I've just about finished two more gunfighters this last week; they still have some detailing to be done on them though, hatband, belt buckles etc. As their paint was flaking off, for some reason or other, I decided I'd varnish them along with the two already finished gunfighters before proceeding further.
Here's the photographs:
Sorry, no full frontal shot (ooh, err, missus) of the second gunfighter of of this pair due to technical difficulties (camera battery), but there are two rear views (for those that like that sort of thing).
Bonus group shot of the four gunfighters so far:
That's it then for this week, next week I'm making a start on the church (how difficult can four walls be?), so expect a wip-type post.
As always, your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.
Great looking minis sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal, they're good, but not great minis and even so my painting doesn't do them justice.
DeleteTerrific work on Bernardo O'Reilly and Chico, Joe. They really do look the business, especially in the group shot alongside Chris Adams and Vin Tanner. 'That's four.' :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Blaxx, well spotted, four down three to g!o
DeleteGreat work on the latest two gunfighters Joe, the group shots are looking great too. The promise of more of your scenery Joe, has me excited.
ReplyDeleteThanks dave, the planning stage for the Church is now all but finished, now on to the build !
DeleteThee are both fine additions. It must be the angle of the shots but the crouching guy almost seems like he is a smaller scale.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brummie, in reality, to me at least, he seems to be the same scale as the others, but in the film he;s based on heis much shorter than most of the rest of the cast - perhaps 5'6" rather than the 6' of most of the others. I mst admit I'd rather have had ghim standing !
DeleteLovely job on these two, and again they have really good dynamic poses. The group shot could be off a movie poster :-)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about varnishing minis halfway through painting them, for some reason Vallejo Black has a tendency to just fall off if rubbed/knocked so I usually end up varnishing those bits as I go.
Thanks matt, hen they're all finished I may try and replicate some of the posters !
DeleteIt's Vallejo Blues I've been having problems with, with their light and dark blues, but then again I;m bot using the same underocat I've used in the past, so maybe that's the problem.
Yeah, it could be a primer issue. I've found most Vallejo blues to be really good, but everyone ends up with an issue sooner or later no matter what brand or colour they're using. I had similar problems with Army Painter blues and Reaper white.
DeleteI have had many issues with yellows with just about every brand of paint, Citadel, Army painter and others.
DeleteChrist, matey, don't even get me started on yellows LOL!
DeleteHhahahahaha
DeleteSplendid looking pair of gunfighters! I am looking forward to the church build!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, after two days of drawing out plans, various elevations etc. and sourcing materials I am finally ready (today) to start cutting out !
DeleteNice work Joe! I'm sure I had the crouching figure when I was lad!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, we all had similiar figures I reckon, but thi chap was modelled recently by Steve Weston (along with all the others for this project).
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