I thought I should show you the figure I have already posted to Curt as part of the Wild Bunch Painting Challenge. This is a single heroic 28mm Reaper Chronoscape figure. It was given to me (unpainted) by Anne O'Leary when I won a prize on her blog. And as it makes a suitable "Wild Bunch" figure it was painted and dispatched to the wilds of Canada.
Obviously armed with two hefty revolvers the figure is quite intimidating. He has a confident no nonsense stance and a bit of a Tom Selleck Moustache. His Grey trousers have a yellow stripe up each leg and with the two large revolvers he gives the appearance (I hope) od an ex Confederate Cavalry officer. Curt will no doubt make up his own back story should he ever use the figure in anger. And I hope he does.
I chose a simple undecorated brown coat for the chap, maybe it is leather or suede but defiantly something hard wearing. With his gun-belt and holster fastened over the top to allow fast draws should he need. There are cartridges in the gun belt so he can reload if in a long gunbattle or at the end when all his enemies are dead. (Or maybe he is and then no need to reload at all, leave that to someone else, I know I would).
I went very simple on the base just 2 dry grass tufts and a flatish stone. Actually it's not a stone at all it is part of a broken plant pot repainted. Broken plant pots make great base ornaments as they are far easier to break to the correct size than actual stones and they have a strata across them much finer than normal rocks. The base was textured with building sand and painted the same colours and tones at the rock. All in all very quick and simple to do and yet not overdone I hope as I do want to keep the focus on the figure.
Today has been a much better painting day. I have submitted the 10mm Samurai to Curt already so I hope to be able to show them soon.
I have resprayed the 10mm Sudan figures. And Be based my few stands of British to marry up size wise.
15mm Half tracks nope not touched them today.....
20mm I have re-painted my vehicle and attached it to a base and started painting a foot command figure for it.
20mm Arab Revolt. I have finished the two very minor conversions . Just an arm swap and a hand swap, but they are now primed and ready to start paining. One will eventually become Larry of the Sands, or Laurence of Arabia if you prefer a more formal title.So all in all far more productive then yesterday and I hope to get Larry of the Sands ready and submitted over the weekend as well. I make no Guarantees at this stage as tomorrow is pretty much written of with Counselling and Doctors and the like. But all in one day so I can get it out of the way all in one go. I should get a few hours on Friday and with that be able to get the vehicle the vehicle commander and Laurence all finished.
Thank you for looking today and I hope you get a chance to pop by again soon. I might do the AAR of the game I played at the club next time, but it is fading into my memory as I type this so I will just have to wait and see.
All the best folks Cheers Clint
Cracking looking figure Clint. Especially like the face and the way you have painted him as a grizzled old confederate suits very well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Carl. I was quite pleased with him If I am honest
DeleteGood figure and quite different to your other westerners.
ReplyDelete(The break from painting didn't last long, your output still astounds me.)
Thank you Joe. Because I have several things on the go all at the same time I can usually get something done in a day or two. It's an on-going rolling painting schedule. *:15pm and just put the last painting wash on some figures and will now leave them to properly Dry overnight. As mentioned not expecting to get much (if any) painting done tomorrow. But I might be able to prep some more camels. Which I might need to get started early on Friday morning.
DeleteMy plan is to get to my target points this weekend.
Thats a great looking piece Clint and great tip on the flower pot, might have to try that one.
ReplyDeleteMake sure you use the smooth parts down, common sense of course and I know you'll have worked it out anyway, but still worth saying. Thank you Michael. Seriously so much easier than natural stone.
DeleteNow you're confusing me by posting at an odd time! But your blog updated today so I caught it.
ReplyDeleteI think he looks just fabulous without adornment on the jacket. I don't think patterns would have suited his strong, silent, deadly stance.
Thanks for the idea with the broken pots. I have two that cracked in the cold and now I can set to them with a hammer. Have a good rest of the week!
Broken pots are just so much easier than natural stone. Yes I know confusing it may be but at least it is not keeping you up at night.
DeleteThank you Anne.
Nicely done Clint. Liking his colour scheme as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon
DeleteYou should have painted him with a beard as well, Clint, because that figure is the spitting image of your namesake - Clint Eastwood as the Outlaw Jusey Wales, which incidentally, is my all-time favourite Western film. I must get this figure myself!
ReplyDeleteI think I have only seen outlaw Josey Wales Once so did not get the link between the figure and the film. Thanks for pointing it out.
DeleteCheers Bryan
Another excellent figure. I really must do more painting and spend less time writing blogs! How do you manage to do both :-) ?
ReplyDeleteI manage to do both because I have no social life and there usually is nothing at all on TV. So usually several hours in the evening free.
DeleteThank you Hugh.
Great work Clint, the stripe on the pants really stands out.
ReplyDeleteCheers on the pot tip, time to "accidentally" knock one of the windows :P
One terracotta flower pot lasts a long time you will get loads of model stones from it. Maybe just go to a local garden centre and as if they have a broken one you could have.
DeleteThank you Mathyoo it needed something to break the figure up and a yellow stripe does at least have a reason behind it.