My daughter spotted these two models (probably in Poundlandworld), sometime before Xmas and were re-discovered in the recent great tidy-up.
The bear is a good size for my 54mm western games, but the Cape buffalo is sadly too small for 54mms and too large for 28mms and will find its way to the box of models of dubious scales and use.
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| Bear and the packaging (which is always retained) |
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| Rear view of bear |
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| Bear with 54mm westerner for comparitive size. |
I've been busily working away at the rest of my westerners, trying to get them to the same stage as my Chinese - ready for face detailing shading etc.
Here's what I've managed so far (and figures that haven't had anything done to them yet):
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| Three ladies in varying stages of completion |
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| Barkeep with sawn-off and two ladies |
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| Abe, who will be an undertaker, a 'lady' and a barkeep |
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| Three Xmas village figures all needing work. |
The three figures above, L to R :
First figure needs his bouquet removing and his blue mittens converted to hands. He has a box under his right arm, that may be removed or just repainted.
The centre figure is now good as is, his Xmas present has had its ribbon removed and it'll be repainted as a book - he'll make a great Lawyer-type figure.
The figure on the right had to be operated on, to remove a dog attached to his left leg, sadly the dog didn't survive the procedure. He's obviously intended to be a carol singer, but he'll make a good preacher, quoting from the 'good book'.
I've njoyed envisaging the Xmas folk in their new roles, but haven't enjoyed my attempte convert them - but three craft-knife cuts and a painful incident with a razor saw later and I'm nearly done !
I've also pleased to say that I've had a bit of a minor success finishing off the two wild boars. Other than having to have a spray varinish applied, they're ready to join the Jimland; menagerie.
I managed to up my output this week (though it may not seem so) and had a couple of one hour sessions and several half-hour ones.
That's it then for another week, thanks for taking the time to visit and as always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.
Great to hear you've managed to put in more time this week Joe, the models are all coming along nicely. Sorry to hear about the cuts, have had my fair share over the years, and is sadly a side effect of modelling
ReplyDeleteThanks dave, the extra daylight hours has helped tremendously with output.
DeleteI have cut scars all over both my hands, it's nothing new and as you say, it's part and parcel of the hobby.
The boars look great and the conversions are effective, the bear looks a good match for scale,sorry to hear about the razor saw but it's an occupational hazard of working with blades!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, the boars look much darker in real-life, but I'm happy enough with them.
DeleteCuts and scrapes are always part of the hobby, I'm just pleased I don;t use power tools !
Lovin the bear Joe. He could certainly cause problems on the table top.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, I can't remember sif any of thecurrent Western rules allow for animals, but I guess they'll be easy enough to incorporate
DeleteNice stuff, Joe. The bear looks excellent, as do those boars :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Blaxx, I was surprised how good scale-wise the bear was and now all I have to do is find the boar cards for Jimland !
DeleteBear looks great and fit well!
ReplyDeleteThanksMicahl, the bear is truly an excellent find by my daughter.
DeleteGreat finds! It's almost become commonplace to have a 28mm figure stashed in a pocket just for those moments at a store when I see something that ignites that spark. Good to compare too prior to making a purchase & then finding out afterwards it won't work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Iain, an all the more impressive fibd imo as my daughter sptted it.
DeleteI use the rule of thumb, I compare things to my bent over thumb, middle joint to tip !
Great find by your daughter, but even better to know that when she's out and sees something like that that it would be perfect for you 😀 Scales perfectly too
ReplyDeleteThanks Ivor, before Lockdown we'd go out shopping together a lot, myself looking for just such tems, so she knows vaguely what I'm after, but her sense of scale is a bit askew at times !
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