Bushrangers for Dead Man's Hand Down Under

[greatescapegames]

[Ray Earle]

Brilliant.   

Is that another cubs masterpiece at the bottom ?

[greatescapegames]

It is!

[goon3423]

Want!

[marcusluis]

How can you make the terrain look aussie and not like thewild west ?? Any suggestions??

[Poiter50]

Gum tree suggestions from anyone?

[marcusluis]

Il have to watch the propostion, ned kelly and quiqley down under again for some ideas!!

[Lawful Evil]

I'll be buying these for sure, in particular I want to get that Indigenous fella.

[Furt]

How can you make the terrain look aussie and not like thewild west ?? Any suggestions??

Kangaroos and koalas mate. 

[Digits]

How can you make the terrain look aussie and not like thewild west ?? Any suggestions??

Scratch build.   Lots of corrugated iron, and scrap. 

[marcusluis]

Kangaroos and koalas mate. 

Where are they from??

[Leigh Metford]

Straylure, oi reckon, mate.

[Leigh Metford]

As regards gum trees, there is a commercial model train brand that makes them that should be available where you are. I think, from memory, it's called TT Trees.

[Constable Bertrand]

How can you make the terrain look aussie and not like thewild west ?? Any suggestions??

Kangaroos and koalas mate. 

Don't forget the Drop-bears and Hoop-snakes Frank, or the big spiders!

But it depends where you're gaming Marcus. Perhaps a more red ochre if doing a 'desert' style outback town, so pretty similar to American OW, but with corrugated iron roofing/walls (no shingles). But you will find the Kelly Gang was in the "high country" region of Victoria, so plenty of trees, log cabbins, and again a plastering of corrugated iron for good measure. Some wild horses and sheep stations would be another step in the right direction.

Colour: avoid green. Our country has big blue skys, and the vast majority of native vegetation is a silvery olive to browns.

The 1800's saw a fair amount of technology/building/engineering from both America and the British Isles, so feel free to mix and match American stage coaches, and Baldwin Locos were happy operating alongside UK police and scottish steam engines.

Cheers
Matt

[Furt]

Where are they from??

I believe they are Mega Miniatures, but not sure if they are still operating.

The kangaroos are currently available on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kangaroo-3-figures-28mm-metal-miniature-Warhammer-Miniature-Unpainted-Historical-/261414760174

Don't forget the Drop-bears and Hoop-snakes Frank, or the big spiders!

Never a truer word spoken Matt. A Redback in the dunny would be fitting too, but at this scale.