28mm Boxing/The fix is in (Jan. 28/New/Platform added)

[War In 15MM]

Since completing my 15mm-18mm French and Indian War collection in October, I have been working on a 28mm Pulp Gangster collection.  Among the many figure groups I will be including in this collection is a boxing group.  Most of the “boxing figures” are from Bob Murch’s “Pugsy Flannagan Goes Down In d’Third” set (PGJ10).  For a little added variety, I have also included in the collection Butch “Killer” Davis from Reaper Chronoscope (50094) and a modified Old Glory 25s’ US Cavalry dead figure from their War Paint line (WP-25) who is down for the count.   My boxing ring is a toy I found at the swap meet for $1.  It is admittedly slightly large, but all in all, I think it serves the purpose pretty well.  The real head scratcher in this project was where I would get my fans… my audience for the main event.  Fortunately, during a visit to my local train store I came upon some packs of Model Power O scale unpainted figures (6172) on the bargain table.  Each pack included a dozen seated figures and while they are not raging boxing fans they do offer a nice audience feature to collection.  As stands for my fans, I used Duplos covered with Evergreen Plastic.  I’m pretty happy with the way it all came out.  I’ve provided some  pictures below.  Hope you enjoy them.  Richard

[d phipps]

Fantastic work! 

[von Lucky]

Inspiring as always.

[OSHIROmodels]

Well that's different, I like it 

Are you going to do anything else for it, a boxing gym for example?

cheers

James

[beefcake]

Nice. Are those railroad models, the sitting down ones?

[Andym]

Cracking! Nicely done!

Your swap meets are great! I'm sooo jealous!

[FramFramson]

That's brilliant! 

[Michi]

Excellent - that´s the way to go for it!

I still need to build a ring...

[blacksoilbill]

That is great work, thanks for posting. Clever use of the model train figures. And I love the WIP shot!

[MalcyBogaten]

I love it!

I have been looking at thse style of building blocks for a while! Just haven't had the inspiration to do anything with them until now!

Thank you for the idea! As stupid as it sounds? I never thought of just covering the locking lugs with anything!

OMG! You may have started a new build for me !

You very bad man!

[Mason]

Great!
 

Those crowd figures certainly fit the bill too.
 

[NickNascati]

Two Hour Wargames actually has a set of rules for boxing matches.  I believe its called "Friday Night Fights".

[War In 15MM]

First let me thank you all for taking the time to write and for the kind and generous words about my posting.  As with most of my collections, the Gangster collection (which the boxers are part of) has been being drawn together by me for many years and among the first figures to catch my attention were those of Bob Murch.  So I have had the boxers and many of the other Pulp Figures that will be key members of my Gangster Gallery for along time.  I expect that the full Gangster Gallery will be posted sometime in October or November of 2016 and will probably be made up of about 600 figures, a city, a harbor area, a sewer, lots of cars, trucks, boats and ships.   When the boxers' turn on the painting table came around, they didn't disappoint me in terms of the fun I had organizing and painting the collection.  The truth is I was so happy with the way this came out that I decided to post it here.  Posting of segments of a gallery I am working on is not something I normally do, but in the case of the boxers I had a real urge to share so I am very happy you enjoyed it too.
jimbibbly, I'll be doing a setting/stage (2 walls and a floor) for my "boxing arena."  It will be something that can be taken apart and stored easily.  I've done that with previous interiors... a Victorian ballroom, an opium den, and a mad scientist's lab... are ones that come to mind.
beefcake, the seated figures are Model Power O scale figures; their item number is #6172.
michi, from what I can see, the boxer on the left in your picture is clearly a heavy weight.
MalcyBogaten, the Duplos are great building materials in that they give you a strong structure, perfect corner angles and consistent height all around whatever structure you are putting together.  I used Duplos (I normally use Duplos rather than Legos because even at the swap meet where I get mine Legos are far more expensive than Duplos and most of the time the larger Duplos are more effective to use in terms of time and materials used) as the core/skeleton for my Whitechapel buildings in my Victorian Gallery; see the results in picture 47 at www.warin15mm.com/Victorian-Gallery.html

[Dan55]

You've done a fantastic job.

[pistolpete]

that looks great!  excellent find on railroad figures.