (still to be painted) and use this one as  a shopkeeper or something. The kids are tiny.

[The_Wisecrack]

lovely, do you strip the minis first?

TW

[white knight]

Yes, because in many cases the original paint is gooped on in a thicklayer. And since they're metal minis, it's no problem to strip them.

[white knight]

I've also got some conversions on the way. This one's nearly done and is based on an extra copy of Averell, turned into their uncle Marcel Dalton, the black sheep of the familie because he's an honest banker and not an outlaw.

Looks a bit rough in the pics, but much better when you look at the mini at it's actual scale.

[cmsciulli]

These figures are very cute and your conversions/repaints are lovely.

I'm from The States so I'm not familiar with Lucky Luke. . . it's a French comic/cartoon series?

[Mancha]

Still lovin' this project.

[Chairface]

These figures are very cute and your conversions/repaints are lovely.

I'm from The States so I'm not familiar with Lucky Luke. . . it's a French comic/cartoon series?

Belgian actually:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Luke

When I go to mainland Europe Lucky Luke is huge, almost on scale with Asterix and Tintin. I've only found one in English after years of looking at used book stores though....

[white knight]

I've only found one in English after years of looking at used book stores though....

Ebay is your friend on this...

[white knight]

Another Editions Atlas mini, this time of Ling Foo and some accessories for his Chinese Laundry.

[white knight]

Chinese laundry customer:
This little lady is on her merry way to the Chinese laundry to pick up some clothes Ling Foo has lovingly cleaned for her. Another one from the Editions Atlas range.


Marcel Dalton:
Refuting the saying "the only good Dalton is a Dalton behind bars", Marcel Dalton is considered the black sheep of the family because he's the only honest Dalton. What's even worse, he's a (Swiss) banker. Brother to Ma Dalton, his existence came as a bit of a surprise to the Joe, Jack, William and Averell whenhe visited them in prison... This one is converted from a spare Averell Dalton mini from the Editions Atlas range.


The before-after shots:

[Chairface]

Fantastic as always! The conversion is superb.