Author Topic: Bob Murch's Yukon Peril: now with cowboys! 14 August (Read 7094 times)

Will Bailie · « **on:** May 22, 2016, 05:09:47 AM »

It was a bit of a toss-up for me if I should put this here, or as a Colonial Adventure, but I decided that the Yukon is closer spiritually to the Old West.

Here is a fur trapper in a birch bark canoe. I started painting this for myself, then my wife asked if she could give it to her dad as a 'souvenir of Canada' when we go visit him next week. I pushed to finish it up, and here it is! (and when we get home, I'll place an order with Bob for more YP!). I love Bob Murch's Pulp Figures, as they are such a joy to paint. They even reward my mediocre painting skills.

Will Bailie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2016, 05:11:31 AM »

And another recent purchase, the mighty Canadian moose!

Will Bailie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2016, 05:15:52 AM »

And to keep law and order in the Yukon, the Scarlet Patrol!

I decided that I didn't want my Yukon RCMP to have bolt action rifles, so these three are actually representing slightly different Canadians. From left to right, Lord Strathcona's Horse in South Africa, the 19th Alberta Dragoons ca 1910, and Canadian cavalry prior to being sent to the trenches in 1915.

von Lucky · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2016, 05:34:08 AM »

Lovely work on these. The law and order guys are nicely done.

pops · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2016, 03:15:11 PM »

WOW! Terrific job!

Will Bailie · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2016, 05:38:09 AM »

Thanks for the comments!

Will Bailie · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2016, 04:46:09 AM »

There's more than just mounties up there in the Yukon!

Here's Beardie MacBeardface (just to show that I'm no better than the British public at coming up with a decent name for something).

There are a couple more photos on the blog: http://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.ca/2016/07/yukon-fur-trapper-beardie-macbeardface.html

Mad Lord Snapcase · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2016, 06:33:20 AM »

Great stuff, looking forward to seeing more.

Will Bailie · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2016, 07:28:06 AM »

He's got a few mates on the painting table, so he'll eventually get company.

Stepman3 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2016, 02:45:58 PM »

Love these figures I just wish he would make horse mounted versions of them as well. I know there is one but they're "Mounties" not "Standies"...

Will Bailie · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2016, 04:38:24 PM »

Mounted Mounties are tragically rare. I've got the Pulp Figures fellow, and I once had a pair of the HLBS ones, now sold by Tiger Miniatures. Those two disappeared some time ago! And of course there are the ancient Rafm ones.

If there's not enough demand to justify mounted Mounties, maybe we can persuade someone to produce heads in RCMP Stetsons. Then you could convert appropriate cavalry models (colonial or Boer War cavalry/scouts/mounted rifle types). Oh, damn, now I have an idea for yet another project!

Will Bailie · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2016, 04:17:38 AM »

I've been reliving my long-lost Canadian youth vicariously through reruns of the Forest Rangers (amazing what you can find on YouTube!); it's also been inspiring my painting.

Here's another mad trapper, Svenn Olsen

Watch those leg hold traps!

Will Bailie · « **Reply #12 on:** August 07, 2016, 02:31:08 AM »

Finished up some more Bob Murch goodness. This finishes up the Yukon Peril part of my lead mountain, but there's still plenty of other stuff in the pile (cowboys, banditos and more)!

Two more canoes: