Black Scorpion Cowboy--Wild West Project part 1

Greetings all,
Ramping up work on terrain and figures for my wild west project, to be utilized in conjunction with Knuckleduster's 'Gunfighter's Ball' game system, and the first product of my efforts is this little fellow, whom my wife has affectionately named 'Jasper Jones.'

The figure is a Black Scorpion miniature from their 'Tombstone' range, from one of their 'Lawmen' packs, although I do not necessarily view this character as a lawman. I selected a monochromatic color scheme, which I am reasonably pleased with, from a tabletop view at least.

Recently, I upgraded to the latest iPhone, and the camera is every bit as stunning as advertised, but unfortunately shows every unflattering imperfection in my paintjob. I'm still reasonably pleased with this figure, but  it does give me the desire to do better next time.

Jones will be the first of many residents to my western town of 'Cemetery Summit' as I work on this project. Penny for your thoughts, Pilgrim?

-TBG

Dr. J.H. Watson and Mycroft Holmes 32mm Miniatures

"I hear of Sherlock everywhere since the publication of your stories."
-Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock and his world captivates me, and seeing that he is the single most adapted character in history last I checked, I have no shortage of renditions of the character and his world to enjoy. From Cumberbatch to Downey to the time a mouse named Basil lived under 221b Baker Street, the character and his world delights me in nearly every form.

An observant reader, however, may have noted how I keep stating that the character AND HIS WORLD excite me so. The reason for this is that my Sherlock Holmes miniature--the last one for me to receive in the mail--isn't quite ready for me to show you. So, allow me to begin by rounding out the supporting cast of Holmes' world with Dr. Watson and Mycroft Holmes!



32mm Victorian Era miniatures are a pain to find, but I found that certain Black Scorpion Tombstone figures fit the bill just fine, which is what both of these are: Watson on the left, Mycroft on the right.



These figures are based entirely off of how I imagined the characters reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels (which I have read most of if I am not mistaking.)

I wanted to go with bright but plausible colors that popped from the board, but still looked authentic to a certain extent.



Mycroft took a little bit of modification. He had a little holster and a little sheriff badge which I cut off and sculpted over. The shotgun was sculpted onto to be an umbrella with a dangerous British surprise packed within.

Historically, Victorian Era London was filthy, and I wanted to catch that on the baseplate with bits of old British ads on the bases. One ad is for cigarettes, proudly proclaiming that they cure cancer. I couldn't stop laughing.

So there you have it! Tuppence for your thoughts, good British gentlemen?

-BG

Bass Reeves--Black Scorpion Tombstone Miniature

Bass Reeves, to me, represents the greatest traits about the American west. If you're not familiar with this historic law marshall, I'd say his story is well worth a Google search, and it is that story that convinced me to make him the first lawman I painted.


The figure is from Black Scorpion's Tombstone range, a lovely range of 32mm Wild West miniatures.

Overall, I'm fairly pleased with the result, but a penny for your thoughts?

-BG